[Event "Christmas prize rapid 8+0 2025 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/U2o2YO1x"] [Date "2025.12.24"] [Round "-"] [White "gepard2014"] [Black "Leonid_1939"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "U2o2YO1x"] [UTCDate "2025.12.24"] [UTCTime "16:05:08"] [WhiteElo "2394"] [BlackElo "2208"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [WhiteTitle "CM"] [WhiteFideId "55645410"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+0"] [ECO "C74"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta 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... d6 { [%eval 0.3] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... f5 { [%eval 0.32] } { C74 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense, Siesta Variation } 6. exf5 { [%eval 0.38] } 6... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.23] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.18] } 7... b5?! { (0.18 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (7... e4 8. Ng5 Be7 9. O-O b5 10. Bc2 d5 11. Nh3 Nf6 12. f3) 8. Bb3 { [%eval 1.05] } 8... e4 { [%eval 0.84] } 9. Bd5 { [%eval 0.97] } 9... Nge7 { [%eval 0.99] } 10. Bxc6+?? { (0.99 → -1.57) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Bxe7 Bxe7 12. O-O Rb8 13. Nfd2 Be6 14. Bxe4 d5 15. Bd3 O-O) 10... Nxc6 { [%eval -1.23] } 11. Ng5 { [%eval -1.69] } 11... d5?! { (-1.69 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (11... Be7 12. Nh3 O-O 13. Nf4 Qd7 14. Be3 d5 15. Nd2 Bd6 16. Nxd5 Qe6 17. Nb4) 12. Qh5+? { (-0.58 → -2.00) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (12. f3) 12... g6 { [%eval -2.4] } 13. Qe2 { [%eval -2.16] } 13... Be7 { [%eval -2.11] } 14. h4 { [%eval -2.27] } 14... h6 { [%eval -1.98] } 15. Nh3 { [%eval -1.95] } 15... Bxh4 { [%eval -1.57] } 16. Nf4 { [%eval -1.33] } 16... Bg5 { [%eval -1.44] } 17. Be3 { [%eval -1.37] } 17... Bxf4?! { (-1.37 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (17... Kf7 18. g4 Bc8 19. Ng2 Be6 20. Nd2 Qd7 21. f3 Kg7 22. Bxg5 hxg5 23. Rxh8) 18. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.38] } 18... h5 { [%eval -0.46] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval -0.51] } 19... Qe7?! { (-0.51 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (19... O-O) 20. O-O-O?? { (0.06 → -1.80) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -1.8] } (20. Qe3 Na5 21. b3 Nb7 22. O-O O-O 23. f3 Nd6 24. fxe4 Nxe4 25. Nxe4 Bxe4) 20... b4?! { (-1.80 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (20... O-O) 21. Qe3? { (-0.74 → -2.27) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.27] } (21. g4 Be6) 21... bxc3 { [%eval -2.16] } 22. Qxc3? { (-2.16 → -3.61) Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.61] } (22. Nb3 O-O 23. Qxc3 Nb4 24. Qe3 Nxa2+ 25. Kb1 Nb4 26. g4 Bxg4 27. Rdg1 Rxf4) 22... Bd7?? { (-3.61 → -1.10) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (22... Nb4 23. Qe3 Nd3+ 24. Kb1 Nxf4 25. Qxf4 e3+ 26. Ka1 exd2 27. Qxd2 O-O 28. f3) 23. a3 { [%eval -1.02] } 23... O-O { [%eval -0.98] } 24. Be3 { [%eval -1.1] } 24... Rf6?? { (-1.10 → 1.00) Blunder. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (24... Rab8 25. Nb3 Na7 26. Nc5 Bg4 27. Nxa6 Rb6 28. Nb4 Qd7 29. Rd2 Nc6 30. Na2) 25. Bg5 { [%eval 1.03] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 1.41] } 26. Kb1 { [%eval 1.6] } 26... Qf7 { [%eval 1.38] } 27. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.35] } 27... Qxf6 { [%eval 1.49] } 28. f3 { [%eval 1.54] } 28... exf3?! { (1.54 → 2.30) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (28... Bf5 29. Ka1) 29. Nxf3 { [%eval 2.79] } 29... Bf5+ { [%eval 2.71] } 30. Ka2 { [%eval 2.33] } 30... Be4 { [%eval 2.81] } 31. Rhf1 { [%eval 2.83] } 31... Rb6 { [%eval 2.74] } 32. Ne5 { [%eval 2.79] } 32... Qe6 { [%eval 2.94] } 33. Nd3 { [%eval 2.91] } 33... Bxg2?! { (2.91 → 4.16) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (33... Qd6) 34. Nf4 { [%eval 4.21] } 34... Qg4 { [%eval 4.24] } 35. Nxg2 { [%eval 4.25] } 35... Qxg2 { [%eval 4.22] } 36. Rg1 { [%eval 4.16] } 36... Qe4 { [%eval 4.79] } 37. Rde1 { [%eval 4.87] } 37... Qf5 { [%eval 4.84] } 38. Ref1 { [%eval 4.95] } 38... Qe4 { [%eval 4.84] } 39. Qc5 { [%eval 4.84] } 39... Kh7?? { (4.84 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (39... Ne7 40. Qxc7 Rxb2+ 41. Kxb2 Qxd4+ 42. Qc3 Qb6+ 43. Ka2 a5 44. Re1 Nf5 45. Rb1) 40. Rf7+ { [%eval #1] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 41. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0