[Event "Reykjavik op"] [Site "Reykjavik"] [Date "2025.04.09"] [Round "1"] [White "Romain,Emeline"] [Black "Aeschbacher,Gregoire"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qmPE9qic"] [WhiteElo "1926"] [BlackElo "1717"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C71"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Unknown"] [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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.3] } { C71 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bd5 { [%eval -0.14] } 8... Rb8 { [%eval -0.12] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.13] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval -0.07] } 10. c3 { [%eval -0.25] } 10... c6 { [%eval 0.09] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval 0.14] } 11... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 12. Qe3 { [%eval -0.1] } 12... c4 { [%eval 0.23] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 0.21] } 13... Ne7 { [%eval 0.44] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 14... Nc6?! { (0.29 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (14... Ng6 15. f4 Be7 16. Qf2 O-O 17. Be3 Bh4 18. g3 Bf6 19. Nd2 Qc7 20. a3) 15. Qg3 { [%eval 0.51] } 15... h6?! { (0.51 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (15... h5) 16. Bf4 { [%eval 0.96] } 16... Qf6 { [%eval 0.95] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval 1.1] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 1.29] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 1.48] } 18... g5 { [%eval 1.63] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 1.48] } 19... g4 { [%eval 1.53] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 1.22] } 20... h5? { (1.22 → 2.70) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (20... Ne5 21. Nf5) 21. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.62] } 21... h4 { [%eval 2.55] } 22. Qf4? { (2.55 → 0.77) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (22. Bd4 Qh6 23. Qe3 Bxc6 24. Bxh8 Qxh8 25. Rad1 Qe5 26. f4 Qe6 27. Qd4 h3) 22... Qxf4 { [%eval 0.74] } 23. Bxf4 { [%eval 0.65] } 23... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.71] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.71] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 0.82] } 25. a4 { [%eval 0.9] } 25... f6 { [%eval 1.19] } 26. axb5 { [%eval 1.0] } 26... Bxb5?! { (1.00 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (26... axb5 27. Ra7) 27. Rd2 { [%eval 1.81] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval 1.85] } 28. Bd1 { [%eval 1.74] } 28... Rhg8 { [%eval 1.92] } 29. Be2 { [%eval 2.19] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval 2.3] } 30. Rad1 { [%eval 2.3] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval 2.49] } 31. g3 { [%eval 2.47] } 31... hxg3 { [%eval 2.41] } 32. hxg3 { [%eval 2.37] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval 2.53] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval 2.57] } 33... Ba4?! { (2.57 → 3.29) Inaccuracy. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (33... Rb6 34. Rh1 Kd7 35. Rh4 f5 36. Rh7 Bc6 37. Rxd6+ Ke8 38. Rxc6 Rxc6 39. exf5) 34. Rh1 { [%eval 3.13] } 34... Bb3?! { (3.13 → 4.43) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.43] } (34... Kd7 35. Rh4 f5 36. exf5 Bxh4 37. gxh4 Kc7 38. Kg3 Rf8 39. Bxg4 Rb6 40. Bh6) 35. Rh4 { [%eval 4.4] } 35... f5 { [%eval 4.49] } 36. Rh6+ { [%eval 4.32] } 36... Bf6 { [%eval 4.84] } 37. exf5+ { [%eval 5.05] } 37... Kxf5 { [%eval 4.79] } 38. f3 { [%eval 4.88] } 38... gxf3+?! { (4.88 → 6.29) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 6.29] } (38... Rh8 39. fxg4+ Ke6 40. Bf3 Rxh6 41. Bxc6 Rg6 42. Rxd6+ Ke7 43. Bd5 a5 44. Re6+) 39. Bxf3 { [%eval 6.0] } 39... Rb6 { [%eval 7.01] } 40. Bd5?? { (7.01 → 3.28) Blunder. Be4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (40. Be4+ Ke6 41. Bd5+ Ke7 42. Bxg8 Kf8 43. Rxf6+ Kxg8 44. Rfxd6 Rb7 45. Rxa6 Rf7) 40... Bg5?? { (3.28 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (40... Rh8 41. Be4+ Ke6 42. Rg6 d5 43. Be3 Rb5 44. Bf3 Rf8 45. Rh6 Ke7 46. Rxd5) 41. Bxg8?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.76] } (41. Be6+ Ke4 42. Rd4#) 41... Bxh6 { [%eval 5.59] } 42. Bxh6 { [%eval 5.62] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval 5.52] } 43. Bf4 { [%eval 5.57] } 43... a5 { [%eval 7.07] } 44. Rxd6+ { [%eval 7.0] } 44... Rxd6 { [%eval 6.88] } 45. Bxd6 { [%eval 6.77] } 45... a4 { [%eval 6.86] } 46. Kf3 { [%eval 7.11] } 46... Kg5 { [%eval 7.08] } 47. Ke4 { [%eval 7.03] } 47... Kg4 { [%eval 6.88] } 48. Kd4 { [%eval 6.65] } { White wins. } 1-0