[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aXlnunjB"] [Date "2026.05.02"] [Round "-"] [White "theseberuni"] [Black "AaronStan"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aXlnunjB"] [UTCDate "2026.05.02"] [UTCTime "04:37:26"] [WhiteElo "1731"] [BlackElo "1749"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-201"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C78"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk 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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.26] } { C78 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.22] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.67] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.53] } 7... exd4?! { (0.53 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (7... Ba7 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. Nd4 Bd7 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bc2 d5 12. Nd2) 8. cxd4 { [%eval 1.22] } 8... Bb6?? { (1.22 → 3.92) Blunder. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (8... Ba7 9. d5 b5 10. dxc6 bxa4 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Qxa4 Be6 13. h3 Qc8 14. Bf4) 9. Nc3?? { (3.92 → 1.23) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (9. d5 Nxe4 10. dxc6 O-O 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qf6 13. Nd4 Rb8 14. Be3 bxc6) 9... Be6?? { (1.23 → 4.56) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (9... O-O 10. h3 h6 11. Re1 Ne7 12. Bc2 c5 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3) 10. d5 { [%eval 4.41] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 5.05] } 11. dxc6 { [%eval 4.88] } 11... Bxc6 { [%eval 4.88] } 12. Bxc6+ { [%eval 4.92] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval 4.93] } 13. Bg5 { [%eval 4.77] } 13... O-O { [%eval 4.96] } 14. e5 { [%eval 5.02] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval 4.93] } 15. Qxd8 { [%eval 4.87] } 15... Raxd8 { [%eval 4.82] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.88] } 16... Rd6 { [%eval 4.92] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 4.85] } 17... Re6 { [%eval 4.71] } 18. Rae1 { [%eval 4.85] } 18... h6 { [%eval 5.09] } 19. Rxe6 { [%eval 5.08] } 19... fxe6 { [%eval 5.0] } 20. Nxb6 { [%eval 4.89] } 20... cxb6 { [%eval 4.82] } 21. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.65] } 21... Rxf6 { [%eval 4.71] } 22. g3 { [%eval 4.81] } 22... Rf5 { [%eval 4.71] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 4.79] } 23... Kh7 { [%eval 4.94] } 24. Rd6 { [%eval 4.95] } 24... a5 { [%eval 5.41] } 25. Rxc6 { [%eval 5.37] } 25... b5 { [%eval 5.4] } 26. Rxe6 { [%eval 5.39] } 26... b4 { [%eval 5.47] } 27. Na4 { [%eval 5.16] } 27... Rf3 { [%eval 5.83] } 28. Re5 { [%eval 5.88] } 28... Rd3 { [%eval 5.7] } 29. Rxa5 { [%eval 5.72] } 29... Rd2 { [%eval 6.05] } 30. Rb5 { [%eval 5.93] } 30... Rd4 { [%eval 6.34] } 31. Nc5 { [%eval 5.93] } 31... b3 { [%eval 6.71] } 32. Rxb3 { [%eval 6.67] } 32... Rc4 { [%eval 6.85] } 33. Nd3 { [%eval 6.83] } 33... Rd4 { [%eval 7.11] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval 6.88] } 34... Ra4 { [%eval 7.52] } 35. a3 { [%eval 6.9] } 35... Rc4 { [%eval 7.58] } 36. Rc3 { [%eval 7.45] } 36... Ra4 { [%eval 7.37] } 37. b4 { [%eval 7.75] } 37... Ra6 { [%eval 7.74] } 38. b5 { [%eval 7.39] } 38... Ra5 { [%eval 8.53] } 39. Rb3 { [%eval 8.36] } 39... Ra7 { [%eval 9.4] } 40. b6 { [%eval 9.32] } 40... Rb7 { [%eval 9.16] } 41. Nc5 { [%eval 9.07] } 41... Rb8 { [%eval 8.92] } 42. b7 { [%eval 8.71] } 42... Kh8? { (8.71 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (42... g5 43. Nd7 Rd8 44. b8=Q Rxb8 45. Rxb8 g4 46. Nf6+ Kg6 47. Nxg4 h5 48. Ne3) 43. Nd7 { [%eval #14] } 43... Rd8 { [%eval #15] } 44. b8=Q { [%eval 13.61] } 44... Rxb8?! { (13.61 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval #11] } (44... Rg8 45. Ne5 Rxb8 46. Rxb8+ Kh7 47. Kf3 h5 48. Rb6 Kg8 49. Rc6 g5 50. Rb6) 45. Rxb8+ { [%eval #10] } 45... Kh7 { [%eval #10] } 46. a4 { [%eval #9] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval #10] } 47. a5 { [%eval #8] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval #8] } 48. a6 { [%eval #7] } 48... Ke7 { [%eval #7] } 49. a7 { [%eval #6] } 49... Kxd7 { [%eval #6] } 50. a8=Q { [%eval #5] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval #4] } 51. Rb7 { [%eval #5] } 51... Kf5 { [%eval #4] } 52. Qa6 { [%eval #4] } 52... Kg5 { [%eval #2] } 53. Rb5+ { [%eval #1] } 53... Kg4 { [%eval #1] } 54. h3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0