[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pxQAt9y4"] [Date "2025.10.26"] [Round "-"] [White "klerfe"] [Black "mcsofield"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "pxQAt9y4"] [UTCDate "2025.10.26"] [UTCTime "17:25:07"] [WhiteElo "1337"] [BlackElo "1297"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+31"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C61"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.49] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.48] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.57] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.59] } 6... dxc3 { [%eval 0.64] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval 0.54] } 7... Bc5 { [%eval 0.98] } 8. d4 { [%eval 1.6] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 1.47] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.29] } 9... Nf6?! { (1.29 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (9... Ne7 10. Bd3 d6 11. Nd2 O-O 12. a4 c5 13. Nc4 cxd4 14. Nxb6 axb6 15. cxd4) 10. Re1 { [%eval 2.1] } 10... c6 { [%eval 2.67] } 11. Bc4? { (2.67 → 1.00) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (11. e5 Nd5 12. Bd3 O-O 13. Qh5 g6 14. Qh6 f5 15. Bc4 Rf7 16. Bg5 Qf8) 11... d5?? { (1.00 → 3.81) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (11... O-O 12. Ba3) 12. exd5+ { [%eval 4.56] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval 4.46] } 13. dxc6 { [%eval 3.75] } 13... bxc6 { [%eval 3.78] } 14. Bg5?! { (3.78 → 2.57) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (14. Nd2 Nd5 15. Nf3 Be6 16. Qd3 Kg8 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qb7 19. Bd2 Bc7) 14... c5?! { (2.57 → 4.05) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (14... h6 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. Qf3 Bh7 18. Re3 Qxf3 19. Nxf3 c5 20. d5) 15. Qf3 { [%eval 3.93] } 15... cxd4 { [%eval 4.51] } 16. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.02] } 16... Qxf6 { [%eval 4.99] } 17. cxd4?? { (4.99 → -1.77) Blunder. Qxa8 was best. } { [%eval -1.77] } (17. Qxa8 Qf5 18. Qd5 g6 19. Qxf5 Bxf5 20. a4 Kg7 21. a5 Bc5) 17... Bxd4?? { (-1.77 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... Qxf3 18. gxf3 Bxd4 19. Rd1 Bxa1 20. Rd8+ Ke7 21. Rxh8 Bb7 22. Rxa8 Bxa8 23. f4) 18. Qa3+ { [%eval #3] } 18... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 19. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0