[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/t0t2XuIP"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "malijah"] [Black "abukhalid52"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "t0t2XuIP"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "14:34:02"] [WhiteElo "1484"] [BlackElo "1449"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [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... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.23] } 4... bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.2] } 5... a5 { [%eval -0.04] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.12] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. a3 { [%eval -0.34] } 7... Ba6 { [%eval 0.18] } 8. c4 { [%eval -0.09] } 8... Be7 { [%eval -0.01] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.19] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. b4 { [%eval -0.05] } 10... axb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 11. axb4 { [%eval 0.13] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 12. b5?? { (0.12 → -1.58) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (12. Nc3 Rfb8 13. Ra4 Qe8 14. h3 h6 15. Be3 Bc8 16. Rxa8 Rxa8 17. Qc2 Bd7) 12... cxb5 { [%eval -1.49] } 13. cxb5 { [%eval -1.52] } 13... Bxb5 { [%eval -1.14] } 14. Rxa8 { [%eval -1.11] } 14... Rxa8 { [%eval -1.18] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -1.16] } 15... Ba6 { [%eval -1.05] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -1.13] } 16... Bb7 { [%eval -1.01] } 17. Qb3 { [%eval -1.07] } 17... h6?? { (-1.07 → 3.92) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (17... c6 18. h3 h6 19. Rc1 Qc7 20. Bb6 Qc8 21. Be3 Ba6 22. d4 exd4 23. Nxd4) 18. Qxb7 { [%eval 4.0] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 4.13] } 19. Nd5 { [%eval 4.05] } 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.1] } 20. Qxd5 { [%eval 4.11] } 20... c6 { [%eval 4.19] } 21. Qc4 { [%eval 4.03] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 4.57] } 22. d4 { [%eval 4.03] } 22... exd4 { [%eval 4.11] } 23. Bxd4 { [%eval 3.99] } 23... c5 { [%eval 4.0] } 24. Ba1 { [%eval 3.86] } 24... f6 { [%eval 4.63] } 25. Nh4 { [%eval 4.58] } 25... Kh7 { [%eval 4.56] } 26. Qd5 { [%eval 4.57] } 26... g5?? { (4.57 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (26... Bf8 27. g3 Qa7 28. Ng2 Qa5 29. Rf1 Re8 30. Qf5+ Kg8 31. h4 Qb4) 27. Nf5?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.77] } (27. Qf7+ Kh8 28. Ng6#) 27... Rc8?? { (5.77 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (27... Bf8 28. Bxf6 Re8 29. Ne3 Qe6 30. Qb7+ Kg8 31. Nd5 Qf7 32. Qb3 c4 33. Qb5) 28. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0