[Event "Ruy Lopez: Bulgarian Variation - Round 2"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.01.22"] [Round "?"] [White "LegendaryFang56"] [Black "mikekause"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "b2OcrwO9"] [WhiteElo "1405"] [BlackElo "1302"] [Variant "From Position"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Unknown"] [FEN "r1bqkbnr/1ppp1ppp/2n5/pB2p3/4P3/5N2/PPPP1PPP/RNBQK2R w KQkq - 0 4"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 4. O-O { [%eval 0.57] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.98] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.92] } 5... dxc6 { [%eval 1.49] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.08] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 1.19] } 7. Nc4? { (1.19 → -0.29) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (7. Nf3 Be7 8. Re1 a4 9. a3 Bg4 10. h3 Bh5 11. Nc3 O-O) 7... Nd7?? { (-0.29 → 1.56) Blunder. Bxh2+ was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (7... Bxh2+ 8. Kxh2 Ng4+ 9. Kg3 h5 10. Kf3 b5 11. Ne3 Qg5 12. Ke2 Nxe3 13. d3) 8. Nxd6+ { [%eval 1.72] } 8... cxd6 { [%eval 1.62] } 9. d4 { [%eval 1.59] } 9... O-O { [%eval 1.45] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval 1.46] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 1.74] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 1.55] } 11... f6?! { (1.55 → 2.18) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (11... b5 12. a3 Nb6 13. b3 Bd7 14. Qf3 d5 15. e5 f6 16. Bf4 Bf5 17. Ne2) 12. Bf4 { [%eval 2.23] } 12... Nf8 { [%eval 2.23] } 13. e5? { (2.23 → 0.61) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (13. d5 Ng6 14. Bg3 Ne5 15. b3 Bg4 16. Qd2 Bh5 17. Re3 Rc8 18. dxc6 bxc6) 13... d5?! { (0.61 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Ng6 16. Bg3 Bf5 17. exf6 Bxc2 18. f7+ Kxf7 19. Rd7+) 14. a4 { [%eval 1.23] } 14... Ng6 { [%eval 1.09] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 1.01] } 15... fxe5 { [%eval 1.17] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval 1.05] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval 1.13] } 17. Qd4 { [%eval 0.89] } 17... Be6?! { (0.89 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (17... Bf5 18. f4 Qe7 19. Qd1 Rf8 20. Ne2 Be4 21. Qd2 h5 22. Rf1 Rf7 23. Rae1) 18. Rad1 { [%eval 1.17] } 18... Rf8 { [%eval 1.33] } 19. Qb6? { (1.33 → 0.17) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (19. Ne2 Rac8 20. Qd2 Qxd2 21. Rxd2 c5 22. h4 h5 23. Nc3 Ne7 24. Nb5 Rcd8) 19... Rf7?! { (0.17 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (19... h5 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. fxe3 h4 22. Bf2 h3 23. e4 d4 24. Bxd4 Bg4 25. Rd2) 20. Re2?? { (1.10 → -0.73) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (20. Qd4 Bf5 21. Qd2 Qxd2 22. Rxd2 h5 23. h4 Re8 24. Ne2 Nxe5 25. Nd4 c5) 20... Qe7? { (-0.73 → 0.83) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (20... h5 21. h4 Nxh4 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Ng6 24. Rf2 Rxf2 25. Bxf2 Bf5 26. e4) 21. Qd4 { [%eval 0.64] } 21... Qc7?! { (0.64 → 1.32) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (21... h5 22. h4 Qb4 23. Ree1 Qxb2 24. Nb5 Qxd4 25. Nxd4 Re8 26. f3 Rfe7 27. Re2) 22. b3 { [%eval 0.86] } 22... Raf8 { [%eval 1.1] } 23. Rf1 { [%eval 0.67] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval 1.11] } 24. f4?! { (1.11 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (24. f3 h5 25. Qd3 Nf5 26. Bf2 h4 27. h3 Ng3 28. Bxg3 hxg3 29. Qe3 Qe7) 24... Nf5 { [%eval 0.79] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval 0.83] } 25... b6 { [%eval 0.81] } 26. Nd1 { [%eval 0.29] } 26... c5 { [%eval 0.76] } 27. c3? { (0.76 → -0.52) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (27. Ne3 Nxe3 28. Rxe3 d4 29. Ref3 Qc6 30. h3 h6 31. Qe2 Bd5 32. R3f2 Qe6) 27... Nxg3?? { (-0.52 → 1.72) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (27... d4 28. cxd4 cxd4 29. Qd3 h5 30. Bf2 h4 31. Rfe1 Rc8 32. Nb2 Qc3 33. g4) 28. hxg3 { [%eval 1.58] } 28... Bg4 { [%eval 2.13] } 29. Ref2 { [%eval 2.13] } 29... Bxd1 { [%eval 2.71] } 30. Qxd1 { [%eval 2.76] } 30... Rd8 { [%eval 2.73] } 31. Rd2 { [%eval 2.48] } 31... Rfd7 { [%eval 2.88] } 32. Qg4 { [%eval 2.9] } 32... Re8 { [%eval 3.3] } 33. Re1 { [%eval 2.99] } 33... Qc6?! { (2.99 → 3.79) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 3.79] } (33... d4 34. e6 Rd5 35. f5 Qe7 36. c4 Rd6 37. Re5 Kf8 38. Rde2 d3 39. Rd2) 34. f5 { [%eval 3.66] } 34... Rf8 { [%eval 4.01] } 35. e6 { [%eval 3.82] } 35... Ra7?! { (3.82 → 5.21) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (35... Re7 36. Qh4 Qd6 37. g4 h5 38. Qxh5 Qg3 39. Rdd1 Qxc3 40. Qh4 Ree8 41. Rxd5) 36. Rde2?! { (5.21 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. e7 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (36. e7 Re8 37. Re6 Qxe6 38. fxe6 Raxe7 39. Re2 h6 40. Re1 Rd8 41. Qh5 d4) 36... Re8? { (3.65 → 7.40) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 7.4] } (36... Re7 37. Rf1 Kh8 38. Re5 Qd6 39. Qf4 d4 40. Rd1 Rd8 41. Rd3 h6 42. Qe4) 37. f6 { [%eval 7.24] } 37... Kh8 { [%eval 7.23] } 38. f7 { [%eval 6.98] } 38... Rf8 { [%eval 10.3] } 39. e7 { [%eval 9.63] } { White wins. } 1-0