[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IOMbByub"] [Date "2026.04.27"] [Round "-"] [White "pushpatg"] [Black "topology-driven"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "IOMbByub"] [UTCDate "2026.04.27"] [UTCTime "10:56:26"] [WhiteElo "1164"] [BlackElo "1087"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+27"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. c3?? { (0.11 → -1.68) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 a5 7. Bg5 c6) 3... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.26] } 4. Qe2?! { (-1.26 → -1.91) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (4. Nf3 d5 5. Bb3 Nc6 6. d4 exd4 7. h3 Be7 8. O-O O-O) 4... d5 { [%eval -1.83] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval -2.38] } 5... c6 { [%eval -2.17] } 6. Ba4 { [%eval -2.66] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval -2.65] } 7. Bc2 { [%eval -2.78] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -2.33] } 8. h3 { [%eval -2.6] } 8... Be6 { [%eval -2.25] } 9. g4 { [%eval -2.91] } 9... h6 { [%eval -2.3] } 10. d3 { [%eval -2.75] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -2.54] } 11. g5?! { (-2.54 → -3.91) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.91] } (11. Nf3 Qb6 12. Nbd2 a5 13. Nf1 Bc7 14. Ng3 O-O-O 15. O-O h5 16. Ng5 hxg4) 11... hxg5 { [%eval -3.75] } 12. Bxg5 { [%eval -3.98] } 12... Qc7?! { (-3.98 → -2.95) Inaccuracy. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -2.95] } (12... Qb6 13. Bc1 O-O-O 14. Nd2 Rde8 15. Qf1 Kb8 16. Ne2 Ka8 17. Nb3 c5 18. Bd2) 13. h4 { [%eval -3.63] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval -3.08] } 14. f3 { [%eval -2.93] } 14... Bh5 { [%eval -2.37] } 15. d4? { (-2.37 → -4.29) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.29] } (15. Nd2 Bg6 16. O-O-O O-O-O 17. Qf2 Kb8 18. Ne2 Rde8 19. d4 Bxc2 20. Kxc2 Nh5) 15... O-O-O { [%eval -4.26] } 16. b4 { [%eval -4.99] } 16... exd4 { [%eval -4.83] } 17. cxd4 { [%eval -5.48] } 17... Rde8 { [%eval -5.49] } 18. Be4?! { (-5.49 → -8.19) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -8.19] } (18. Kf2 Rxe2+ 19. Nxe2 Bxb4 20. a3 Bd6 21. Nbc3 Kb8 22. Rhb1 Ka8 23. Bf5 Bg6) 18... dxe4 { [%eval -8.23] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval -8.56] } 19... exf3+ { [%eval -8.28] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval -8.51] } 20... f2 { [%eval -8.8] } 21. Qf1 { [%eval -10.25] } 21... fxg1=Q { [%eval -9.15] } 22. Rxg1 { [%eval -9.17] } 22... Ne4+ { [%eval -8.86] } 23. Kc2 { [%eval -9.29] } 23... Nxg5 { [%eval -8.55] } 24. Nc3 { [%eval -9.35] } 24... Ne4 { [%eval -8.88] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -9.3] } 25... Nxc3 { [%eval -9.13] } 26. Kxc3 { [%eval -9.13] } 26... Rxe1 { [%eval -9.04] } 27. Qxe1 { [%eval -9.24] } 27... Nf6 { [%eval -9.03] } 28. a3 { [%eval -9.3] } 28... Re8 { [%eval -9.38] } 29. Qd2 { [%eval -11.96] } 29... Re2 { [%eval -9.8] } 30. Qc1? { (-9.80 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (30. Qd3 Qd7 31. Rf1 Ne4+ 32. Kb3 g6 33. d5 Nd2+ 34. Qxd2 Rxd2 35. dxc6) 30... Ne4+ { [%eval -11.98] } 31. Kc4?! { (-11.98 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (31. Kb3 Bf4 32. Qc4 Qd7 33. Rg3 Nd2+ 34. Kc3 Nxc4 35. Rd3 b5 36. Kb3 Qe7) 31... Nd2+?! { (Mate in 7 → -12.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -12.96] } (31... Qd7 32. Kb3 b5 33. Qc2 Qh3+ 34. Rg3 Qxg3+ 35. Ka2 Rxc2+ 36. Kb1 Qb3+ 37. Ka1) 32. Kc3 { [%eval -11.89] } 32... Bf4 { [%eval -11.04] } 33. Rd1?! { (-11.04 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (33. Qc2 Qd7 34. Rg3 Ne4+ 35. Kb3 Qd5+ 36. Qc4 Nd2+ 37. Kb2 Nxc4+ 38. Kc3 Bd2+) 33... Ne4+ { [%eval #-5] } 34. Kb3 { [%eval #-5] } 34... Bxc1 { [%eval #-4] } 35. Rxc1 { [%eval #-4] } 35... f5 { [%eval #-4] } 36. d5 { [%eval #-4] } 36... Qb6 { [%eval #-4] } 37. dxc6 { [%eval #-4] } 37... bxc6 { [%eval #-4] } 38. a4 { [%eval #-2] } 38... Nd2+ { [%eval #-3] } 39. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 39... Qe3+ { [%eval #-2] } 40. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 40... Qb3+ { [%eval #-1] } 41. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Nb1 { [%eval #-3] } 42. Rxb1 { [%eval #-1] } 42... Ra2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1