[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KSIUA6Hj"] [Date "2026.05.30"] [Round "-"] [White "khanurik"] [Black "rahulchoudhary"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "KSIUA6Hj"] [UTCDate "2026.05.30"] [UTCTime "15:20:17"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1486"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.61] } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.54] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.6] } 6. e5 { [%eval 0.2] } 6... dxe5 { [%eval 0.26] } 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.2] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.28] } 8. Re1?! { (0.28 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qe2 c5 12. Bg5 Kf8) 8... Be7? { (-0.77 → 0.41) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (8... Nxe5 9. Rxe5+ Be7 10. Qe2 c6 11. Bc4 b5 12. Bd3 Ng4 13. Re4 f5 14. Rxd4) 9. Bg5?? { (0.41 → -1.38) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Qe2 h6 12. b3 Nd5 13. Ba3 Kf8 14. Qd3 c5) 9... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.41] } 10. Rxe5 { [%eval -1.23] } 10... Bxb5?? { (-1.23 → 0.99) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (10... O-O 11. Qxd4 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 Bd6 14. Bd3 Bxe5 15. Bxe5 c5 16. Qxc5) 11. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.87] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 0.92] } 12. Rxb5 { [%eval 0.95] } 12... b6 { [%eval 0.85] } 13. Qe1?! { (0.85 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (13. Rh5 Qd7 14. Qf3 Rd8 15. Nd2 Rg8 16. Re1 Qg4 17. Qxg4 Rxg4 18. Rxh7 Rg8) 13... Qd7 { [%eval -0.04] } 14. Qe4 { [%eval -0.04] } 14... O-O-O?? { (-0.04 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (14... Rd8 15. Rf5 Qe6 16. Nd2 d3 17. cxd3 Qxe4 18. Nxe4 Rxd3 19. Nxf6+ Bxf6 20. Rxf6) 15. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0