[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eIC3othz"] [Date "2026.06.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Zakharia27"] [Black "Bojangle68"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eIC3othz"] [UTCDate "2026.06.20"] [UTCTime "14:07:31"] [WhiteElo "1355"] [BlackElo "1349"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.83] } 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.45] } 5... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.97] } 6. Bxd7+?! { (0.97 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (6. Nxe5 dxe5 7. Qd5 Nf6 8. Qxb7 Bc5 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. O-O O-O) 6... Nxd7 { [%eval 0.42] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 7... Qe7? { (0.44 → 1.58) Mistake. Ngf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (7... Ngf6 8. c4 g6 9. Nc3 Bg7 10. Qc2 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Rad1) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.37] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval 1.5] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 1.42] } 9... O-O-O { [%eval 1.73] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 1.87] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.89] } 11. Qxd5?! { (1.89 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (11. exd5 Ne5 12. Be3 Qf6 13. Nd2 h5 14. Bxa7 h4 15. a4 h3 16. g3 Qf5) 11... g6?! { (0.88 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (11... Ne5 12. Nd4 g6 13. b4 Bg7 14. Rb1 c5 15. Nb3 Rd7 16. Bb2 Qg5 17. Re3) 12. Bg5?! { (1.89 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (12. Qd4 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Qxa7 Qb5 15. c4 Qa6 16. Qxa6 bxa6 17. Bg5 Re8) 12... Nf6?? { (0.98 → 4.62) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (12... f6 13. Be3 a6 14. Qd4 Nb8 15. Qa7 Bg7 16. b4 f5 17. Rab1 fxe4 18. b5) 13. Qc4?? { (4.62 → 1.03) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (13. Qd4 Bg7 14. e5 dxe5 15. Qxa7 Rd6 16. Qa8+ Kd7 17. Qxb7 e4 18. Bf4 Ke8) 13... Bg7 { [%eval 1.31] } 14. Nd4?! { (1.31 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Rhe8 16. Qxf7 Qxf7 17. Nxf7 Rd5 18. Rxe8+ Nxe8 19. c3 Nf6) 14... Qd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval 0.64] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval 0.82] } 16. Be3?! { (0.82 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (16. Rad1 a6 17. Nc3 h6 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. e5 Bg7 20. exd6 cxd6 21. Nd5 Rhe8) 16... b6?! { (0.25 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (16... a6 17. a4 Rhe8 18. f3 Nh5 19. Ba7+ Ka8 20. Red1 Nf4 21. Ra3 Ne6) 17. Qa4 { [%eval 0.91] } 17... a5 { [%eval 1.36] } 18. b4?? { (1.36 → -0.36) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (18. f3 Kb7 19. Rab1 Ra8 20. b4 Rhd8 21. Red1 Bf8 22. bxa5 Rxa5 23. Qb3 Rxb5) 18... Kb7?? { (-0.36 → 2.36) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (18... Nxe4 19. bxa5 Nc3 20. Nxc3 Bxc3 21. Qa3 Bxa5 22. Rab1 Qf5 23. Qa4 Rhe8 24. Rb5) 19. bxa5 { [%eval 2.26] } 19... Ra8 { [%eval 2.23] } 20. Qc4? { (2.23 → 0.93) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (20. Bd2 Rhe8 21. Rab1 Qc6 22. Bc3 Ra6 23. Qb3 Rxe4 24. Qxf7 Rxe1+ 25. Bxe1 Qd7) 20... Rxa5 { [%eval 1.25] } 21. Rab1 { [%eval 1.14] } 21... c5?? { (1.14 → 3.95) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (21... Ng4 22. Qd5+ Kb8 23. Bd2 Ra6 24. h3 Ne5 25. f4 c6 26. Qxd6+ Kc8 27. fxe5) 22. Red1?! { (3.95 → 3.01) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (22. Bd2 Ra6 23. Bf4 Ne8 24. Qd5+ Kc8 25. Red1 g5 26. Bxd6 h5 27. Qxg5 Qe6) 22... Bf8?! { (3.01 → 4.71) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 4.71] } (22... d5 23. exd5 Ng4 24. Bd2 Ne5 25. Qb3 Rxb5 26. Qxb5 Qxb5 27. Rxb5 Ra8 28. Bc3) 23. e5 { [%eval 4.57] } 23... Ng4?! { (4.57 → 6.59) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 6.59] } (23... Qe6 24. Qxe6 fxe6 25. exf6 Kc6 26. c4 Ra4 27. Bh6 Bxh6 28. Rxd6+ Kb7 29. Rd7+) 24. Qe4+ { [%eval 5.2] } 24... d5?? { (5.20 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (24... Qc6 25. Qxg4 d5 26. a4 d4 27. Bd2 Rxa4 28. Qg3 Ra8 29. Re1 Be7 30. Bg5) 25. Rxd5 { [%eval #8] } 25... Qxb5 { [%eval #2] } 26. Rxc5+ { [%eval #7] } 26... Ka6 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0