[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sLIbc1t6"] [Date "2026.05.28"] [Round "-"] [White "Empire_strike_back"] [Black "PseudoBenko"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "sLIbc1t6"] [UTCDate "2026.05.28"] [UTCTime "21:05:36"] [WhiteElo "2616"] [BlackElo "2694"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C79"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred"] [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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.16] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.35] } { C79 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... g6 { [%eval 0.5] } 7. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.46] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.4] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.64] } 8... exd4?! { (0.64 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (8... Nd7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd2 a5 11. Rd1 Bb4 12. Nc3 Qe7 13. a3 Bd6 14. Na4) 9. e5 { [%eval 1.2] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 1.26] } 10. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.31] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 1.33] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.19] } 11... Qd5 { [%eval 1.18] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.21] } 12... Bg7 { [%eval 1.3] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval 1.23] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 1.67] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 1.9] } 14... O-O { [%eval 1.8] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 1.84] } 15... Rfe8 { [%eval 1.93] } 16. Rad1?! { (1.93 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Rad1 Bd5 18. Ne7+ Rxe7 19. Qxd7 Rxd7 20. Nxd5 Rd6 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6) 16... Qc8?? { (0.89 → 3.29) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (16... Nd5 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. f3 Re6 19. c4 Qxc6 20. Qxc6 Rxc6 21. cxd5 Rc2 22. Nf6+) 17. Qb4?! { (3.29 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (17. Rd8 Qxd8 18. Nxd8 Raxd8 19. Ne4 Bd7 20. Qa5 Nxe4 21. Bxd8 Bxb2 22. Bh4 Bb5) 17... Kh8?! { (2.38 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (17... Bf8 18. Qh4 Nh5 19. Ne7+ Bxe7 20. Bxe7 Qb7 21. Ba3 Qc6 22. Re5 Bd7 23. Rc5) 18. Qh4?! { (3.27 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (18. Ne7 a5 19. Qh4 Rxe7 20. Bxf6 Rd7 21. Ne4 Qg8 22. Rxd7 Bxd7 23. Bxg7+ Qxg7) 18... Nd5? { (2.54 → 4.24) Mistake. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (18... Ng8 19. Ne7 Nxe7 20. Bxe7 Kg8 21. Bf6 Bxf6 22. Qxf6 Qb7 23. h4 h5 24. b3) 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.24] } 19... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.68] } 20. Ne7 { [%eval 3.97] } 20... Qb7 { [%eval 3.79] } 21. Bf6 { [%eval 3.55] } 21... Rad8? { (3.55 → 6.32) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 6.32] } (21... c5 22. Qg5 Be6 23. b3 c4 24. bxc4 a5 25. h3 Qc7 26. c5 a4 27. h4) 22. Nxd5 { [%eval 6.38] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval 6.49] } 23. Rxe1 { [%eval 6.21] } 23... Qxd5 { [%eval 6.45] } 24. Bxd8 { [%eval 6.51] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 7.28] } 25. Qe7 { [%eval 7.21] } 25... Qxe7 { [%eval 7.1] } 26. Bxe7 { [%eval 6.36] } 26... Bxb2 { [%eval 6.2] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval 6.17] } 27... Be5 { [%eval 6.19] } 28. g4 { [%eval 6.22] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval 6.61] } 29. g5 { [%eval 6.4] } 29... h6 { [%eval 6.32] } 30. h4 { [%eval 6.45] } 30... hxg5 { [%eval 6.37] } 31. hxg5 { [%eval 6.38] } 31... f5 { [%eval 6.36] } 32. Bf6+ { [%eval 6.35] } 32... Bxf6 { [%eval 6.58] } 33. gxf6+ { [%eval 6.41] } 33... Kxf6 { [%eval 6.32] } 34. Rb7 { [%eval 6.12] } 34... Kg5 { [%eval 6.67] } 35. Rxc7 { [%eval 6.82] } 35... Kf4 { [%eval 7.59] } 36. Rc6 { [%eval 6.65] } 36... a5 { [%eval 7.29] } 37. Rxg6 { [%eval 7.21] } 37... a4?! { (7.21 → 81.15) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 81.15] } (37... Ke4 38. Rg8 Kd5 39. Rc8 Kd6 40. Kg2 Kd7 41. Rc4 Ke6 42. Kg3 Kd5 43. Rc8) 38. Ra6 { [%eval 81.15] } 38... Ke5 { [%eval 10.62] } 39. Rxa4 { [%eval 7.95] } 39... Kd5 { [%eval 7.77] } 40. Ra5+ { [%eval 7.29] } 40... Ke6 { [%eval 7.86] } 41. Rxf5 { [%eval 7.47] } 41... Kxf5 { [%eval 7.79] } 42. a4 { [%eval 7.79] } 42... Ke5 { [%eval 8.14] } 43. a5 { [%eval 8.06] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval 8.15] } 44. f4 { [%eval 8.07] } 44... Kc6 { [%eval 8.26] } 45. f5 { [%eval 8.48] } 45... Kd6 { [%eval 9.48] } 46. f6 { [%eval 9.88] } 46... Ke6 { [%eval 9.22] } 47. a6 { [%eval 8.99] } 47... Kxf6 { [%eval 81.15] } 48. a7 { [%eval 81.15] } 48... Ke5 { [%eval 13.84] } 49. a8=Q { [%eval 11.95] } 49... Kd4 { [%eval 10.9] } 50. Qd8+ { [%eval #9] } 50... Kc3 { [%eval #9] } 51. Kf2 { [%eval #16] } 51... Kc4 { [%eval #9] } 52. Qd3+ { [%eval #8] } 52... Kc5 { [%eval #8] } 53. c4 { [%eval #7] } 53... Kc6 { [%eval #7] } 54. Qd5+ { [%eval #6] } 54... Kb6 { [%eval #6] } 55. c5+ { [%eval #6] } 55... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 56. Qd6+ { [%eval #5] } 56... Kb7 { [%eval #5] } 57. c6+ { [%eval #4] } 57... Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 58. Qd7 { [%eval #4] } 58... Kb5 { [%eval #4] } 59. c7+ { [%eval #3] } 59... Kb4 { [%eval #3] } 60. c8=Q { [%eval #2] } 60... Ka5 { [%eval #2] } 61. Qdb7 { [%eval #1] } 61... Ka4 { [%eval #1] } 62. Qca8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0