[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/grKd1mAI"] [Date "2026.06.03"] [Round "-"] [White "PrasadNatarajan"] [Black "chesspuzzle1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "grKd1mAI"] [UTCDate "2026.06.03"] [UTCTime "13:32:31"] [WhiteElo "1482"] [BlackElo "1463"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+26"] [BlackRatingDiff "-19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [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. h3 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.27] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 8. d4 { [%eval -0.12] } 8... exd4 { [%eval 0.34] } 9. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.11] } 9... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.09] } 10. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.11] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.12] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.13] } 12... a5?! { (0.13 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (12... Nd7 13. Nd5 Bg5 14. Bxg5 hxg5 15. Qb4 Nc5 16. Nc3 b5 17. Bf1 Nd7 18. Qd4) 13. a4 { [%eval 0.2] } 13... b6?! { (0.20 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (13... Nd7 14. Nd5 Bg5 15. Bf1 Re8 16. Bxg5 hxg5 17. Nc3 Qf6 18. Qxf6 gxf6 19. Re3) 14. Bf4 { [%eval 0.44] } 14... d5 { [%eval 0.8] } 15. e5?? { (0.80 → -2.91) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (15. exd5 Bc5 16. Qe5 Bd6 17. Qe3 Bxf4 18. Qxf4 Bxd5 19. Rad1 c6 20. Ne4 Qe7) 15... Bc5 { [%eval -2.91] } 16. Qxc5 { [%eval -2.91] } 16... bxc5 { [%eval -2.81] } 17. exf6 { [%eval -2.89] } 17... Qxf6 { [%eval -2.82] } 18. Be5 { [%eval -3.24] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval -3.2] } 19. Nb5 { [%eval -3.09] } 19... c6 { [%eval -3.12] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval -3.84] } 20... c4 { [%eval -3.86] } 21. Bf1 { [%eval -3.71] } 21... Qd7 { [%eval -3.08] } 22. Re3 { [%eval -3.23] } 22... Bf5 { [%eval -3.1] } 23. Rg3 { [%eval -3.4] } 23... Bg6 { [%eval -3.51] } 24. h4 { [%eval -3.59] } 24... Qe7 { [%eval -3.76] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -3.62] } 25... Qxh4 { [%eval -3.07] } 26. Ree3 { [%eval -3.33] } 26... d4?! { (-3.33 → -1.98) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (26... Kh7 27. b3 f6 28. Bb2 Qf4 29. Ba3 Rfe8 30. Nxe8 Rxe8 31. Rxe8 Bxe8 32. b4) 27. Re4 { [%eval -1.96] } 27... Bxe4?? { (-1.96 → 5.13) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.13] } (27... Qd8 28. Rxd4 Qe7 29. Re3 f6 30. Bf4 Qa7 31. Bxc4+ Kh7 32. c3 Rfb8 33. b3) 28. Rxg7+ { [%eval 4.96] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval 4.64] } 29. Rg4+?! { (4.64 → 3.47) Inaccuracy. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (29. Rxf7+ Kg8 30. Rg7+ Kh8 31. Rg4+ Kh7 32. Rxh4 Bxc2 33. Bxd4 Rad8 34. Nb7 Rxd4) 29... Kh7?! { (3.47 → 4.44) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (29... f6 30. Rxh4 fxe5 31. Nxe4 Rab8 32. Bxc4 Rxb2 33. Bd3 Kg7 34. g3 c5 35. Nxc5) 30. Rxh4 { [%eval 4.47] } 30... Bxc2 { [%eval 4.25] } 31. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.19] } 31... d3 { [%eval 4.53] } 32. Nxf7? { (4.53 → 2.48) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (32. Bf4 Kg7 33. Bxh6+ Kf6 34. Bd2 Ke7 35. Nf5+ Kd8 36. Bxd3 Bxd3 37. Rd4+ Kc7) 32... d2?? { (2.48 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (32... Rxf7 33. Bxf7 d2 34. Bh5 d1=Q+ 35. Bxd1 Bxd1 36. Bc3 Ra6 37. f3 Bb3 38. Kh2) 33. Rxh6+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 34. Ng5+ { [%eval #1] } 34... Rf7 { [%eval #1] } 35. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0