[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xEDFetAL"] [Date "2026.06.20"] [Round "-"] [White "t-phil"] [Black "babakbz"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xEDFetAL"] [UTCDate "2026.06.20"] [UTCTime "21:07:44"] [WhiteElo "1697"] [BlackElo "1738"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.83] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.79] } 5... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.8] } 6. d5?! { (0.80 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (6. Nc3 exd4 7. Nxd4 Be7 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 Bf6 10. Bd2 Ne7) 6... Bd7 { [%eval -0.11] } 7. c4 { [%eval -0.3] } 7... f5 { [%eval -0.17] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.32] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval -0.27] } 9. exf5 { [%eval -0.28] } 9... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.19] } 10. Nh4 { [%eval -0.4] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval -0.14] } 11. Qc2 { [%eval -0.14] } 11... Be7 { [%eval -0.15] } 12. Nf5 { [%eval -0.17] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.18] } 13. Nxe7+ { [%eval -0.31] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.27] } 14. f3 { [%eval -0.37] } 14... Bh5 { [%eval -0.21] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval -0.31] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval -0.24] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval -0.24] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -0.15] } 17. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.23] } 17... Rxf6 { [%eval -0.31] } 18. O-O { [%eval -0.29] } 18... Raf8 { [%eval -0.22] } 19. Rf2 { [%eval -0.19] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval -0.06] } 20. Raf1 { [%eval -0.08] } 20... Rg6 { [%eval 0.21] } 21. f4 { [%eval 0.27] } 21... e4? { (0.27 → 1.40) Mistake. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (21... exf4 22. Ne2 Rgf6 23. Nxf4 b6 24. Qe3 Qf7 25. Ne6 Qe7 26. Re1 Re8 27. b3) 22. Re1 { [%eval 1.43] } 22... Qe7 { [%eval 1.6] } 23. Rfe2 { [%eval 1.42] } 23... Qh4 { [%eval 1.59] } 24. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.58] } 24... Rg4 { [%eval 2.07] } 25. g3 { [%eval 1.98] } 25... Qh6?! { (1.98 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (25... h6 26. Kg2 Rg6 27. Nf2 Qd8 28. h3 Bd7 29. Qd4 a5 30. Re3 c6 31. b3) 26. Ng5 { [%eval 2.7] } 26... Qg6 { [%eval 2.52] } 27. Ne6 { [%eval 2.6] } 27... Bxe6 { [%eval 2.82] } 28. Rxe6 { [%eval 2.51] } 28... Qf7 { [%eval 2.74] } 29. R1e4 { [%eval 2.63] } 29... Qf5 { [%eval 2.73] } 30. Re8 { [%eval 2.88] } 30... a6 { [%eval 3.47] } 31. Qe3 { [%eval 3.31] } 31... h6?! { (3.31 → 4.81) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.81] } (31... Qd7 32. R8e7 Qf5 33. h3 Rg6 34. g4 b5 35. Kh1 Qf6 36. Re8 Rh6 37. Rxf8+) 32. Rxf8+ { [%eval 4.79] } 32... Kxf8 { [%eval 6.13] } 33. Re8+ { [%eval 6.04] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval 4.93] } 34. Re7+ { [%eval 4.21] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval 4.84] } 35. Re8+ { [%eval 4.13] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 4.18] } 36. Qe7+ { [%eval 4.15] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval 4.15] } 37. Qe6+ { [%eval 4.1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0