[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xDFnmAXN"] [Date "2026.04.10"] [Round "-"] [White "vivaant1"] [Black "akansht01"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "xDFnmAXN"] [UTCDate "2026.04.10"] [UTCTime "11:59:28"] [WhiteElo "1562"] [BlackElo "1800"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.61] } { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.57] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.48] } 6... Bh5 { [%eval 0.83] } 7. d3?! { (0.83 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (7. g4 Bg6 8. d4 Nd7 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qd5 Bd6 11. Bxc6 bxc6) 7... Qd7?! { (0.14 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (7... Be7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nd1 a5 11. Ne3 Bg6 12. Nh4) 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.6] } 8... h6?? { (0.60 → 2.49) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (8... Be7 9. d4 exd4 10. Nd5 Ng8 11. Bc1 a6 12. Bxc6 bxc6 13. Nf4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3) 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.56] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 2.43] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 2.43] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 2.94] } 11. c4?! { (2.94 → 2.11) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.11] } (11. Nxe5 Bxd1 12. Nxd7 Bxc2 13. Rfc1 Kxd7 14. Rxc2 a6 15. Ba4 Bd8 16. Rac1 Rb8) 11... Rg8 { [%eval 2.03] } 12. Bxc6?? { (2.03 → -0.18) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (12. Kh2 Kd8 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Ne3 a5 15. Qe2 f5 16. Nxf5 Bg6 17. N3h4 Bg5) 12... bxc6 { [%eval -0.15] } 13. Nxe7 { [%eval -0.15] } 13... Kxe7 { [%eval -0.11] } 14. Kh2 { [%eval -0.26] } 14... Rg7?! { (-0.26 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (14... f5 15. g3 f4 16. Rg1 c5 17. g4 Bg6 18. Qd2 Qa4 19. Nh4 Rgb8 20. b3) 15. Rg1 { [%eval 0.38] } 15... Rag8? { (0.38 → 1.57) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (15... Bxf3 16. Qxf3 c5 17. Rac1 Qa4 18. b4 Qxb4 19. Rb1 Qa4 20. Rb7 Qd7 21. Qe2) 16. Qe2? { (1.57 → 0.44) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (16. g4 Bg6 17. Nh4 Qe8 18. Rg3 h5 19. gxh5 Rh7 20. Nxg6+ fxg6 21. hxg6 Rxg6) 16... f5 { [%eval 0.5] } 17. Rae1 { [%eval 0.16] } 17... fxe4 { [%eval 0.54] } 18. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.52] } 18... Kd8?? { (0.52 → 4.42) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (18... Bxf3 19. Qxf3 c5 20. Qe4 f6 21. Re2 Qe6 22. f4 Rg3 23. Rf1 Kd7 24. Rff2) 19. Qh4+ { [%eval 4.27] } 19... Rg5 { [%eval 4.56] } 20. Nxg5 { [%eval 4.65] } 20... Rxg5 { [%eval 5.13] } 21. Re3?! { (5.13 → 3.66) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (21. g4 Bxg4 22. Rxg4 Qf5 23. d4 f6 24. dxe5 dxe5 25. Rgg1 Qf3 26. Rxg5 hxg5) 21... Kc8 { [%eval 4.54] } 22. Rg3?! { (4.54 → 3.47) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (22. g4 Qd8 23. Rgg3 Bg6 24. Qxh6 e4 25. dxe4 Re5 26. Qf4 Qe7 27. Rgf3 Qe6) 22... Rf5?! { (3.47 → 4.78) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.78] } (22... Bg6 23. d4 Qe6 24. Rxg5 hxg5 25. Qh8+ Kb7 26. dxe5 d5 27. cxd5 cxd5 28. Rd1) 23. Rg8+ { [%eval 4.42] } 23... Kb7 { [%eval 4.23] } 24. Qd8?? { (4.23 → 0.67) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (24. Rc1 a5 25. Rc3 a4 26. c5 Rf4 27. Qxh5 Qe6 28. Rc4 Rxc4 29. dxc4 e4) 24... Qxd8 { [%eval 0.62] } 25. Rxd8 { [%eval 0.56] } 25... Rxf2 { [%eval 0.51] } 26. Rb1?! { (0.51 