[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ilMs8Gjl"] [Date "2026.06.03"] [Round "-"] [White "s1977v"] [Black "RLK_1500"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ilMs8Gjl"] [UTCDate "2026.06.03"] [UTCTime "18:56:33"] [WhiteElo "1721"] [BlackElo "1739"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.61] } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.2] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.41] } 8. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.52] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.54] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.56] } 10. Bxh6?? { (0.56 → -3.64) Blunder. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -3.64] } (10. Nd1 Nd7 11. Qg3 Bg5 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 Rb8 14. Ne3 Qf6 15. Bxg5 Qxg5) 10... Rxh6 { [%eval -3.75] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval -4.03] } 11... Rg6 { [%eval -3.79] } 12. Qh4 { [%eval -4.02] } 12... Nd5 { [%eval -3.27] } 13. Qh8+ { [%eval -3.23] } 13... Bf8 { [%eval -3.22] } 14. exd5 { [%eval -3.25] } 14... c5?? { (-3.25 → 1.45) Blunder. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (14... Rh6 15. Qg8 Qh4 16. f4 Qxh2+ 17. Kf2 Rh8 18. Qxh8 Qxh8 19. Rh1 Qg8 20. dxc6) 15. Rae1?? { (1.45 → -2.92) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.92] } (15. Qh3 Rh6 16. Qg3 Qh4 17. Qxh4 Rxh4 18. Rae1 Be7 19. g3 Rh5 20. f4 exf4) 15... Qg5?? { (-2.92 → 1.56) Blunder. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (15... Rh6 16. Qxh6 gxh6 17. f4 Bg7 18. f5 Qh4 19. Ne4 O-O-O 20. Re3 Qh5 21. Ref3) 16. Qh3 { [%eval 1.49] } 16... Rh6?! { (1.49 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (16... Be7 17. g3 Rh6 18. Qg2 Qh5 19. f4 exf4 20. Rxf4 Kd7 21. h4 f5 22. d4) 17. Qf3? { (2.66 → 1.28) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (17. f4 Rxh3 18. fxg5 Rh5 19. Nb5 Rc8 20. Nxa7 Ra8 21. Nb5 Rc8 22. g6 f6) 17... Rf6?! { (1.28 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (17... Be7 18. Qe3 Qh4 19. h3 Rb8 20. Nd1 Qd4 21. Qf3 g6 22. c3 Qa4 23. Qe2) 18. Qe4 { [%eval 1.99] } 18... O-O-O? { (1.99 → 4.17) Mistake. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.17] } (18... Rf4 19. Qe2 Be7 20. g3 Qg6 21. Kh1 Rf5 22. Nb5 Kd7 23. Qe4 Rh8 24. Nxa7) 19. Nb5? { (4.17 → 2.33) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (19. Qa4 Rf4 20. Re4 f5 21. Qa6+ Kd7 22. Rxf4 exf4 23. Qc6+ Ke7 24. Qxc7+ Ke8) 19... Kb7?! { (2.33 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (19... Rf4 20. Qe3 Kb8 21. b4 a6 22. Na3 cxb4 23. Nc4 Be7 24. Rb1 Rd4 25. Rxb4+) 20. Qa4 { [%eval 3.94] } 20... a6 { [%eval 3.82] } 21. Nc3 { [%eval 3.73] } 21... Rg6 { [%eval 3.73] } 22. Qc6+ { [%eval 3.73] } 22... Kb8 { [%eval 3.73] } 23. g3 { [%eval 3.84] } { Black resigns. } 1-0