[Event "Intermediat student Tournament"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NRRWsB65"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Rucha_Mankare"] [Black "Raavichavan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "NRRWsB65"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "14:42:26"] [WhiteElo "762"] [BlackElo "1004"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] } 3... e4 { [%eval 0.92] } { C40 Elephant Gambit: Paulsen Countergambit } 4. Ne5?! { (0.92 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (4. Qe2 Nf6 5. d3 Qxd5 6. Nbd2 Nc6 7. dxe4 Qe6 8. Qe3 Bb4) 4... Nh6?? { (0.12 → 2.03) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (4... Qxd5 5. d4 exd3 6. Nxd3 Nc6 7. Nc3 Qa5 8. Be2 Bf5 9. O-O) 5. Bb5+? { (2.03 → 0.78) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (5. d4 Nf5 6. Bb5+ Bd7 7. Bc4 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Bb3 a5 10. a4 Be8) 5... c6 { [%eval 1.31] } 6. dxc6 { [%eval 0.93] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 1.03] } 7. Bc4?? { (1.03 → -1.81) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (7. Nxc6 Qb6 8. Nd4+ Nd7 9. Bc6 Bc5 10. Bxa8 Bxd4 11. O-O Nf6 12. Nc3 Nhg4) 7... Bc5?? { (-1.81 → 0.78) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (7... Qd4 8. Qe2 Qxe5 9. d4 Qxd4 10. Bd2 Be7 11. Bc3 Qd6 12. Nd2 O-O 13. Nxe4) 8. a4?? { (0.78 → -1.98) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (8. d3 Qd4 9. Be3 Qxb2 10. Bxc5 Qxe5 11. d4 Qg5 12. Nd2 Qxg2 13. Rf1 Nd7) 8... f6?? { (-1.98 → 2.77) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (8... Qd4 9. Qh5 Bf5 10. O-O Qxe5 11. d4 Bxd4 12. Bxh6 gxh6 13. Bxf7+ Ke7 14. c3) 9. Nf7?? { (2.77 → -2.65) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.65] } (9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qxh6 fxe5 11. d3 exd3 12. Bxd3 e4 13. Be2 Bf5 14. g4 Be6) 9... Nxf7?? { (-2.65 → 1.04) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (9... Qd4 10. O-O Nxf7 11. d3 exd3 12. Bxd3 O-O 13. Nd2 Bg4 14. Nb3 Bxd1 15. Nxd4) 10. Nc3?? { (1.04 → -3.96) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Qh5+ g6 12. Qxc5 Qb6 13. Qc4+ Be6 14. Qc3 c5 15. b3 Nc6) 10... a6?? { (-3.96 → 2.13) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (10... Bxf2+ 11. Kxf2 Qd4+ 12. Ke1 Qxc4 13. b3 Qd4 14. a5 O-O 15. Ra4 Qd8 16. Ba3) 11. Nxe4?? { (2.13 → -1.62) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (11. Bxf7+ Kxf7 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qxc5 Re8 14. b3 Bf5 15. Bb2 Nd7 16. Qxc6 Kg7) 11... Bf5?? { (-1.62 → 1.95) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (11... Be7 12. d4 Nd7 13. O-O O-O 14. Re1 Nb6 15. Bb3 Nd5 16. a5 f5 17. Nc5) 12. Nxc5 { [%eval 0.69] } 12... Qd4?? { (0.69 → 3.51) Blunder. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (12... Qe7+ 13. Qe2 Ne5 14. Bb3 Qxc5 15. O-O Qd4 16. d3 Kd8) 13. Be2?? { (3.51 → -1.55) Blunder. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (13. Qe2+ Ne5 14. Ne6 Bxe6 15. Bxe6 Ra7 16. Bb3 Re7 17. O-O Qh4 18. Qe3 Ng4) 13... Qxc5 { [%eval -1.57] } 14. b4?! { (-1.57 → -2.61) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (14. c3 O-O 15. d4 Qd6 16. O-O Re8 17. Re1 Nd7 18. Bf1 Rxe1 19. Qxe1 Nf8) 14... Qd5?! { (-2.61 → -1.43) Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (14... Qxc2 15. Qxc2 Bxc2 16. Ra3 Bg6 17. d3 O-O 18. Be3 Nd7 19. Kd2 Rfb8 20. Rc1) 15. d3? { (-1.43 → -2.79) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (15. O-O O-O 16. d3 Nd7 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Re1 Nf8 19. Qd2 Qd7 20. Bb6 Re8) 15... Nd7? { (-2.79 → -1.37) Mistake. