[Event "≤1500 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JIdhQgr3"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "ElPalmar"] [Black "Vdmaster22"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "JIdhQgr3"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "00:17:01"] [WhiteElo "1207"] [BlackElo "1052"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [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... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. Nc3?! { (0.29 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Bf4 O-O 9. O-O-O Nd7) 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.07] } 6... Ba6 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... d5? { (0.22 → 1.71) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (7... Be7 8. Re1 Nd7 9. Be3 O-O 10. d4 Bf6 11. Qd2 Re8 12. dxe5) 8. Bg5 { [%eval 1.55] } 8... dxe4?! { (1.55 → 2.53) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (8... d4 9. Ne2 h6 10. Bh4 Bd6 11. Nexd4 exd4 12. e5 c5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. exd6) 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.6] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 2.59] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.54] } 10... Nxe4 { [%eval 2.5] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 2.56] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.55] } 12. Nxc6?? { (2.55 → -3.70) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (12. Re1 Qd6 13. Rxe4 O-O 14. Qe2 f5 15. Re3 f4 16. Re4 c5 17. Nf3 Bb7) 12... Qe6?? { (-3.70 → 1.60) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (12... Qc5 13. Ne7 Qxe7 14. Re1 O-O 15. b3 Rae8 16. dxe4 Rd8 17. Qf3 Rd2 18. Rac1) 13. Nd4?? { (1.60 → -1.65) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.65] } (13. Nb4 O-O 14. Nxa6 Qxa6 15. dxe4 Rad8 16. Qc1 Rfe8 17. Re1 Qc6 18. f3 Rd7) 13... Qd7?! { (-1.65 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (13... Qf6 14. Re1 Qxf2+ 15. Kh1 O-O-O 16. Qg4+ f5 17. Qxf5+ Qxf5 18. Nxf5 Nd6 19. Nxg7) 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.94] } 14... O-O-O { [%eval -0.94] } 15. Rxe4 { [%eval -1.0] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval -0.99] } 16. Rg4?? { (-0.99 → -3.22) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (16. Nb3 Bxe4 17. Nc5 Qb5 18. Nxe4 Rhe8 19. Qc1 Re5 20. Kf1 Qb6 21. Rb1 Rde8) 16... f5?! { (-3.22 → -2.28) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (16... h5 17. Rh4 g5 18. Rxh5 Qxd4 19. Rxh8 Rxh8 20. Qe2 Qd5 21. f3 Qd4+ 22. Qf2) 17. Rg3?! { (-2.28 → -3.70) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.7] } (17. Rf4 g5 18. Rxf5 Qxd4 19. c3 Qxd3 20. Qxd3 Rxd3 21. Rxg5 Rd2 22. b3 Bc6) 17... Qxd4 { [%eval -3.56] } 18. Qh5 { [%eval -4.2] } 18... f4 { [%eval -4.01] } 19. Rxg7? { (-4.01 → -7.37) Mistake. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval -7.37] } (19. Rg5 g6 20. Qg4+ Kb8 21. Rb5 a6 22. Rb3 Ka8 23. h4 Qd6 24. Rd1 f3) 19... Qxg7 { [%eval -7.26] } 20. Qh3+ { [%eval -7.47] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval -7.38] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -7.27] } 21... f3 { [%eval -6.64] } 22. g3 { [%eval -6.6] } 22... Kd8 { [%eval -6.18] } 23. Qh4+ { [%eval -6.67] } 23... Kc8 { [%eval -6.49] } 24. Qb4 { [%eval -6.69] } 24... Rd4 { [%eval -6.52] } 25. Qc3 { [%eval -7.74] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval -6.66] } 26. Qxg7 { [%eval -7.01] } 26... Rxg7 { [%eval -6.93] } 27. Re3 { [%eval -6.87] } 27... Rf8 { [%eval -6.63] } 28. c4 { [%eval -7.23] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval -7.1] } 29. b4 { [%eval -7.64] } 29... Re8 { [%eval -7.54] } 30. Rxe8 { [%eval -7.47] } 30... Kxe8 { [%eval -7.34] } 31. Kf1?! { (-7.34 → -12.52) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -12.52] } (31. h3 Rd7 32. g4 Rxd3 33. b5 Rd2 34. a4 Ke7 35. c5 Ra2 36. g5 Bc8) 31... h5?! { (-12.52 → -7.36) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -7.36] } (31... Rd7 32. Kg1 Rxd3 33. h4 h5 34. g4 Rd1+ 35. Kh2 Rf1 36. Kg3 Rg1+ 37. Kf4) 32. h4 { [%eval -10.53] } 32... Rd7 { [%eval -9.32] } { White resigns. } 0-1