[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lrOB4tk3"] [Date "2025.12.20"] [Round "-"] [White "a_sambros"] [Black "Caleb_Li"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "lrOB4tk3"] [UTCDate "2025.12.20"] [UTCTime "08:57:05"] [WhiteElo "1638"] [BlackElo "1665"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... a6?! { (0.45 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bd7 6. Nc3 g6 7. Bf4 Nf6 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Qd2) 5. Bxc6+ { [%eval 1.39] } 5... bxc6 { [%eval 1.9] } 6. dxe5 { [%eval 1.31] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 1.65] } 7. exd6 { [%eval 1.3] } 7... cxd6 { [%eval 1.73] } 8. h3 { [%eval 2.09] } 8... Bh5 { [%eval 2.28] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 1.9] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 1.88] } 10. Bg5 { [%eval 1.72] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.7] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.3] } 11... Rb8?! { (1.30 → 2.52) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.52] } (11... h6 12. Bh4 O-O 13. e5 dxe5 14. Qxd8 Bxd8 15. Nxe5 g5 16. Bg3 Nd5 17. Nxd5) 12. Rb1?! { (2.52 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (12. g4 Nxg4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. hxg4 Bxg4 15. Qd3 O-O 16. Nd4 Rxb2 17. f4 Bd7) 12... O-O { [%eval 1.35] } 13. Qd3 { [%eval 1.34] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 1.72] } 14. Nd4?? { (1.72 → -0.82) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (14. b4 Qb6 15. Nh4 Bg6 16. a3 Ra8 17. Qf3 Rfe8 18. Rfe1 a5 19. b5 cxb5) 14... Qxg5 { [%eval -1.19] } 15. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.33] } 15... Rbe8 { [%eval -1.55] } 16. f4 { [%eval -2.13] } 16... Qc5+ { [%eval -2.12] } 17. Nd4 { [%eval -2.25] } 17... h6 { [%eval -2.0] } 18. Kh2?! { (-2.00 → -2.91) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (18. b4 Qa7 19. Kh1 Qa8 20. a4 Bd8 21. Rfe1 Bg6 22. f5 Bh7 23. b5 Ba5) 18... Bg6 { [%eval -2.74] } 19. f5 { [%eval -3.06] } 19... Bh7 { [%eval -2.97] } 20. b4 { [%eval -2.94] } 20... Qe5+ { [%eval -2.82] } 21. g3 { [%eval -2.96] } 21... d5 { [%eval -2.96] } 22. Nc6?! { (-2.96 → -3.96) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Nc6 Qc3 24. exd5 Qxd3 25. cxd3 Bd6 26. Rf3 Re2+ 27. Kh1 Rxa2) 22... dxe4 { [%eval -3.64] } 23. Nxe4?! { (-3.64 → -5.48) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -5.48] } (23. Nxe5 exd3 24. cxd3 Bxb4 25. Rxb4 Rxe5 26. g4 Re3 27. Rd4 Kh8 28. Nd1 Ree8) 23... Qxe4 { [%eval -5.47] } 24. Qxe4 { [%eval -5.61] } 24... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.69] } 25. Rf4 { [%eval -6.4] } 25... Nd6 { [%eval -5.29] } 26. g4 { [%eval -6.01] } 26... g5 { [%eval -5.18] } 27. Rd4 { [%eval -4.86] } 27... Nb5 { [%eval -4.87] } 28. Rd3 { [%eval -5.07] } 28... Bd6+ { [%eval -4.93] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -5.2] } 29... Rc8 { [%eval -5.39] } 30. c4 { [%eval -5.82] } 30... Rxc6 { [%eval -5.83] } 31. cxb5 { [%eval -5.69] } 31... axb5 { [%eval -5.78] } 32. a3 { [%eval -6.07] } 32... f6 { [%eval -5.79] } 33. Rbd1 { [%eval -5.78] } 33... Be5 { [%eval -5.77] } 34. Rd5 { [%eval -6.0] } 34... Rc3 { [%eval -6.02] } 35. Rxb5 { [%eval -6.76] } 35... Rxh3+ { [%eval -6.55] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval -6.31] } 36... Rxa3 { [%eval -5.89] } 37. Rb7 { [%eval -6.71] } 37... Rf7 { [%eval -5.98] } 38. Rb8+ { [%eval -7.98] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval -6.53] } 39. Rb6 { [%eval -7.62] } 39... Rg3+ { [%eval -7.48] } 40. Kf2 { [%eval -7.43] } 40... Rxg4 { [%eval -7.45] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval -8.06] } 41... Bxf5 { [%eval -7.92] } 42. b5 { [%eval -9.51] } 42... Rf4+ { [%eval -7.96] } 43. Kg3? { (-7.96 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (43. Kg2 Re7 44. Ra6 Be4+ 45. Kg1 Bb7 46. Ra2 Bd4+ 47. Rxd4 Rxd4 48. Kh2 Rh4+) 43... Rd4+ { [%eval #-7] } { White resigns. } 0-1