[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NJzBF4Al"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "WestWhiteSovereign"] [Black "irfan_latif"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NJzBF4Al"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "03:35:12"] [WhiteElo "1603"] [BlackElo "1628"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.63] } 6. dxe5 { [%eval 0.57] } 6... Bxf3?! { (0.57 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (6... dxe5 7. Qxd8+ Rxd8 8. Be3 a5 9. Nbd2 f6 10. a4 Be6 11. Nb3) 7. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.18] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 1.25] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.35] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 1.52] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 1.22] } 9... g6?! { (1.22 → 2.00) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (9... Qd6 10. b3 a5 11. Na4 Qe6 12. h3 Bd6 13. Rd1 O-O 14. Nb2 Nd7 15. a4) 10. Bg5 { [%eval 1.97] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 2.34] } 11. Bxf6? { (2.34 → 0.94) Mistake. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (11. Rfd1 Qe7 12. Qd3 Qe6 13. Na4 O-O 14. h3 Qc8 15. Nc5 Rd8 16. Qc4 Rd6) 11... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.98] } 12. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.95] } 12... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.99] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.8] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 1.0] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.97] } 14... O-O { [%eval 1.54] } 15. Rd7 { [%eval 1.61] } 15... Rbc8 { [%eval 1.58] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 1.6] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 2.09] } 17. R7d3 { [%eval 1.83] } 17... f5 { [%eval 1.87] } 18. exf5?! { (1.87 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (18. Kf1 Bf6 19. Rf3 Be7 20. Rd7 Rf7 21. exf5 gxf5 22. Na4 e4 23. Rc3 Bd6) 18... e4?? { (0.91 → 3.60) Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (18... gxf5 19. Rd7 e4 20. Ne2 Be5 21. Nd4 Rf6 22. g4 fxg4 23. Re7 Bf4 24. Rxe4) 19. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.62] } 19... Rxf5 { [%eval 3.8] } 20. Rd8+ { [%eval 3.76] } 20... Rxd8 { [%eval 3.79] } 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.8] } 21... Kf7 { [%eval 4.63] } 22. f3? { (4.63 → 2.76) Mistake. Rd7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (22. Rd7+ Kg8 23. Rxc7 Re5 24. f3 Rd5 25. Kf2 Rd1 26. Rc8+ Kf7 27. Rxc6 Bd4+) 22... Ke7 { [%eval 3.34] } 23. Ra8 { [%eval 3.13] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval 3.77] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval 3.69] } 24... Bd4 { [%eval 4.1] } 25. c3 { [%eval 4.23] } 25... Bb6 { [%eval 4.55] } 26. c4?! { (4.55 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (26. Rh8 h5 27. Rg8 h4 28. Rxg6 h3 29. Ke2 Bg1 30. gxh3 Bxh2 31. Rg7+ Ke6) 26... c5? { (2.98 → 5.17) Mistake. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 5.17] } (26... Ra5 27. a4 Bd4 28. Ke2 c5 29. Kd3 Ra6 30. Rb8 h5 31. Rb5 Rb6 32. Rxb6) 27. Rg8?! { (5.17 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (27. Rh8 Rf7 28. Ng5 Rf6 29. Rxh7+ Kc8 30. Ne4 Rc6 31. h4 Kb7 32. h5) 27... Rf7 { [%eval 4.46] } 28. Ng5 { [%eval 4.43] } 28... Re7 { [%eval 4.5] } 29. Rh8 { [%eval 4.4] } 29... Ba5 { [%eval 5.43] } 30. Rxh7 { [%eval 5.31] } 30... Rg7?! { (5.31 → 8.58) Inaccuracy. Rxh7 was best. } { [%eval 8.58] } (30... Rxh7 31. Nxh7 Ke6 32. Ke2 Kf5 33. g4+ Kf4 34. h4 Kg3 35. Nf8 Kxh4 36. Nxg6+) 31. Rxg7+ { [%eval 8.4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0