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (26. Rh8 Rxb2 27. Rxh6 Be2 28. g4 Bxd3+ 29. Rg2 Rb4 30. h4 Bxc4 31. a3 Rb3) 26... Bf3?? { (-0.09 → 4.13) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (26... Rd2 27. b4 Bg6 28. Re1 Rxd3 29. c5 Rd4 30. Kg3 Be4 31. Rd7 d5 32. Rxf7) 27. Rg1?? { (4.13 → -0.38) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (27. Kg3 Rxg2+ 28. Kxf3 Rh2 29. Rf1 Rxh3+ 30. Kg2 Rxd3 31. Rxf7 Rd4 32. b3 Rd2+) 27... Be2?! { (-0.38 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Rxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (27... Rxb2 28. Kg3 Be2 29. c5 d5 30. Re8 Bxd3 31. Rxe5 Rxa2 32. Rh5 Rc2 33. Rxh6) 28. Kh1?? { (0.31 → -2.03) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval -2.03] } (28. Kg3 Rf5 29. Rc1 c5 30. Rh8 Rf6 31. Rc3 Bd1 32. Kh2 a5 33. g4 a4) 28... Bxd3 { [%eval -1.67] } 29. Rh8 { [%eval -2.28] } 29... Rf6?! { (-2.28 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (29... e4 30. Re1 d5 31. cxd5 cxd5 32. b4 Rxa2 33. Kg1 a5 34. bxa5 d4 35. Rxh6) 30. b3?! { (-1.26 → -2.05) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (30. c5 e4 31. Re1 d5 32. Kg1 Re6 33. Kf2 d4 34. Rd8 e3+ 35. Kf3 Re4) 30... d5?! { (-2.05 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (30... e4 31. g4 d5 32. Re8 d4 33. Kg2 e3 34. Rd1 Rf2+ 35. Kg3 Rd2 36. Re1) 31. cxd5? { (-1.12 → -2.42) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (31. Rd1 e4 32. Rd8 Rd6 33. Rxd6 cxd6 34. cxd5 cxd5 35. Kg1 f5 36. Kf2 d4) 31... cxd5 { [%eval -2.15] } 32. Rc1 { [%eval -2.3] } 32... Be4? { (-2.30 → -0.90) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (32... e4 33. Re8 c6 34. Re7+ Kb6 35. Kh2 c5 36. Kg3 d4 37. Re5 Rc6 38. Rd5) 33. Rg8? { (-0.90 → -2.21) Mistake. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (33. Kg1 Bd3 34. Re8 e4 35. Re7 Rc6 36. Rxc6 Kxc6 37. Kf2 f5 38. Ke3 Kd6) 33... Rf2 { [%eval -2.08] } 34. Kg1 { [%eval -2.36] } 34... Rxa2 { [%eval -2.39] } 35. Rg7 { [%eval -2.75] } 35... Bg6 { [%eval -2.66] } 36. Rg8 { [%eval -2.58] } 36... Rd2?! { (-2.58 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (36... d4 37. Rd8 Bc2 38. Re1 f6 39. h4 c6 40. Rd7+ Kb6 41. g4 Bxb3 42. Rb1) 37. Re8 { [%eval -1.39] } 37... Be4 { [%eval -1.07] } 38. Rg8? { (-1.07 → -2.64) Mistake. Rxe5 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval -2.64] } (38. Rxe5 Rxg2+ 39. Kf1 Rh2 40. Rc3 c6 41. Re7+ Kb6 42. Rxf7 d4 43. Rg3 d3) 38... Rb2 { [%eval -2.72] } 39. Re8 { [%eval -3.08] } 39... Rxg2+ { [%eval -3.1] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval -3.15] } 40... Rh2 { [%eval -3.0] } 41. Rc3?! { (-3.00 → -4.70) Inaccuracy. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval -4.7] } (41. Ke1 f6 42. Rc5 c6 43. b4 d4 44. Re7+ Kb6 45. Rf7 Rh1+ 46. Kd2 Rf1) 41... d4 { [%eval -4.54] } 42. Rc4?! { (-4.54 → -5.85) Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval -5.85] } (42. Rc5 d3 43. Rb5+ Ka6 44. Rbxe5 d2 45. Rd8 Bf3 46. Kg1 Rh1+ 47. Kf2 d1=Q) 42... Bd3+ { [%eval -5.31] } 43. Kg1 { [%eval -5.28] } 43... Rxh3?? { (-5.28 → -1.79) Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (43... Bxc4 44. Kxh2 Bxb3 45. Rxe5 Kc6 46. Kg3 d3 47. Re3 Bc4 48. Re1 a5 49. Kf2) 44. Rc5?! { (-1.79 → -2.67) Inaccuracy. Rb4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.67] } (44. Rb4+ Kc6 45. Rxe5 Kd6 46. Re8 Rh4 47. Rd8+ Kc5 48. Rb7 c6 49. Rxa7 Bb5) 44... Bg6?? { (-2.67 → -0.57) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (44... f6 45. Re7 Kb6 46. Rcxc7 Be4 47. Rc8 d3 48. Rd8 Rf3 49. Red7 Rf4 50. Rb8+) 45. Re7 { [%eval -0.57] } 45... Kb6 { [%eval -0.63] } 46. Rexc7 { [%eval -0.56] } 46... Be4 { [%eval -0.53] } 47. Rc4?? { (-0.53 → -4.57) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (47. b4 Rg3+ 48. Kf2 Rg6 49. Rxf7 Re6 50. Rf8 Bc6 51. Ke2 e4 52. Rd8 d3+) 47... Rxb3?! { (-4.57 → -2.99) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (47... Bd5 48. R4c5 d3 49. b4 d2 50. Rxd5 Kxc7 51. Rxd2 e4 52. Kg2 Rf3 53. Rc2+) 48. Rc8?! { (-2.99 → -3.81) Inaccuracy. