[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iaRCiT8r"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "VZ44"] [Black "monkey_usa"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iaRCiT8r"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "14:29:24"] [WhiteElo "1652"] [BlackElo "1668"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C74"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern 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 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.3] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.14] } { C74 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.49] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.42] } 6... a5 { [%eval 0.96] } 7. a3?! { (0.96 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (7. d4 a4 8. Bc2 exd4 9. cxd4 Nb4 10. Nc3 Nxc2+ 11. Qxc2 Bd7) 7... Nf6?! { (0.17 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (7... a4 8. Ba2 g6 9. d4 Bg7 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. Qe2 Ba6 12. Ng5) 8. d3?! { (0.75 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (8. a4) 8... Bg4?! { (0.03 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (8... a4 9. Ba2 Be7 10. b4 axb3 11. Qxb3 O-O 12. Qxb5 Na5 13. Qb2 d5 14. exd5) 9. h3 { [%eval 0.7] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 1.15] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.81] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.1] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.81] } 11... a4 { [%eval 0.83] } 12. Ba2 { [%eval 0.83] } 12... d5 { [%eval 0.8] } 13. Qc2 { [%eval 0.77] } 13... Bxf3 { [%eval 1.32] } 14. gxf3?? { (1.32 → -0.56) Blunder. Nxf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (14. Nxf3) 14... dxe4?? { (-0.56 → 1.62) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (14... O-O) 15. dxe4?! { (1.62 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (15. fxe4) 15... Qd7?! { (0.79 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (15... O-O) 16. O-O-O { [%eval 1.57] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval 2.05] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 1.97] } 17... Qe8 { [%eval 1.85] } 18. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.69] } 18... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.02] } 19. Rd1+ { [%eval 1.92] } 19... Kc8 { [%eval 2.03] } 20. Nd2 { [%eval 1.82] } 20... Kb7 { [%eval 1.84] } 21. c4 { [%eval 1.85] } 21... Nd4 { [%eval 2.13] } 22. Bxd4 { [%eval 2.16] } 22... exd4 { [%eval 1.99] } 23. cxb5 { [%eval 1.94] } 23... Qxb5 { [%eval 1.99] } 24. Bxf7 { [%eval 2.13] } 24... c5 { [%eval 2.7] } 25. Bd5+?? { (2.70 → 0.00) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. f4 Kb8 26. Kb1 Rd8 27. Bc4 Qc6 28. Qd3 Nh5 29. f5 Nf4 30. Qg3 Qh6) 25... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Bg5 { [%eval -0.01] } 27. Kb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... g6?? { (0.00 → 5.12) Blunder. Bxd2 was best. } { [%eval 5.12] } (27... Bxd2 28. Qxd2 Re8 29. Re1 Kb6 30. Rxe8 Qxe8 31. Qf4 d3 32. Qe4 Qb5 33. Qe6+) 28. Ne4 { [%eval 4.96] } 28... Be7 { [%eval 5.3] } 29. d6 { [%eval 5.14] } 29... Bd8 { [%eval 5.51] } 30. Qxc5? { (5.51 → 3.14) Mistake. Nxc5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (30. Nxc5+ Kb6 31. Nxa4+ Ka7 32. Rxd4 Rf8 33. Nc3 Qc6 34. Qb3 Ba5 35. Qa4 Qa6) 30... Qxc5 { [%eval 2.98] } 31. Nxc5+ { [%eval 2.55] } 31... Kc6 { [%eval 2.68] } 32. Nxa4 { [%eval 2.44] } 32... Kxd6? { (2.44 → 4.12) Mistake. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (32... Rf8 33. Rd3 Bf6 34. b4 Kxd6 35. Kb2 Rc8 36. Rd1 Rc6 37. Nc5 Kd5 38. Ne4) 33. Rxd4+ { [%eval 4.13] } 33... Ke5 { [%eval 4.16] } 34. Re4+ { [%eval 4.1] } 34... Kf5 { [%eval 4.43] } 35. Nc3 { [%eval 4.24] } 35... Bb6 { [%eval 4.24] } 36. Ka2?! { (4.24 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (36. a4 Bxf2 37. Kc2 Rf8 38. a5 Kg5 39. b4 Rxf3 40. b5 Kh5 41. b6 Rf5) 36... Bxf2 { [%eval 3.26] } 37. a4 { [%eval 3.47] } 37... Ra8 { [%eval 4.12] } 38. b3?! { (4.12 → 2.81) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (38. b4 Rd8 39. a5 Rd3 40. Rc4 Rxf3 41. b5 Ke6 42. b6 Rf5 43. a6 Kd7) 38... Rc8?! { (2.81 → 