[Event "FM Taktychenko simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8MI4fRBJ"] [Date "2026.03.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Taktychenko"] [Black "witekpon"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8MI4fRBJ"] [UTCDate "2026.03.16"] [UTCTime "18:52:53"] [WhiteElo "2268"] [BlackElo "1496"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C70"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation"] [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... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Ba4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... b5 { [%eval 0.32] } 5. Bb3 { [%eval 0.29] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.75] } { C70 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Graz Variation } 6. c3 { [%eval 0.64] } 6... Nf6?! { (0.64 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (6... Bb6 7. d4 Bb7 8. dxe5 Nge7 9. Bf4 Ng6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. O-O) 7. Qe2?? { (1.64 → -0.21) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (7. d4 Bd6 8. Ng5 O-O 9. f4 exf4 10. O-O Bb7 11. e5 Nxe5) 7... d6 { [%eval -0.15] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 8... Bg4?! { (-0.20 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (8... O-O 9. d3 h6 10. Rd1 Re8 11. h3 d5 12. Nbd2 Bf8 13. Bc2 d4 14. Nf1) 9. h3 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... Bh5 { [%eval 0.35] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.34] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.78] } 11. Bd2?! { (0.78 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Bh7 13. Nf5 Bxf5 14. exf5 Bb6 15. Nd2 d5 16. Nf3 O-O) 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.37] } 12... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.41] } 13. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.27] } 13... O-O { [%eval 0.56] } 14. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] } 14... Rad8 { [%eval 0.59] } 15. g4 { [%eval 0.47] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval 0.46] } 16. Kh2 { [%eval 0.14] } 16... d5 { [%eval 0.17] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -0.28] } 17... dxe4 { [%eval -0.29] } 18. dxe4 { [%eval -0.26] } 18... Qc8?! { (-0.26 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (18... Qd3 19. Rfe1 Qxe3 20. Rxe3 Rd6 21. a4 Rfd8 22. axb5 axb5 23. Kg3 Na5 24. Bc2) 19. Rg1 { [%eval 0.32] } 19... Bh7?? { (0.32 → 2.34) Blunder. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (19... Kh7 20. Nh4 Na5 21. Bc2 Nc4 22. Nxc4 bxc4 23. b4 cxb3 24. Bxb3 Rxd1 25. Bxd1) 20. g5 { [%eval 2.19] } 20... hxg5 { [%eval 1.92] } 21. Qxg5 { [%eval 1.82] } 21... Bg6?? { (1.82 → 8.65) Blunder. Ne8 was best. } { [%eval 8.65] } (21... Ne8 22. Qh4 Rd6 23. Ng5 Bg6 24. f4 exf4 25. Ndf3 Rxd1 26. Rxd1 a5 27. Bd5) 22. Nh4?? { (8.65 → 2.56) Blunder. Qxg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (22. Qxg6 Ng4+ 23. Rxg4 Qxg4 24. Qxg4 Rd6 25. Ng5 Nd8 26. Ndf3 Rf6 27. Qh5 Rh6) 22... Kh7?? { (2.56 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (22... Rd3 23. Ndf3 Rxd1 24. Bxd1 Nxe4 25. Qg2 Nd6 26. Nxg6 fxg6 27. Bb3+ Nc4 28. Qxg6) 23. Nxg6 { [%eval #6] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qh4+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Nh5 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qxh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0