[Event "21st April ASA Friendly Rapid"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RmI2dDt3"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Siddarthcg"] [Black "thasvanthsenthilkani"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "RmI2dDt3"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "14:18:36"] [WhiteElo "1242"] [BlackElo "1028"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+5"] [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. d3 { [%eval 0.26] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.32] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Qf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.06] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.4] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.37] } 8. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.43] } 8... Qxf3 { [%eval -0.46] } 9. gxf3 { [%eval -0.52] } 9... d5?! { (-0.52 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (9... Ne7 10. f4 exf4 11. Bxf4 g5 12. Bd2 f5 13. Na3 fxe4 14. dxe4 h6 15. f4) 10. f4 { [%eval -0.03] } 10... exf4 { [%eval -0.09] } 11. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.08] } 11... Rc8?! { (-0.08 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (11... Bd6 12. Bxd6 cxd6 13. exd5 cxd5 14. c4 Kd7 15. Nc3 Ne7 16. Rae1 Rhe8 17. Nxd5) 12. exd5 { [%eval 0.34] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval 0.35] } 13. Re1+ { [%eval 0.05] } 13... Be7?! { (0.05 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (13... Kd7 14. Nc3 Bb4 15. Re5 c6 16. Be3 f6 17. Rh5 Bd6 18. Bxa7 Ra8 19. Be3) 14. Bg5?! { (0.75 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (14. Nc3 c6 15. Na4 Kd7 16. b4 Nh6 17. Be3 Bxb4 18. Reb1 Ba5 19. Nc5+ Ke7) 14... f6?! { (-0.31 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (14... Kd7 15. Bf4 Bd6 16. Bxd6 cxd6 17. Na3 Ne7 18. c4 Rhe8 19. Re3 Ng6 20. b3) 15. Bh4?! { (0.31 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (15. Be3 c5 16. Bd2 Kf7 17. Nc3 d4 18. Nb5 a6 19. Na3 Bd6 20. Nc4 Rc6) 15... Nh6 { [%eval -0.69] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -0.69] } 16... c6 { [%eval -0.64] } 17. Na4 { [%eval -1.09] } 17... O-O?? { (-1.09 → 2.28) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (17... Nf5 18. Bg3 Kf7 19. Kg2 h5 20. c3 c5 21. a3 d4 22. Rac1 g5 23. b4) 18. Rxe7 { [%eval 2.12] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 2.15] } 19. Rxa7 { [%eval 2.15] } 19... Nxh4 { [%eval 1.99] } 20. Nc5 { [%eval 1.51] } 20... Nf3+?! { (1.51 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (20... Rfe8 21. Kf1 Nf3 22. a4 Re5 23. d4 Nxd4 24. a5 Nf3 25. Nd3 Rg5 26. Ke2) 21. Kg2 { [%eval 2.08] } 21... Ra8?? { (2.08 → 5.22) Blunder. Nh4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (21... Nh4+ 22. Kf1 Rfe8 23. a4 Nf3 24. Nd7 Re6 25. Nb6 Rce8 26. Ra8 Rxa8 27. Nxa8) 22. Rxa8 { [%eval 5.07] } 22... Rxa8 { [%eval 5.79] } 23. Kxf3 { [%eval 5.71] } 23... Ra5 { [%eval 5.96] } 24. Nb7 { [%eval 5.84] } 24... Rb5 { [%eval 5.99] } 25. Nd6 { [%eval 5.85] } 25... Rxb2 { [%eval 6.06] } 26. a4 { [%eval 6.05] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval 7.12] } 27. a5 { [%eval 6.97] } 27... Rc3 { [%eval 6.82] } 28. Ke2 { [%eval 6.42] } 28... Rb3 { [%eval 7.92] } 29. a6 { [%eval 7.71] } 29... Rb2+ { [%eval 7.69] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval 7.23] } 30... Rb6? { (7.23 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d4+ was best. } { [%eval #9] } (30... d4+ 31. Kxd4 h6 32. a7 Kh7 33. a8=Q f5 34. Rg1 Rb3 35. Qe8 c5+ 36. Kd5) 31. a7 { [%eval 8.11] } 31... Rb1? { (8.11 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (31... h6 32. a8=Q+ Kh7 33. Nc8 Rb7 34. Qxb7 f5 35. Qa8 f4+ 36. Kd2 f3) 32. a8=Q+ { [%eval #1] } 32... Rb8 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qxb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0