[Event "Middle School Grade 8 Boys"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AFEA8EAM"] [Date "2026.06.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Rithvik2703sigma"] [Black "Andez2012"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "AFEA8EAM"] [UTCDate "2026.06.01"] [UTCTime "08:25:00"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1221"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+1"] [ECO "A04"] [Opening "Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.28] } { A04 Zukertort Opening: Slav Invitation } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.26] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval -0.11] } 6... Nh6?? { (-0.11 → 2.90) Blunder. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (6... Bxd3 7. Qxd3 Nc6 8. O-O h6 9. Ne2 Nf6 10. c3 Be7 11. Ne5) 7. Bf4?? { (2.90 → 0.21) Blunder. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (7. Bxh6 Bxd3 8. Bg5 f6 9. Qxd3 fxg5 10. Qe3 Nc6 11. Nxg5 Nxd4) 7... Nc6? { (0.21 → 1.59) Mistake. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (7... Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Nf5 9. Qb5+ Qd7 10. Ne5 Qxb5 11. Nxb5 Bd6 12. h4) 8. Nb5? { (1.59 → 0.42) Mistake. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (8. Bxh6 Bxd3 9. Bg5 f6 10. Qxd3 fxg5 11. Qe3 Qd7 12. Nxg5 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Re8) 8... Rc8 { [%eval 0.45] } 9. Nd6+?? { (0.45 → -3.82) Blunder. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval -3.82] } (9. Bxh6 Bxd3 10. Qxd3 Nb4 11. Qb3 Nxc2+ 12. Ke2 Nxa1 13. Qa4 gxh6 14. Nxa7+ Ke7) 9... Bxd6 { [%eval -4.01] } 10. Bxd6 { [%eval -4.73] } 10... Qxd6 { [%eval -4.84] } 11. O-O { [%eval -4.89] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval -4.79] } 12. cxd3 { [%eval -5.19] } 12... Nf5 { [%eval -5.08] } 13. Ne5 { [%eval -5.24] } 13... Nfxd4 { [%eval -5.23] } 14. Nxc6 { [%eval -5.21] } 14... Nxc6 { [%eval -4.87] } 15. h3 { [%eval -5.17] } 15... O-O { [%eval -5.17] } 16. a4 { [%eval -5.23] } 16... Nb4 { [%eval -4.68] } 17. a5 { [%eval -4.99] } 17... Nc2 { [%eval -4.94] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -4.88] } 18... Nd4 { [%eval -4.96] } 19. Qd2 { [%eval -5.19] } 19... Rc2 { [%eval -5.26] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -5.03] } 20... Nf5 { [%eval -4.69] } 21. Qe1 { [%eval -4.99] } 21... Rcc8 { [%eval -4.81] } 22. b3 { [%eval -4.74] } 22... f6 { [%eval -4.41] } 23. Qd1 { [%eval -4.86] } 23... Qe5 { [%eval -4.42] } 24. f4 { [%eval -5.19] } 24... Qe3+ { [%eval -5.28] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -6.38] } 25... Ng3+ { [%eval -6.81] } 26. Kh2 { [%eval -6.59] } 26... Nxf1+ { [%eval -6.6] } 27. Qxf1 { [%eval -6.59] } 27... e5 { [%eval -6.58] } 28. Re1 { [%eval -7.38] } 28... Qxf4+ { [%eval -7.19] } 29. Qxf4 { [%eval -7.27] } 29... exf4 { [%eval -7.2] } 30. Re7 { [%eval -6.91] } 30... Rb8 { [%eval -7.11] } 31. b4 { [%eval -7.34] } 31... Rfe8 { [%eval -6.95] } 32. Rd7 { [%eval -6.9] } 32... Red8 { [%eval -6.73] } 33. Re7 { [%eval -7.3] } 33... Kf8 { [%eval -7.12] } 34. Rc7 { [%eval -7.51] } 34... g5 { [%eval -5.86] } 35. b5 { [%eval -6.01] } 35... a6 { [%eval -5.83] } 36. b6 { [%eval -6.69] } 36... h5 { [%eval -6.29] } 37. Rh7 { [%eval -7.07] } 37... h4 { [%eval -6.13] } 38. Rh6?? { (-6.13 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (38. Kg1 Kg8 39. Rc7 Rdc8 40. Rd7 Rc3 41. d4 Rc2 42. Kf1 Ra2 43. Rc7 f3) 38... Kg7 { [%eval #-8] } 39. Rh5 { [%eval #-7] } 39... Re8 { [%eval #-7] } 40. d4 { [%eval #-6] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval #-7] } 41. g4 { [%eval #-5] } 41... fxg3+ { [%eval #-5] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval #-5] } 42... Kxh5 { [%eval #-4] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval #-4] } 43... Re4 { [%eval #-4] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval #-4] } 44... Rxd4 { [%eval #-4] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval #-4] } 45... Ra4 { [%eval #-5] } 46. Ke3 { [%eval #-5] } 46... Rxa5 { [%eval #-5] } 47. Kd4 { [%eval #-5] } 47... g2 { [%eval #-4] } 48. Kd3 { [%eval #-4] } 48... g1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 49. Kc3 { [%eval #-3] } 49... Ra3+ { [%eval #-3] } 50. Kb4 { [%eval #-3] } 50... Qa1 { [%eval #-2] } 51. Kc5 { [%eval #-2] } 51... Qc3+ { [%eval #-3] } 52. Kxd5 { [%eval #-2] } 52... Rd8+ { [%eval #-3] } 53. Ke6 { [%eval #-3] } 53... Qe5+ { [%eval #-2] } 54. Kf7 { [%eval #-2] } 54... Qe8+ { [%eval #-2] } 55. Kg7 { [%eval #-1] } 55... Rad3 { [%eval #-2] } 56. Kxf6 { [%eval #-2] } 56... R3d6+ { [%eval #-1] } 57. Kg7 { [%eval #-1] } 57... R8d7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1