[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/U1ET1Xih"] [Date "2026.01.05"] [Round "-"] [White "shekhar_pandey"] [Black "SampadaJoshi"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "U1ET1Xih"] [UTCDate "2026.01.05"] [UTCTime "14:52:17"] [WhiteElo "977"] [BlackElo "911"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } { A40 Queen's Pawn Game } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d5?! { (0.25 → -0.68) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (2. e4 d5 3. f3 e6 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bd2 Ne7 6. h4 Nd7) 2... cxd5 { [%eval -0.86] } 3. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.58] } 3... a5?! { (-0.58 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (3... Nf6 4. Qb3 d5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bf4 e6 7. c3 Nd7 8. e3) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.02] } 4... Ra6?? { (0.02 → 1.86) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (4... Nf6 5. Qd3) 5. e3?! { (1.86 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (5. Bf4 Nf6 6. Qd2 Ra8 7. e4 d6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. Kb1 e5 10. Bg5 Bc6) 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.77] } 6. Qf3 { [%eval 0.84] } 6... Qc7? { (0.84 → 2.08) Mistake. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (6... Rb6 7. e4 e5 8. Bc4 Qc7 9. Bb3 d5 10. exd5 Nbd7 11. Nge2 Bd6 12. O-O) 7. Bxa6 { [%eval 2.01] } 7... bxa6 { [%eval 2.32] } 8. Qa8?? { (2.32 → -4.44) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (8. e4 e6 9. Nge2 d6 10. h3 Bb7 11. Bf4 h6 12. Qe3 Nbd7 13. b3 Be7) 8... Bb7 { [%eval -4.43] } 9. Qa7 { [%eval -4.53] } 9... Nc6?? { (-4.53 → -1.47) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (9... e5 10. e4 Bc5 11. Qxc5 Qxc5 12. Be3 Qc7 13. f3 d5 14. exd5 Nxd5 15. Nxd5) 10. Qc5 { [%eval -1.44] } 10... d6?? { (-1.44 → 0.32) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (10... e5 11. Qc4 d5 12. Qa4 Bd6 13. Bd2 O-O 14. a3 Rb8 15. Nge2 Ne7 16. Nd1) 11. Qf5?? { (0.32 → -2.21) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (11. Qc4 d5) 11... e6 { [%eval -2.13] } 12. Qf3? { (-2.13 → -4.34) Mistake. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -4.34] } (12. Qh3 Nb4) 12... Nb4 { [%eval -4.25] } 13. e4 { [%eval -4.67] } 13... Nxc2+ { [%eval -4.53] } 14. Kd2 { [%eval -5.11] } 14... Nxa1 { [%eval -5.19] } 15. Kd1 { [%eval -5.56] } 15... d5 { [%eval -5.37] } 16. exd5 { [%eval -5.16] } 16... exd5 { [%eval -4.89] } 17. Qe3+ { [%eval -5.19] } 17... Be7 { [%eval -4.78] } 18. Qg3 { [%eval -5.75] } 18... Qc4 { [%eval -5.84] } 19. Qxg7?! { (-5.84 → -8.59) Inaccuracy. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval -8.59] } (19. Nge2 d4 20. b3 Nxb3 21. axb3 Qxb3+ 22. Ke1 Qe6 23. Qb8+ Bc8 24. Bf4 O-O) 19... Rg8 { [%eval -8.4] } 20. Qh6 { [%eval -12.43] } 20... Qf1+ { [%eval -11.26] } 21. Kd2 { [%eval -11.5] } 21... Qxf2+ { [%eval -8.06] } 22. Nge2 { [%eval -8.14] } 22... Ne4+ { [%eval -7.13] } 23. Nxe4 { [%eval -6.96] } 23... dxe4 { [%eval -7.08] } 24. Qxh7 { [%eval -8.2] } 24... Qxg2 { [%eval -7.7] } 25. Rg1? { (-7.70 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%eval #-15] } (25. Re1 e3+ 26. Kd3 Nc2 27. Rf1 Nb4+ 28. Kxe3 Bg5+ 29. Nf4 Bxf4+ 30. Rxf4 Nd5+) 25... Bg5+?? { (Mate in 15 → 4.