[Event "Aug. Matches Scholastic: K-12"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dZRd0git"] [Date "2025.08.09"] [Round "-"] [White "HypermodernTactician"] [Black "Teartha_Kancharla"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "dZRd0git"] [UTCDate "2025.08.09"] [UTCTime "19:00:00"] [WhiteElo "1733"] [BlackElo "1180"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+5"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz 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... d6 { [%eval 0.52] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.52] } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.36] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.25] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.33] } 7. c3 { [%eval 0.19] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.45] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.37] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.43] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.25] } 9... a6 { [%eval 0.48] } 10. Ba4 { [%eval 0.39] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.47] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 0.39] } 12. d4 { [%eval 0.37] } 12... Bxb3 { [%eval 0.34] } 13. Qxb3 { [%eval 0.41] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.61] } 14. cxd4 { [%eval 0.63] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.51] } 15. Nf1 { [%eval 0.66] } 15... d5?! { (0.66 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (15... Bf8 16. Ng3 Ne7 17. a4 Rb8 18. Qc2 Rc8 19. Bd2 c6 20. Qd3 Qd7 21. Nh4) 16. e5 { [%eval 1.08] } 16... Ne4 { [%eval 1.42] } 17. Ne3 { [%eval 1.42] } 17... f6?? { (1.42 → 5.47) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 5.47] } (17... Ng5 18. Nxg5) 18. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.38] } 18... fxe5?! { (5.38 → 7.68) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 7.68] } (18... Kh8 19. Nxe7 Rxe7 20. Rxe4 fxe5 21. dxe5 a5 22. e6 a4 23. Qc2 Qd5 24. Bxh6) 19. Nxe7+ { [%eval 7.58] } 19... Kf8? { (7.58 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (19... Kh8 20. Nxc6 exd4 21. Nxd8 Raxd8 22. Qd3 Nc5 23. Qf1 Rxe1 24. Qxe1 Kg8 25. Bf4) 20. Ng6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0