[Event "vishal8x8chess Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GWlTKWvC"] [Date "2026.01.01"] [Round "-"] [White "D_1712_Arjun"] [Black "VaradJ1234"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "GWlTKWvC"] [UTCDate "2026.01.01"] [UTCTime "10:53:25"] [WhiteElo "1126"] [BlackElo "957"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-123"] [BlackRatingDiff "+32"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.52] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation } 4. Qe2 { [%eval 0.61] } 4... d5?! { (0.61 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (4... Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qxe5 9. Qxe5+) 5. Qh5?? { (1.25 → -0.98) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (5. d3 Qe7 6. dxe4 Qxe5 7. exd5 Bd6 8. Nc3 Nd7 9. Be3 O-O) 5... g6 { [%eval -1.11] } 6. Nxf7?? { (-1.11 → -4.83) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.83] } (6. Qe2 Bg7 7. d3 Bxe5 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. Bh6 Nc6 10. Nc3 f5) 6... Kxf7 { [%eval -3.8] } 7. Qf3+ { [%eval -4.24] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -4.77] } 8. c4?! { (-4.77 → -6.56) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -6.56] } (8. d4 Nc6 9. Qd1 Bf5 10. Be2 Qd7 11. Be3 Kg7 12. O-O a6 13. Nd2 Bd6) 8... Bg4 { [%eval -6.72] } 9. Qf4 { [%eval -8.27] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval -7.51] } 10. Qd4 { [%eval -8.66] } 10... Nh5?? { (-8.66 → -1.12) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (10... c5 11. Qe3 d4 12. h3 Bh5 13. Nc3 dxe3 14. dxe3 Nc6 15. Bd2 Be5) 11. cxd5?? { (-1.12 → -6.67) Blunder. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval -6.67] } (11. Qxg4 Re8+ 12. Kd1 Nf6 13. Qh4 Kg7 14. d3 dxc4 15. Nc3 cxd3 16. Bxd3 Nc6) 11... c5?? { (-6.67 → 0.72) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (11... Re8+ 12. Qe3 Na6 13. Bc4 Qh4 14. h3 Rxe3+ 15. dxe3 Bd7 16. Nd2 b5 17. Be2) 12. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.64] } 12... Nf6?! { (0.64 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (12... Re8+ 13. Kd1) 13. Qe6+?? { (1.74 → -1.38) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (13. Qd1 Kg7 14. Nc3 Re8+ 15. Be2 Be5 16. O-O Nbd7 17. Re1 Nb6 18. Bb5 Re7) 13... Kg7 { [%eval -1.39] } 14. d3?? { (-1.39 → -4.55) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (14. Qh3 Re8+ 15. Kd1 Nxd5 16. Qb3 Nb6 17. Bb5 c4 18. Qf3 Re5 19. Qxb7+ N8d7) 14... Qa5+?? { (-4.55 → 0.39) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (14... Re8 15. Be2 Rxe6 16. dxe6 Nc6 17. O-O Nd4 18. Bd1 b5 19. Nc3 Qa5 20. Re1) 15. Bd2 { [%eval 0.57] } 15... Qb6?? { (0.57 → 3.30) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (15... Qc7 16. Be2) 16. Be2?? { (3.30 → -1.01) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (16. Bc3 Qd8 17. Nd2 Bc7 18. d6 Bb6 19. Bxf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6+ Kxf6 21. O-O-O Re8) 16... Qxb2?? { (-1.01 → 5.34) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 5.34] } (16... Re8) 17. Qxd6 { [%eval 5.37] } 17... Qxa1 { [%eval 6.61] } 18. O-O { [%eval 6.29] } 18... Qxa2?? { (6.29 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (18... Re8 19. Bc3 Qxc3 20. Nxc3 Nbd7 21. Kh1 b5 22. h4 b4 23. Ne4 Rac8 24. Rd1) 19. Bg5? { (Mate in 3 → 7.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.42] } (19. Qe7+ Kg8 20. Bh6 c4 21. Qg7#) 19... Ne8? { (7.42 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (19... Nxd5 20. Qe5+ Kg8 21. Bh6 Kf7 22. Qg7+ Ke6 23. Bg4+ Kd6 24. Qxh8 Kc7 25. Nd2) 20. Qc7+?? { (Mate in 3 → -5.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.87] } (20. Qe7+ Kg8 21. Bh6 Nf6 22. Qg7#) 20... Nxc7 { [%eval -5.7] } 21. Rc1?! { (-5.70 → -7.76) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.76] } (21. Nc3 Qb2 22. h4 Nd7 23. Bg4 h6 24. Be3 Rhd8 25. d6 Rac8 26. Bxd7 Rxd7) 21... Qxe2 { [%eval -7.58] } 22. Nc3 { [%eval -7.51] } 22... Qxd3 { [%eval -7.6] } 23. d6 { [%eval -7.76] } 23... Nd5 { [%eval -7.89] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval -7.61] } 24... Qxd5 { [%eval -7.24] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -8.96] } 25... Qxg5 { [%eval -8.47] } { White resigns. } 0-1