[Event "pretenderpot Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MwT1KIKP"] [Date "2026.06.08"] [Round "-"] [White "swati_07"] [Black "Aviraj_Kothari"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MwT1KIKP"] [UTCDate "2026.06.08"] [UTCTime "14:20:57"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "895"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+38"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [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. Nc3?! { (1.62 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (3. Nxe5 Qe7 4. Nf3 Qxe4+ 5. Be2 d5 6. O-O Ne7 7. Re1 Qa4) 3... Be7?! { (0.86 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (3... Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. a4 d6 6. h3 f5 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. Qe2?! { (1.68 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (4. Bc4 d6 5. d4 Nc6 6. Be3 f5 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Qxd8+ Bxd8) 4... Bb4 { [%eval 1.42] } 5. Nd5 { [%eval 1.4] } 5... Bxd2+?? { (1.40 → 4.41) Blunder. Ba5 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (5... Ba5 6. b4 Bb6 7. Nh4 g6 8. Nf3 c6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. d4 d6 11. a4) 6. Nxd2 { [%eval 4.13] } 6... d6 { [%eval 4.34] } 7. Nb4 { [%eval 3.51] } 7... Qd7 { [%eval 4.24] } 8. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.21] } 8... Ke7 { [%eval 4.55] } 9. Qe2 { [%eval 3.97] } 9... Ke8 { [%eval 4.24] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 4.26] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 4.25] } 11. Nxe7 { [%eval 4.17] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 4.21] } 12. Qb5+ { [%eval 3.69] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval 4.22] } 13. Nc4 { [%eval 4.26] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 4.45] } 14. Na5 { [%eval 3.89] } 14... b6?! { (3.89 → 5.03) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (14... Nc5 15. Qe2 b6 16. Nb3 Ne6 17. Be3 a5 18. Nd2 a4 19. h4) 15. Nc4?! { (5.03 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (15. Qd5 bxa5 16. Qxa8 Nb6 17. Qxa7 d5 18. Qxa5 Be6 19. exd5 Nxd5 20. Bd2 Kf7) 15... Bb7 { [%eval 3.73] } 16. Qb3?! { (3.73 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (16. Ne3 Bxe4 17. Qc4 Nc5 18. b4 b5 19. Qxb5 Ne6 20. Bd3 Nd4 21. Qc4 Bxg2) 16... Ke8?! { (2.44 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (16... Nc5 17. Qa3 Nxe4 18. f3 Nc5 19. Ne3 d5 20. b4 Ne6 21. Bd3 a5 22. b5) 17. Qh3?! { (3.46 → 2.56) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (17. Ne3 Nc5 18. Qc4 Qd7 19. f3 c6 20. b4 d5 21. Qc3 Ne6 22. Qd2 Rd8) 17... Kd8?! { (2.56 → 3.65) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (17... Bxe4 18. Ne3 Nc5 19. Bc4 Qd7 20. Qxd7+ Kxd7 21. b4 Ne6 22. f3 Bc6 23. Bd2) 18. Be3?! { (3.65 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (18. f3 c6 19. Bd3 Ba6 20. O-O Nc5 21. f4 d5 22. Nd2 Nxd3 23. cxd3 Qc5+) 18... Kc8?! { (2.72 → 4.12) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.12] } (18... Bxe4 19. O-O-O Bc6 20. Be2 Qf7 21. Kb1 d5 22. Bf3 e4 23. Bg4 dxc4 24. Rxd7+) 19. O-O-O?! { (4.12 → 