[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/O8J1mqqR"] [Date "2026.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "pranavvijayjs"] [Black "VRrem"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "O8J1mqqR"] [UTCDate "2026.01.14"] [UTCTime "14:33:55"] [WhiteElo "1232"] [BlackElo "1288"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 3... c6?! { (-0.15 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (3... Bc5 4. g3 d6 5. h3 Nfd7 6. Bg2 Nf8 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O) 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.52] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.89] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.39] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.45] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... Qb6?! { (0.34 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (6... Re8 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Bb4 9. O-O d6 10. Na4 Nxe4 11. a3) 7. O-O { [%eval 1.15] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 1.04] } 8. a3 { [%eval 1.14] } 8... Na6 { [%eval 1.24] } 9. d3 { [%eval 1.02] } 9... Bc5?! { (1.02 → 2.13) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (9... Bf8 10. h3 d6 11. b4 Qd8 12. Be3 Nc7 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Ne6 15. Nb3) 10. b4?! { (2.13 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (10. Nxe5 Rxe5 11. d4 Bxd4 12. Na4 Bxf2+ 13. Rxf2 Qd8 14. Bf4 Rxe4 15. Bxe4 Nxe4) 10... Bd4?! { (1.45 → 2.47) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (10... Bf8 11. c5) 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.13] } 11... Qxd4 { [%eval 2.25] } 12. Bb2 { [%eval 1.85] } 12... Qd6? { (1.85 → 3.35) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (12... Qb6 13. h3 d6 14. Kh2 Nc5 15. f4 Ne6 16. Ne2 Nd7 17. a4 Qxb4 18. Ba3) 13. c5?! { (3.35 → 2.37) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (13. f4 Qe6 14. fxe5 Ng4 15. Bh3 h5 16. Ne2 Nc7 17. Nd4 Qg6 18. Bxg4 hxg4) 13... Qe6 { [%eval 2.07] } 14. d4 { [%eval 2.29] } 14... Qc4?? { (2.29 → 5.10) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 5.1] } (14... d6 15. d5 cxd5 16. exd5 Qe7 17. Re1 Qd8 18. c6 Nc7 19. Qd2 bxc6 20. dxc6) 15. d5? { (5.10 → 3.22) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (15. dxe5 Rxe5 16. Nb5 Qxb5 17. Bxe5 Ne8 18. Re1 Qc4 19. f4 Qe6 20. Bd4 Qe7) 15... cxd5 { [%eval 3.21] } 16. exd5 { [%eval 3.2] } 16... Nc7?! { (3.20 → 4.78) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 4.78] } (16... d6 17. Rc1 Qd4 18. Qb3 Qd3 19. Rfd1 Qg6 20. Nb5 dxc5 21. bxc5 Bg4 22. f3) 17. d6 { [%eval 4.64] } 17... Ncd5?! { (4.64 → 7.28) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 7.28] } (17... Ne6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 Qb5 20. Rc1 b6 21. Bxa8 bxc5 22. a4 Qb8 23. Bg2) 18. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.98] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval 5.98] } 19. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.91] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval 7.62] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval 7.49] } 20... b6 { [%eval 7.97] } 21. cxb6?! { (7.97 → 5.68) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 5.68] } (21. Rc1 Qxd5 22. Qxd5 Ba6 23. Bc3 h6 24. Rfe1 bxc5 25. Qe5 f6 26. Qd5+ Kh8) 21... axb6 { [%eval 7.45] } 22. Nf4?! { (7.45 → 5.53) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 5.53] } (22. Rc1 Qxd5 23. Qxd5 Ba6 24. b5 Bxb5 25. Qxb5 Rxa3 26. Rfd1 f6 27. Bd4 Re8) 22... Bb7 { [%eval 5.34] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval 4.95] } 23... Qc6?? { (4.95 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (23... g6 24. f3 Qb5 25. Qg5 Re8 26. Rae1 Rxe5 27. Qxe5 Qxe5 28. Rxe5 Rxa3 29. Rc1) 24. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0