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (15... Qxg2 16. Bf3 Qh3 17. Rg1 O-O 18. Be3 Ne5 19. Rg3 Qh4 20. Rb1 Nbd7 21. Kf1) 16. Bf3?! { (-1.37 → -2.10) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (16. O-O O-O 17. Be3 Rfd8 18. Qd2 Nf8 19. c4 Qd7 20. Rfd1 Bg4 21. f3 Be6) 16... Qd4 { [%eval -2.03] } 17. Bxc6?? { (-2.03 → -4.38) Blunder. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -4.38] } (17. Rb1 Nde5 18. Be2 O-O 19. Be3 Qd7 20. O-O Bg4 21. f3 Be6 22. Re1 Rfe8) 17... O-O? { (-4.38 → -2.52) Mistake. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (17... Qc3+ 18. Bd2 Qxc6 19. Qe2+ Qe6 20. Qxe6+ Bxe6 21. Be3 Nd6 22. f3 Kf7 23. Kd2) 18. Bxa8 { [%eval -2.52] } 18... Rxa8?? { (-2.52 → -0.68) Blunder. Qxa1 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (18... Qxa1 19. Bf3 Qxa4 20. O-O Nde5 21. Bd5 Rd8 22. Bb3 Qxb4 23. Qe1 Qd6 24. Qa5) 19. O-O?? { (-0.68 → -3.19) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (19. Be3 Qc3+ 20. Bd2 Qe5+ 21. Be3 Bg4 22. Qc1 Qc3+ 23. Kf1 Qxb4 24. f3 Bf5) 19... Qxa1 { [%eval -3.26] } 20. Re1?! { (-3.26 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (20. Qf3 Rd8 21. Qxf5 Qxa4 22. Qa5 Qxc2 23. Qxa6 Nf8 24. h3 Qxd3 25. Qa5 Qd5) 20... Qxa4?! { (-4.62 → -3.60) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -3.6] } (20... Rd8 21. g4 Bg6 22. h4 Qxa4 23. h5 Bxd3 24. Qxd3 Qxb4 25. Re4 Qb1 26. Kg2) 21. Re2?! { (-3.60 → -5.27) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.27] } (21. Qf3 Rc8 22. Qxf5 Rxc2 23. h4 Nf8 24. Qg4 Rc7 25. Be3 Re7 26. Qc4 Re8) 21... Qxb4 { [%eval -5.3] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval -5.56] } 22... Nfe5?? { (-5.56 → 4.21) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.21] } (22... Qd6 23. Re1 Nde5 24. Bf4 Qd7 25. c4 Re8 26. d4 Ng6 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. Bc7) 23. Bxb4 { [%eval 4.24] } 23... Bg4 { [%eval 4.1] } 24. Re1?? { (4.10 → -3.83) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -3.83] } (24. f3 Bh5 25. Kf1 a5 26. Bc3 a4 27. Re1 a3) 24... Bxd1 { [%eval -3.79] } 25. Rxd1 { [%eval -3.73] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval -3.52] } 26. Bd6 { [%eval -3.74] } 26... Rb6 { [%eval -3.61] } 27. Bc7 { [%eval -3.88] } 27... Rb5 { [%eval -3.52] } 28. c4 { [%eval -3.41] } 28... Rb2 { [%eval -3.55] } 29. c5 { [%eval -3.92] } 29... Nxc5 { [%eval -3.96] } 30. d4 { [%eval -3.64] } 30... Ne6 { [%eval -3.61] } 31. d5? { (-3.61 → -6.15) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -6.15] } (31. dxe5 Nxc7 32. exf6 gxf6 33. Rd8+ Kf7 34. h4 Rb1+ 35. Kh2 Re1 36. g4 Re7) 31... Nxc7 { [%eval -6.1] } 32. d6 { [%eval -6.18] } 32... Ne6 { [%eval -6.02] } 33. d7 { [%eval -6.85] } 33... Nxd7 { [%eval -6.88] } 34. Rxd7?? { (-6.88 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (34. Re1 Rb8 35. f4 Nec5 36. g4 h6 37. Ra1 Kf8 38. Kg2 Ke7) 34... Rb1+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Rd1 { [%eval #-1] } 35... Rxd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1