[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/He5ZeZT3"] [Date "2026.05.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Arihaan24"] [Black "brain_ninja"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "He5ZeZT3"] [UTCDate "2026.05.14"] [UTCTime "05:10:52"] [WhiteElo "891"] [BlackElo "727"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... f6? { (0.18 → 1.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 1.31] } 3... Ne7 { [%eval 1.81] } 4. O-O { [%eval 1.23] } 4... a6?! { (1.23 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (4... d6 5. d4 Ng6 6. c3 Be7 7. a4 Qd7 8. Qb3 Nc6 9. a5) 5. d3?! { (1.83 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Nbc6 7. Nc3 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Nc6 9. Qd1 Ne5) 5... b5?! { (0.96 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (5... c6 6. Bb3 d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. d4 e4 9. Nh4 Be6 10. Nc3) 6. Bd5? { (1.63 → 0.00) Mistake. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (6. Bb3 Bb7 7. a4 Nbc6 8. Re1 Ng6 9. h4 h5 10. c3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5) 6... c6? { (0.00 → 1.40) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (6... Nxd5 7. exd5 Be7 8. d4 d6 9. a4 b4 10. a5 e4 11. Nfd2) 7. Bf7+?? { (1.40 → -3.10) Blunder. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (7. Bb3 d5 8. Nbd2 d4 9. a4 Nd7 10. c3 dxc3 11. bxc3 Nc5 12. d4 Nxb3) 7... Kxf7 { [%eval -3.05] } 8. Nh4 { [%eval -3.56] } 8... g6 { [%eval -2.96] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -3.46] } 9... d6 { [%eval -3.36] } 10. h3 { [%eval -3.87] } 10... g5 { [%eval -3.15] } 11. Nf5 { [%eval -3.45] } 11... Ng6?! { (-3.45 → -2.59) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (11... h5 12. a4 Nxf5 13. exf5 b4 14. Nd2 d5 15. c4 bxc3 16. bxc3 a5 17. Rb1) 12. Qe2 { [%eval -3.06] } 12... Nh4?! { (-3.06 → -1.99) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.99] } (12... h5 13. d4 Be6 14. Nd2 Nd7 15. a4 b4 16. g3 exd4 17. Nxd4 Bxh3 18. f4) 13. Nxh4 { [%eval -1.93] } 13... gxh4 { [%eval -1.91] } 14. Bd2?! { (-1.91 → -2.93) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (14. Qh5+ Kg7 15. Qh6+ Kg8 16. Qxh4 Be6 17. f4 Bg7 18. a4 b4 19. c3 a5) 14... Rg8 { [%eval -2.93] } 15. Qe1?! { (-2.93 → -3.73) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (15. f4 Kg7 16. Qf2 Kh8 17. Kh1 exf4 18. Qxh4 Nd7 19. Nc3 Ne5 20. Qxf4 Be7) 15... Be6 { [%eval -3.06] } 16. Ba5 { [%eval -3.77] } 16... Qc8 { [%eval -3.78] } 17. Nc3?! { (-3.78 → -5.78) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -5.78] } (17. Kh2 Bh6 18. Bd2 Qf8 19. a4 Nd7 20. axb5 Qg7 21. Rg1 axb5 22. Bxh6 Qxh6) 17... Bxh3 { [%eval -5.58] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -5.97] } 18... Qg4 { [%eval -5.87] } 19. Qxh3?? { (-5.87 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (19. g3 hxg3 20. fxg3 Bxf1 21. Rxf1 Qxg3+ 22. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 23. Kf2 Rg8 24. Rh1 Rh8) 19... h5?? { (Mate in 4 → -1.