[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/u9Bb9bHi"] [Date "2026.03.04"] [Round "-"] [White "oerlicon"] [Black "grantesla"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "u9Bb9bHi"] [UTCDate "2026.03.04"] [UTCTime "18:16:26"] [WhiteElo "1386"] [BlackElo "1356"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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 0.21] } 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. c3 { [%eval 0.05] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval 0.09] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.43] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 0.48] } 7... d3 { [%eval 0.95] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval 1.15] } 8... Qf6?! { (1.15 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (8... Nf6 9. O-O) 9. Qxd3 { [%eval 1.79] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 2.35] } 10. O-O { [%eval 2.26] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 2.35] } 11. Qh3?! { (2.35 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (11. Qe2 Bb6 12. e5 Qg6 13. d4 O-O 14. Bc2 f5 15. a4 a5 16. Nd2 b4) 11... d6?! { (1.45 → 2.35) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (11... d5 12. Qh5) 12. d4?? { (2.35 → -4.95) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -4.95] } (12. Qg3 Bb6 13. d4 h6 14. Be3 O-O 15. a4 Rb8 16. axb5 cxb5 17. Bc2 a5) 12... Bxh3 { [%eval -5.01] } 13. dxc5?! { (-5.01 → -7.66) Inaccuracy. gxh3 was best. } { [%eval -7.66] } (13. gxh3 Bb6 14. Nd2 O-O 15. Bc2 c5 16. d5 Rfe8 17. c4 bxc4 18. Nxc4 Ng6) 13... Qg6 { [%eval -7.23] } 14. g3? { (-7.23 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (14. Bg5 Qxg5 15. g3 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 dxc5 17. a4 O-O 18. axb5 cxb5 19. h4 Qh6) 14... Bxf1?? { (Mate in 5 → -6.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -6.68] } (14... Qxe4 15. Bxf7+ Kxf7 16. f3 Qe2 17. Rf2 Qe1+ 18. Rf1 Qxf1#) 15. Kxf1 { [%eval -7.27] } 15... dxc5 { [%eval -6.12] } 16. Nd2 { [%eval -5.93] } 16... c4 { [%eval -5.94] } 17. Bc2 { [%eval -5.89] } 17... Qd6 { [%eval -5.4] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval -5.45] } 18... Ng6 { [%eval -5.55] } 19. e5 { [%eval -6.49] } 19... Nxe5 { [%eval -5.53] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -5.95] } 20... f6 { [%eval -5.91] } 21. Rd1 { [%eval -5.78] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval -5.73] } 22. Re1 { [%eval -6.01] } 22... O-O { [%eval -5.92] } 23. Bxe5 { [%eval -6.0] } 23... fxe5 { [%eval -5.89] } 24. Nxe5?! { (-5.89 → -9.07) Inaccuracy. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -9.07] } (24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. Be4 Rf6 26. Re3 Raf8 27. h4 Qd6 28. Kg2 Qd1 29. Re1 Qxe1) 24... Qh3+ { [%eval -8.62] } 25. Kg1 { [%eval -8.3] } 25... Rfe8 { [%eval -6.7] } 26. Bd1 { [%eval -7.44] } 26... Re7 { [%eval -6.0] } 27. Bg4 { [%eval -7.79] } 27... Qh6 { [%eval -6.06] } 28. Bf3 { [%eval -6.89] } 28... Qd2 { [%eval -6.77] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval -7.07] } 29... Qxb2 { [%eval -7.2] } 30. Bxc6 { [%eval -6.98] } 30... Qxc3 { [%eval -6.81] } 31. Bxa8 { [%eval -6.49] } 31... Rxe5 { [%eval -6.47] } 32. Rxe5 { [%eval -8.14] } 32... Qxe5 { [%eval -8.12] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -8.04] } 33... a5 { [%eval -8.0] } 34. Bc6 { [%eval -7.97] } 34... b4 { [%eval -8.0] } 35. f4 { [%eval -9.19] } 35... Qe2+ { [%eval -9.12] } 36. Kh3 { [%eval -9.0] } 36... c3 { [%eval -8.74] } 37. Bd5+? { (-8.74 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba4 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (37. Ba4 Kf8 38. g4 c2 39. Bxc2 Qxc2 40. Kg3 Ke7 41. h4 Kd6 42. h5 Qd3+) 37... Kf8 { [%eval #-10] } 38. Bb3 { [%eval #-10] } 38... c2 { [%eval #-9] } 39. Bxc2 { [%eval #-9] } 39... Qxc2 { [%eval #-8] } 40. Kg4 { [%eval #-8] } 40... Qxa2 { [%eval #-7] } 41. h4 { [%eval #-7] } 41... Qe2+ { [%eval #-6] } 42. Kf5 { [%eval #-3] } 42... b3 { [%eval #-4] } 43. g4 { [%eval #-3] } 43... b2 { [%eval #-2] } 44. Kg5 { [%eval #-2] } 44... b1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 45. f5 { [%eval #-2] } 45... Qc1+ { [%eval #-1] } 46. Kh5 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qh6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1