[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gpMjuVG5"] [Date "2026.03.19"] [Round "-"] [White "RoyStorey"] [Black "Earth-Barrel"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "gpMjuVG5"] [UTCDate "2026.03.19"] [UTCTime "02:16:47"] [WhiteElo "1732"] [BlackElo "1679"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4... Nc6?! { (0.19 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (4... d5 5. Bxd5 Nf6 6. Bb3 Nxe4 7. d3 Nc5 8. Nxe5 Ncxb3 9. axb3) 5. d4 { [%eval 0.77] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.81] } 6. Nc3?? { (0.81 → -3.27) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 Nf6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 d5 10. exf6 dxc4) 6... dxc3 { [%eval -3.41] } 7. Bxf7+ { [%eval -4.19] } 7... Kxf7 { [%eval -4.31] } 8. Qd5+ { [%eval -4.85] } 8... Ke8 { [%eval -4.79] } 9. Ng5 { [%eval -5.42] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval -5.37] } 10. O-O { [%eval -5.25] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval -5.2] } 11. Qb3 { [%eval -5.83] } 11... h6 { [%eval -5.74] } 12. f4 { [%eval -7.5] } 12... hxg5 { [%eval -7.49] } 13. fxg5 { [%eval -7.82] } 13... Ng4 { [%eval -6.74] } 14. g6?? { (-6.74 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (14. Bf4 cxb2 15. Rad1 Qe6 16. Rd5 d6 17. c4 Nge5 18. h3 Be7 19. Bxe5 Nxe5) 14... Nge5? { (Mate in 4 → -7.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5+ was best. } { [%eval -7.17] } (14... Qc5+ 15. Be3 Qxe3+ 16. Rf2 Qxf2+ 17. Kh1 Rxh2#) 15. Rf5 { [%eval -7.34] } 15... d6 { [%eval -7.2] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval -7.78] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -6.66] } 17. Raf1 { [%eval -6.62] } 17... b6 { [%eval -6.05] } 18. Rf7 { [%eval -6.97] } 18... Qe6 { [%eval -6.91] } 19. Qb5 { [%eval -7.52] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval -7.35] } 20. R1f5 { [%eval -7.83] } 20... Qxg6 { [%eval -7.37] } 21. Rxf8+ { [%eval -9.2] } 21... Rxf8 { [%eval -9.06] } 22. Rxe5+ { [%eval -15.77] } 22... Nxe5 { [%eval -13.0] } 23. Qe2?! { (-13.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } { White resigns. } (23. h4 Bxb5 24. b4 Bc4 25. a4 Rf1+ 26. Kh2 Kd7 27. g4 Qxe4 28. Be7 Qxc2+) 0-1