[Event "ToePolimetla: Chapter 1"] [Date "2025.04.01"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense"] [StudyName "ToePolimetla"] [ChapterName "Chapter 1"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/0TWLZPSP/yKVbDxxv"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/SFWPraesi"] [UTCDate "2025.04.01"] [UTCTime "21:36:36"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.09] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.26] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.23] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.19] } 9... Ba7 { [%eval 0.04] } 10. Bxa7 { [%eval -0.11] } 10... Rxa7 { [%eval 0.11] } 11. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 0.04] } 13. Bc2 { [%eval 0.05] } 13... Ra8 { [%eval 0.08] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval -0.28] } 14... dxe5 { [%eval -0.2] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval -0.34] } 15... Qe7 { [%eval -0.24] } 16. Ne3 { [%eval -0.31] } 16... Nh5?! { [%eval 0.33] } { Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (16... Rd8 17. Qe1 a5 18. c4 Bg4 19. Nxg4 Nxg4 20. g3 Nf8 21. h3 Nf6 22. Qc3) 17. Nf5 { [%eval 0.33] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 18. g3 { [%eval 0.04] } (18. Nxe5 Nxe5 19. Qxh5 g6 20. Qxh6 Ng4 21. Qf4 gxf5 22. exf5 Bxf5 23. Bxf5 Ne5) 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.31] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval 0.09] } 19... Ne7? { [%eval 1.66] } { Mistake. Qb6 was best. } (19... Qb6 20. Qe3 Qb5 21. b3 Nf6 22. a4 Qe8 23. a5 Be6 24. b4 Ng4) 20. N3h4? { [%eval 0.49] } { Mistake. Ne1 was best. } (20. Ne1) 20... g6 { [%eval 0.72] } 21. Nxh6+ { [%eval 0.4] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval 0.3] } 22. Ng4 { [%eval 0.28] } 22... Qg5 { [%eval 0.39] } 23. Ne3 { [%eval 0.47] } 23... Bh3? { [%eval 2.11] } { Mistake. Nf4 was best. } (23... Nf4 24. Qf3) 24. Nf3 { [%eval 2.07] } 24... Bxf1 { [%eval 2.09] } 25. Rxf1 { [%eval 1.85] } 25... Nf4?! { [%eval 2.85] } { Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } (25... Qf6 26. Ng4 Qe6 27. Ngxe5 Qxa2 28. Nd4 Qa5 29. f4 Nf6 30. g4 c5 31. Ndf3) 26. Qc4?? { [%eval 0.81] } { Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } (26. Nxg5 Nxe2+ 27. Kg2 Rd6 (27... Rd2) (27... b5 28. Re1 Nxc3 29. bxc3 c5) (27... Nc6 28. Nf3 Re8 29. Bd3 Nxc3 30. bxc3 b5) 28. Re1 f6 29. Nf3 g5 30. a4 Nf4+ 31. gxf4 gxf4) 26... Nh3+ { [%eval 0.88] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval 0.96] } 27... Nf4+ { [%eval 1.06] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval 1.16] } 28... Qh5 { [%eval 0.93] } 29. gxf4?? { [%eval -4.04] } { Blunder. g4 was best. } (29. g4 Qh6 (29... Qh3 30. Ng5 Qxf1+ 31. Nxf1)) 29... Qxf3+ { [%eval -3.65] } 30. Kg1?! { [%eval -4.66] } { Inaccuracy. Ng2 was best. } (30. Ng2) 30... exf4 { [%eval -4.49] } 31. Bd1 { [%eval -5.61] } 31... Qh3 { [%eval -4.55] } 32. Bb3 { [%eval -4.54] } 32... Rf8 { [%eval -4.48] } 33. Qxc7 { [%eval -4.33] } 33... fxe3 { [%eval -4.73] } 34. Qe5+ { [%eval -4.65] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval -4.57] } 35. Qxe7 { [%eval -4.94] } 35... e2 { [%eval -5.13] } 36. Re1 { [%eval -5.28] } 36... Rae8?? { [%eval 0.0] } { Blunder. Qg4+ was best. } (36... Qg4+ 37. Kh1 Qf4 (37... Qf3+ 38. Kg1 Qg4+ 39. Kh1 Qf4 40. Kg2 Rae8 41. Bxf7+ Kh8 42. Qxe8 Rxe8 43. Bxe8 Qd2) 38. Kg2 Rae8 39. Qd7 Rxe4 40. f3 Qg5+ 41. Kh1 Re5 42. Qg4) 37. Bxf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rxf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Qxe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kg7?? { [%eval 2.28] } { Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (38... Rf8 39. Qe5 Rd8 40. Qg3 Rd1 41. Qxh3 Rxe1+ 42. Kg2 Rd1 43. Qe6+ Kg7 44. Qe5+ (44. Qe7+ Kg8 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Qe7+)) 39. Qe5+ { [%eval 2.3] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval 2.55] } 40. Qg3 { [%eval 2.35] } 40... Qh5 { [%eval 2.48] } 41. Qe3 { [%eval 2.63] } 41... Qg4+ { [%eval 2.24] } 42. Kh1 { [%eval 2.4] } 42... Qe6? { [%eval 4.13] } { Mistake. Rf3 was best. } (42... Rf3 43. Qxe2 Qf4 44. Rf1 Kg7 45. Qc4 b5 46. Qd4+ Kf7 47. c4 bxc4 48. Qxc4+) 43. b3 { [%eval 3.49] } *