[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mHzZgBeo"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "mallesh4ever"] [Black "thibled"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mHzZgBeo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "07:18:58"] [WhiteElo "1590"] [BlackElo "1594"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+74"] [BlackRatingDiff "-14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [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. 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. Ba4? { (1.39 → 0.00) Mistake. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. dxe5 Ne7 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. Qxd6 cxd6 9. Nc3 Ng6) 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.48] } 6. dxe5 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.27] } 7... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.25] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.16] } 8... dxe5 { [%eval 0.19] } 9. Qxd7+ { [%eval 0.21] } 9... Kxd7 { [%eval 0.2] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.14] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 11. Bg5?? { (-0.07 → -2.03) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (11. Nc3 Bb4) 11... h6?? { (-2.03 → 1.53) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (11... Nxe4 12. Be3 Re8 13. Re1 Kc8 14. Kf1 Re6 15. f3 Nd6 16. Bf2 g6 17. Nc3) 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.69] } 12... gxf6 { [%eval 1.48] } 13. Nc3 { [%eval 1.68] } 13... c6 { [%eval 1.65] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 1.63] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval 1.62] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval 1.55] } 15... Bd4 { [%eval 1.55] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval 1.62] } 16... Ke6? { (1.62 → 3.49) Mistake. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (16... Kc7 17. c3 Bc5 18. Rd3 Rad8 19. Rfd1 Rxd3 20. Rxd3 b5 21. Kf1 Rb8 22. Rf3) 17. c3?! { (3.49 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (17. Rd3 Rad8 18. Rfd1 Bb6 19. Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Nf5 Bc7 21. h4 h5 22. Kh2 a5) 17... Bc5 { [%eval 2.44] } 18. Nf5 { [%eval 2.09] } 18... h5?? { (2.09 → 5.24) Blunder. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 5.24] } (18... Rad8 19. b4 Bb6 20. a4 a5 21. h4 h5 22. g3 Bc7 23. Kg2 Rxd1 24. Rxd1) 19. b4 { [%eval 5.14] } 19... Bb6?? { (5.14 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (19... Bxb4 20. cxb4 Rhd8 21. f3 b5 22. Rxd8 Rxd8 23. h4 a5 24. Rc1 Rd2 25. Rxc6+) 20. Rd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0