[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/L53r3EcB"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "A_P_E_M_S_C_H_E_S_S"] [Black "Megh0725"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "L53r3EcB"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "18:34:31"] [WhiteElo "1542"] [BlackElo "1507"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin 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] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.13] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nxe5?! { (0.27 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Nd5 7. Qxd4 Bb7 8. Nc3 Nxc3 9. Qxc3 Qe7) 5... Qe7 { [%eval -0.28] } 6. d4 { [%eval -0.43] } 6... d6 { [%eval -0.32] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.47] } 7... Qxe4+ { [%eval -0.39] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval -0.6] } 8... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.57] } 9. Kxe2 { [%eval -0.59] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval -0.45] } 10. d5?! { (-0.45 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (10. Na5 Bxg2 11. Rg1 Bh3 12. c4 g6 13. Nc3 Bg7 14. Be3 Kd7 15. f3 Rhe8) 10... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.18] } 11. Rd1?? { (-1.18 → -4.73) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -4.73] } (11. Na5 Ba6+ 12. Kf3 Kd7 13. c4 Nb4 14. Nc3 Re8 15. Rd1 Nc2 16. Rb1 Re5) 11... Nf4+?? { (-4.73 → -0.19) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (11... Bxc6 12. c4 Nb6 13. Na3 Be7 14. Be3 Bf6 15. Nb5 Kd7 16. Nd4 Rhe8 17. Kf1) 12. Kf3?? { (-0.19 → -5.17) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.17] } (12. Bxf4 Bxc6 13. Kf1 Be7 14. Be3 a5 15. Nc3 a4 16. Nd5 Kd7 17. Nxe7 Kxe7) 12... Nxg2?? { (-5.17 → -2.01) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (12... g5 13. Bxf4 Bxc6+ 14. Ke2 gxf4 15. Nc3 Bg7 16. Nd5 f3+ 17. Kf1 Kd8 18. Rd3) 13. Kg3? { (-2.01 → -3.75) Mistake. Kxg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (13. Kxg2 Bxc6+ 14. Kf1 g6 15. c4 Bg7 16. Nc3 Be5 17. Rd3 Kd7 18. Bd2 a5) 13... Bxc6 { [%eval -3.98] } 14. f3 { [%eval -4.0] } 14... Be7 { [%eval -3.34] } 15. Kxg2 { [%eval -3.26] } 15... O-O?! { (-3.26 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (15... Bf6 16. Nc3 Kd7 17. Rd3 Rab8 18. Rb1 Rb4 19. h3 Rc4 20. Bd2 Re8 21. b3) 16. Re1?! { (-2.47 → -3.30) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (16. Be3 f5 17. Nc3 Rf6 18. Nd5 Rg6+ 19. Kh1 Re6 20. Bg1 Re2 21. c4 Bxd5) 16... Bh4 { [%eval -3.22] } 17. Re7?? { (-3.22 → -6.80) Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -6.8] } (17. Re3 Bg5 18. Re1 Bf6 19. Nc3 Rab8 20. Re3 Rfe8 21. Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. Bd2 h5) 17... Bxe7 { [%eval -6.89] } 18. Bf4 { [%eval -7.43] } 18... Rab8 { [%eval -7.51] } 19. c3 { [%eval -7.89] } 19... h5 { [%eval -7.14] } 20. b4 { [%eval -7.29] } 20... Bh4 { [%eval -7.03] } 21. a4 { [%eval -7.06] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval -7.05] } 22. b5 { [%eval -7.31] } 22... Bd7 { [%eval -6.9] } 23. Ra2 { [%eval -6.84] } 23... g5 { [%eval -6.34] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -8.7] } 24... g4 { [%eval -6.89] } 25. Bd4 { [%eval -7.92] } 25... gxf3+ { [%eval -7.84] } 26. Kxf3 { [%eval -7.77] } 26... Bg4+ { [%eval -7.54] } 27. Kf4 { [%eval -7.83] } 27... c5 { [%eval -7.01] } 28. Bg1? { (-7.01 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (28. h3 Re2 29. Rxe2 Bxe2 30. Bg1 Re8 31. Nd2 Bd3 32. Be3 f6 33. Kf3 Be1) 28... Re6? { (Mate in 5 → -8.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d5 was best. } { [%eval -8.05] } (28... d5 29. Re2 Rxe2 30. Nd2 Rbe8 31. Be3 Rxd2 32. Bxd2 Re4#) 29. c4? { (-8.05 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (29. Rg2 Kh7 30. Rxg4 hxg4 31. Nd2 Rbe8 32. Kxg4 Rg8+ 33. Kf3 Rxg1 34. Ne4 Rf1+) 29... Rf6+? { (Mate in 2 → -9.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rbe8 was best. } { [%eval -9.6] } (29... Rbe8 30. Rg2 Rf6#) 30. Ke4? { (-9.60 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (30. Ke3 Re8+ 31. Kd2 Re2+ 32. Kd3 Rxa2 33. Nd2 Re6 34. Be3 Ra3+ 35. Kc2 Raxe3) 30... Re8+ { [%eval #-8] } 31. Kd5 { [%eval #-1] } 31... Be6+? { (Mate in 1 → -7.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf3# was best. } { [%eval -7.11] } (31... Bf3#) 32. Kc6 { [%eval -6.87] } 32... Rf1 { [%eval -6.41] } 33. Rg2+ { [%eval -6.44] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval -6.44] } 34. Nd2 { [%eval -6.44] } 34... Bh3 { [%eval -6.55] } 35. Rf2 { [%eval -7.4] } 35... Rxg1 { [%eval -7.5] } 36. Rxf7+ { [%eval -7.36] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval -7.31] } 37. Rxa7 { [%eval -7.72] } 37... Bg2+ { [%eval -7.4] } 38. Kxd6 { [%eval -9.38] } 38... Rd1 { [%eval -9.22] } 39. Kxc5 { [%eval -8.52] } 39... Rxd2 { [%eval -8.38] } 40. a5? { (-8.38 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra6+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (40. Ra6+ Kg5 41. a5 Bf2+ 42. Kb4 Be1 43. Ra7 Rd7+ 44. Kb3 Rxa7 45. a6 Rae7) 40... Be7+? { (Mate in 8 → -7.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf2+ was best. } { [%eval -7.64] } (40... Bf2+ 41. Kb4 Bxa7 42. b6 Bb8 43. a6 Re3 44. a7 Bd6+ 45. c5 Rb2+ 46. Kc4) 41. Kb6? { (-7.64 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe7 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (41. Rxe7 Rxe7 42. Kb4 Rb2+ 43. Kc3 Ree2 44. Kd4 Kf5 45. a6 Ba8 46. Kc5 Re6) 41... Rd6+ { [%eval #-6] } 42. Kc7 { [%eval -8.82] } 42... Bh3 { [%eval -8.5] } 43. c5? { (-8.50 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (43. Kb7 Bc8+ 44. Kc7 Rd7+ 45. Kb6 Bd8+ 46. Kc5 Rxa7 47. h4 Rxa5 48. Kb4 Re4) 43... Rd7+ { [%eval #-6] } 44. Kb6 { [%eval #-6] } 44... Bd8+ { [%eval #-10] } 45. Ka6 { [%eval #-3] } 45... Re6+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. b6 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Bf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1