[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vCKekBnl"] [Date "2024.04.25"] [White "EpicChoice"] [Black "Aleks-lexa"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.25"] [UTCTime "08:53:55"] [WhiteElo "1918"] [BlackElo "2229"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+0"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. Bxc6+ bxc6 5. d4 exd4 6. Qxd4 c5 7. Qd5 Be6 8. Qc6+ Bd7 9. Qa6 Nf6 10. Nc3 Be7 11. Be3 O-O 12. O-O-O c6? { (-0.32 → 1.27) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } (12... Ng4) 13. h4?? { (1.27 → -0.50) Blunder. e5 was best. } (13. e5 dxe5) 13... Qc7 14. h5 Rfb8? { (-0.83 → 0.27) Mistake. h6 was best. } (14... h6 15. Bf4) 15. h6 g6 16. Qa3? { (0.80 → -0.78) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } (16. Bg5) 16... Rb4 17. Nb1? { (-0.36 → -1.86) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } (17. Bg5) 17... Rab8 18. Qc3?! { (-1.94 → -3.14) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } (18. Bg5 Rxb2 19. Nbd2 R2b6 20. Rde1 Be6 21. Qc3 d5 22. exd5 cxd5 23. Rh4 Ne8 24. Bxe7 Qxe7) 18... Rxb2 19. Na3 Bf8?? { (-3.24 → 1.35) Blunder. Rxa2 was best. } (19... Rxa2 20. Bf4 Ne8 21. Ng5 Bf6 22. e5 dxe5 23. Ne4 Bh8 24. Rxd7 Qxd7 25. Bg5) 20. Qxf6 Qa5?? { (0.98 → 4.30) Blunder. Rxa2 was best. } (20... Rxa2 21. Rd3) 21. Ng5?? { (4.30 → 0.96) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } (21. Ne5 Be8 22. Nec4 Qa4 23. Nxb2 Qxa3 24. Kb1 Qa6 25. Rd3 Bd7 26. Rb3 Re8 27. Bd2 d5) 21... Qxa3?? { (0.96 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be8 was best. } (21... Be8 22. Rd3) 22. Qxf7+ Kh8 23. Qxh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0