[Event "Tournament number 1 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/erIB7lPO"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Nathaniel-Noah"] [Black "Denver_Ice"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "erIB7lPO"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "13:18:40"] [WhiteElo "1525"] [BlackElo "1240"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-24"] [BlackRatingDiff "+121"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [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... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.64] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.49] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.96] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.82] } 6... b5 { [%eval 1.0] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 1.01] } 7... d6 { [%eval 1.26] } 8. a4 { [%eval 1.46] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 1.6] } 9. c3 { [%eval 1.37] } 9... Bxe4?? { (1.37 → 4.24) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (9... Be7 10. axb5 axb5 11. Rxa8 Bxa8 12. Qh5 d5 13. Qe2 dxe4 14. Qxb5+ Qd7 15. Qb8+) 10. cxd4?? { (4.24 → 1.29) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (10. Re1 Be7 11. Rxe4 Nf6 12. Rxd4 d5 13. Rh4 O-O 14. d4 c5 15. Bc2 Re8) 10... Bb7 { [%eval 1.27] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 1.26] } 11... Nf6 { [%eval 1.37] } 12. d3?! { (1.37 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (12. axb5 Be7 13. Qe2 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Re1 d5 16. Qxb5+ c6 17. Qc5 Nd7) 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.63] } 13. Be3?! { (0.63 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (13. axb5 axb5 14. Rxa8 Bxa8 15. Nxb5 O-O 16. Nc3 d5 17. Bf4 h6 18. Ba4 c6) 13... O-O { [%eval -0.05] } 14. axb5 { [%eval -0.11] } 14... axb5 { [%eval -0.22] } 15. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.68] } 15... Bxa8?! { (-0.68 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (15... Qxa8 16. f3 c6 17. Ne4 d5 18. Nc5 Qa7 19. Bc2 Ra8 20. Qd2 Bc8 21. Bf2) 16. Nxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval 0.5] } 17. Ba4?! { (0.50 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (17. Nc3 Rb8 18. h3 c5 19. d5 Qb7 20. Bc4 Qxb2 21. Qa1 Qb6 22. Re1 Qc7) 17... Bc6?! { (-0.55 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (17... Qc6 18. f3 Qb6 19. Nc3 Nd5 20. Nxd5 Bxd5 21. Qc2 Bf6 22. Kh1 g6 23. h3) 18. Qb3?? { (0.16 → -3.48) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.48] } (18. Nc3 Bxa4 19. Qxa4 Qxa4 20. Nxa4 Rb8 21. Ra1 Nd5 22. Nc3 Nb4 23. Ra3 Nc2) 18... Qg4?? { (-3.48 → -0.01) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (18... Rb8 19. d5 Bxb5 20. Rc1 Rb7 21. h3 h5 22. Bd4 Ne8 23. Re1 c5 24. dxc6) 19. f3 { [%eval -0.07] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 0.04] } 20. Ra1?? { (0.04 → -3.61) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.61] } (20. Nc3 Bxa4 21. Nxa4 Qf5 22. Bf2 d5 23. Bg3 Bd6 24. Bxd6 cxd6 25. Qc2 Qf4) 20... h6?? { (-3.61 → 0.21) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (20... Rb8 21. Na7 Rxb3 22. Bxc6 Qe6 23. Be4 Rb8 24. Nc6 Re8 25. Bg5 h5 26. Bxf6) 21. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 21... Bxa4 { [%eval 0.35] } 22. Rxa4 { [%eval -0.12] } 22... d5 { [%eval -0.13] } 23. Ra5 { [%eval -0.22] } 23... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.01] } 25. Rxd5?? { (0.01 → -5.37) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -5.37] } (25. Qxd5 c6 26. Qc4 Qe7 27. Qc1 Re8 28. Bf2 Qe2 29. h4 Rb8 30. Ra2 Qxd3) 25... Qe6 { [%eval -5.17] } 26. Qc4?? { (-5.17 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (26. Bf2 Ra8 27. g3 c6 28. Ra5 Rxa5 29. Qxe6 fxe6 30. d5 Rxd5 31. Be3 g5) 26... Qxe3+ { [%eval #-8] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval #-8] } 27... Re8?? { (Mate in 8 → -6.80) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval -6.8] } { White resigns. } (27... Ra8 28. Rc5 Bxc5 29. Qc1 Qxc1+ 30. Kf2 Bd6 31. f4 Qxf4+ 32. Ke1 Re8+ 33. Kd1) 0-1