[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H6k4cKOi"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Shankar_531"] [Black "I4lan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "H6k4cKOi"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "07:20:24"] [WhiteElo "552"] [BlackElo "551"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-28"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation, Nimzowitsch Variation } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 3. Nxe5?? { (0.15 → -2.52) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (3. d3 g6 4. g3 Bg7 5. Bg2 Nge7 6. Nc3 d6 7. Rb1 a5) 3... Nxe5 { [%eval -3.01] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -3.66] } 4... Nxc4 { [%eval -3.53] } 5. d3?! { (-3.53 → -4.54) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -4.54] } (5. e4 Nb6 6. d4 d5 7. e5 c6 8. Bd3 g6 9. h4 h5 10. Qc2 Ne7) 5... Ne5?! { (-4.54 → -3.31) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval -3.31] } (5... Nb6 6. e4 d5 7. d4 dxe4 8. a4 Bb4 9. a5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nd5 11. a6) 6. Qd2?! { (-3.31 → -4.67) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -4.67] } (6. e4 Bb4 7. d4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Ng6 9. Bc4 N8e7 10. h4 d5 11. h5 dxc4) 6... d5 { [%eval -3.75] } 7. b3?! { (-3.75 → -5.56) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -5.56] } (7. Qe3 Qe7 8. Nxd5 Qd6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. d4 Ng6 11. Qd3 Bf6 12. e3 Qd7) 7... Bf5?! { (-5.56 → -3.69) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (7... Nf6 8. e4 Nc6 9. e5 d4 10. exf6 dxc3 11. Qe3+ Be6 12. d4 Qxd4 13. Qxd4) 8. Ba3? { (-3.69 → -6.63) Mistake. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -6.63] } (8. Qf4 Qf6 9. Nxd5 Qd6 10. Qxf5 Qxd5 11. Bb2 Bb4+ 12. Kd1 f6 13. e4 Ne7) 8... Bxa3 { [%eval -6.63] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval -8.53] } 9... Qxd5 { [%eval -8.35] } 10. f4 { [%eval -9.14] } 10... Nxd3+ { [%eval -8.81] } 11. Qxd3 { [%eval -10.72] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval -10.96] } 12. exd3 { [%eval -10.68] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval -11.0] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval -12.67] } 13... Bb4+ { [%eval -11.73] } 14. Rd2 { [%eval -11.86] } 14... Qe5+?! { (-11.86 → -6.28) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -6.28] } (14... Qd4 15. Kd1 Bxd2 16. g3 Bc3 17. Ke2 Ng4 18. Kf3 Qd5+ 19. Kxg4 Qxh1 20. Bh3) 15. Be2?? { (-6.28 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (15. fxe5 Ng4 16. Kd1 Bxd2 17. Kxd2 O-O-O 18. e6 fxe6 19. Be2 Nf6 20. Rc1 a6) 15... Qxf4 { [%eval #-7] } 16. g3 { [%eval #-9] } 16... Qf5? { (Mate in 9 → -9.95) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd2+ was best. } { [%eval -9.95] } (16... Qxd2+ 17. Kf1 Qe1+ 18. Kg2 Qxe2+ 19. Kh3 Qh5+ 20. Kg2 Qd5+ 21. Kh3 Qxh1 22. Kh4) 17. Bf3? { (-9.95 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (17. a3 Bxd2+ 18. Kxd2 Qa5+ 19. b4 Qxa3 20. Bf3 Qxb4+ 21. Kc2 Qc5+ 22. Kd1 c6) 17... Qa5?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -10.05] } (17... Qxf3 18. a3 Kd8 19. axb4 Re8+ 20. Re2 Qxe2#) 18. O-O { [%eval -10.22] } 18... Bxd2 { [%eval -10.12] } 19. Bxb7 { [%eval -10.85] } 19... Rb8 { [%eval -10.11] } 20. Bh1 { [%eval -11.27] } 20... Qxa2 { [%eval -9.87] } 21. g4? { (-9.87 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc6+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (21. Bc6+ Kd8 22. b4 Be3+ 23. Kh1 Qe6 24. Bg2 Qa6 25. Bh3 Re8 26. g4 Rb6) 21... Nxg4?! { (Mate in 2 → -10.78) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be3+ was best. } { [%eval -10.78] } (21... Be3+ 22. Rf2 Qxf2#) 22. h4?! { (-10.78 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc6+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Bc6+ Kf8 23. Kh1 Bf4 24. Bg2 Ne3 25. Rg1 f6 26. b4 Qe2 27. h3 Qh5) 22... Be3+ { [%eval #-1] } 23. Rf2 { [%eval #-1] } 23... Bxf2+ { [%eval #-5] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 24... Qa1+ { [%eval #-4] } 25. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 25... Qa2+ { [%eval #-4] } 26. Kf3 { [%eval #-4] } 26... Ne5+ { [%eval #-5] } 27. Ke4 { [%eval #-4] } 27... Ng4 { [%eval #-5] } 28. Kd5 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Rb5+ { [%eval #-3] } { White resigns. } 0-1