[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IL4fcAdP"] [Date "2026.04.05"] [Round "-"] [White "SimonXenoZ"] [Black "knightovsteel"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "IL4fcAdP"] [UTCDate "2026.04.05"] [UTCTime "15:17:51"] [WhiteElo "1420"] [BlackElo "1427"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+38"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro 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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.32] } { C70 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Caro Variation } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 6... Nxe4?! { (0.29 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (6... Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. a4 O-O 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nd4 11. Nxd4) 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.75] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.73] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.36] } 8... Nxf2? { (0.36 → 1.90) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (8... Nf6 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. d4 Be6 11. dxe5 Ne4 12. Be3 Nc5 13. Qf3 c6 14. Nd2) 9. Kxf2 { [%eval 1.91] } 9... Bc5+ { [%eval 1.94] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 2.01] } 10... Bxe3+ { [%eval 1.91] } 11. Rxe3 { [%eval 1.95] } 11... d4?! { (1.95 → 2.93) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (11... Qd6 12. Nbd2 f6 13. Qe1 Bb7 14. Kg1 g5 15. a4 O-O-O 16. axb5 axb5 17. c3) 12. Nxe5?? { (2.93 → -5.49) Blunder. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -5.49] } (12. Re2 Bg4 13. Nbd2 O-O 14. Kg1 Kh8 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Nxe5 Nxe5) 12... dxe3+ { [%eval -5.57] } 13. Kf3?! { (-5.57 → -7.82) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -7.82] } (13. Kg1 Nxe5 14. Nc3 O-O 15. Qe1 Re8 16. Qg3 Be6 17. Rd1 Bxb3 18. d4 Bxc2) 13... Nxe5+ { [%eval -7.83] } 14. Kxe3 { [%eval -7.83] } 14... Qg5+ { [%eval -7.65] } 15. Kd4? { (-7.65 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (15. Kf2 Bb7 16. Qe2 O-O 17. Kf1 Ng4 18. Nc3 Qf4+ 19. Ke1 Rae8 20. g3 Rxe2+) 15... Nc6+? { (Mate in 3 → -9.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf4+ was best. } { [%eval -9.21] } (15... Qf4+ 16. Kc5 Nd7+ 17. Kd5 Bb7#) 16. Kc3? { (-9.21 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (16. Ke4 Bg4 17. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 18. Ke3 Qxg2 19. Nc3 O-O-O 20. Bxf7 Nd4 21. Be6+ Nxe6) 16... b4+ { [%eval #-1] } 17. Kc4 { [%eval #-1] } 17... Na5+ { [%eval #-3] } 18. Kxb4 { [%eval #-3] } 18... Nxb3?? { (Mate in 3 → -5.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc6+ was best. } { [%eval -5.99] } (18... Nc6+ 19. Kc3 Qa5+ 20. Kc4 Be6#) 19. axb3 { [%eval -6.18] } 19... Rb8+ { [%eval -6.27] } 20. Kc3 { [%eval -6.27] } 20... Be6 { [%eval -5.69] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval -6.37] } 21... O-O { [%eval -5.77] } 22. Nd2?! { (-5.77 → -8.79) Inaccuracy. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -8.79] } (22. Qf2 c5 23. Ra4 f5 24. Na3 Qf6+ 25. Kd2 Bd7 26. Rc4 Qh6+ 27. Qe3 f4) 22... Qc5+ { [%eval -8.8] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval -8.42] } 23... Rfe8 { [%eval -7.66] } 24. Qf3? { (-7.66 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (24. Ra4 Bxc4 25. Rxc4 Qxc4+ 26. bxc4 Rxe2 27. b4 Rxg2 28. h4 h5 29. c5 Kh7) 24... Bxc4?! { (Mate in 9 → -10.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval -10.68] } (24... Qb4+ 25. Kd4 Bxc4 26. Qe4 Bxd3+ 27. c4 Bxe4 28. Ke3 Bc6+ 29. Kf4 Qd2+ 30. Kg4) 25. bxc4?! { (-10.68 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (25. Kd2 Bxb3 26. Qd1 Qe3+ 27. Kc3 Qf4 28. d4 Re3+ 29. Qd3 Qe4 30. Rc1 Rxd3+) 25... Qb4+ { [%eval #-2] } 26. Kd4 { [%eval #-2] } 26... Rbd8+ { [%eval #-1] } 27. Qd5 { [%eval #-1] } 27... Rxd5+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Kxd5 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Qd6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1