[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6CDCRVQ2"] [Date "2025.10.08"] [Round "-"] [White "IvanTilichenko"] [Black "GrandDukeOfCornwall"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "6CDCRVQ2"] [UTCDate "2025.10.08"] [UTCTime "15:03:45"] [WhiteElo "1007"] [BlackElo "935"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-31"] [BlackRatingDiff "+61"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C66"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O d6 { C66 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Improved Steinitz Defense } 5. b3 Be7 6. d3 Ng4 7. h3 Nf6 8. Nc3 d5?? { (0.41 → 3.05) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } (8... Bd7) 9. exd5?! { (3.05 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } (9. Nxe5 Bd7 10. Nxd7 Qxd7 11. e5 Ng8 12. Qf3 O-O-O 13. Qxf7 a6 14. Bxc6 Qxc6) 9... a6?! { (1.93 → 3.26) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (9... Nxd5) 10. Ba4? { (3.26 → 1.48) Mistake. Bxc6+ was best. } (10. Bxc6+ bxc6 11. Nxe5 cxd5 12. Nc6 Qd6 13. Nxe7 Qxe7 14. Re1 Be6 15. Bg5 c6) 10... b5? { (1.48 → 3.24) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } (10... Nxd5 11. Nxd5 Qxd5 12. c4 Qd6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6 14. Nxe5 Qf6 15. Bb2 O-O 16. Re1) 11. dxc6 bxa4 12. bxa4? { (3.71 → 2.09) Mistake. Nxa4 was best. } (12. Nxa4 Bd6 13. Re1 O-O 14. Nxe5 Re8 15. d4 Bf5 16. Bb2 Be4 17. c4 Bxg2) 12... e4? { (2.09 → 3.68) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (12... Nd5 13. Ne4 f6 14. d4 Nb4 15. dxe5 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Nxc6 17. exf6 gxf6 18. Bf4) 13. Ne1?? { (3.68 → 0.71) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } (13. dxe4 O-O 14. Bf4 Be6 15. Qd3 Bb4 16. Be5 Bxc3 17. Bxc3 Qe7 18. Qe3 Rfe8) 13... Qd6?! { (0.71 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (13... O-O) 14. Rb1? { (1.42 → 0.29) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (14. dxe4 Qxc6) 14... Qxc6 15. f3?? { (0.33 → -3.60) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (15. Nxe4 Nxe4) 15... Qxc3 16. Bb2?! { (-3.70 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. fxe4 was best. } (16. fxe4 O-O 17. Kh1 Qc6 18. Nf3 Be6 19. Bg5 Rfe8 20. Nd4 Qd7 21. Nf5 Bxf5) 16... Qc5+ 17. d4 Qg5 18. f4 Qg3 19. Rf2 e3?? { (-6.15 → -2.96) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } (19... Bxh3 20. d5 Ng4 21. Bd4 Qh2+ 22. Kf1 Nxf2 23. Kxf2 Qxf4+ 24. Kg1 Bg4 25. Qc1) 20. Re2? { (-2.96 → -5.06) Mistake. Rf3 was best. } (20. Rf3 Qg6 21. Rxe3 Ne4 22. Nd3 f5 23. Ne5 Qh6 24. Ng4 Qxf4 25. g3 Qg5) 20... Qxf4?! { (-5.06 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (20... Bd6 21. Ba3 Bxa3 22. Qd3 O-O 23. Qxa3 Qxf4 24. Nf3 Qd6 25. Rxe3 Be6 26. Qxd6) 21. Nd3 Qd6 22. Rxe3 Nd5 23. Re4?! { (-3.09 → -4.00) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } (23. Re5 O-O 24. c4 Nf6 25. Qe2 Bd8 26. d5 Rb8 27. Re1 Nd7 28. Re8 Bh4) 23... Rb8 24. Qd2?! { (-3.44 → -4.79) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (24. c4 Nf6 25. Re5 O-O 26. Qe2 Bd8 27. Rf1 c6 28. Bc3 Rb7 29. Qe1 h6) 24... Bf5 25. Re2 h6 26. Nf4?! { (-4.54 → -5.98) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (26. Ne5 O-O 27. Rf1 Bg6 28. Ba1 Bg5 29. Qe1 Nf4 30. Ref2 Bh4 31. Qd2 Bxf2+) 26... O-O? { (-5.98 → -3.26) Mistake. Qxf4 was best. } (26... Qxf4 27. Rxe7+ Kxe7 28. Re1+ Kd7 29. Qa5 Be6 30. Ba1 Qg3 31. Qd2 Rhd8 32. Qa5) 27. Kf2?? { (-3.26 → -7.38) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } (27. Nxd5 Qxd5 28. Rxe7 Qxa2 29. Qc1 Rb4 30. Re2 Rb7 31. Re5 Bg6 32. h4 h5) 27... Rfe8 28. h4?! { (-6.03 → -8.38) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (28. Nxd5 Qxd5 29. Rxe7 Rxe7 30. Ba3 Rxb1 31. Bxe7 Qd7 32. Qf4 Qxe7 33. Qxf5 Qe1+) 28... Bxh4+ 29. Kf3? { (-8.09 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } (29. Kg1 Nxf4 30. Re3 Nh3+ 31. Rxh3 Bxh3 32. gxh3 Qg6+ 33. Kh1 Qg3 34. Rg1 Qxh3+) 29... Qxf4+?? { (Mate in 8 → -6.45) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxf4 was best. } (29... Nxf4 30. Qxf4 Qd5+ 31. Re4 Rxe4 32. Qxh4 Rg4+ 33. Ke2 Qe4+ 34. Kd1 Rxh4 35. Rc1) 30. Qxf4 Nxf4 31. Kxf4 Rxe2 32. Rh1? { (-7.67 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxf5 was best. } (32. Kxf5 Bg5 33. c3 Rbxb2 34. Rxb2 Rxb2 35. Ke4 Rxg2 36. Kd5 Rxa2 37. c4 g6) 32... Rf2+ 33. Ke3 Re8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1