[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ggkPAx6n"] [Date "2026.06.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Van_Horn1"] [Black "AnandvMenon"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ggkPAx6n"] [UTCDate "2026.06.15"] [UTCTime "10:00:38"] [WhiteElo "1094"] [BlackElo "1030"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [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. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. b3 { [%eval -0.16] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bb2 { [%eval -0.51] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.24] } 8. d3? { (-0.24 → -1.45) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (8. d4 c5 9. dxe5 Qd7 10. Nc3 Nxc3 11. Bxc3 O-O-O 12. exd6 Qf5 13. Ne5 Rxd6) 8... Nf6 { [%eval -1.46] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -1.7] } 9... c5 { [%eval -1.62] } 10. Nc4 { [%eval -1.63] } 10... c6?? { (-1.63 → 0.32) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (10... Rb8 11. Ng5 Be7 12. Nh3 O-O 13. Ne3 Nd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. f4 f6 16. fxe5) 11. Bc3?? { (0.32 → -1.35) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (11. Qe2 Bc8 12. Ng5 Be7 13. f4 O-O 14. fxe5 Ng4 15. Nf3 d5 16. Ncd2 Nh6) 11... d5?? { (-1.35 → 1.53) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (11... Be7 12. a3 O-O 13. Na5 Rb8 14. b4 e4 15. dxe4 Nxe4 16. Bb2 cxb4 17. Nxb7) 12. Ba5?! { (1.53 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (12. Na5 d4 13. Bd2 Qc7 14. Nxe5 Be7 15. Nxb7 Qxe5 16. Re1 Qc7 17. Nxc5 O-O) 12... Qe7?? { (0.76 → 4.12) Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (12... Qb8 13. Re1 dxc4 14. Rxe5+ Be7 15. Qe2 Nd5 16. dxc4 O-O 17. cxd5 Bd6 18. dxc6) 13. Ncxe5 { [%eval 4.12] } 13... Nd7?! { (4.12 → 5.28) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (13... Qd6 14. Ng5 Qxe5 15. Re1 Ne4 16. Nxe4 Be7 17. Nxc5 Qf6 18. Nxb7 O-O 19. Bd2) 14. Re1 { [%eval 5.44] } 14... Qf6 { [%eval 6.75] } 15. Nxd7+ { [%eval 6.15] } 15... Kxd7 { [%eval 6.15] } 16. Ne5+ { [%eval 5.9] } 16... Kc8 { [%eval 5.84] } 17. Qg4+ { [%eval 5.22] } 17... Qe6 { [%eval 4.15] } 18. Qxe6+ { [%eval 3.73] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 3.66] } 19. Nf7 { [%eval 3.94] } 19... Rg8 { [%eval 3.83] } 20. Rxe6 { [%eval 3.6] } 20... Kd7 { [%eval 3.68] } 21. Rae1 { [%eval 3.71] } 21... d4 { [%eval 4.29] } 22. Ne5+?? { (4.29 → -3.82) Blunder. R6e4 was best. } { [%eval -3.82] } (22. R6e4 g5 23. Ne5+ Kd6 24. Nc4+ Kd7 25. h4 gxh4 26. Rxh4 h6 27. Bd2 Ba6) 22... Kxe6 { [%eval -3.41] } 23. Nxc6+?! { (-3.41 → -4.96) Inaccuracy. Nc4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (23. Nc4+ Kd7 24. Ne5+ Kc8 25. Nc4 g5 26. Re6 Kd7 27. Rf6 Re8 28. Rf7+ Be7) 23... Kd6 { [%eval -4.86] } 24. Ne5 { [%eval -5.06] } 24... Re8 { [%eval -4.93] } 25. Nc4+ { [%eval -5.03] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval -4.99] } 26. Ne5+ { [%eval -5.03] } 26... Kd6 { [%eval -4.52] } 27. Nc4+ { [%eval -5.04] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval -5.03] } 28. Ne5+ { [%eval -4.79] } 28... Ke7?? { (-4.79 → -1.10) Blunder. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (28... Kc8 29. Nc4 Rxe1+ 30. Bxe1 g5 31. f3 h5 32. Bg3 Kd8 33. Kf2 Bd5 34. Ke2) 29. Nc6+?? { (-1.10 → -3.29) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (29. Nf3+ Kf7 30. Ng5+ Kg6 31. Rxe8 Kxg5 32. Rd8 Bc6 33. Rc8 Bd5 34. Rc7 Kf5) 29... Kf7 { [%eval -3.28] } 30. Rxe8?! { (-3.28 → -4.82) Inaccuracy. Nd8+ was best. } { [%eval -4.82] } (30. Nd8+ Rxd8 31. Bxd8 g5 32. Bc7 Be7 33. h3 h5 34. Kf1 Bc6 35. Bh2 g4) 30... Kxe8 { [%eval -4.75] } 31. Nxa7 { [%eval -4.73] } 31... Bd6 { [%eval -4.68] } 32. Nb5 { [%eval -4.69] } 32... Bb8 { [%eval -4.59] } 33. f3 { [%eval -4.78] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval -4.44] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -4.54] } 34... Kg6 { [%eval -4.28] } 35. c3 { [%eval -4.92] } 35... dxc3 { [%eval -4.86] } 36. Nxc3 { [%eval -4.73] } 36... Be5 { [%eval -4.85] } 37. Ne4 { [%eval -5.02] } 37... Bxh2 { [%eval -4.03] } 38. Nxc5 { [%eval -3.83] } 38... Bc6 { [%eval -3.84] } 39. Bb4 { [%eval -4.55] } 39... Rb8 { [%eval -4.41] } 40. Bd2 { [%eval -4.65] } 40... Rb5 { [%eval -4.29] } 41. d4 { [%eval -4.24] } 41... Bd5? { (-4.24 → -2.55) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (41... Bd6 42. Nd3 Kf6 43. Bf4 Bxf4 44. Nxf4 Rb8 45. Nh5+ Kf7 46. Nf4 g5 47. d5) 42. g3 { [%eval -2.44] } 42... Bxg3+ { [%eval -1.84] } 43. Kxg3 { [%eval -1.64] } 43... Rb4?? { (-1.64 → 5.84) Blunder. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (43... Rb6 44. Ba5 Rf6 45. Ne4 Rf7 46. Bb4 h5 47. Bd6 Kf5 48. Kh4 g6 49. b4) 44. Bxb4 { [%eval 6.16] } 44... h6 { [%eval 6.42] } 45. a4 { [%eval 5.54] } 45... Bc6 { [%eval 6.53] } 46. a5 { [%eval 5.93] } 46... Bb7?? { (5.93 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (46... Kf5 47. Na6 Ke6 48. Bf8 h5 49. d5+ Bxd5 50. Nc7+ Ke5 51. Bxg7+ Kd6 52. Nxd5) 47. a6? { (Mate in 10 → 8.09) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxb7 was best. } { [%eval 8.09] } (47. Nxb7 h5 48. Nd6 Kh6 49. a6 Kg5 50. a7 h4+ 51. Kh2 Kg6 52. a8=Q Kh7) 47... Ba8 { [%eval 8.42] } 48. a7 { [%eval 6.95] } 48... Kg5 { [%eval 7.77] } 49. Na6 { [%eval 7.37] } 49... Bb7 { [%eval 8.84] } 50. Nc7 { [%eval 8.62] } 50... h5 { [%eval 8.41] } 51. a8=Q { [%eval 8.52] } 51... Bxa8 { [%eval #18] } 52. Nxa8 { [%eval 13.09] } 52... h4+ { [%eval 14.1] } 53. Kg2 { [%eval 8.89] } 53... Kf4 { [%eval 8.82] } 54. Bd6+ { [%eval 12.24] } 54... Ke3 { [%eval 15.0] } 55. d5 { [%eval 8.51] } 55... Ke2 { [%eval 12.42] } 56. b4 { [%eval 9.98] } 56... Ke3 { [%eval 11.55] } 57. b5 { [%eval 11.51] } 57... Kd4 { [%eval 81.15] } 58. b6 { [%eval 12.4] } 58... Kxd5 { [%eval 13.4] } 59. b7 { [%eval 81.13] } 59... Kxd6 { [%eval 80.94] } 60. b8=Q+ { [%eval 74.0] } 60... Kd5 { [%eval 11.05] } 61. Qb6 { [%eval 80.42] } 61... Ke5 { [%eval 14.85] } 62. Nc7 { [%eval 10.58] } 62... Kf4?! { (10.58 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (62... h3+ 63. Kxh3 Kf4 64. Nd5+ Ke5 65. Qg6 Kxd5 66. Qxg7 Ke6 67. Kh4 Kd6 68. Qf7) 63. Qc5 { [%eval #2] } 63... g5 { [%eval #1] } 64. Nd5+?! { (Mate in 1 → 13.72) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne6# was best. } { [%eval 13.72] } (64. Ne6#) 64... Kf5?! { (13.72 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (64... Ke5 65. Ne7+ Kf6 66. Qf5+ Kxe7 67. Qxg5+ Kd7 68. Kh3 Kd6 69. Kxh4 Ke6 70. Qg6+) 65. Qe7 { [%eval #5] } 65... g4 { [%eval #1] } 66. Qf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0