[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cOmFwQ00"] [Date "2025.09.26"] [Round "-"] [White "sterpfi"] [Black "NLance"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cOmFwQ00"] [UTCDate "2025.09.26"] [UTCTime "16:00:59"] [WhiteElo "2291"] [BlackElo "2181"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... dxc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 0.2] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.1] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.28] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval 0.19] } 9. Nc4 { [%eval 0.14] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.06] } 10. a3 { [%eval -0.03] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.4] } 11. b4? { (0.40 → -0.93) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (11. g4 Bg6 12. b4 axb4 13. Bg5 f6 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 Bd6 16. Be3 O-O) 11... axb4?! { (-0.93 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (11... Bxf3 12. Qxf3 axb4 13. Bb2 bxa3 14. Nxa3 O-O 15. Nc4 Rxa1 16. Rxa1 b5 17. Ne3) 12. Bg5?? { (0.06 → -3.83) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval -3.83] } (12. g4 b5 13. Bg5 f6 14. axb4 Rxa1 15. Qxa1 bxc4 16. bxc5 fxg5 17. Qa8+ Qd8) 12... f6?? { (-3.83 → 0.05) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (12... Qxg5 13. Nxg5 Bxd1 14. Rfxd1 bxa3 15. Nf3 b5 16. Ncd2 Ke7 17. Ra2 Rhb8 18. Rda1) 13. axb4 { [%eval 0.03] } 13... Rxa1 { [%eval 0.03] } 14. Qxa1 { [%eval -0.03] } 14... Bxb4? { (-0.03 → 1.54) Mistake. fxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (14... fxg5 15. bxc5 Bxf3 16. Qa8+ Qd8 17. Ra1 O-O 18. Qxd8 Rxd8 19. gxf3 Kf7 20. Ra7) 15. Qa8+ { [%eval 1.32] } 15... Qd8 { [%eval 1.58] } 16. Qxb7 { [%eval 1.58] } 16... c5 { [%eval 1.94] } 17. Nfxe5?! { (1.94 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (17. g4 Bg6 18. Bd2 Bxd2 19. Ra1 O-O 20. Nfxd2 Re8 21. Ra7 Nf8 22. Qxc7 Qxc7) 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 1.34] } 18. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.31] } 18... fxg5?! { (1.31 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (18... O-O) 19. Nc6 { [%eval 1.83] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval 1.86] } 20. Qc8+ { [%eval 1.44] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 1.25] } 21. Qxh8 { [%eval 1.39] } 21... Qxc6 { [%eval 1.41] } 22. g4? { (1.41 → 0.00) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22. f4 g4 23. Qc8 Ke7 24. Qf5 Be8 25. Qe5+ Kf7 26. c3 Ba5 27. Ra1 Bb6) 22... Bg6? { (0.00 → 1.37) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (22... Qd7 23. gxh5 Qxh3 24. Qxh7 Qg4+ 25. Kh1 Qh4+ 26. Kg2 Qg4+) 23. f4 { [%eval 1.67] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval 2.21] } 24. fxg5+ { [%eval 2.06] } 24... Ke6 { [%eval 2.07] } 25. Qg8+ { [%eval 2.19] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval 2.14] } 26. Qxg7+ { [%eval 2.32] } 26... Kc8 { [%eval 2.57] } 27. Qf8+ { [%eval 2.16] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval 2.33] } 28. Qg7+ { [%eval 2.12] } 28... Kc8 { [%eval 2.42] } 29. Qf8+ { [%eval 2.17] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval 2.12] } 30. Qxd6+ { [%eval 2.26] } 30... cxd6 { [%eval 2.34] } 31. h4 { [%eval 2.01] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 2.21] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval 1.58] } 32... Bc3 { [%eval 1.58] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 1.71] } 33... Be5 { [%eval 1.75] } 34. Rc1 { [%eval 1.83] } 34... Bd4+ { [%eval 1.87] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 1.58] } 35... Bf2?! { (1.58 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (35... Be8 36. Ke2 Be5 37. Ke3 Bd7 38. Kf3 Kf8 39. h5 Kf7 40. Rb1 Ba4 41. c3) 36. Rh1 { [%eval 2.17] } 36... Be8 { [%eval 2.62] } 37. c3 { [%eval 2.54] } 37... Bd7?! { (2.54 → 3.41) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 3.41] } (37... c4 38. Ke2 Bb6 39. d4 Bd7 40. Ke3 Bxg4 41. Rb1 Bc7 42. Rb4 Be6 43. Rb7) 38. h5 { [%eval 3.29] } 38... Bxg4 { [%eval 3.59] } 39. g6 { [%eval 3.6] } 39... h6 { [%eval 3.92] } 40. Rf1 { [%eval 3.79] } 40... Bh4?! { (3.79 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. Bxh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (40... Bxh5 41. g7 Kf7 42. Rxf2+ Kxg7 43. Ke3 Bg6 44. Kf4 Kf6 45. Ra2 h5 46. Ra6) 41. g7 { [%eval 4.66] } 41... Bg5+ { [%eval 4.83] } 42. Kc2 { [%eval 4.8] } 42... Be6 { [%eval 4.84] } 43. Rf8 { [%eval 4.76] } 43... d5 { [%eval 5.25] } 44. g8=Q { [%eval 5.16] } 44... Bxg8 { [%eval 5.49] } 45. Rxg8 { [%eval 5.3] } 45... dxe4 { [%eval 5.5] } 46. dxe4 { [%eval 5.19] } 46... Kf6 { [%eval 5.42] } 47. Rg6+ { [%eval 5.41] } 47... Ke5 { [%eval 6.87] } 48. Rxg5+ { [%eval 6.69] } 48... hxg5 { [%eval 6.65] } 49. h6 { [%eval 6.41] } 49... Kf6 { [%eval 7.29] } 50. e5+ { [%eval 7.28] } 50... Kg6 { [%eval 7.27] } 51. e6 { [%eval 7.28] } 51... g4 { [%eval 7.2] } 52. e7 { [%eval 9.66] } 52... Kf7 { [%eval 11.36] } 53. h7 { [%eval 11.15] } 53... g3 { [%eval 11.32] } 54. h8=Q { [%eval 9.81] } 54... Kxe7 { [%eval #14] } 55. Qg7+ { [%eval #14] } 55... Kd6 { [%eval #15] } 56. Qxg3+?! { (Mate in 15 → 14.73) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c4 was best. } { [%eval 14.73] } (56. c4 Ke6 57. Qxg3 Kf5 58. Qc7 Kg5 59. Kb3 Kf5 60. Qxc5+ Ke4 61. Qd5+ Kf4) 56... Kc6?! { (14.73 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (56... Ke6 57. c4) 57. c4 { [%eval 11.32] } 57... Kb7?! { (11.32 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (57... Kd7 58. Kb3 Kc6 59. Ka4 Kd7 60. Kb5 Ke7 61. Kb6 Kd7 62. Kxc5 Ke6 63. Qe3+) 58. Qd6 { [%eval #6] } 58... Ka7 { [%eval #6] } 59. Kb3 { [%eval #5] } 59... Kb7 { [%eval #5] } 60. Ka4 { [%eval #4] } 60... Kc8 { [%eval #4] } 61. Qe7 { [%eval #3] } 61... Kb8 { [%eval #3] } 62. Kb5 { [%eval #2] } 62... Ka8 { [%eval #2] } 63. Kb6 { [%eval #1] } 63... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 64. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0