[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rQjQkjX9"] [Date "2025.10.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Lms1999"] [Black "digi256"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "rQjQkjX9"] [UTCDate "2025.10.12"] [UTCTime "18:00:05"] [WhiteElo "2292"] [BlackElo "2006"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+28"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. d3 Be7 6. c3 O-O 7. Nbd2 Be6 8. Re1 a6 9. Ba4 b5 10. Bc2 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Nf1 h6 13. Ng3 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Nh7 15. Nf5 Bg5 16. Qg3 g6? { (0.64 → 2.06) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } (16... Ne7 17. Nxg7) 17. Nxh6+ Bxh6? { (2.02 → 4.15) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } (17... Kg7 18. Ng4 Bxc1 19. Raxc1 Nf6 20. Ne3 Nh5 21. Nf5+ Kh8 22. Qf3 Qf6 23. g3) 18. Bxh6 Re8 19. Rf1 Nf6 20. Bg5 Nh5 21. Qg4 Qc8?! { (3.28 → 4.21) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } (21... f6 22. Be3 Kg7 23. a4 b4 24. a5 Rh8 25. d4 Rb8 26. Rfb1 Ne7 27. dxe5) 22. Qxc8? { (4.21 → 2.37) Mistake. Qh4 was best. } (22. Qh4 Kg7 23. g4 f6 24. gxh5 fxg5 25. Qxg5 Qd7 26. f4 exf4 27. Qxg6+ Kh8) 22... Raxc8 23. Be3 a5 24. g3 Rf8 25. Kg2 Kg7 26. Bb3 b4 27. f4?! { (2.86 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (27. d4 bxc3 28. bxc3 f5 29. exf5 gxf5 30. Ba4 exd4 31. Bd2 Ne5 32. cxd4 Nc4) 27... f5 28. fxe5 Nxe5 29. exf5 Nxd3?! { (2.37 → 3.53) Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } (29... gxf5 30. cxb4 axb4 31. Be6 Rce8 32. Bxf5 Nxd3 33. Bd4+ Ne5 34. b3 Nf6 35. Rad1) 30. fxg6 Ne5 31. cxb4 axb4 32. Rad1 Kxg6 33. Bc2+ Kg7 34. Bd4 c5?! { (2.72 → 4.17) Inaccuracy. Rxf1 was best. } (34... Rxf1 35. Rxf1 Nf6 36. Bxe5 dxe5 37. g4 c5 38. Rf5 Re8 39. Rg5+ Kh8 40. Ba4) 35. Bxe5+ dxe5 36. Rd7+ Kh8?! { (4.02 → 5.73) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } (36... Kg8 37. Rxf8+ Rxf8 38. Bb3+ Kh8 39. Re7 Nf6 40. Rxe5 Rc8 41. Bc4 Ne8 42. b3) 37. Rxf8+ Rxf8 38. Rh7+ Kg8 39. Rxh5 Rd8 40. Bb3+ Kg7 41. Rxe5 Rd2+ 42. Kf3 Rd3+ 43. Kf4 Rd2 44. Rxc5 Rxb2 45. Rb5 Rf2+ 46. Kg4 Rf6 47. Rxb4 Rg6+ 48. Kf3 Rd6 49. Rg4+ Kf6 50. Rf4+ Kg5 51. h4+ Kh5 52. Rf5+ Kh6 53. Re5 Rf6+ 54. Ke4 Rf2 55. Re6+ Kg7 56. h5 Re2+ 57. Kf5 Rf2+ 58. Kg5 Rg2?! { (12.24 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2 was best. } (58... Rd2 59. h6+ Kf8 60. Rf6+ Ke7 61. h7 Rd8 62. Bg8 Rd3 63. h8=Q Rxg3+ 64. Kf4) 59. g4 Rd2 60. Re7+ Kf8 61. Rf7+ Ke8 62. h6 Rd6 63. h7 Kd8 64. h8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0