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (48. Rxf7 Bd5 49. Rf6+ Kb5 50. Rc8 a5 51. Re8 Re3 52. Rb8+ Ka4 53. Ra6 Bc4) 48... Rc3 { [%eval -4.09] } 49. Rb4+ { [%eval -4.26] } 49... Ka5 { [%eval -4.1] } 50. Rxc3?! { (-4.10 → -5.47) Inaccuracy. Rcb8 was best. } { [%eval -5.47] } (50. Rcb8 a6 51. R4b6 Rc1+ 52. Kf2 Bd3 53. Rd6 Bb5 54. Kg3 h5 55. Kh4 d3) 50... dxc3?? { (-5.47 → 0.00) Blunder. Kxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (50... Kxb4 51. Rh3 a5 52. Kf2 a4 53. Rxh6 Bd5 54. Rh5 a3 55. Rxe5 Bb3 56. Re1) 51. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Rxe5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Re1?? { (0.00 → -4.68) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -4.68] } (53. Re8 c2 54. Kf2 Kc3 55. Rc8+ Kd3 56. Ke1 h5 57. Rd8+ Kc3 58. Rc8+ Kd3) 53... a5?? { (-4.68 → 0.00) Blunder. c2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (53... c2 54. Kf2 Kc3 55. Ra1 a5 56. Kf3 Kb2 57. Rxa5 c1=Q 58. Rb5+ Ka3 59. Rb8) 54. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Kc2 { [%eval 0.03] } 57. Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Kb3 { [%eval 0.17] } 58. Kd1?? { (0.17 → -5.27) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -5.27] } (58. Rf1 a3 59. Rxf7 a2 60. Kd3 a1=Q 61. Rb7+ Ka2 62. Ra7+ Kb2 63. Rxa1 Kxa1) 58... a3?? { (-5.27 → 4.85) Blunder. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (58... Kb2 59. Rxa4 c2+ 60. Ke2 c1=Q 61. Rb4+ Kc3 62. Rg4 Qc2+ 63. Ke3 Qd3+ 64. Kf2) 59. Kc1?? { (4.85 → -5.26) Blunder. Rb1+ was best. } { [%eval -5.26] } (59. Rb1+ Kc4 60. Kc2 h5 61. Rf1 Kd4 62. Ra1 Ke3 63. Rxa3 Kf2 64. Rxc3 Kg2) 59... f5?? { (-5.26 → 4.82) Blunder. a2 was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (59... a2 60. Kd1 Kb2 61. Rxa2+ Kxa2 62. Kc2 h5 63. Kxc3 h4 64. Kd4 h3 65. Ke5) 60. Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Ka2?? { (0.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (60... Kc4 61. Kc2 a2 62. Ra1 f4 63. Rxa2 Kd4 64. Ra6 h5 65. Rd6+ Ke3 66. Kxc3) 61. Rb4 { [%eval #8] } 61... h5 { [%eval #8] } 62. Kc2 { [%eval #7] } 62... f4 { [%eval #5] } 63. Kxc3 { [%eval #6] } 63... f3 { [%eval #6] } 64. Kd2?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (64. Rf4 f2 65. Rxf2+ Kb1 66. Rh2 h4 67. Rh3 Ka1 68. Kb3 a2 69. Rh1#) 64... h4?? { (0.00 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f2 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (64... f2 65. Ke2 Ka1 66. Kf1 a2 67. Kxf2 h4 68. Kg2 h3+ 69. Kg1 h2+ 70. Kh1) 65. Ke3?? { (Mate in 9 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (65. Kc3 h3 66. Rh4 f2 67. Rf4 f1=Q 68. Rxf1 h2 69. Rf2+ Ka1 70. Rxh2 Kb1) 65... h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... h2 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Ka1 { [%eval 0.0] } 68. Kxh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 68... a2 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Ra4 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 70. Rxa2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Kxa2 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2