[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xdEVOJuo"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Tavarine"] [Black "tsmadlove"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xdEVOJuo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "23:45:33"] [WhiteElo "1320"] [BlackElo "1281"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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. c3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.49] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.32] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.43] } 6. Re1 { [%eval 0.4] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.54] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.44] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.75] } 8. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.93] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.87] } 9. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.95] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 0.89] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.38] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.69] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 0.34] } 11... c5? { (0.34 → 1.70) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (11... Nd7 12. Nc4 a5 13. Qg4 Qc8 14. a4 Bf6 15. h3 exd4 16. cxd4 Nb6 17. Qxc8) 12. d5? { (1.70 → 0.15) Mistake. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (12. dxc5 dxc5 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Rad1 Qc8 15. Qf5 Qb7 16. Bc1 Qb5 17. Nxe5 g6) 12... Qd7 { [%eval 0.19] } 13. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... c6 { [%eval 0.48] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.42] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval 0.56] } 15. cxd5 { [%eval 0.61] } 15... h6 { [%eval 0.9] } 16. h3 { [%eval 0.79] } 16... Bd8 { [%eval 1.01] } 17. Nc4 { [%eval 0.94] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 1.29] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval 1.29] } 18... Nh7 { [%eval 1.6] } 19. Qg3 { [%eval 1.06] } 19... Bg5 { [%eval 1.07] } 20. Ba5?! { (1.07 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (20. Rad1 Bxd2 21. Rxd2 Rfd8 22. Ne3 Qe7 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. Rd3 h5 25. h4 a5) 20... Bf4?! { (0.42 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (20... f5 21. exf5) 21. Qg4?! { (1.05 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (21. Qd3) 21... Qxg4?? { (0.16 → 4.11) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (21... f5) 22. hxg4 { [%eval 3.96] } 22... g6 { [%eval 4.42] } 23. Nxd6 { [%eval 4.08] } 23... h5 { [%eval 4.34] } 24. gxh5 { [%eval 4.14] } 24... gxh5 { [%eval 4.31] } 25. g3 { [%eval 4.34] } 25... Bg5 { [%eval 4.46] } 26. Bc3 { [%eval 4.34] } 26... f6 { [%eval 4.32] } 27. Nf5 { [%eval 4.03] } 27... Rf7 { [%eval 4.39] } 28. Rad1 { [%eval 3.99] } 28... Nf8 { [%eval 3.84] } 29. Bd2 { [%eval 3.22] } 29... Bxd2 { [%eval 3.19] } 30. Rxd2 { [%eval 3.04] } 30... Rh7 { [%eval 2.95] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 3.13] } 31... Rb4 { [%eval 3.78] } 32. f3 { [%eval 3.3] } 32... a5 { [%eval 3.13] } 33. Rh1 { [%eval 3.18] } 33... a4 { [%eval 3.1] } 34. bxa4 { [%eval 3.21] } 34... Rxa4 { [%eval 3.23] } 35. Nd6?! { (3.23 → 2.06) Inaccuracy. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (35. Kh3 Ra3 36. Rf2 Rb7 37. Kh4 Rh7 38. Rc1 Ng6+ 39. Kh3 Rha7 40. Rxc5 Ne7) 35... Ng6?! { (2.06 → 2.83) Inaccuracy. Rha7 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (35... Rha7 36. Rb1 c4 37. Rf2 Nd7 38. Kh3 Nc5 39. Rc2 Kh7 40. Nxc4 Rxa2 41. Rxa2) 36. Nf5 { [%eval 2.98] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 3.68] } 37. d6 { [%eval 3.08] } 37... Ke8 { [%eval 2.97] } 38. d7+?? { (2.97 → 0.48) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (38. Rb1 Ra8 39. Rdb2 Rha7 40. Rb7 Rxb7 41. Rxb7 Rxa2+ 42. Kf1 Rd2 43. Ke1 Rd3) 38... Kd8? { (0.48 → 