[Event "Steel-4 League Final Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nlJBIkD3"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Andrii_Muchychka"] [Black "Taras31032015"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "nlJBIkD3"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "16:32:00"] [WhiteElo "998"] [BlackElo "838"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation"] [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... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] } { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.17] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... d6?! { (0.19 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (5... Qg5 6. Ng4 Qg6 7. O-O d6 8. Ne3 Qxe4 9. Nc3 Qh4 10. Re1) 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.58] } 6... Qd7 { [%eval 0.59] } 7. Na5 { [%eval 0.57] } 7... Nf6? { (0.57 → 1.79) Mistake. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (7... Qa4 8. Nb3 Qxe4+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Kxe2 Bb6 11. d3 Ne7 12. Be3) 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.71] } 8... h6 { [%eval 2.21] } 9. Qe2?! { (2.21 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (9. Nb3 Bb6 10. d3 O-O 11. O-O d5 12. e5 Nh7 13. Qf3 Bb7 14. Qg3 Kh8) 9... O-O { [%eval 1.31] } 10. e5?? { (1.31 → -0.77) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (10. O-O Re8 11. Qf3 Bb6 12. Nc4 Bb7 13. Qf5 Qxf5 14. exf5 Ba6 15. Nxb6 axb6) 10... dxe5 { [%eval -0.32] } 11. Qxe5?? { (-0.32 → -5.71) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -5.71] } (11. O-O Bb4 12. Nc4 Ba6 13. b3 Bxc3 14. dxc3 Qe6 15. Re1 Rfe8 16. h3 Nd5) 11... Bd4?! { (-5.71 → -3.99) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -3.99] } (11... Re8 12. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 13. Kf1 Bb6 14. Nb3 a5 15. d3 a4 16. Nd2 Be6 17. Ke1) 12. Qg3 { [%eval -4.14] } 12... Qd8?? { (-4.14 → 1.02) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (12... Re8+ 13. Ne2 Ng4 14. Qf3 Bxf2+ 15. Kf1 Ba6 16. d3 Bb6 17. b4 Rad8 18. h4) 13. Nc6?? { (1.02 → -3.49) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.49] } (13. O-O c5 14. Nb3 a5 15. d3 Ra6 16. Qh4 Re8 17. Nxd4 cxd4 18. Nb5 Qd7) 13... Qd7?? { (-3.49 → 2.58) Blunder. Qe8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (13... Qe8+ 14. Ne2 Ne4 15. Ncxd4 Nxg3 16. hxg3 c5 17. Nb3 Qe4 18. d3 Qxg2 19. Rg1) 14. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.57] } 14... Qxd4 { [%eval 2.32] } 15. O-O { [%eval 2.25] } 15... Ne4 { [%eval 2.83] } 16. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.59] } 16... Qxe4 { [%eval 2.67] } 17. d3 { [%eval 2.49] } 17... Qg4?! { (2.49 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (17... Qc6 18. Bf4 Bf5 19. Be5 f6 20. Bc3 a5 21. h3 a4 22. a3 Bd7 23. Rfe1) 18. Qe3?! { (3.60 → 2.59) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (18. Qxg4 Bxg4 19. Re1 f6 20. b3 Bf5 21. Bd2 Kf7 22. f3 Rh8 23. Kf1 Rhe8) 18... Be6 { [%eval 3.0] } 19. Qh3?? { (3.00 → 0.81) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (19. Qg3 h5 20. Qxg4 hxg4 21. b3 a5 22. a4 Ra6 23. Bd2 Rd8 24. f3 Rc6) 19... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.78] } 20. gxh3 { [%eval 0.99] } 20... Bxh3 { [%eval 1.15] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 1.24] } 21... Rad8 { [%eval 1.27] } 22. Re7? { (1.27 → 0.14) Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (22. Re3 Be6 23. b3 Rd5 24. Rg3 Kh7 25. Bb2 g5 26. Re1 Kg6 27. Be5 Ra5) 22... Rd4?! { (0.14 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (22... Rfe8 23. Re3 Rxe3 24. Bxe3 Rd6 25. Kh1 a6 26. Rg1 Rc6 27. Rg3 Bf5 28. Bd4) 23. Rxc7?? { (0.82 → -1.52) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (23. f4 Rd6 24. Re3 Rg6+ 25. Rg3 Rxg3+ 26. hxg3 f6 27. Be3 a6 28. Kf2 Rb8) 23... Ra8?? { (-1.52 → 1.15) Blunder. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (23... Rg4+ 24. Kh1 Bg2+ 25. Kg1 Bf3+ 26. Kf1 Rh4 27. Ke1 Rxh2 28. Re7 g5 29. b3) 24. Be3? { (1.15 → 0.00) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24. f4 Rd6 25. Kf2 Rg6 26. Be3 Re8 27. Re1 Rg2+ 28. Kf3 g5 29. fxg5 hxg5) 24... Rg4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rg2?? { (0.00 → 2.14) Blunder. Bg2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (25... Bg2+ 26. Kg1 Bh3+ 27. Kh1) 26. Rg1?! { (2.14 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (26. Rc4 g5 27. Rg1 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Re8 29. Re4 Rc8 30. c4 Rd8 31. Bxa7 Rxd3) 26... Rxg1+ { [%eval 1.11] } 27. Kxg1 { [%eval 0.91] } 27... Be6?? { (0.91 → 4.08) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (27... Re8 28. Rxa7 Re6 29. f3 Rxe3 30. Kf2 Re5 31. b4 Rb5 32. a3 Be6 33. c4) 28. Bxa7 { [%eval 4.18] } 28... Bxa2 { [%eval 3.81] } 29. b3? { (3.81 → 2.09) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (29. b4 Be6 30. Kf1 Rc8 31. Rxc8+ Bxc8 32. Ke2 f5 33. c4 f4 34. d4 h5) 29... Bb1 { [%eval 2.22] } 30. c4?! { (2.22 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (30. b4 Bxc2 31. b5 Bxd3 32. b6 Re8 33. b7 Re1+ 34. Kg2 Be4+ 35. Kh3 Bxb7) 30... Bxd3 { [%eval 1.06] } 31. Bc5?! { (1.06 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. Kg2 g5 32. Kg3 f5 33. Rd7 Bc2 34. b4 Rc8 35. c5 Ba4 36. Rb7) 31... Be4?! { (0.00 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Ra1+ was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (31... Ra1+ 32. Kg2 Rb1 33. b4 Bxc4 34. Kf3 h5 35. Ke3 Bf1 36. Kd2 Rb3 37. Ke1) 32. h3? { (1.09 → -0.25) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (32. f3 Bxf3 33. Kf2 Bh1 34. Ba7 Rd8 35. Ke1 Rd3 36. b4 Rh3 37. b5 Rxh2) 32... Ra1+ { [%eval -0.16] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -0.19] } 33... g5 { [%eval -0.22] } 34. Rc8+ { [%eval -0.38] } 34... Kg7?? { (-0.38 → 6.16) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 6.16] } (34... Kh7 35. f3 Bxf3 36. Rf8 Kg6 37. Rg8+ Kh5 38. Rf8 Ra2+ 39. Kg1 Kg6 40. Rg8+) 35. Bd4+ { [%eval 6.22] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval 6.17] } 36. Bxa1 { [%eval 6.12] } 36... f5 { [%eval 6.31] } 37. b4 { [%eval 6.07] } 37... f4 { [%eval 6.66] } 38. c5 { [%eval 6.06] } 38... h5 { [%eval 6.81] } 39. b5 { [%eval 6.69] } 39... g4 { [%eval 7.09] } 40. c6 { [%eval 6.75] } 40... gxh3 { [%eval 9.32] } 41. Kxh3 { [%eval 7.25] } 41... Kg5 { [%eval 10.67] } 42. b6?! { (10.67 → 6.94) Inaccuracy. Rg8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.94] } (42. Rg8+ Bg6 43. Kh2 h4 44. c7 Kg4 45. c8=Q+ Kf3 46. Rxg6 h3 47. Qf5 Kxf2) 42... f3?? { (6.94 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval #8] } (42... Bf5+ 43. Kh2 Bxc8 44. b7 Bxb7 45. cxb7 Kg4 46. b8=Q Kf3 47. Qe5 Kxf2 48. Qb2+) 43. b7 { [%eval #7] } 43... Bf5+ { [%eval #7] } 44. Kg3 { [%eval #7] } 44... h4+ { [%eval #7] } 45. Kxf3 { [%eval #6] } 45... h3 { [%eval #5] } 46. Kg3 { [%eval #6] } 46... Bxc8 { [%eval #4] } 47. bxc8=Q { [%eval #3] } 47... h2 { [%eval #3] } 48. Kxh2 { [%eval #4] } 48... Kh4 { [%eval #3] } 49. Qh3+ { [%eval #3] } 49... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 50. Qf3 { [%eval #4] } 50... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 51. Qf5?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6# was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (51. Bf6#) 1/2-1/2