[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6CpvwS7V"] [Date "2026.03.01"] [Round "-"] [White "ap_chess26"] [Black "AlexGor"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "6CpvwS7V"] [UTCDate "2026.03.01"] [UTCTime "14:32:13"] [WhiteElo "1886"] [BlackElo "1831"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5400+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 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.81] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 5... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.59] } 6. Bxd7+ { [%eval 0.65] } 6... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.62] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.61] } 7... exd4 { [%eval 0.57] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.53] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 0.53] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.57] } 9... c5?! { (0.57 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (9... Be7) 10. Qd3 { [%eval 1.15] } 10... a6?! { (1.15 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (10... Be7) 11. Bg5 { [%eval 1.91] } 11... Ng4?! { (1.91 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (11... Be7 12. Rad1 Rd8 13. Rfe1 h6 14. Bh4 Ng8 15. Bg3 Nf6 16. Qf3 Qg4 17. Qxg4) 12. Bf4?! { (3.14 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (12. Nd5 Ne5 13. Qc3 Qc6 14. f4 Ng6 15. f5 Ne5 16. f6 g6 17. Qh3 Rd8) 12... b5? { (1.93 → 3.34) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (12... Nf6 13. Rfd1 Rd8 14. Qf3 Qg4 15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16. Nd5 Be7 17. Rd3 Rd7 18. Rad1) 13. Rad1 { [%eval 3.28] } 13... Rd8 { [%eval 3.61] } 14. h3 { [%eval 3.5] } 14... c4?! { (3.50 → 5.26) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 5.26] } (14... Ne5 15. Bxe5 dxe5 16. Qg3 Qe6 17. Rxd8+ Kxd8 18. a4 bxa4 19. Ra1 Kc8 20. Rxa4) 15. Qd4 { [%eval 5.46] } 15... Nf6 { [%eval 5.28] } 16. Rfe1?! { (5.28 → 3.55) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (16. e5 Nh5 17. Bg5 f6 18. exf6 Qf5 19. Qe3+ Kf7 20. g4 Qd7 21. gxh5 gxf6) 16... b4? { (3.55 → 6.88) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.88] } (16... Be7 17. e5 dxe5 18. Qxe5 Qe6 19. Rxd8+ Bxd8 20. Qxe6+ fxe6 21. Rxe6+ Kf7 22. Rxa6) 17. Nd5 { [%eval 5.71] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 5.67] } 18. Nxe7 { [%eval 5.56] } 18... Qxe7 { [%eval 5.34] } 19. Bxd6 { [%eval 5.36] } 19... Rxd6 { [%eval 5.33] } 20. Qxd6 { [%eval 5.32] } 20... Qxd6 { [%eval 5.13] } 21. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.32] } 21... O-O { [%eval 5.29] } 22. e5 { [%eval 5.27] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 5.28] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval 5.45] } 23... Nh5 { [%eval 5.49] } 24. Rxa6 { [%eval 5.37] } 24... g6 { [%eval 5.48] } 25. Ra4 { [%eval 5.05] } 25... b3 { [%eval 5.5] } 26. axb3 { [%eval 5.43] } 26... cxb3 { [%eval 5.37] } 27. cxb3 { [%eval 5.39] } 27... Rb8 { [%eval 5.42] } 28. b4 { [%eval 5.49] } 28... Nf4 { [%eval 5.38] } 29. Rd1 { [%eval 5.01] } 29... Kg7 { [%eval 5.71] } 30. g3 { [%eval 5.07] } 30... Nxh3 { [%eval 5.49] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 5.26] } 31... Ng5 { [%eval 5.04] } 32. Ra7 { [%eval 4.49] } 32... Rxb4 { [%eval 4.59] } 33. Rd2 { [%eval 4.3] } 33... Ne6?! { (4.30 → 5.50) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (33... h5 34. f4 Ne4 35. Rc2 Rb3 36. e6 Rxg3+ 37. Kh2 Re3 38. Rxf7+ Kh6 39. e7) 34. Rdd7 { [%eval 5.34] } 34... Ng5 { [%eval 5.26] } 35. Rdb7 { [%eval 5.09] } 35... Re4 { [%eval 5.23] } 36. b4 { [%eval 5.13] } 36... Rxe5 { [%eval 5.78] } 37. b5?! { (5.78 → 4.42) Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (37. Ra5 Rf5 38. Rxf5 gxf5 39. b5 f4 40. b6 fxg3 41. Re7 gxf2 42. b7 Ne6) 37... Kh6 { [%eval 5.09] } 38. b6 { [%eval 4.95] } 38... Rb5 { [%eval 5.14] } 39. Ra6 { [%eval 4.13] } 39... Kg7 { [%eval 4.68] } 40. Rc7 { [%eval 4.48] } 40... h6 { [%eval 5.02] } 41. b7 { [%eval 5.09] } 41... Ne4 { [%eval 5.78] } 42. Ra8 { [%eval 5.68] } 42... Rb2 { [%eval 5.93] } 43. b8=Q { [%eval 5.99] } 43... Rxf2+?? { (5.99 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (43... Rxb8 44. Rxb8 g5 45. Rbb7 Kg6 46. g4 h5 47. Rc6+ Kg7 48. gxh5 Nxf2 49. Kxf2) 44. Kg1 { [%eval #6] } 44... Rf3 { [%eval #1] } 45. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0