[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EvyEDLN4"] [Date "2026.01.22"] [Round "-"] [White "R_M_Smullyan"] [Black "Pomegranate_Hearts"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "EvyEDLN4"] [UTCDate "2026.01.22"] [UTCTime "18:58:46"] [WhiteElo "2375"] [BlackElo "2529"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C92"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.24] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.18] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.22] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.44] } 9. c3 { [%eval 0.34] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.41] } { C92 Ruy Lopez: Closed, Kholmov Variation } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.39] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 0.66] } 11... d5 { [%eval 0.69] } 12. Ng5 { [%eval 0.57] } 12... Nxe4?? { (0.57 → 3.18) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (12... Na5 13. e5) 13. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.13] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 2.97] } 14. d5 { [%eval 3.04] } 14... Bb4?! { (3.04 → 4.12) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (14... Nb4 15. dxe6 f5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Be3 a5 18. Nc3 a4 19. a3 Nd3 20. Nd5) 15. Nc3 { [%eval 4.11] } 15... Bxh3 { [%eval 3.93] } 16. dxc6 { [%eval 4.08] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval 4.18] } 17. Qxd8 { [%eval 4.12] } 17... Raxd8 { [%eval 4.16] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval 4.18] } 18... Ba5 { [%eval 4.6] } 19. Red1 { [%eval 4.58] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval 5.28] } 20. Nd5 { [%eval 5.07] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.1] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 4.68] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 4.88] } 22. Bd2?! { (4.88 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (22. Be3 Kg8 23. a4 b4 24. Bc5 Be6 25. Bc4 Rcd8 26. Ne7+ Kh8 27. Bxe6 Bb6) 22... Bxd2 { [%eval 3.81] } 23. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.74] } 23... Re6?! { (3.74 → 5.01) Inaccuracy. Red8 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (23... Red8 24. Rdd1 h5 25. Rac1 g6 26. Ne3 Ke7 27. Nxf5+ gxf5 28. Kf1 h4 29. Ke2) 24. Ne3 { [%eval 5.09] } 24... Rf6 { [%eval 5.05] } 25. Nxf5 { [%eval 5.05] } 25... Rxf5 { [%eval 5.0] } 26. Re1 { [%eval 4.82] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 4.9] } 27. Rd7 { [%eval 4.85] } 27... Re7 { [%eval 5.0] } 28. Bc2 { [%eval 4.13] } 28... Rxd7 { [%eval 4.11] } 29. cxd7 { [%eval 4.13] } 29... Rd5 { [%eval 3.98] } 30. Bxe4 { [%eval 3.76] } 30... Rxd7 { [%eval 3.66] } 31. Bb7 { [%eval 3.27] } 31... Rd2 { [%eval 3.28] } 32. Bxa6 { [%eval 2.95] } 32... Rxb2 { [%eval 2.47] } 33. a3 { [%eval 2.42] } 33... c5?! { (2.42 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (33... Rb3 34. Rc1 Rxa3 35. Bxb5 Ra5 36. Bd3 Ra7 37. Rc3 h5 38. Kh2 g6 39. Kg3) 34. Re5 { [%eval 3.23] } 34... b4 { [%eval 3.42] } 35. axb4 { [%eval 3.15] } 35... cxb4 { [%eval 3.09] } 36. Bc4 { [%eval 2.68] } 36... Rc2 { [%eval 2.66] } 37. Bb3 { [%eval 2.72] } 37... Rc3 { [%eval 2.54] } 38. Ba4 { [%eval 2.64] } 38... f6 { [%eval 2.98] } 39. Rb5 { [%eval 2.96] } 39... Rc4 { [%eval 3.49] } 40. Bb3 { [%eval 3.3] } 40... Rd4 { [%eval 3.82] } 41. Kf1?! { (3.82 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (41. Rb7 g6 42. Rxh7 f5 43. Rb7 Rd3 44. Ba4 Rd4 45. f3 g5 46. Kf2 Rd5) 41... Ke7 { [%eval 3.13] } 42. Rb7+ { [%eval 3.16] } 42... Kd6 { [%eval 3.92] } 43. Ke2 { [%eval 3.4] } 43... Rg4 { [%eval 3.0] } 44. g3 { [%eval 3.0] } 44... h5 { [%eval 3.03] } 45. Ke3 { [%eval 3.24] } 45... h4 { [%eval 3.68] } 46. Kf3?! { (3.68 → 2.62) Inaccuracy. gxh4 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (46. gxh4 g5 47. h5 Rh4 48. Bf7 f5 49. Bg6 Rh3+ 50. Ke2 b3 51. Bxf5 Rxh5) 46... hxg3 { [%eval 2.39] } 47. fxg3 { [%eval 2.16] } 47... Rd4 { [%eval 2.45] } 48. Ke3 { [%eval 2.47] } 48... Rg4 { [%eval 2.29] } 49. Kf2?! { (2.29 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (49. Kf3 Rg5 50. Rxb4 Rf5+ 51. Kg4 g6 52. Re4 Rb5 53. Re3 Rg5+ 54. Kf3 Rf5+) 49... Kc6 { [%eval 1.83] } 50. Rb8 { [%eval 1.76] } 50... Kc5 { [%eval 1.94] } 51. Kf3 { [%eval 2.06] } 51... Rd4 { [%eval 1.94] } 52. Rc8+ { [%eval 1.8] } 52... Kb5 { [%eval 2.25] } 53. Be6 { [%eval 2.17] } 53... Rd6 { [%eval 2.07] } 54. Bf7 { [%eval 1.92] } 54... Rd3+ { [%eval 1.83] } 55. Kf4?? { (1.83 → 0.06) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (55. Kf2 Ra3 56. Rb8+ Kc5 57. Rb7 g5 58. g4 Rh3 59. Rb8 Rh7 60. Be6 Rh3) 55... g5+ { [%eval 0.14] } 56. Kg4 { [%eval 0.23] } 56... Rc3?? { (0.23 → 3.47) Blunder. f5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (56... f5+) 57. Rb8+ { [%eval 3.27] } 57... Kc5 { [%eval 3.43] } 58. Be6 { [%eval 3.38] } 58... Kd6 { [%eval 3.25] } 59. Bg8?? { (3.25 → 0.00) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (59. Bf5 b3 60. Rb6+ Ke7 61. Be4 Kd8 62. Bg6 Ke7 63. Bf5 Re3 64. Rc6 Re2) 59... Kc5?? { (0.00 → 3.99) Blunder. f5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (59... f5+ 60. Kxf5 Rxg3 61. Rxb4 Rf3+ 62. Kg4 Rf1 63. Rd4+ Kc5 64. Rc4+ Kb5 65. Kxg5) 60. Bf7?? { (3.99 → 0.28) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (60. Rf8 Kd4 61. Rxf6 Re3 62. Rf5 Re7 63. Bf7 Re3 64. Rd5+ Kc3 65. Rxg5 Kd2) 60... Rd3?? { (0.28 → 3.50) Blunder. f5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (60... f5+) 61. Rc8+ { [%eval 3.21] } 61... Kb5?? { (3.21 → 8.63) Blunder. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval 8.63] } (61... Kb6 62. Be6 Re3 63. Bf5 b3 64. Rf8 Kb5 65. Rxf6 b2 66. Bh7 Re7 67. Bg6) 62. Bc4+ { [%eval 8.59] } { Black resigns. } 1-0