1.82) Mistake. Rxd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (38... Rxd7) 39. Rd5?? { (1.82 → 0.05) Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (39. Rb2) 39... Rxa2+ { [%eval 0.08] } 40. Kh3 { [%eval 0.17] } 40... c4?! { (0.17 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (40... Ne7) 41. Rc1?! { (1.07 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (41. Rd6) 41... Ra7? { (0.07 → 1.34) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (41... h4 42. Rxc4 hxg3+ 43. Kxg3 Rxd7 44. Rdc5 Ne7 45. Nh6 Rd3 46. Rc1 Raa3 47. Rf1) 42. Rxc4 { [%eval 1.48] } 42... Raxd7? { (1.48 → 3.30) Mistake. Rhxd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (42... Rhxd7) 43. Rdc5?? { (3.30 → 0.86) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (43. Ra5 Ra7 44. Rxa7 Rxa7 45. Rc6 Ra3 46. Rd6+ Kc7 47. Rxf6 Nf4+ 48. gxf4 Rxf3+) 43... Ke8? { (0.86 → 2.42) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (43... Ne7) 44. Rc8+ { [%eval 2.54] } 44... Kf7 { [%eval 2.53] } 45. R4c6 { [%eval 2.35] } 45... Ne7? { (2.35 → 3.85) Mistake. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (45... Rh8 46. Rxh8) 46. Nd6+?? { (3.85 → -3.43) Blunder. R8c7 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (46. R8c7 Nxc6 47. Rxd7+ Kg6 48. Nh4+ Kh6 49. Rd6 Nd4 50. Rxf6+ Kg7 51. Rd6 Kg8) 46... Ke6?? { (-3.43 → 4.37) Blunder. Rxd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.37] } (46... Rxd6 47. Rxd6 Nxc8 48. Ra6 Kg6 49. Rc6 Ne7 50. Ra6 Kg7 51. f4 exf4 52. gxf4) 47. Nf5+?? { (4.37 → 0.00) Blunder. Ne8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (47. Ne8+ Nxc6 48. Rxc6+ Ke7 49. Nxf6 Rf7 50. Nxd7 Kxd7 51. Rc3 Rf8 52. Kh4 Rh8) 47... Kf7?? { (0.00 → 3.22) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (47... Nxc6 48. Rxc6+ Kf7 49. Rc8 Ra7 50. Rd8 Ra6 51. Rd7+ Kg6 52. Nh4+ Kh6 53. Nf5+) 48. Nxe7?? { (3.22 → 0.05) Blunder. R8c7 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (48. R8c7 Nxc6 49. Rxd7+ Kg6 50. Nh4+ Kh6 51. Rd6 Nd4 52. Rxf6+ Kg7 53. Rg6+ Kf7) 48... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.1] } 49. Kh4 { [%eval 0.11] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval 0.23] } 50. R8c7 { [%eval 0.12] } 50... Rxc7?? { (0.12 → 10.04) Blunder. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 10.04] } (50... Kg6 51. Rxd7) 51. Rxc7+ { [%eval 8.99] } 51... Kg8 { [%eval 83.08] } 52. Rxh7 { [%eval 83.08] } 52... Kxh7 { [%eval 80.72] } 53. Kxh5 { [%eval 12.91] } 53... Kg7 { [%eval 11.38] } 54. g4 { [%eval 78.74] } 54... Kh7 { [%eval 13.5] } 55. g5 { [%eval 12.91] } 55... Kg7 { [%eval 83.08] } 56. g6 { [%eval 12.17] } 56... Kg8?! { (12.17 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (56... Kf8 57. Kh6 Ke7 58. g7 f5 59. exf5 Kf7 60. f6 Kxf6 61. g8=Q Ke7 62. Kg6) 57. Kh6 { [%eval #15] } 57... Kh8 { [%eval #5] } 58. Kh5?? { (Mate in 5 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (58. g7+ Kg8 59. Kg6 f5 60. exf5 e4 61. f6 exf3 62. f7#) 58... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Kxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. f5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Kh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Kf7?? { (0.00 → Mate in 21) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #21] } (65... Kh7 66. Kh4 Kh6 67. Kg4 Kg7 68. Kg3 Kf8 69. Kg2 Kg7 70. Kf3 Kh6 71. Kg4) 66. Kh6 { [%eval #21] } 66... Ke7 { [%eval 13.95] } 67. Kg6 { [%eval #16] } 67... Kd6 { [%eval #15] } 68. Kxf6 { [%eval #15] } 68... Kc5 { [%eval #13] } 69. Kxe5 { [%eval #12] } 69... Kc6 { [%eval #12] } 70. Ke6 { [%eval #11] } 70... Kc5 { [%eval #11] } 71. e5 { [%eval #10] } 71... Kd4 { [%eval #10] } 72. f6 { [%eval #9] } 72... Ke4 { [%eval #9] } 73. f7 { [%eval #8] } 73... Kf4 { [%eval #8] } 74. f8=Q+ { [%eval #7] } 74... Kg5 { [%eval #4] } 75. Qf6+ { [%eval #5] } 75... Kg4 { [%eval #5] } 76. Kf7 { [%eval #5] } 76... Kh3 { [%eval #5] } 77. e6 { [%eval #4] } 77... Kh2 { [%eval #4] } 78. e7 { [%eval #3] } 78... Kh1 { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } 1-0