[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VdsFx9uy"] [Date "2026.03.02"] [Round "-"] [White "halvitigala"] [Black "iudah"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VdsFx9uy"] [UTCDate "2026.03.02"] [UTCTime "05:23:55"] [WhiteElo "757"] [BlackElo "768"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-16"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [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 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. O-O?? { (0.53 → -2.69) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. d3 d6 8. Nd2 Be7) 4... Nxb5 { [%eval -2.59] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval -2.51] } 5... Nd6 { [%eval -1.96] } 6. d3?! { (-1.96 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (6. Re1 Ne7 7. d4 Ng6 8. f4 Be7 9. f5 Nxe5 10. dxe5 Nc4 11. Qd4 b5) 6... f6?? { (-2.61 → -0.65) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (6... g6 7. Nf3 Bg7 8. Re1 Ne7 9. e5 Ndf5 10. Nc3 d5 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. g4) 7. Nc4?? { (-0.65 → -2.89) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (7. Qh5+ Ke7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Ng6+ hxg6 10. Qxh8 Kf7 11. f4 f5 12. e5 Ne8) 7... Nxc4 { [%eval -2.86] } 8. dxc4 { [%eval -2.8] } 8... d6 { [%eval -2.85] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -3.07] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -2.89] } 10. b3 { [%eval -3.11] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval -3.01] } 11. c5?! { (-3.01 → -3.90) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.9] } (11. f4 Ne7 12. Nc3 f5 13. Be3 fxe4 14. Bf2 O-O-O 15. Qd4 Nc6 16. Qe3 Be7) 11... O-O-O?! { (-3.90 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (11... dxc5 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. f4 c4 14. Be3 Qc6 15. Nd2 O-O-O 16. f5 c3 17. Nf3) 12. Nc3?! { (-2.61 → -3.75) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (12. c6 Qxc6 13. c4 g6 14. Be3 Qa6 15. a4 Bh6 16. Nc3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 Nh6) 12... Re8?! { (-3.75 → -2.48) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (12... dxc5 13. Qe2 Ne7 14. Rd1 Qe8 15. Bf4 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Ng6 17. Bg3 Ne5 18. h3) 13. cxd6?! { (-2.48 → -3.37) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.37] } (13. Qe2 dxc5 14. Rd1 Bd6 15. Bf4 Bg4 16. f3 Bxf4 17. Rxd7 Bxd7 18. Qc4 Bd6) 13... Bxd6 { [%eval -3.21] } 14. Nd5?! { (-3.21 → -4.27) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.27] } (14. Qe2 a6 15. a4 Be5 16. Rd1 Qc6 17. Nb5 Kb8 18. Be3 Ne7 19. Rac1 Rd8) 14... Bg4?! { (-4.27 → -3.26) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.26] } (14... Bxd5 15. exd5 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Be5 17. Rb1 Qxd5 18. c4 Qe6 19. Be3 Ne7 20. Bxa7) 15. f3 { [%eval -3.86] } 15... Be6 { [%eval -3.95] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -4.22] } 16... Nh6 { [%eval -3.65] } 17. Be3 { [%eval -3.97] } 17... Ng4? { (-3.97 → -2.19) Mistake. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (17... Be5 18. Na4 Qxd1 19. Raxd1 Bd7 20. Nc5 Bc6 21. c4 Bc3 22. Re2 Bb4 23. Nd3) 18. fxg4 { [%eval -2.21] } 18... Bxg4?! { (-2.21 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (18... Be5 19. Qxd7+ Bxd7 20. Bd2 Bxg4 21. Rac1 Rd8 22. Nd5 c6 23. Ne3 Rxd2 24. Nxg4) 19. Qd2?! { (-1.34 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (19. Qd4 b6 20. Qd3 Kb7 21. Bf2 Rd8 22. Nd5 Be5 23. Rab1 Rhe8 24. a4 f5) 19... f5?! { (-2.23 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (19... Be5 20. Rac1 Qxd2 21. Bxd2 Rd8 22. Nd5 c6 23. Ne3 Rxd2 24. Nxg4 Bd4+ 25. Kf1) 20. exf5 { [%eval -1.51] } 20... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.7] } 21. h3?! { (-1.70 → -2.41) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (21. Rad1 Bg4 22. Rc1 Ba3 23. Qxd7+ Bxd7 24. Rcd1 Bf5 25. Nb5 Bxc2 26. Rd5 Bb4) 21... Re7?! { (-2.41 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (21... Bxh3 22. Nd5 Be6 23. c4 Rhf8 24. Bf2 b6 25. Re4 Bf7 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qd3) 22. Na4? { (-1.43 → -2.76) Mistake. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (22. Qd4 b6 23. Bf2 Rhe8 24. Rxe7 Rxe7 25. Qc4 Kb7 26. a4 Qe6 27. Qxe6 Rxe6) 22... Rhe8 { [%eval -2.76] } 23. Nc5?? { (-2.76 → -6.87) Blunder. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -6.87] } (23. Qf2 b6 24. c4 Bb4 25. Red1 Rxe3 26. Rxd7 Bxd7 27. a3 Bd6 28. Qd2 Bxa4) 23... Bxc5 { [%eval -6.76] } 24. Bxc5 { [%eval -7.46] } 24... Qxd2 { [%eval -7.07] } 25. Rec1? { (-7.07 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (25. Bxe7 Rxe7 26. Red1 Qe3+ 27. Kh2 Bxc2 28. Rd5 Qf2 29. Rg5 b5 30. a4 Qf4+) 25... Re2 { [%eval #-4] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval #-3] } 26... Qxc2 { [%eval #-5] } 27. Rac1 { [%eval #-3] } 27... Qe4 { [%eval #-6] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1