[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qsZifBPI"] [Date "2026.04.05"] [Round "-"] [White "SimonXenoZ"] [Black "chouvalbois"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qsZifBPI"] [UTCDate "2026.04.05"] [UTCTime "16:30:44"] [WhiteElo "1385"] [BlackElo "1404"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [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 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. h3 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.45] } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 7. Re1 { [%eval -0.01] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.41] } 8. Ba4?! { (0.41 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (8. Bxc6 Bxc6 9. d4 Be7 10. Qc2 exd4 11. Nxd4 Bd7 12. c4 O-O) 8... b5?! { (-0.32 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (8... g5 9. d4 g4 10. hxg4 Nxg4 11. d5 Ne7 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Nh4 O-O-O 14. Qf3) 9. Bb3 { [%eval 0.38] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.57] } 10. d4 { [%eval 0.47] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.49] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.57] } 11... a5 { [%eval 0.58] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.56] } 12... b4?! { (0.56 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (12... bxa4 13. Bxa4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Nxd4 15. cxd4 Bxa4 16. Rxa4 Qb8 17. d5 Nd7 18. Nb3) 13. d5 { [%eval 0.83] } 13... Nb8 { [%eval 0.84] } 14. c4?! { (0.84 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (14. Nc4 bxc3 15. bxc3 Bc8 16. Rb1 Nbd7 17. Bc2 Nb6 18. Ne3 Nfd7 19. Ba3 Ba6) 14... c6? { (0.08 → 1.23) Mistake. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (14... Na6 15. Bc2 Nc5 16. b3 Nh7 17. Nf1 Ng5 18. N3h2 c6 19. Ng3 cxd5 20. cxd5) 15. Nf1?! { (1.23 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (15. c5 Qc7 16. Nc4 cxd5 17. Nb6 Qxc5 18. Nxa8 Qa7 19. exd5 Qxa8 20. Be3 Na6) 15... cxd5 { [%eval 0.36] } 16. cxd5 { [%eval 0.36] } 16... Na6 { [%eval 0.41] } 17. Ng3 { [%eval 0.27] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 0.34] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval 0.39] } 18... b3? { (0.39 → 1.54) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (18... Qc7 19. Bd2 Rfc8 20. Rc1 Qd8 21. b3 Rc7 22. Be3 Rac8 23. Bb1 h5 24. Nd2) 19. Bxb3 { [%eval 1.33] } 19... Nxb3 { [%eval 1.5] } 20. Qxb3 { [%eval 1.4] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 1.41] } 21. Qc3 { [%eval 1.04] } 21... Rb4?! { (1.04 → 1.70) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (21... Qb6 22. Re3 Rfc8 23. Qe1 Ne8 24. b3 f5 25. exf5 Nf6 26. Qd1 Qb7 27. Nh4) 22. Bd2?! { (1.70 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (22. b3 Qb6 23. Re3 Rc8 24. Qd3 Rb8 25. Nd2 Qd4 26. Qxd4 Rxd4 27. Ne2 Rdb4) 22... Bxa4?? { (0.80 → 3.52) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (22... Qb6 23. Qc2 Rxb2 24. Bxa5 Bxa4 25. Rxa4 Qxa5 26. Nf5 Bd8 27. Qxb2 Qxa4 28. Nxd6) 23. Qa3 { [%eval 3.56] } 23... Bd7 { [%eval 3.38] } 24. Bxb4 { [%eval 3.48] } 24... axb4 { [%eval 3.47] } 25. Qxb4 { [%eval 3.51] } 25... Qc8?! { (3.51 → 4.49) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (25... Qb8 26. Qxb8 Rxb8 27. Nd2 Rxb2 28. Nc4 Rb4 29. Ne3 g6 30. Reb1 Rb5 31. Ra8+) 26. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.39] } 26... Bxh3 { [%eval 4.68] } 27. gxh3 { [%eval 4.19] } 27... Qxh3 { [%eval 4.36] } 28. Re2? { (4.36 → 2.27) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (28. Nf5 dxe5 29. Nxe7+ Kh7 30. Ra3 Qh5 31. Rg3 Ng4 32. Rg2 g6 33. Qa3 Nxf2) 28... Ng4? { (2.27 → 4.13) Mistake. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (28... Nh5 29. Nc4 Rc8 30. Nxh5 Qxh5 31. Re3 Bh4 32. Qc3 Qg5+ 33. Kf1 Qf4 34. Ke2) 29. Nxg4 { [%eval 3.98] } 29... Qxg4 { [%eval 3.88] } 30. Qb7 { [%eval 3.66] } 30... Bh4 { [%eval 3.66] } 31. Ra8?? { (3.66 → 0.00) Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. Re3 Bg5 32. Qb3 g6 33. Qd1 Qh4 34. Qf3 Bxe3 35. Qxe3 h5 36. Kg2 Qg4) 31... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Rxf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kh7?? { (0.00 → 6.63) Blunder. Kxf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.63] } (32... Kxf8 33. Qb8+ Ke7 34. Qc7+ Ke8 35. Qc6+ Ke7 36. fxg3 Qxe2 37. Qc7+ Ke8 38. Qb8+) 33. fxg3 { [%eval 5.6] } 33... Qxe2?! { (5.60 → 10.65) Inaccuracy. Qxg3+ was best. } { [%eval 10.65] } (33... Qxg3+ 34. Kf1 Qh3+ 35. Ke1 Qh4+ 36. Kd2 Qf6 37. Qb5 Qe7 38. Rc8 Qf6 39. Qd3) 34. Qxf7 { [%eval 11.04] } 34... Qe1+ { [%eval 9.93] } 35. Kg2 { [%eval #15] } 35... Qxe4+ { [%eval #16] } 36. Kf2?! { (Mate in 16 → 11.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 11.66] } (36. Qf3 Qc2+ 37. Kh3 Qb1 38. Qf5+ Qxf5+ 39. Rxf5 g6 40. Rf2 h5 41. b4 Kg7) 36... Qd4+ { [%eval 10.9] } 37. Kf3 { [%eval 9.28] } 37... Qd3+ { [%eval #16] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval #17] } 38... Qd2+ { [%eval #17] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval #19] } 39... Qd1+ { [%eval 10.1] } 40. Ke4 { [%eval 7.68] } 40... Qe2+ { [%eval 7.33] } 41. Kd4 { [%eval 6.76] } 41... Qxb2+ { [%eval 6.31] } 42. Kc4?! { (6.31 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (42. Ke4 Qg2+ 43. Kf4 Qd2+ 44. Kf3 Qd1+ 45. Kg2 Qg4 46. Qf5+ Qxf5 47. Rxf5 Kg6) 42... Qc2+?! { (4.32 → 6.98) Inaccuracy. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval 6.98] } (42... Qe2+ 43. Kd4 Qe5+ 44. Kd3 Qxg3+ 45. Kc4 Qg4+ 46. Kb5 Qe2+ 47. Kb6 Qe3+ 48. Kb7) 43. Kb5 { [%eval 6.26] } 43... Qc5+ { [%eval 5.99] } 44. Ka6 { [%eval 5.46] } 44... Qa3+?! { (5.46 → 7.94) Inaccuracy. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval 7.94] } (44... Qc4+ 45. Kb7 Qb5+ 46. Kc8 Qa6+ 47. Kb8 Qb5+ 48. Qb7 Qd3 49. Rf7 Qxg3 50. Qb1+) 45. Kb7 { [%eval 9.43] } 45... Qb4+ { [%eval 9.04] } 46. Kc7 { [%eval 8.66] } 46... Qc5+ { [%eval 7.52] } 47. Kd7 { [%eval 7.21] } 47... Qb5+ { [%eval #18] } 48. Kxd6?! { (Mate in 18 → 11.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 11.08] } (48. Ke6 Qe2+ 49. Kxd6 Qa6+ 50. Ke5 Qe2+ 51. Kf4 Qc4+ 52. Kf3 Qd3+ 53. Kg2 Qe4+) 48... Qb4+?! { (11.08 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb6+ was best. } { [%eval #16] } (48... Qb6+ 49. Kd7 Qa7+ 50. Kc6 Qa6+ 51. Kc5 Qd3 52. Qf5+ Qxf5 53. Rxf5 Kg6 54. Rf8) 49. Ke5 { [%eval #15] } 49... Qe1+ { [%eval #17] } 50. Kd6? { (Mate in 17 → 7.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 7.86] } (50. Kf5 Qb1+ 51. Kf4 Qb4+ 52. Kf3 Qb3+ 53. Kg2 Qb1 54. Qf5+ Qxf5 55. Rxf5 Kg6) 50... Qxg3+? { (7.86 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (50... Qb1 51. Qf5+ Qxf5 52. Rxf5 g5 53. Ke6 h5 54. d6 Kh6 55. d7 h4 56. Kf6) 51. Qf4 { [%eval #17] } 51... Qa3+ { [%eval 9.61] } 52. Ke6 { [%eval 8.02] } 52... Qa6+ { [%eval #15] } 53. d6 { [%eval #14] } 53... Qa2+ { [%eval #13] } 54. Ke7 { [%eval #12] } 54... Qe2+ { [%eval #12] } 55. Kd7 { [%eval #13] } 55... Qb5+ { [%eval #13] } 56. Kc7 { [%eval #14] } 56... Qc5+ { [%eval #14] } 57. Kb7? { (Mate in 14 → 7.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 7.53] } (57. Kd7 Qb5+ 58. Ke7 Qe2+ 59. Kd8 Qd3 60. Qf5+ Qxf5 61. Rxf5 Kg6 62. Rc5 Kh7) 57... Qb5+ { [%eval #15] } 58. Kc8 { [%eval #15] } 58... Qa6+ { [%eval #12] } 59. Kd8 { [%eval #11] } 59... Qa8+ { [%eval #11] } 60. Ke7 { [%eval #10] } 60... Qa3 { [%eval #2] } 61. Qf5+ { [%eval #1] } 61... g6 { [%eval #1] } 62. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0