[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cuBZHgcU"] [Date "2026.06.06"] [Round "-"] [White "stevestarc16"] [Black "aches666"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cuBZHgcU"] [UTCDate "2026.06.06"] [UTCTime "12:52:25"] [WhiteElo "1565"] [BlackElo "1570"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+23"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Nf6 { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. Re1 Be7 6. h3 O-O 7. c3 Bd7 8. d4 exd4 9. cxd4 a6 10. Ba4 b5 11. Bb3 Na5 12. Nbd2 Nxb3 13. Qxb3 Be6 14. Qc2 d5 15. e5 Nd7 16. Nf1 Nb6 17. Ne3 Nc4 18. Nxc4 bxc4 19. a3 c5 20. Bf4 cxd4 21. Nxd4 Bc5 22. Be3 Rb8 23. Nxe6 fxe6 24. Bxc5 Rf5 25. Bd6 Rb3 26. Qd2 Qb6 27. Rab1 a5 28. Re3 a4 29. Rxb3 axb3 30. a4 Qa7 31. a5 h6 32. Qb4 Qxf2+ 33. Kh1 Rg5 34. Rg1 Qxb2 35. a6 Qd4 36. Qb8+ Kh7 37. a7 Qd2 38. a8=Q b2 39. Qg8+ Kg6 40. Qxe6+ Kh7 41. Qag8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0