[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Yg8E0UE4"] [Date "2026.06.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Cicero2026"] [Black "tarun-koshti"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Yg8E0UE4"] [UTCDate "2026.06.05"] [UTCTime "14:19:33"] [WhiteElo "1565"] [BlackElo "1614"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.56] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.42] } 5... Nxb3 { [%eval 0.51] } 6. axb3 { [%eval 0.59] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.86] } 7. d3?! { (0.86 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (7. d4 Bb7 8. Nc3 exd4 9. Qxd4 a6 10. Bf4 Ne7 11. O-O-O Qd7) 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 8... a6 { [%eval -0.05] } 9. O-O { [%eval -0.11] } 9... h6?! { (-0.11 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (9... Nf6 10. d4 b4 11. Na4 Nxe4 12. dxe5 Be7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qd3 d5 15. Nd4) 10. Be3?! { (0.48 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (10. d4 Ne7 11. dxe5 Ng6 12. h4 Nxh4 13. Nxh4 Qxh4 14. Nd5 Rc8 15. Bf4 dxe5) 10... Nf6 { [%eval -0.09] } 11. b4 { [%eval -0.29] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -0.27] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -0.72] } 12... Ng4 { [%eval -0.35] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.44] } 13... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.44] } 14. fxe3 { [%eval -0.53] } 14... O-O { [%eval -0.19] } 15. Qf2 { [%eval -0.6] } 15... Bg5?! { (-0.60 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (15... c6 16. d4 a5 17. bxa5 b4 18. Ne2 Rxa5 19. c3 Rxa1 20. Rxa1 bxc3 21. Nxc3) 16. d4 { [%eval -0.41] } 16... exd4 { [%eval -0.31] } 17. exd4 { [%eval -0.34] } 17... Re8?? { (-0.34 → 1.39) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (17... f5 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. Rae1 Bf6 21. Ne4 Be7 22. b3 Raf8 23. Qd3) 18. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.33] } 18... Qxg5 { [%eval 1.32] } 19. Qxf7+ { [%eval 1.46] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 1.55] } 20. Qxc7 { [%eval 1.47] } 20... Qe3+?! { (1.47 → 2.29) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (20... Bxe4 21. Nxe4 Rxe4 22. Qc6 Rae8 23. Rf8+ Rxf8 24. Qxe4 d5 25. Qd3 Qf6 26. Qe3) 21. Kh1 { [%eval 1.73] } 21... Bxe4 { [%eval 1.57] } 22. Rae1?? { (1.57 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Nxe4 Qxe4 23. c3 Qc2 24. Qxd6 Qxb2 25. Rxa6 Qxc3 26. Rxa8 Rxa8 27. Kh2 Qe3) 22... Bxg2+?? { (Mate in 2 → -1.72) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh3+ was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (22... Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qxg2#) 23. Kxg2 { [%eval -1.57] } 23... Qg5+? { (-1.57 → 0.00) Mistake. Qd2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23... Qd2+ 24. Re2 Rxe2+ 25. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 26. Rf2 Qe4+ 27. Rf3 Rf8 28. Qc3 Rxf3 29. Qxf3) 24. Kh2?? { (0.00 → -1.79) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (24. Kh1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qg3 26. Qe7 Qxh3+ 27. Kg1 Qg3+ 28. Kh1) 24... Rxe1?? { (-1.79 → 0.00) Blunder. Qd2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Qd2+ 25. Re2 Rxe2+ 26. Nxe2 Qxe2+ 27. Kg1 Qe3+ 28. Kg2 Qg5+ 29. Kh2 Qd2+ 30. Kh1) 25. Rxe1 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Qf4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Kh1?? { (0.00 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (26. Kg2 Qg5+ 27. Kh2 Qf4+ 28. Kg2) 26... Qf3+ { [%eval #-10] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval #-10] } 27... Qg3+ { [%eval #-9] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval #-6] } 28... Rf8+ { [%eval #-5] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval #-5] } 29... Re8+ { [%eval #-4] } 30. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Qxe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1