[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/slbdyeM8"] [Date "2025.10.15"] [Round "-"] [White "midnight_whiskey"] [Black "riccardofossati"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "slbdyeM8"] [UTCDate "2025.10.15"] [UTCTime "23:06:17"] [WhiteElo "1368"] [BlackElo "1299"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [ECO "C68"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Lutikov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [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. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.47] } { C68 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation, Lutikov Variation } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.01] } 5... a5? { (0.01 → 1.63) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (5... Qe7 6. d4 d6 7. Nxc6 Qxe4+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 Bb7 10. d5) 6. d4 { [%eval 1.4] } 6... a4 { [%eval 1.81] } 7. O-O { [%eval 1.6] } 7... Ra5? { (1.60 → 2.89) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (7... g6 8. Qf3 Qf6 9. Re1 Qxf3 10. Nxf3 d6 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Bg5) 8. Nc4?! { (2.89 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (8. Re1 Ra8 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. c4 Be7 11. Nc3 a3 12. b3 O-O 13. h3 Re8) 8... Ra8 { [%eval 2.25] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 1.74] } 9... d5? { (1.74 → 3.25) Mistake. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (9... Ba6 10. b3 Bb4 11. Bd2 Ne7 12. Ne2 Bxd2 13. Nxd2 d6 14. Re1 O-O 15. Nf4) 10. Ne5 { [%eval 3.48] } 10... Qd7?? { (3.48 → 7.21) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (10... Ne7 11. Qh5) 11. Nxd7 { [%eval 7.15] } 11... Bxd7 { [%eval 7.2] } 12. exd5 { [%eval 7.39] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval 7.25] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 7.14] } 13... Bb4 { [%eval 9.79] } 14. Nxb4 { [%eval 9.34] } 14... c6 { [%eval 10.48] } 15. Re1+ { [%eval 9.7] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 10.32] } 16. d5 { [%eval 9.84] } 16... c5 { [%eval 10.92] } 17. Nc6 { [%eval 8.97] } 17... Bxc6 { [%eval 8.88] } 18. dxc6 { [%eval 8.93] } 18... Rc8? { (8.93 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } { [%eval #4] } (18... O-O 19. Rxe7 Rfe8 20. Rd7 Rac8 21. c7 Kf8 22. Bh6 Re6 23. Qh5) 19. Qd7+ { [%eval #3] } 19... Kf8 { [%eval #3] } 20. Rxe7 { [%eval #3] } 20... Ra8 { [%eval #3] } 21. Re8+?! { (Mate in 3 → 13.76) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 13.76] } (21. Rxf7+ Kg8 22. Rxg7+ Kf8 23. Qf7#) 21... Rxe8 { [%eval 13.35] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval 8.02] } 22... g6? { (8.02 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (22... g5 23. c7 Kg7 24. Bd2 Kg6 25. g4 Re6 26. Bc3 Rb6 27. Qd3+ f5 28. Qxf5+) 23. Bd6+? { (Mate in 2 → 9.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.66] } (23. Bh6+ Kg8 24. Qxe8#) 23... Kg7 { [%eval 8.11] } 24. Bxc5 { [%eval 9.55] } 24... Kh6 { [%eval 10.33] } 25. Qxf7 { [%eval 9.75] } 25... Rc8? { (9.75 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhg8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (25... Rhg8 26. c7 Rc8 27. Be3+ g5 28. Rd1 Rxc7 29. Qxg8 Rg7 30. Rd6+ Kh5 31. Qxg7) 26. Be3+ { [%eval #2] } 26... g5 { [%eval #2] } 27. Qf6+ { [%eval #1] } 27... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 28. Qxg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0