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (19... Qxh3 20. g3 hxg3 21. fxg3 Qxg3+ 22. Kh1 Qh4#) 20. Qxg4 { [%eval -1.36] } 20... hxg4 { [%eval -1.39] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -1.37] } 21... g3+ { [%eval -1.36] } 22. fxg3 { [%eval -1.32] } 22... hxg3+ { [%eval -1.21] } 23. Kh3 { [%eval -1.23] } 23... Bh6 { [%eval -1.04] } 24. Rf5?! { (-1.04 → -1.95) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (24. Ne2 c5 25. Nxg3 Nc6 26. Nf5 Rg6 27. Be1 Nd4 28. Nxd4 cxd4 29. g3 Be3) 24... Nd7 { [%eval -1.96] } 25. Rh5 { [%eval -1.84] } 25... Rg6 { [%eval -1.93] } 26. Ne2 { [%eval -1.77] } 26... Bg5?? { (-1.77 → 0.67) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (26... Nf8 27. Rh4 Ne6 28. Nxg3 Nf4+ 29. Kh2 Rag8 30. Nf5 Rxg2+ 31. Kh1 Bf8 32. Rh7+) 27. Rh7+ { [%eval 0.35] } 27... Rg7 { [%eval 0.38] } 28. Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.42] } 28... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.34] } 29. Kxg3 { [%eval -0.14] } 29... Bf4+? { (-0.14 → 1.24) Mistake. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (29... Kg6 30. a4 d5 31. Be1 dxe4 32. dxe4 Nc5 33. axb5 cxb5 34. Kf3 Ne6 35. b4) 30. Nxf4 { [%eval 1.17] } 30... exf4+ { [%eval 1.12] } 31. Kxf4 { [%eval 1.24] } 31... Ne5? { (1.24 → 2.85) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (31... Kf7 32. Rh1 Rg8 33. g3 c5 34. Rh7+ Ke6 35. c3 Nf8 36. Ra7 Ng6+ 37. Ke3) 32. Bc3? { (2.85 → 1.15) Mistake. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (32. Kf5 Rg8 33. Ke6 d5 34. exd5 Re8+ 35. Kd6 cxd5 36. Kxd5 Rc8 37. Bc3 Ng4) 32... Ng6+? { (1.15 → 2.66) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (32... Kf7 33. Rh1 Rg8 34. Bxe5 fxe5+ 35. Kf3 Rf8 36. Ke2 Rg8 37. Kf2 a5 38. Rh6) 33. Kf5 { [%eval 2.56] } 33... Ne7+? { (2.56 → 4.75) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.75] } (33... Kf7 34. Bxf6 Ne7+ 35. Bxe7 Kxe7 36. Kf4 Rf8+ 37. Ke3 a5 38. b3 b4 39. g4) 34. Ke6 { [%eval 4.67] } 34... Re8?! { (4.67 → 5.96) Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval 5.96] } (34... Ng8 35. Kxd6 c5 36. Kxc5 Rc8+ 37. Kb4 Ne7 38. Kb3 Nc6 39. Rf1 Rf8 40. a3) 35. Bxf6+ { [%eval 5.86] } 35... Kg6?! { (5.86 → 7.81) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 7.81] } (35... Kf8 36. Kd7 Ng6 37. Rf1 Ra8 38. Be7+ Kg8 39. Bxd6 Ra7+ 40. Kxc6 a5 41. Rf6) 36. Bxe7 { [%eval 8.11] } 36... Rh8 { [%eval 7.98] } 37. Rf1 { [%eval 7.93] } 37... c5 { [%eval 7.88] } 38. Rf6+ { [%eval 7.64] } 38... Kh7? { (7.64 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (38... Kg7 39. Rf7+ Kg6 40. Rf8 Rh1 41. Bxd6 Rc1 42. Rf6+ Kg7 43. Be5 Kg8 44. Rf2) 39. Rf7+? { (Mate in 6 → 8.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 8.02] } (39. Kf7 Re8 40. Bf8 Rxf8+ 41. Kxf8 d5 42. g4 dxe4 43. g5 exd3 44. Rh6#) 39... Kg8? { (8.02 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (39... Kg6 40. Rf5 Rh1 41. Rg5+ Kh6 42. Kf7 c4 43. Rf5 cxd3 44. cxd3 b4 45. Bxd6) 40. Rf8+ { [%eval #7] } 40... Kh7 { [%eval #6] } 41. Rxh8+ { [%eval #6] } 41... Kxh8 { [%eval 10.48] } 42. g4 { [%eval 9.84] } 42... Kh7? { (9.84 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (42... Kg7 43. Bxd6 Kg6 44. e5 Kg5 45. Kd7 c4 46. e6 cxd3 47. cxd3 Kxg4 48. e7) 43. Kf6 { [%eval #7] } 43... Kg8 { [%eval #7] } 44. g5 { [%eval #8] } 44... b4 { [%eval #8] } 45. g6 { [%eval #7] } 45... a5 { [%eval #6] } 46. Bxd6 { [%eval #5] } 46... c4 { [%eval #4] } 47. dxc4 { [%eval #5] } 47... a4 { [%eval #4] } 48. Bxb4 { [%eval #5] } 48... a3 { [%eval #5] } 49. Bxa3 { [%eval #4] } 49... Kh8 { [%eval #4] } 50. e5 { [%eval #3] } 50... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 51. e6 { [%eval #2] } 51... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 52. e7 { [%eval #1] } 52... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 53. e8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0