[Event "KCA's 2127th Chess-Open"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TZPoNQyj"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Adhithyan_M_A"] [Black "GovinD_2017"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "TZPoNQyj"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "13:15:00"] [WhiteElo "1457"] [BlackElo "1038"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-18"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+5"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... Nxe4?? { (0.17 → 2.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3) 5. Bxf7+ { [%eval 2.43] } 5... Ke7 { [%eval 2.1] } 6. Nxe4?? { (2.10 → 0.33) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (6. d4 h6 7. Nxe4 Kxf7 8. d5 Nd4 9. c3 Nb5 10. O-O Nd6) 6... Kxf7 { [%eval 0.31] } 7. Qh5+? { (0.31 → -0.95) Mistake. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (7. Qf3+ Ke8 8. Nbc3 d6 9. d3 Nd4 10. Qd1 Kf7 11. O-O d5) 7... g6 { [%eval -0.89] } 8. Qf3+ { [%eval -0.96] } 8... Kg8?! { (-0.96 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (8... Kg7 9. c4 Nd4 10. Qd1 c6 11. d3 d5 12. cxd5 cxd5 13. Ng3 h5 14. O-O) 9. Nf6+?! { (-0.39 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (9. c4 h6 10. d3 Bg7 11. O-O Kh7 12. Be3 Rf8 13. Qd1) 9... Kg7 { [%eval -1.43] } 10. Ne4?! { (-1.43 → -2.29) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.29] } (10. Nd5 Nd4 11. Qd1 c6 12. Ne3 d5 13. O-O Bd6 14. d3 Rf8 15. f3 a5) 10... Nd4 { [%eval -1.73] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval -2.08] } 11... Nxc2+? { (-2.08 → -0.60) Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (11... Qe8 12. c4 Nc2+ 13. Kd1 Nxa1 14. Nbc3 d6 15. d3 Bf5 16. Nd5 h5 17. b3) 12. Kf1?? { (-0.60 → -2.81) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.81] } (12. Kd1 d5 13. Qxe5+ Kg8 14. Nf6+ Kf7 15. Kxc2 Qxf6 16. Qxf6+ Kxf6 17. b3 Bf5+) 12... Nxa1?? { (-2.81 → 1.33) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (12... d6 13. h4 Nxa1 14. h5 Bf5 15. Nbc3 Be7 16. d3 Nc2 17. Nd5 Nd4 18. Nxe7) 13. Qxe5+ { [%eval 1.29] } 13... Kg8 { [%eval 1.78] } 14. Nf6+?? { (1.78 → -2.78) Blunder. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.78] } (14. Qd5+ Kg7 15. b3 Be7 16. Bb2+ Kf8 17. h4 d6 18. Bxh8 Nc2 19. h5 Qe8) 14... Kf7 { [%eval -2.37] } 15. Ng4? { (-2.37 → -4.01) Mistake. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.01] } (15. Qd5+ Kg7 16. Ng4 Be7 17. b4 Bf6 18. Bb2 Bxb2 19. Nc3 h5 20. Qe5+ Kg8) 15... Bg7 { [%eval -3.9] } 16. Qd5+ { [%eval -4.17] } 16... Ke7?! { (-4.17 → -2.68) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (16... Ke8 17. d4 c6 18. Qf3 Rf8 19. Qd1 d5 20. Nc3 Bxg4 21. Qxg4 Qd7 22. Qh4) 17. Qe4+?! { (-2.68 → -3.73) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (17. d4 Kf8 18. Nh6 Qf6 19. h4 c6 20. Qa5 b6 21. Qa3+ d6 22. Bg5 Qxd4) 17... Kf8 { [%eval -3.81] } 18. Qf4+ { [%eval -3.9] } 18... Ke8 { [%eval -3.94] } 19. Qe4+ { [%eval -4.47] } 19... Kf7 { [%eval -3.92] } 20. Qd5+ { [%eval -4.26] } 20... Kf8 { [%eval -3.5] } 21. Qf3+ { [%eval -3.82] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval -3.56] } 22. Qd5+ { [%eval -3.58] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval -3.45] } 23. Qf3+ { [%eval -3.96] } 23... Ke8 { [%eval -3.74] } 24. Qe3+?! { (-3.74 → -4.81) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.81] } (24. d4 d6 25. Nc3 Rf8 26. Qe2+ Qe7 27. Ne3 Kd8 28. h4 Bxd4 29. h5 Bxc3) 24... Kf8?? { (-4.81 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Qe7 25. Na3 d5 26. Qg3 Bxg4 27. Qxg4 Qd7 28. Qg3 Rf8 29. h4 a5 30. Rh3) 25. Qf4+?? { (0.00 → -3.92) Blunder. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (25. Qf3+) 25... Kg8 { [%eval -3.81] } 26. Qc4+?! { (-3.81 → -5.54) Inaccuracy. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval -5.54] } (26. Nh6+ Bxh6 27. Qxh6 Nc2 28. d3 d5 29. h4 Bf5 30. h5 Qe7 31. Bd2 Rf8) 26... d5 { [%eval -5.72] } 27. Qd3 { [%eval -7.31] } 27... Bxg4 { [%eval -7.37] } 28. h3 { [%eval -7.89] } 28... Bf5 { [%eval -7.69] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval -7.95] } 29... Bxb1 { [%eval -7.95] } 30. d3 { [%eval -8.19] } 30... Nc2 { [%eval -7.85] } 31. Qc5 { [%eval -8.46] } 31... Bd4 { [%eval -8.59] } 32. Qb5 { [%eval -8.5] } 32... Qf6 { [%eval -8.49] } 33. Qxd5+ { [%eval -8.81] } 33... Kg7 { [%eval -8.57] } 34. f3 { [%eval -10.02] } 34... Ne3+ { [%eval -9.57] } 35. Bxe3 { [%eval -9.1] } 35... Bxe3 { [%eval -9.32] } 36. Ke2 { [%eval -8.85] } 36... Qe7 { [%eval -7.76] } 37. Rxb1 { [%eval -7.65] } 37... Bf4+ { [%eval -7.4] } 38. Kf1 { [%eval -7.59] } 38... Rae8 { [%eval -7.58] } 39. Qd4+ { [%eval -7.48] } 39... Be5 { [%eval -7.53] } 40. Qxa7 { [%eval -7.46] } 40... Bh2 { [%eval -7.42] } 41. Qd4+ { [%eval -7.14] } 41... Kg8 { [%eval -6.36] } 42. Qg4?? { (-6.36 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (42. Qf2 Kg7 43. g3 Qd6 44. Kg2 Bxg3 45. Qc2 Be5 46. Re1 Qf6) 42... Qe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1