[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/N7sIMqMJ"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "rajee123"] [Black "venuthilaga"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "N7sIMqMJ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.29"] [UTCTime "12:25:46"] [WhiteElo "1251"] [BlackElo "1247"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird 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... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.64] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. Bd3?! { (0.58 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. d3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Re1+ Be6) 5... Qf6 { [%eval 0.53] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.45] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.53] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.73] } 7... Qe5?! { (0.73 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (7... Nh6 8. h3 c6 9. Bc2 Bc7 10. cxd4 Qxd4 11. Nc3 O-O 12. d3 d5 13. Bg5) 8. g3? { (1.87 → 0.70) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (8. f4 Qa5 9. b4 Qb6 10. Na3 dxc3+ 11. Kh1 Bxb4 12. Nc4 Qc6 13. Rb1 c2) 8... dxc3?! { (0.70 → 1.55) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (8... h5 9. f4 Qc5 10. b4 Qb6 11. Rf2 Be7 12. Na3 d5 13. exd5 Bg4 14. Qa4+) 9. Nxc3 { [%eval 1.52] } 9... Bb4?! { (1.52 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (9... Bc5 10. Bc4 Ne7 11. Nb5 Bd4 12. d3 Ng6 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Be3 Qxb2 15. f4) 10. a3?! { (2.34 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (10. Nd5 Bd6 11. Bc2 Qd4 12. Ne3 Nh6 13. Rb1 O-O 14. b4 Bxb4 15. Nd5 a5) 10... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.14] } 11. dxc3 { [%eval 1.74] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 2.22] } 12. Re1 { [%eval 2.17] } 12... O-O { [%eval 2.21] } 13. Bf4 { [%eval 2.2] } 13... Qc5 { [%eval 2.65] } 14. Qc2? { (2.65 → 1.39) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (14. e5 Nd5 15. Bg5 b5 16. a4 Bb7 17. axb5 f5 18. Qf3 Rab8 19. Bd2 Nb6) 14... Qh5?! { (1.39 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (14... d6 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxe5 Bh3 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Bxh7+ Kg7 19. Be4 Rab8 20. Bg2) 15. e5 { [%eval 2.11] } 15... Ng4? { (2.11 → 3.77) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 3.77] } { The game is a draw. } (15... Nd5 16. Bd2 Ne7 17. Re4 Ng6 18. Be2 Qf5 19. Bg4 d5 20. exd6 Qb5 21. c4) 1/2-1/2