4.00) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (38... Rd8 39. b4 Rd3 40. Rc4 Rxf3 41. a5 Rxh3 42. b5 Re3 43. Kb3 Re8 44. Rc7) 39. Nd5 { [%eval 3.51] } 39... Rc2+ { [%eval 3.37] } 40. Kb1 { [%eval 2.88] } 40... Rd2 { [%eval 2.66] } 41. Nf6?? { (2.66 → -2.15) Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (41. Ne3+ Kg5 42. Ng4 Bg1 43. b4 h5 44. Ne5 Rh2 45. h4+ Kf6 46. a5 g5) 41... Rd3?? { (-2.15 → 0.00) Blunder. Kxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (41... Kxf6 42. b4 Rd3 43. a5 Rxf3 44. Kc2 g5 45. Re8 Kf7 46. Re5 Kg6 47. Re6+) 42. Ng4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Bh4?? { (0.00 → 4.41) Blunder. Rxb3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (42... Rxb3+ 43. Kc2 Rxf3 44. Re7 Bd4 45. Rf7+ Ke4 46. Rxf3 Kxf3 47. Kd3 Bb6 48. Ne5+) 43. Re5+?? { (4.41 → 0.77) Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (43. Ne3+ Kg5 44. Kc2 Rd8 45. a5 Rc8+ 46. Kd2 Kh5 47. b4 Rb8 48. Re5+ Bg5) 43... Kf4 { [%eval 0.65] } 44. Re7?? { (0.65 → -5.58) Blunder. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval -5.58] } (44. Rb5 Rxf3 45. a5 Kg3 46. Ne5 Rf1+ 47. Ka2 Kxh3 48. b4 g5 49. a6 Bf2) 44... Rxb3+?? { (-5.58 → -0.16) Blunder. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (44... Bxe7 45. Kc2 Rd8 46. b4 Bxb4 47. Nf6 h5 48. Kb3 Ba5 49. Kc4 h4 50. Kb5) 45. Kc2 { [%eval -0.13] } 45... Rxf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 46. Rxh7 { [%eval 0.11] } 46... g5?? { (0.11 → 5.69) Blunder. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval 5.69] } (46... Rxh3) 47. Rf7+ { [%eval 6.36] } 47... Kg3 { [%eval 6.12] } 48. Rxf3+ { [%eval 6.02] } 48... Kxf3 { [%eval 5.47] } 49. Kd3?? { (5.47 → 0.27) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (49. a5 Bg3 50. a6 Bb8 51. Ne5+ Bxe5 52. a7 Kg2 53. a8=Q+ Kxh3 54. Kd3 g4) 49... Kf4?? { (0.27 → 7.05) Blunder. Be1 was best. } { [%eval 7.05] } (49... Be1 50. Nf6 Ba5 51. Ne4 Kf4 52. Kd4 Bb6+ 53. Kd5 Ba5 54. Nc5 Bd2 55. Ne6+) 50. Ke2?? { (7.05 → 0.37) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (50. a5 Kf5 51. a6 Kg6 52. a7 Be1 53. a8=Q Kg7 54. Qd5 Bb4 55. Qxg5+ Kh8) 50... Kf5?? { (0.37 → 4.48) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (50... Ke4 51. a5 Kd5 52. Ne3+ Kc5 53. Nf5 g4 54. hxg4 Bd8 55. Nd4 Kxd4 56. g5) 51. Kf3?? { (4.48 → 0.20) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (51. a5) 51... Ke6 { [%eval 0.24] } 52. Ke4 { [%eval 0.27] } 52... Kd6 { [%eval 0.23] } 53. Kd4 { [%eval 0.3] } 53... Kc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 54. Kc4 { [%eval 0.28] } 54... Kb6 { [%eval 0.16] } 55. Kb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 55... Be1+ { [%eval 0.18] } 56. Kb3 { [%eval 0.21] } 56... Ka5 { [%eval 0.31] } 57. Ne5 { [%eval 0.28] } 57... Bd2?? { (0.28 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #17] } (57... Kb6) 58. Nc4+ { [%eval #16] } 58... Ka6 { [%eval #17] } 59. Nxd2 { [%eval 10.83] } 59... Ka5?! { (10.83 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (59... Kb7 60. Ne4 Kc6 61. Nxg5 Kd6 62. h4 Ke7 63. h5 Kf6 64. h6 Kxg5 65. h7) 60. Nf3 { [%eval #13] } 60... Kb6 { [%eval #13] } 61. Nxg5 { [%eval #12] } 61... Ka5 { [%eval #12] } 62. h4 { [%eval #11] } 62... Kb6 { [%eval #11] } 63. h5 { [%eval #10] } 63... Ka5 { [%eval #9] } 64. h6 { [%eval #8] } 64... Kb6 { [%eval #7] } 65. h7 { [%eval #7] } 65... Ka5 { [%eval #5] } 66. h8=Q { [%eval #4] } 66... Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 67. Qb8+ { [%eval #5] } 67... Kc5 { [%eval #5] } 68. a5 { [%eval #5] } 68... Kd4 { [%eval #5] } 69. a6 { [%eval #5] } 69... Kd3 { [%eval #4] } 70. a7 { [%eval #4] } 70... Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 71. a8=Q { [%eval #2] } 71... Kd3 { [%eval #2] } 72. Qc6 { [%eval #3] } 72... Kd4 { [%eval #2] } 73. Qbc8 { [%eval #2] } 73... Ke5 { [%eval #2] } 74. Qd8 { [%eval #2] } 74... Kf4 { [%eval #2] } 75. Qe6 { [%eval #2] } 75... Kg3 { [%eval #2] } 76. Qe3+ { [%eval #2] } 76... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 77. Qf4+ { [%eval #2] } 77... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 78. Qe8+ { [%eval #1] } 78... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 79. Qf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0