[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zMtviso7"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "palashdoshi017"] [Black "ArpitSarkarChess"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zMtviso7"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "16:22:07"] [WhiteElo "1586"] [BlackElo "1557"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.54] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.6] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.49] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.61] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.58] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.5] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.68] } 8... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.76] } 9. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.68] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval 0.69] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.71] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.73] } 11. Qf3 { [%eval 0.81] } 11... d5 { [%eval 1.02] } 12. e5 { [%eval 0.92] } 12... Bc5+ { [%eval 1.28] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval 1.18] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 1.22] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 1.21] } 14... f6 { [%eval 1.58] } 15. e6 { [%eval 1.64] } 15... Nb6 { [%eval 1.56] } 16. f5 { [%eval 1.61] } 16... Re8?! { (1.61 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (16... Nc4 17. Bc1 Bd6 18. b3 Ne5 19. Qh3 Qe7 20. Be3 Rfb8 21. Rad1 a5 22. a4) 17. b3 { [%eval 2.57] } 17... d4?! { (2.57 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Nc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (17... Nc8 18. Qh5 Re7 19. Rf4 Nd6 20. Rh4 h6 21. Rg4 Qe8 22. Rg6 Kh8) 18. Ne4 { [%eval 3.18] } 18... Bd6 { [%eval 3.41] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 3.67] } 19... Be5 { [%eval 3.73] } 20. Rf3 { [%eval 3.47] } 20... Qd5? { (3.47 → 6.01) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 6.01] } (20... Re7 21. Qh4 Nd5 22. Rh3 g5 23. fxg6 Rg7 24. Ng3 Bxg3 25. gxh7+ Kh8 26. Rxg3) 21. Rh3 { [%eval 5.64] } 21... Qxe4?? { (5.64 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (21... Rxe6 22. Qxh7+ Kf8 23. fxe6 Qxe6 24. Qh8+ Qg8 25. Qxg8+ Kxg8 26. b4 Kf7) 22. Qf7+ { [%eval #6] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval #6] } 23. Qg6 { [%eval #5] } 23... h6 { [%eval #4] } 24. Bxh6 { [%eval #3] } 24... Re7 { [%eval #2] } 25. Bxg7+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0