[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/kerwIwh0"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Quoctrung2012"] [Black "pessu"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "kerwIwh0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "11:21:11"] [WhiteElo "1085"] [BlackElo "1160"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense } 4... a6?! { (0.11 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (4... Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5 8. Rxe5 O-O 9. d4) 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 1.43] } 5... dxc6 { [%eval 1.27] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.09] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 1.63] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 1.56] } 7... Bc5 { [%eval 1.4] } 8. d4? { (1.40 → -0.18) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (8. c3 Nd7 9. Nf3 f6 10. d4 Bd6 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. b3 c5) 8... Bd6?? { (-0.18 → 2.31) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (8... Bxd4 9. Nf3 Bc5 10. Qxd8+ Rxd8 11. h3 Kd7 12. Ng5 Rhe8 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3) 9. Bg5?? { (2.31 → 0.25) Blunder. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (9. Nd3 Be7 10. c3 a5 11. a4 h6 12. Nd2 Nh7 13. Nf4 Bc8 14. h3 O-O) 9... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.26] } 10. dxe5 { [%eval 0.33] } 10... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.46] } 11. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.41] } 11... O-O?? { (0.41 → 5.73) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (11... Nxe4 12. Be3 h6 13. f3 Ng5 14. Nc3 Nh7 15. Ne2 Nf8 16. Nf4 h5 17. Rd2) 12. Bxf6?! { (5.73 → 3.63) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.63] } (12. exf6 Rfd8 13. Nc3 b5 14. f3 a5 15. Be3 b4 16. Na4 Bc4 17. Kf2 g6) 12... gxf6 { [%eval 3.49] } 13. exf6 { [%eval 3.54] } 13... h5 { [%eval 3.56] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 3.65] } 14... Bg4 { [%eval 4.23] } 15. Rd4 { [%eval 3.77] } 15... c5 { [%eval 4.55] } 16. Rc4?! { (4.55 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (16. Rd5 Rad8 17. Rxc5 b6 18. Rg5+ Kh7 19. Rg7+ Kh6 20. Nd5 Be6 21. Ne7 h4) 16... b6 { [%eval 3.44] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 2.93] } 17... h4?? { (2.93 → 6.73) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 6.73] } (17... Be6 18. Ra4 Rfd8 19. e5 Rd4 20. Rxd4 cxd4 21. Ne2 Rd8 22. h3 c5 23. Nf4) 18. e5 { [%eval 7.08] } 18... h3? { (7.08 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rfd8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (18... Rfd8 19. Rxg4+ Kh7 20. Ne4 Rd4 21. Rxh4+ Kg8 22. Rg4+ Kf8 23. c3 Rd3 24. f3) 19. Rxg4+ { [%eval #2] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 20. Rh4+ { [%eval #3] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 21. Rxh3 { [%eval #4] } 21... Rfd8 { [%eval #4] } 22. Kf1? { (Mate in 4 → 8.48) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ree3 was best. } { [%eval 8.48] } (22. Ree3 Rd4 23. Reg3+ Rg4 24. Rxg4+ Kf8 25. Rh8#) 22... a5? { (8.48 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... Rd4 23. Ree3 Rg4 24. Nd5 Kf8 25. Ne7 Ke8 26. Rh8+ Kd7 27. Rxa8 Rd4 28. Ke2) 23. Re4 { [%eval #8] } 23... a4 { [%eval #2] } 24. Rg4+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0