[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ftvg09T2"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "odealsray"] [Black "Bengalooru"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Ftvg09T2"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "16:37:20"] [WhiteElo "1384"] [BlackElo "1421"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+32"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 3. d3 { [%eval -0.24] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.2] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Be6?! { (0.17 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (6... g6 7. O-O Bg7 8. Rb1 a5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 Nd4 11. g3) 7. O-O { [%eval 0.48] } 7... Nb4? { (0.48 → 1.72) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (7... Bg4 8. Be3 g6 9. b4 Bg7 10. Rb1 O-O 11. Qd2 Bxf3 12. Bxf3) 8. a3?! { (1.72 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 c5 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. f4 Nc6 12. Be3 Qd7 13. Qb3 Nd4) 8... Na6?! { (1.05 → 1.86) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (8... Nc6 9. b4 Be7 10. Be3 O-O 11. h3 Bd7 12. b5 Na5 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4) 9. h3?! { (1.86 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (9. d4 Bg4 10. Be3 Nd7 11. Qc2 c6 12. Rad1 h5 13. d5 c5 14. Ng5 Be7) 9... c6?! { (1.19 → 1.84) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (9... c5 10. Ng5 Be7 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 O-O 13. d4 cxd4 14. Qxd4 h6 15. Nxe6) 10. b4 { [%eval 1.59] } 10... d5? { (1.59 → 3.05) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (10... c5 11. Rb1 Be7 12. Ne1 O-O 13. f4 exf4 14. Bxf4 Nb8 15. bxc5 dxc5 16. Nd5) 11. exd5 { [%eval 3.21] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval 3.12] } 12. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.14] } 12... dxc4 { [%eval 3.69] } 13. d4?! { (3.69 → 2.90) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (13. dxc4 Be7 14. Bf4 O-O 15. Bf3 Qc7 16. Nb5 Qc8 17. Qd4 Nd7 18. Rac1 Nc7) 13... Bd6 { [%eval 2.89] } 14. Bf4?! { (2.89 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (14. Bf3 Qc8 15. Re1 O-O 16. d5 Bxe5 17. Rxe5 Bf5 18. Qd4 Bd3 19. Bf4 Nc7) 14... Nd7?? { (1.75 → 3.96) Blunder. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (14... Nc7 15. Qa4+ Kf8 16. Nd7+ Bxd7 17. Bxd6+ Kg8 18. Qa5 Nb5 19. Nxb5 b6 20. Qa6) 15. Nxc4?? { (3.96 → 0.51) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. Bxd6 Nf6 17. Be5 Nc7 18. Bf3 Qd7 19. Bxb7 Rad8 20. Qf3 Bd5) 15... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.5] } 16. Na5?? { (0.50 → -1.49) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (16. d5 Bxh3 17. Bg4 Rc8 18. Qe2+ Qe7 19. gxh3 Qxe2 20. Bxe2 Nb6 21. Nxb6 Rxc3) 16... Qc7? { (-1.49 → -0.03) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (16... O-O 17. Bf3 Qc7 18. Ne2 Rae8 19. Nxf4 Qxf4 20. d5 Bf5 21. Nxb7 Nab8 22. Qc1) 17. Nb5?! { (-0.03 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (17. d5 Bf5 18. Nc4 O-O 19. d6 Qb8 20. Qd4 Bh6 21. Nd5 Be6 22. Ne7+ Kh8) 17... Bh2+?? { (-0.86 → 2.29) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (17... Qb6 18. d5 Bf5 19. Nd4 Bg6 20. Nc4) 18. Kh1 { [%eval 2.38] } 18... Qf4 { [%eval 2.21] } 19. g3?? { (2.21 → -1.50) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.5] } (19. d5 Bf5 20. Nxb7 O-O 21. N5d6 Bxh3 22. gxh3 Nc7 23. Rc1 Ne8 24. Nxe8 Raxe8) 19... Qe4+?? { (-1.50 → 3.58) Blunder. Bxg3 was best. } { [%eval 3.58] } (19... Bxg3 20. fxg3 Qxg3 21. Bf3 Qxh3+ 22. Kg1 O-O 23. d5 Ne5 24. dxe6 fxe6 25. Bg2) 20. Kxh2 { [%eval 3.3] } 20... O-O { [%eval 3.04] } 21. Nd6 { [%eval 3.07] } 21... Qg6 { [%eval 2.95] } 22. Bd3 { [%eval 2.5] } 22... Qf6 { [%eval 2.91] } 23. Ndxb7 { [%eval 2.53] } 23... Qxd4?? { (2.53 → 6.51) Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval 6.51] } (23... Qh6 24. h4 Nc7 25. Rc1 Nd5 26. Nc5 N7f6 27. Nc4 g5 28. Qd2 Nf4 29. Ne5) 24. Bxa6? { (6.51 → 3.55) Mistake. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (24. Bxh7+ Kxh7 25. Qxd4 Nf6 26. Nc6 Rfe8 27. Nd6 Bd5 28. Nxe8 Rxe8 29. Ne5 Kg8) 24... Qf6 { [%eval 3.06] } 25. g4? { (3.06 → 1.37) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (25. Nc6 Rae8 26. Rc1 Qh6 27. h4 Nf6 28. Nd6 Bd5) 25... Bxg4?? { (1.37 → 3.94) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (25... Ne5 26. Be2 Rac8 27. Rc1 h5 28. f4 Nxg4+ 29. Bxg4 Rxc1 30. Qxc1 hxg4 31. Qe3) 26. Qxg4 { [%eval 4.18] } 26... Qxa6?! { (4.18 → 5.36) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 5.36] } (26... Ne5 27. Qg3 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Rae8 29. Nd6 Re5 30. Bb7 Nd4 31. Bg2 Rh5 32. Ne4) 27. Rg1?! { (5.36 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. Qxd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (27. Qxd7 Rae8 28. Qd4 Re6 29. Rg1 Rg6 30. Nc5 Qb6 31. Rxg6 fxg6 32. Nc4 Qc7+) 27... Ne5?? { (3.94 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (27... Qf6 28. Qg5 Qxf2+ 29. Rg2 Qd4 30. Rd1 Qe5+ 31. Qg3 Qxg3+ 32. Kxg3 Ne5 33. Nd6) 28. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0