[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OfDpwQBI"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "ab12475607"] [Black "NitheeshPranav"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OfDpwQBI"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "16:23:33"] [WhiteElo "1109"] [BlackElo "1121"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-100"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C71"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern 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] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.6] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.61] } 5. Ba4 { [%eval 0.16] } { C71 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.41] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.32] } 6... Nb4? { (0.32 → 1.99) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (6... Be7 7. a4 b4 8. Nd5 Nf6 9. d4 Na5 10. Ba2 Nxd5 11. Bxd5) 7. O-O?! { (1.99 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (7. d4 exd4 8. Nd5 Nc6 9. a4 Rb8 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. axb5 axb5) 7... Bg4?! { (1.22 → 1.82) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (7... c5 8. d3 Nf6 9. a4 bxa4 10. Bxa4+ Bd7 11. Nd2 Be7 12. Nc4 O-O 13. Bxd7) 8. d3 { [%eval 1.49] } 8... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.96] } 9. Qxf3 { [%eval 1.93] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 1.85] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 1.35] } 10... a5? { (1.35 → 2.81) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (10... Be7 11. g4 h6 12. a4 Rb8 13. axb5 axb5 14. Kh1 Qd7 15. Rg1 Nc6 16. h4) 11. a3 { [%eval 2.38] } 11... a4?! { (2.38 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (11... Nc6 12. Nxb5 a4 13. Bc4 Na5 14. Nc3 Nxc4 15. dxc4 Qb8 16. Rfb1 h6 17. b4) 12. axb4 { [%eval 3.12] } 12... axb3 { [%eval 3.27] } 13. cxb3? { (3.27 → 1.58) Mistake. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (13. Nxb5 Rxa1 14. Rxa1 Be7 15. c4 O-O 16. h3 c6 17. Na7 Qd7 18. b5 cxb5) 13... Rxa1?! { (1.58 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (13... c6 14. d4 Be7 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 O-O 17. Rfd1 Qd7 18. Ra5 Rab8 19. Qe2) 14. Rxa1 { [%eval 2.31] } 14... d5?! { (2.31 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (14... Be7 15. Nxb5 O-O 16. Na7 Qa8 17. b5 d5 18. Ra4 Qb7 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2) 15. Nxb5 { [%eval 3.27] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 3.51] } 16. dxe4 { [%eval 3.45] } 16... Bxb4?! { (3.45 → 4.42) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (16... Bd6 17. Nxd6+ cxd6 18. b5 O-O 19. h3 Qe7 20. b6 Qe6 21. Rc1 Qxb3 22. Rc7) 17. Rc1?? { (4.42 → 1.61) Blunder. Nxc7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (17. Nxc7+ Qxc7 18. Ra8+ Ke7 19. Rxh8 Qc2 20. h3 Bd6 21. Ra8 Qb1+ 22. Kh2 Qxe4) 17... O-O { [%eval 1.64] } 18. Nxc7 { [%eval 1.57] } 18... Qd6?! { (1.57 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (18... Bd2 19. Rd1 Qxc7 20. Bxd2 Qc2 21. Bb4 Re8 22. h3 h5 23. Ba5 h4 24. Qd3) 19. Nd5 { [%eval 2.45] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.3] } 20. exd5 { [%eval 2.23] } 20... Re8?! { (2.23 → 2.95) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (20... f5 21. Rc6 Qd7 22. Bc5 e4 23. Qd1 Bxc5 24. Rxc5 f4 25. d6 f3 26. h3) 21. Qe4 { [%eval 3.05] } 21... f5 { [%eval 3.2] } 22. Qc4? { (3.20 → 1.27) Mistake. Qxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (22. Qxf5 Qxd5 23. Qc2 Bf8 24. Qc4 Rd8 25. g3 Qf7 26. Qc3 Qd5 27. b4 h6) 22... f4 { [%eval 1.42] } 23. Ba7?! { (1.42 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (23. Bc5 Qxc5 24. Qxc5 Bxc5 25. Rxc5 Kf7 26. Rc7+ Kf6 27. d6 Ra8 28. Kf1 Ra2) 23... Qd7?? { (0.74 → 4.63) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (23... Ra8 24. Qc7 Qxc7 25. Rxc7 Rd8 26. Rb7 Rxd5 27. Kf1 Bf8 28. Ke2 e4 29. h4) 24. Bc5? { (4.63 → 2.73) Mistake. d6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (24. d6+ Kh8 25. Qxb4 Qxa7 26. h3 h6 27. Qb5 Rd8 28. Qxe5 f3 29. Qe7 Qxe7) 24... Bxc5 { [%eval 2.83] } 25. Qxc5 { [%eval 2.26] } 25... f3?! { (2.26 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (25... e4 26. d6 h6 27. Qc7 Rd8 28. h3 Qxd6 29. Qc4+ Kh8 30. Qxe4 Qd3 31. Qe7) 26. g3?? { (2.94 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d6 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (26. d6 h6 27. gxf3 e4 28. Qc7 Rd8 29. Qxd7 Rxd7 30. fxe4 Rxd6 31. Kf1 Rd2) 26... Rc8?? { (Mate in 3 → 8.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 8.25] } (26... Qh3 27. Qf8+ Rxf8 28. b4 Qg2#) 27. Qxc8+ { [%eval 7.68] } 27... Kf7? { (7.68 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Qxc8 28. Rxc8+ Kf7 29. Rc3 e4 30. Re3 Kg6 31. Rxe4 Kg5 32. Re7 Kg4 33. h4) 28. Qxd7+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 29. d6 { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0