[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/E54KdH1F"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "FabianoCaruana_2810"] [Black "jvrtomas"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "E54KdH1F"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "09:26:48"] [WhiteElo "1209"] [BlackElo "1401"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+12"] [ECO "C60"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... f6?! { (0.15 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } { C60 Ruy Lopez: Nürnberg Variation } (3... Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Rxe5+ Be7 8. Bf1) 4. O-O { [%eval 1.02] } 4... Nge7 { [%eval 0.82] } 5. c3?! { (0.82 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nxd4 7. Qxd4 Ng6 8. Be3 b6 9. Rd1 Bd6) 5... a6?! { (0.00 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (5... d5 6. d3 a6 7. Ba4 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 h5 10. Be3) 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.29] } 6... b5?! { (0.29 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (6... d5 7. exd5 Qxd5 8. d4 Bg4 9. dxe5 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Qxf3 11. gxf3) 7. Bb3 { [%eval 1.21] } 7... h6?! { (1.21 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (7... d6 8. a4 Bd7 9. d4 Qc8 10. h4 h5 11. axb5 axb5 12. Rxa8) 8. d4 { [%eval 2.3] } 8... d6 { [%eval 2.24] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 1.7] } 9... d5? { (1.70 → 3.02) Mistake. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (9... Na5 10. Bc2 Nc4 11. Qe2 Nxe3 12. fxe3 Bd7 13. a4 h5 14. axb5 axb5 15. Na3) 10. Nbd2 { [%eval 3.12] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 3.17] } 11. Rc1?! { (3.17 → 2.30) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (11. dxe5 fxe5 12. a4 g5 13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. exd5 Bxd5 16. Bxd5 Nxd5) 11... f5?! { (2.30 → 3.39) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (11... Qd7) 12. exd5 { [%eval 3.42] } 12... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.22] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.94] } 13... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.95] } 14. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.94] } 14... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.94] } 15. dxe5 { [%eval 2.65] } 15... f4? { (2.65 → 5.11) Mistake. Nxe3 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (15... Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bc5 17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. Rxf5 Rf8 19. Rxf8 Bxe3+ 20. Kh1 Qxf8 21. Rf1) 16. Bd4?! { (5.11 → 3.84) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.84] } (16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Qf5+ Kc6 18. Bd4 Kb7 19. Qe4 c6 20. c4 bxc4 21. Nxc4 Bb4) 16... g5?! { (3.84 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 6.1] } (16... h5 17. e6 Rh6 18. Qf3 Qg5 19. c4 bxc4 20. Rfe1 c6 21. h3 Rd8) 17. Re1 { [%eval 4.88] } 17... Bg7 { [%eval 5.05] } 18. Nb3?! { (5.05 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (18. Bc5 h5 19. Qc2 Rh6 20. e6 Qf6 21. Ne4 Qg6 22. Rcd1 O-O-O 23. e7 Rd7) 18... O-O { [%eval 3.48] } 19. e6 { [%eval 3.42] } 19... Re8 { [%eval 3.91] } 20. Bxg7 { [%eval 3.57] } 20... Kxg7 { [%eval 3.63] } 21. Re5 { [%eval 3.31] } 21... c6 { [%eval 4.01] } 22. Nd4 { [%eval 3.85] } 22... Rc8?! { (3.85 → 5.08) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (22... Qf6 23. Nxc6 Nb6 24. Re1 Rxe6 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Qd4+ Kg8 27. Qxb6 f3 28. Qb7) 23. Qg4?! { (5.08 → 3.71) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (23. h4 Qc7 24. Rf5 Nf6 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Rxg5+ Kh8 27. Qf3 Rg8 28. Rxg8+ Rxg8) 23... c5? { (3.71 → 6.19) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.19] } (23... Qf6 24. Nf3 Qg6 25. Nxg5 Kf8 26. e7+ Nxe7 27. Ne6+ Kg8 28. Qh3 Nd5 29. Rce1) 24. Nf5+ { [%eval 6.17] } 24... Kg6 { [%eval 6.28] } 25. h3?! { (6.28 → 4.89) Inaccuracy. e7 was best. } { [%eval 4.89] } (25. e7 Rxe7 26. Rxd5 Rf7 27. Nd6 Rc6 28. Qd1 Re7 29. Nf5 Rce6 30. Rxd8 Kxf5) 25... Nf6 { [%eval 5.36] } 26. Qe2 { [%eval 5.83] } 26... Qb6 { [%eval 6.33] } 27. Rd1 { [%eval 5.56] } 27... Rc6 { [%eval 5.9] } 28. e7 { [%eval 5.85] } 28... Qc7 { [%eval 5.88] } 29. Kh2?! { (5.88 → 4.35) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (29. Re1 Nd7 30. Re6+ Nf6 31. Qd3 Rxe6 32. Rxe6 Kf7 33. Re1 Kg8 34. Nxh6+ Kg7) 29... h5 { [%eval 4.81] } 30. g4? { (4.81 → 3.02) Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (30. Kg1 c4 31. Rd8 Rxd8 32. exd8=R Qxd8 33. Ne7+ Kg7 34. Nxc6 Qd3 35. Nd4 g4) 30... fxg3+? { (3.02 → 4.99) Mistake. hxg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.99] } (30... hxg4 31. h4 g3+ 32. Kg1 gxf2+ 33. Kf1 g4 34. Kxf2 b4 35. h5+ Kh7 36. c4) 31. fxg3 { [%eval 5.2] } 31... g4?! { (5.20 → 6.93) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 6.93] } (31... b4 32. Qe3 c4 33. Nd4 Rb6 34. Qxg5+ Kf7 35. Rf1 Rxe7 36. Qxh5+ Kg8 37. Rg5+) 32. Nh4+?! { (6.93 → 4.49) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (32. Qe3 Ng8 33. Qe4 Kf6 34. Rf1 Qxe5 35. Nh4+ Kg7 36. Qxe5+ Nf6 37. Kh1 gxh3) 32... Kf7 { [%eval 4.44] } 33. Nf5 { [%eval 4.23] } 33... Kg6? { (4.23 → 7.12) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 7.12] } (33... Nd7 34. Re3 Nf6 35. h4 c4 36. Qf2 Nd7 37. Qd2 Nf6 38. Rf1) 34. Nh4+ { [%eval 5.63] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 5.29] } 35. Nf5?? { (5.29 → 0.00) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (35. Re1 gxh3 36. Rf5 Rxe7 37. Qxh5+ Kg8 38. Rxe7 Nxh5 39. Rg5+ Kf8 40. Rxc7 Rxc7) 35... Kg6 { [%eval 6.72] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2