[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OdhEPfmL"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "princess_elsa2020"] [Black "Varunbalaji2015"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OdhEPfmL"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "16:31:48"] [WhiteElo "901"] [BlackElo "917"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } { B01 Scandinavian Defense } 2. e5?! { (0.54 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.34] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... fxe5 { [%eval 0.39] } 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.44] } 5... g5?? { (0.44 → 2.32) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (5... Bg4 6. Bb5 e6 7. Nbd2 Bh5 8. O-O Qd7 9. c3 Nge7 10. Qa4) 6. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.33] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 2.38] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval 2.18] } 7... a6 { [%eval 2.36] } 8. Ba4?! { (2.36 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. h3 Bh5 10. Nbd2 Qd7 11. g4 Bg6 12. Nh4 Bf7 13. Nb3 e6) 8... b5 { [%eval 1.97] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 2.12] } 9... h6?! { (2.12 → 3.39) Inaccuracy. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (9... Bg7 10. Qxd5 Nxe5 11. Qe4 c5 12. Nbd2 Bxf3 13. gxf3 c4 14. f4 cxb3 15. fxe5) 10. Bh4 { [%eval 3.2] } 10... Bg7 { [%eval 3.29] } 11. Bxd5? { (3.29 → 1.68) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (11. Qxd5 Nxe5 12. Qe4 c5 13. Nbd2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 c4 15. O-O-O cxb3 16. Nxb3 Qb8) 11... e6?? { (1.68 → 9.30) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 9.3] } (11... Nxe5 12. Bxa8 Qxa8 13. Nbd2 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Bxb2 15. Rb1 Bf6 16. Bg3 h5 17. Qe2) 12. Bxc6+ { [%eval 9.1] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval 9.59] } 13. Bxa8?! { (9.59 → 6.36) Inaccuracy. Bxd8 was best. } { [%eval 6.36] } (13. Bxd8 Bxe5 14. Nxe5 Bxd1 15. Bxa8 Bxc2 16. Na3 Bf5 17. g4 Bxg4 18. Nxg4 Ne7) 13... Qxa8 { [%eval 6.33] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 6.3] } 14... c5 { [%eval 7.49] } 15. Qd6+ { [%eval 7.43] } 15... Kf7 { [%eval 7.56] } 16. Qd7+ { [%eval 7.12] } 16... Kf8 { [%eval 8.2] } 17. O-O-O { [%eval 8.15] } 17... b4 { [%eval 8.52] } 18. Ne2 { [%eval 8.45] } 18... Qe8 { [%eval 9.3] } 19. Qd8 { [%eval 7.22] } 19... Qxd8 { [%eval 8.99] } 20. Rxd8+ { [%eval 8.96] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 8.63] } 21. Nf4 { [%eval 7.32] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval 10.28] } 22. exf6 { [%eval 9.75] } 22... e5? { (9.75 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (22... Nxf6 23. Ne5+ Kg7 24. Bxf6+ Kxf6 25. Nxg4+ Kf5 26. Ne3+ Kxf4 27. Rxh8 c4 28. Rxh6) 23. Rd7+ { [%eval #11] } 23... Ke8 { [%eval 13.16] } 24. Ng6 { [%eval 9.61] } 24... Bxd7 { [%eval 10.91] } 25. Nxh8 { [%eval 10.82] } 25... Nxf6 { [%eval 10.39] } 26. Bxf6 { [%eval 10.17] } 26... Bc6?! { (10.17 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e4 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (26... e4 27. Re1 Bb5 28. Rd1 Bd3 29. Ne5 h5 30. cxd3 e3 31. fxe3 Kf8 32. Rd2) 27. Bxe5? { (Mate in 6 → 9.18) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval 9.18] } (27. Rd1 Kf8 28. Rd8+ Be8 29. Nxe5 Kg8 30. Nhg6 Kh7 31. Rxe8 c4 32. Rh8#) 27... Bxf3 { [%eval 9.78] } 28. gxf3 { [%eval 9.37] } 28... b3 { [%eval 10.61] } 29. axb3 { [%eval 10.53] } 29... c4?! { (10.53 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (29... Kd7 30. c4 Kc6 31. Re1 Kd7 32. Re3 a5 33. Bc3 Kc7 34. f4 a4 35. bxa4) 30. bxc4 { [%eval #9] } 30... a5 { [%eval #7] } 31. c5 { [%eval #8] } 31... a4 { [%eval #6] } 32. c6 { [%eval #6] } 32... a3 { [%eval #4] } 33. bxa3 { [%eval #5] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval #5] } 34. c7 { [%eval #5] } 34... Ke6 { [%eval #4] } 35. c8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Kxe5 { [%eval #3] } 36. Re1+ { [%eval #2] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval #2] } 37. Qd8+ { [%eval #3] } 37... Kc6 { [%eval #3] } 38. Re6+ { [%eval #2] } 38... Kc5 { [%eval #2] } 39. Rxh6 { [%eval #2] } 39... Kc4 { [%eval #2] } 40. Rc6+ { [%eval #2] } 40... Kb5 { [%eval #2] } 41. Qb6+ { [%eval #1] } 41... Ka4 { [%eval #1] } 42. Rc4+ { [%eval #1] } 42... Kxa3 { [%eval #1] } 43. Rc8 { [%eval #1] } 43... Ka2 { [%eval #1] } 44. Ra8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0