2.93) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (19. Nd2 h5 20. O-O-O g5 21. Qf5 Bc6 22. Ba6+ Kd8 23. Qf3 Qe6 24. Kb1 b5) 19... Kb8?! { (2.93 → 4.37) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.37] } (19... Bxe4 20. Nd2 Bb7 21. f4 a6 22. Bd3 Kb8 23. Bf5 Bc6 24. fxe5 fxe5 25. c4) 20. Bd3 { [%eval 4.21] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval 4.29] } 21. Na3 { [%eval 4.15] } 21... Ba4 { [%eval 4.66] } 22. f4 { [%eval 4.1] } 22... Bc6 { [%eval 4.46] } 23. fxe5?! { (4.46 → 3.52) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (23. Bb5 Kb7 24. Bxc6+ Kxc6 25. Qf3 Kb7 26. f5 Qf7 27. Kb1 a6 28. Ka1 Nb8) 23... dxe5?! { (3.52 → 4.69) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (23... Nxe5 24. Nb1 Nxd3+ 25. cxd3 Kb7 26. Nc3 Rad8 27. Rhe1 Qf7 28. b3 d5 29. exd5) 24. Rhf1 { [%eval 4.35] } 24... Bd5? { (4.35 → 7.18) Mistake. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 7.18] } (24... Kb7 25. Bc4 Nc5 26. Bd5 Rad8 27. Bxc6+ Kxc6 28. Bxc5 Qxc5 29. Rd3 Rxd3 30. Qxd3) 25. exd5 { [%eval 7.13] } 25... Nc5 { [%eval 7.29] } 26. Qf3 { [%eval 5.97] } 26... Nxd3+ { [%eval 6.3] } 27. Rxd3?! { (6.30 → 4.61) Inaccuracy. cxd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.61] } (27. cxd3 a5 28. Bd2 Qc5+ 29. Bc3 Rd8 30. d4 exd4 31. Rxd4 b5 32. Nc2 Ra6) 27... e4 { [%eval 4.76] } 28. Qf4? { (4.76 → 2.93) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.93] } (28. d6 cxd6 29. Bf4 exf3 30. Bxd6+ Qxd6 31. Rxd6 fxg2 32. Rg1 a6 33. Re6 g5) 28... f5?? { (2.93 → 7.22) Blunder. exd3 was best. } { [%eval 7.22] } (28... exd3 29. Nb5 Re8 30. Bf2 Kb7 31. cxd3 Qd7 32. Nc3 c6 33. dxc6+ Qxc6 34. Qf3) 29. Rc3 { [%eval 7.13] } 29... Re8 { [%eval 8.47] } 30. Qxf5 { [%eval 7.74] } 30... Qd6 { [%eval 8.6] } 31. Qf7 { [%eval 7.21] } 31... Qb4? { (7.21 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (31... Re7 32. Qh5 Re5 33. Qg4 Rxd5 34. Qxe4 Qe5 35. Qc4 Rd8 36. Re1 Qxh2 37. Nb5) 32. Qxe8+ { [%eval #5] } 32... Kb7 { [%eval #5] } 33. Qh5? { (Mate in 5 → 9.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc7+ was best. } { [%eval 9.42] } (33. Rxc7+ Ka6 34. Qxa8 Qxa3 35. Qxa7+ Kb5 36. c4+ Kb4 37. Qxa3#) 33... Rf8 { [%eval 8.92] } 34. Rxf8 { [%eval 8.14] } 34... Ka6? { (8.14 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf8 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (34... Qxf8 35. Qd1 Qd6 36. g3 Qd7 37. b3 Qd6 38. Nb1 a5 39. a3) 35. Rc4? { (Mate in 6 → 9.12) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval 9.12] } (35. Qe2+ Kb7 36. Rxc7+ Kxc7 37. Bf4+ Qd6 38. Qc4+ Kd7 39. Qc8+ Ke7 40. Qe8#) 35... Ka5? { (9.12 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe1+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (35... Qe1+ 36. Qd1 Qxe3+ 37. Kb1 b5 38. Rc6+ Qb6 39. Rxb6+ axb6 40. Rf1 b4 41. Qe2+) 36. Rxb4 { [%eval #3] } 36... Kxb4 { [%eval #3] } 37. d6 { [%eval #3] } 37... cxd6 { [%eval #1] } 38. Bd2+ { [%eval #1] } 38... Ka4 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qh4 { [%eval #2] } 39... g6 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qg5 { [%eval #2] } 40... h5 { [%eval #1] } 41. Qb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0