[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AK8O3omW"] [Date "2026.05.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Kaveh_Q"] [Black "Nikhil_2532"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "AK8O3omW"] [UTCDate "2026.05.01"] [UTCTime "21:12:19"] [WhiteElo "1568"] [BlackElo "1585"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. d4 { [%eval -0.18] } { C24 Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit } 3... exd4 { [%eval -0.23] } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.39] } 4... c5?! { (-0.39 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (4... Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Qe3 O-O 7. Ne2 d5 8. Bxd5 Nxd5 9. exd5) 5. Qe5+?! { (0.64 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Qd3 Nc6 6. Bf4 d5 7. exd5 Nb4 8. Qe2+ Qe7 9. Na3 Nfxd5) 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bg5? { (0.00 → -1.48) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (6. Qg3 O-O 7. Nc3 Nc6 8. Bg5 b5 9. Bxb5 Nd4 10. Bd3 Nxe4) 6... d6?! { (-1.48 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (6... Nc6 7. Qf4 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Qe4 O-O 10. Bxe7 Ndxe7 11. Nf3 Bf5 12. Qf4) 7. Qf4 { [%eval -0.62] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.34] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.61] } 8... Nc6?! { (-0.61 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (8... Nxe4 9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. O-O Nf6 11. Nc3 Be6 12. Rae1 Nc6 13. Ng5 Ne5 14. Bxe6) 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.5] } 9... a6?! { (-0.50 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (9... Be6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Qg4 Qe7 13. O-O a6 14. a4 h6 15. Rad1) 10. O-O?! { (0.48 → -0.10) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (10. O-O-O Be6 11. Bd5 Nd4 12. h4 Bxd5 13. exd5 Nxf3 14. Qxf3 Qd7 15. Ne2 Ng4) 10... b5 { [%eval -0.07] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.6] } 11... b4 { [%eval -0.42] } 12. Na4 { [%eval -0.49] } 12... d5? { (-0.49 → 0.82) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (12... h6 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Rad1 Nd4 15. Nxd4 Bxd4 16. c3 bxc3 17. bxc3 Be5 18. Qe3) 13. Rad1?? { (0.82 → -0.93) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. exd5 Nd4 15. Nxd4 cxd4 16. Rae1 Bb7 17. Bc4 Rc8 18. b3 Ba8) 13... d4?? { (-0.93 → 1.31) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (13... Nxe4 14. Bxe7 Nxe7 15. Ne5 Be6 16. b3 g5 17. Qc1 Qc7 18. Nd3 h6 19. c4) 14. e5 { [%eval 1.16] } 14... Nd5 { [%eval 1.23] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval 1.27] } 15... Bxg5 { [%eval 1.26] } 16. Nxg5 { [%eval 1.17] } 16... Qe7?! { (1.17 → 2.31) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (16... Nxe5 17. Nxc5 Nc6 18. Rfe1 Ra7 19. Nb3 Nde7 20. Bd3 Bf5 21. h4) 17. Bf3 { [%eval 2.31] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 2.15] } 18. Rfe1? { (2.15 → 0.82) Mistake. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (18. Bxd5 Rxd5 19. Nb6 Rxe5 20. Nf3 Rb8 21. Nxe5 Rxb6 22. Nd3 Be6 23. Rfe1 h6) 18... Na5?? { (0.82 → 3.22) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (18... Rb8 19. Ne4 Qxe5 20. Nexc5 Qxg3 21. hxg3 Nde7 22. Nb3 Be6 23. Nac5 Bc4 24. Re4) 19. Bxd5 { [%eval 3.21] } 19... Rxd5 { [%eval 3.0] } 20. Nb6 { [%eval 3.05] } 20... Bb7?! { (3.05 → 4.10) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 4.1] } (20... h6 21. Nxd5 Qxg5 22. Qxg5 hxg5 23. c3 Be6 24. Nc7 Rd8 25. cxb4 cxb4 26. b3) 21. Nxa8 { [%eval 4.0] } 21... Bxa8 { [%eval 3.94] } 22. e6 { [%eval 3.98] } 22... f6 { [%eval 3.6] } 23. Nf7 { [%eval 3.75] } 23... Nc6 { [%eval 3.92] } 24. Nh6+?! { (3.92 → 3.06) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (24. c4 Rh5 25. a3 Ne5 26. Nxe5 fxe5 27. Rxe5 Rh6 28. f3 bxa3 29. bxa3 Bc6) 24... Kh8?! { (3.06 → 3.88) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.88] } (24... Kf8 25. Nf7 c4 26. Qh4 Kg8 27. Qg4 Ne5 28. Nxe5 fxe5 29. f4 c3 30. bxc3) 25. Ng4?! { (3.88 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Nf7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (25. Nf7+ Kg8 26. c4 bxc3 27. bxc3 g6 28. c4 Rh5 29. Qd6 Kf8 30. f4 Rh4) 25... Rg5 { [%eval 2.96] } 26. f4 { [%eval 2.44] } 26... Rg6 { [%eval 2.3] } 27. f5 { [%eval 2.53] } 27... Rg5 { [%eval 2.33] } 28. Qf3?! { (2.33 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (28. h4 Rxf5 29. Ne3 Re5 30. Nc4 Rd5 31. a3 Rd8 32. axb4 cxb4 33. Kh1 h6) 28... Qe8 { [%eval 1.14] } 29. Qf4 { [%eval 1.31] } 29... h5 { [%eval 1.13] } 30. Nf2?! { (1.13 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (30. Nxf6 gxf6 31. Rd3 Kh7 32. Rg3 Rxg3 33. hxg3 Ne7 34. Qh4 Nxf5 35. Qxf6 Ne3) 30... Ne5?? { (0.37 → 2.64) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (30... Ne7 31. Ne4 Rg4 32. Qf3 g6 33. Rd2 Rxe4 34. Rxe4 gxf5 35. Rexd4 cxd4 36. Qf4) 31. Ne4?? { (2.64 → -3.43) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (31. Qxg5 fxg5 32. Rxe5 Qe7 33. b3 Kg8 34. Rde1 Kf8 35. Nd3 c4 36. bxc4 Ke8) 31... Rg4 { [%eval -3.3] } 32. Qf2?! { (-3.30 → -4.21) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval -4.21] } (32. Qxg4 Nxg4 33. Rd3 Ne3 34. Nd6 Qc6 35. Rd2 Qxd6 36. Rxe3 Bc6 37. e7 Be8) 32... Bxe4 { [%eval -3.82] } 33. Rxe4 { [%eval -4.44] } 33... Rxe4 { [%eval -4.44] } 34. Re1 { [%eval -4.74] } 34... Rxe1+ { [%eval -4.66] } 35. Qxe1 { [%eval -4.33] } 35... Ng4 { [%eval -3.66] } 36. e7?! { (-3.66 → -5.45) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.45] } (36. Qe4 Ne5 37. h3 g6 38. g4 gxf5 39. gxf5 c4 40. Kf2 d3 41. cxd3 cxd3) 36... Ne3 { [%eval -5.69] } 37. Qh4 { [%eval -5.45] } 37... Nxf5 { [%eval -5.34] } { White resigns. } 0-1