[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pRsUFEmr"] [Date "2026.04.11"] [Round "-"] [White "david_melhor"] [Black "Essiens"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "pRsUFEmr"] [UTCDate "2026.04.11"] [UTCTime "17:35:14"] [WhiteElo "1409"] [BlackElo "1457"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. O-O Nf6 6. d3 d5 7. Bg5 Qe7 8. Bxf6 Qxf6 9. exd5 cxd5 10. d4 Bg4 11. dxe5 Bxf3 12. exf6 Bxd1 13. Rxd1 gxf6 14. Rxd5 Rd8 15. Rxd8+ Kxd8 16. Nc3 Bg7 17. Rd1+ Ke7 18. Nd5+ Ke6 19. Nxc7+ Kf5 20. Rd5+ Kg6 21. h4 Rc8 22. Rd7 f5 23. Rd6+ Bf6 24. Nd5 Re8 25. Rxf6+ Kg7 26. Kh2 Re5 27. c4 Rxd5 28. cxd5 Kxf6 29. Kg3 Ke5 30. f4+ Kxd5 31. h5 h6 32. Kh4 f6 33. g4 Ke4 34. g5 fxg5+ 35. fxg5 hxg5+ 36. Kxg5 f4 37. h6 f3 38. h7 f2 39. h8=Q f1=Q 40. Qe8+ Kd3 41. Qd8+ Ke2 42. Qe8+ Kd2 43. b4 Qg1+ 44. Kf6 Qd4+ 45. Kf5 Qxb4 46. Qd8+ Kc2 47. Qc8+ Kb2 48. Qa6 Qf8+ 49. Ke4 Qe7+ 50. Kd5 Qf7+ 51. Kc6 Qxa2 52. Kb7 Qf7+ 53. Kc6 Qe6+ 54. Kb7 Qd7+ 55. Ka8 Qd8+ 56. Kxa7 Qc7+ 57. Qb7+ Qxb7+ 58. Kxb7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2