[Event "≤1500 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/A2jDn45o"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "balu22"] [Black "rUnNiNgMaStEr"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "A2jDn45o"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "08:32:00"] [WhiteElo "1360"] [BlackElo "1359"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C65"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk 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... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.3] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.36] } { C65 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Beverwijk Variation } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.04] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.28] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.1] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval -0.14] } 7... h6 { [%eval -0.13] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval -0.44] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval 0.04] } 9. Nd5? { (0.04 → -1.29) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 g5 12. Bg3 Ne8 13. Nd1 Qf6 14. Qe2 Qe6) 9... Nd4?? { (-1.29 → 0.68) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (9... g5 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bg3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Rab8 14. b3 h5 15. h3) 10. c3 { [%eval 0.39] } 10... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.5] } 11. gxf3 { [%eval 0.49] } 11... Bh3?! { (0.49 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (11... g5 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. fxg4 gxh4 14. Bd7 c6 15. Bf5 Rfe8 16. Kh1 Kg7 17. Qe2) 12. Nxf6+ { [%eval 1.34] } 12... gxf6 { [%eval 1.26] } 13. Qd2?? { (1.26 → -1.38) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (13. Kh1 c6 14. Bc4 Kh7 15. d4 Bxf1 16. Qxf1 b5 17. Bd3) 13... Kh7 { [%eval -1.0] } 14. Kh1?! { (-1.00 → -1.87) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (14. d4 Rg8+ 15. Bg3 Bb6 16. Rfe1 h5 17. Kh1 c6 18. Bc4 h4 19. Bxh4 Bg2+) 14... Bxf1 { [%eval -1.57] } 15. Rxf1 { [%eval -1.61] } 15... c6 { [%eval -1.67] } 16. Bc4 { [%eval -1.4] } 16... Qd7 { [%eval -1.49] } 17. Rg1 { [%eval -2.08] } 17... Qh3?! { (-2.08 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (17... Rg8 18. Bg3 d5 19. Bb3 dxe4 20. fxe4 Rad8 21. Bc2 Bb6 22. Qe2 Qg4 23. Qxg4) 18. Bg3 { [%eval -1.46] } 18... h5? { (-1.46 → 0.06) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (18... f5 19. exf5 d5 20. Bb3 f6 21. d4 exd4 22. c4 Rad8 23. cxd5 cxd5 24. Bc2) 19. d4 { [%eval -0.05] } 19... exd4?? { (-0.05 → 2.71) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (19... Bb6 20. Bf1 Qe6 21. Qd1 exd4 22. cxd4 Rg8 23. d5 Qd7 24. Bd3 Rg6 25. f4) 20. cxd4 { [%eval 2.57] } 20... Bb6 { [%eval 2.58] } 21. Bf1 { [%eval 2.62] } 21... Qe6 { [%eval 2.71] } 22. Qf4?? { (2.71 → 0.33) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (22. d5 Qe7 23. Bd3 Rg8 24. e5+ Rg6 25. exd6 Qd7 26. Bxg6+ fxg6 27. dxc6 Qxc6) 22... Qxa2?? { (0.33 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (22... Rg8 23. Qh4 Rg6 24. Bh3 Qe7 25. Bf5 Kg7 26. Rd1 Rg8 27. Bf4 d5 28. e5) 23. Qf5+ { [%eval #2] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval #2] } 24. Bxd6+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 25. Bf4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0