[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mw8JhCFv"] [Date "2026.03.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Lalo28"] [Black "raju_Kalkal"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mw8JhCFv"] [UTCDate "2026.03.09"] [UTCTime "03:19:01"] [WhiteElo "1578"] [BlackElo "1589"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.81] } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.81] } 5... Nce7 { [%eval 0.62] } 6. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.64] } 6... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.7] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.59] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.79] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.89] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval 0.94] } 9. cxd5 { [%eval 1.01] } 9... f5?! { (1.01 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (9... Ng6 10. a4 Nf6 11. a5 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Be3 Ng4 14. Bd2 Nf6 15. Qa4) 10. O-O?! { (2.16 → 1.27) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.27] } (10. Ng5 b5 11. f3 Nf6 12. O-O h6 13. Ne6 Kf7 14. exf5 Nxf5 15. Qd3 g6) 10... Nf6?! { (1.27 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (10... h6 11. Re1 Nf6 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. h3 g5 14. Qd3 O-O-O 15. a4 Kb8 16. a5) 11. Re1?! { (1.95 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (11. Ng5 fxe4 12. f4 exf3 13. Rxf3 a6 14. h3 b5 15. Ne6 Rc8 16. Bg5 Rxc3) 11... f4?! { (1.30 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (11... h6 12. exf5 Nxf5 13. Bf4 O-O-O 14. Bxe5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qc7 16. Rc1 Kb8 17. Qd3) 12. Qb3? { (2.12 → 0.89) Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (12. Bxf4 Ng6 13. Bd2 h6 14. Ne2 Be7 15. Ng3 O-O 16. h3 Bd8 17. a4 a6) 12... Nc8?? { (0.89 → 3.04) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (12... Ng6 13. Ng5 Be7 14. Ne6 Kf7 15. Bd2 Rhc8 16. Rac1 Ne8 17. g3 fxg3 18. hxg3) 13. Qc2? { (3.04 → 1.24) Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (13. Bxf4 a5 14. a4 Be7 15. Bg3 Bd8 16. Ng5 O-O 17. Ne6 Rf7 18. Rac1 Bb6) 13... Be7 { [%eval 1.28] } 14. b3? { (1.28 → 0.00) Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (14. Bxf4 exf4 15. e5 dxe5 16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. Qa4+ Kf8 18. Nb5 Qc5 19. Nd4 Qb4) 14... O-O { [%eval 0.04] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval -0.04] } 15... b6?! { (-0.04 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (15... Bd8 16. Qe2 h6 17. Rac1 a6 18. Nd1 Na7 19. Nb2 Ba5 20. b4 Bd8 21. Nc4) 16. Rac1 { [%eval 0.64] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.97] } 17. Qd3 { [%eval 0.73] } 17... a6 { [%eval 0.86] } 18. h3 { [%eval 0.44] } 18... Rf6 { [%eval 0.96] } 19. Nh4?! { (0.96 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (19. Qc4 Bd8 20. Qc6 Qxc6 21. dxc6 b5 22. Red1 Nb6 23. Nd5 Nxd5 24. exd5 a5) 19... Rh6?! { (0.29 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (19... Rf7 20. Nf3 b5 21. Bb2 g5 22. a4 h5 23. axb5 g4 24. Nh2 Rg7 25. hxg4) 20. Nf5 { [%eval 1.15] } 20... Rg6 { [%eval 1.41] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval 0.99] } 21... a5 { [%eval 1.49] } 22. Nxe7+? { (1.49 → 0.00) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22. Nb5 Na7 23. Nxa7 Rxa7 24. Qd3 Bd8 25. Rc6 Rb7 26. b4 axb4 27. Bxb4 Rf6) 22... Nxe7 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Nf6?! { (0.00 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (23... b5 24. Nxb5 f3 25. g3 Rh6 26. Nc3 Nf6 27. Qxf3 Qxh3 28. Rc2 Ng6 29. Qg2) 24. Nb5?? { (0.96 → -1.12) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (24. Kh2 Rb8 25. Qb5 f3 26. gxf3 Qd8 27. Ne2 Qf8 28. Ng3 Nh5 29. Rc3 Nf4) 24... Rc8?? { (-1.12 → 3.32) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (24... f3 25. g3 Nh5 26. Kh2 Nf4 27. Qf1 Nxh3 28. Qxh3 Rh6 29. Qxh6 gxh6 30. Nxd6) 25. Nxd6 { [%eval 2.83] } 25... Rxc1?! { (2.83 → 3.89) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (25... Rf8 26. Qf3 Rg5 27. Nc4 Ng6 28. Bxf8 Nh4 29. Nxe5 Nxf3+ 30. Nxf3 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2) 26. Rxc1 { [%eval 3.45] } 26... Nh5 { [%eval 4.12] } 27. Qa6 { [%eval 3.73] } 27... Qxh3?? { (3.73 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (27... Rxd6 28. Qa8+ Qd8 29. Qxd8+ Rxd8 30. Bxe7 Rd7 31. Ba3 f3 32. Rc8+ Kf7 33. gxf3) 28. Qa8+ { [%eval #2] } 28... Nc8 { [%eval #2] } 29. Rxc8+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Qxc8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qxc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0