[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rXjhwVmM"] [Date "2026.03.24"] [Round "-"] [White "thataverage_guy"] [Black "IlkhamTazh"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "rXjhwVmM"] [UTCDate "2026.03.24"] [UTCTime "12:23:01"] [WhiteElo "935"] [BlackElo "966"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+30"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nd4 { [%eval 0.53] } { C61 Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.64] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... a6?! { (0.27 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (5... c6 6. Ba4 Nf6 7. c4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nd2 a6 10. Bc2) 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.74] } 6... b5?? { (0.74 → 3.03) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (6... Nf6 7. O-O d6 8. c3 dxc3 9. Nxc3 Be7 10. d4 O-O 11. Qc2) 7. Bb3?? { (3.03 → 0.95) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ g6 9. Qd5+ Kg7 10. Qxa8 h6 11. O-O Kh7) 7... c5? { (0.95 → 2.21) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (7... Bb7 8. O-O d6 9. c3 dxc3 10. Nxc3 Nf6 11. d4 Be7 12. e5) 8. Nd2? { (2.21 → 0.87) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qd5+ Kg7 11. Qxa8 Qc7 12. a4 Bb7) 8... Bd6?? { (0.87 → 2.72) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (8... Bb7) 9. Qf3?? { (2.72 → 0.57) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (9. Bxf7+) 9... Nh6?? { (0.57 → 3.70) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (9... Qf6) 10. Qh5?? { (3.70 → 1.52) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (10. e5 Bxe5 11. Qxa8 O-O 12. Nf3 c4 13. Bxh6 Qc7 14. Qe4 Re8 15. Ng5 g6) 10... O-O { [%eval 1.65] } 11. O-O { [%eval 1.12] } 11... a5? { (1.12 → 2.46) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (11... Bb7 12. Re1 Rc8 13. a4 Bf4 14. axb5 axb5 15. Bd5 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Ng4 17. Nf3) 12. a4 { [%eval 2.21] } 12... b4?! { (2.21 → 3.28) Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (12... bxa4 13. Rxa4 Bf4 14. g3 Ra6 15. Qxc5 Ng4 16. Qf5 Bxd2 17. Bxd2 d6 18. Qg5) 13. Nc4 { [%eval 3.15] } 13... g6? { (3.15 → 5.06) Mistake. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval 5.06] } (13... Ra6 14. Nxd6 Rxd6 15. Qxc5 Qb6 16. Qxb6 Rxb6 17. f3 Re8 18. Rf2 Kf8 19. Bc4) 14. Qxh6 { [%eval 5.05] } 14... Qf6?! { (5.05 → 6.81) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.81] } (14... Be7 15. Ne5 Bf6 16. Ng4 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qb6 18. Qh4 d5 19. Bxd5 Bxg4 20. Qxg4) 15. Re1 { [%eval 5.7] } 15... Be5 { [%eval 6.38] } 16. f4 { [%eval 5.46] } 16... Bxf4?! { (5.46 → 8.03) Inaccuracy. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 8.03] } (16... Bc7 17. f5 Ra6 18. Bg5 Qg7 19. Qxg7+ Kxg7 20. Be7 gxf5 21. exf5 d5 22. Nd2) 17. Bxf4 { [%eval 7.92] } 17... Ba6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 9.65] } 18. Rf1 { [%eval 7.73] } 18... Bxc4 { [%eval 7.83] } 19. Bxc4 { [%eval 7.65] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval 9.14] } 20. Bc7 { [%eval 9.09] } 20... Rc8? { (9.09 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (20... Qg7 21. Qxg7+ Kxg7 22. Bxd8 Rxd8 23. Rxf7+ Kh6 24. Raf1 b3 25. cxb3 Rg8 26. Rxd7) 21. Bd8? { (Mate in 7 → 7.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.67] } (21. Rxf6 Rxc7 22. Bxf7+ Rxf7 23. Rxf7 Kxf7 24. Rf1+ Ke6 25. Qf8 d5 26. Rf6+ Ke5) 21... Rcxd8 { [%eval 10.7] } 22. Rxf6 { [%eval 9.86] } 22... d5 { [%eval 10.64] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval 10.45] } 23... Rxd5?! { (10.45 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (23... Rd7 24. Rxg6+ hxg6 25. Qxg6+ Kh8 26. Qh5+ Kg7 27. Qg4+ Kh8 28. Qh3+ Kg7 29. Qxd7) 24. exd5 { [%eval #6] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval #5] } 25. Raf1 { [%eval #5] } 25... Rd7 { [%eval #5] } 26. Rxf7 { [%eval #5] } 26... Rxf7 { [%eval #5] } 27. Rxf7 { [%eval #6] } 27... Kxf7 { [%eval #6] } 28. Qxh7+ { [%eval #5] } 28... Kf6 { [%eval #5] } 29. Qh4+ { [%eval #7] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval #6] } 30. d6 { [%eval #5] } 30... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qe4+ { [%eval #4] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval #4] } 32. Qe7+ { [%eval #3] } 32... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0