[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dKXoF3Ea"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [Round "-"] [White "thavas"] [Black "waelus"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "dKXoF3Ea"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "12:01:04"] [WhiteElo "1256"] [BlackElo "1312"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [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... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.45] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.24] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.23] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.39] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.21] } 7... Nf6?! { (0.21 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (7... Na5 8. d4 exd4 9. Re1 Be7 10. Qxd4 Nf6 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5) 8. Nc3?! { (0.86 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (8. Ng5 d5 9. Bxd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. f4 Bc5 12. Kh1 exf4) 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.38] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.3] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.37] } 10. Nxe7+ { [%eval 0.16] } 10... Qxe7 { [%eval 0.54] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 0.13] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.19] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.15] } 12... Be6 { [%eval 0.38] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval 0.28] } 13... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.33] } 14. axb3 { [%eval 0.04] } 14... Qe6 { [%eval 0.16] } 15. h3 { [%eval -0.23] } 15... Nd4? { (-0.23 → 1.05) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (15... Nh5 16. Qc3 Qd7 17. d4 f5 18. exf5 e4 19. Nh2 Nf4 20. Rfe1 Nd5 21. Qd2) 16. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.09] } 16... exd4 { [%eval 1.02] } 17. f4 { [%eval 1.2] } 17... Nh5?? { (1.20 → 3.71) Blunder. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (17... Rfe8 18. b4 c5 19. Rf3 Rec8 20. Rc1 c4 21. Rcf1 c3 22. bxc3 dxc3 23. Qf2) 18. f5 { [%eval 3.98] } 18... Qe5 { [%eval 4.13] } 19. f6 { [%eval 4.09] } 19... Nxf6 { [%eval 3.09] } 20. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.33] } 20... gxf6 { [%eval 3.21] } 21. Qxh6 { [%eval 2.7] } 21... Rfe8?? { (2.70 → 5.73) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (21... Qg5 22. Qxf6 Qxf6 23. Rxf6 a5 24. Rf5 c5 25. Raf1 f6 26. Rxf6 Rxf6 27. Rxf6) 22. Rxf6?! { (5.73 → 3.68) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (22. Rf4 Qxf4 23. Qxf4 Kg7 24. Qg3+ Kf8 25. Qf2 Kg7 26. Qxd4 Re5 27. Rf1 a5) 22... Re6 { [%eval 4.36] } 23. Rxe6 { [%eval 3.6] } 23... fxe6? { (3.60 → 7.24) Mistake. Qxe6 was best. } { [%eval 7.24] } (23... Qxe6 24. Qg5+ Qg6 25. Qd5 Re8 26. Qxd4 Qg5 27. Rf1 Re6 28. Qf2 Qe7 29. Qf5) 24. Rf1 { [%eval 6.94] } 24... Qg7 { [%eval 7.32] } 25. Qxe6+ { [%eval 7.34] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 7.39] } 26. Rf6 { [%eval 7.23] } 26... Qg3? { (7.23 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Qg5 27. Rf5 Qh4 28. Qg6 Rb8 29. b4 Rg8 30. Rh5+ Qxh5 31. Qxh5+ Kg7 32. h4) 27. Rh6+ { [%eval #2] } 27... Kg7 { [%eval #2] } 28. Qf6+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 29. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0