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. e3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (25... e3+ 26. Kxe3 Bg5+ 27. Kd3 Qf3+ 28. Be3 Qxe3+ 29. Kc4 Qxe2+ 30. Qd3 Qe6+ 31. Kc3) 26. Kc3?? { (4.08 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (26. Kd1 Qxg1+ 27. Nxg1 Rg6 28. Bxg5 Rxg5 29. Ne2 Rg6 30. Kc1 Bd5 31. Qh8+ Kd7) 26... Qf3+ { [%eval #-4] } 27. Be3 { [%eval #-4] } 27... Qxe3+ { [%eval #-3] } 28. Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Qxe2+ { [%eval #-3] } 29. Kd4 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Qe3+ { [%eval #-2] } 30. Ke5 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval #-6] } 31. Rxa1 { [%eval #-1] } 31... Qf4+ { [%eval #-2] } 32. Kd4 { [%eval #-2] } 32... Qf6+ { [%eval #-3] } 33. Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 33... Qxb2 { [%eval #-4] } 34. Rg1 { [%eval #-1] } 34... Qxa2+ { [%eval #-4] } 35. Kd4 { [%eval #-2] } 35... Qd2+ { [%eval #-1] } 36. Ke5 { [%eval #-1] } 36... Bf4+ { [%eval #-5] } 37. Kf5 { [%eval #-5] } 37... Qf2 { [%eval #-6] } 38. Rb1 { [%eval #-4] } 38... Bc8+ { [%eval #-5] } 39. Kxe4 { [%eval #-5] } 39... Qe3+ { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kd5 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Be6+ { [%eval #-6] } 41. Kc6 { [%eval #-6] } 41... Qc3+ { [%eval #-5] } 42. Kb6 { [%eval #-5] } 42... Bc4? { (Mate in 5 → -7.63) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.63] } (42... Be3+ 43. Kxa6 Bc8+ 44. Rb7 Qc6+ 45. Kxa5 Bd2+ 46. Rb4 Qa6#) 43. Ka7? { (-7.63 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (43. Qe4+ Be5 44. Ka7 Qd4+ 45. Qxd4 Bxd4+ 46. Kb7 Ke7 47. Rd1 Rd8 48. Re1+ Kd6) 43... Ke7?? { (Mate in 5 → -5.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.02] } (43... Qd4+ 44. Rb6 Qd7+ 45. Rb7 Be3+ 46. Ka8 Qd8+ 47. Rb8 Bd5#) 44. Rb7+?! { (-5.02 → -7.70) Inaccuracy. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -7.7] } (44. Qh4+ Ke6 45. Qxf4 Bb5 46. Kb6 Qe5 47. Qh6+ Ke7 48. Qh4+ Qf6+ 49. Qxf6+ Kxf6) 44... Ke6?! { (-7.70 → -5.03) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval -5.03] } (44... Kd6 45. Rb6+ Kd5 46. Qb1 Qd4 47. Qf5+ Qe5 48. Qd7+ Ke4 49. h4 f5 50. Qc6+) 45. Qe4+ { [%eval -5.03] } 45... Be5?? { (-5.03 → 0.00) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... Qe5 46. Qxc4+ Kf6 47. Qc6+ Kg7 48. Qg2+ Kh7 49. Qh3+ Bh6 50. Qh4 Qc5+ 51. Rb6) 46. Qc6+?? { (0.00 → -7.25) Blunder. Rb6+ was best. } { [%eval -7.25] } (46. Rb6+ Kd7 47. Qc6+ Kd8 48. Qa8+ Kd7 49. Qc6+) 46... Bd6 { [%eval -6.98] } 47. Qd7+ { [%eval -9.59] } 47... Kf6? { (-9.59 → -4.49) Mistake. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval -4.49] } (47... Ke5 48. Qc6 Qd4+ 49. Rb6 Qd5 50. h4 Bc5 51. Qxd5+ Bxd5 52. Kxa6 Bxb6 53. Kb5) 48. Qxd6+ { [%eval -4.17] } 48... Kg7 { [%eval -4.14] } 49. Qc6?! { (-4.14 → -5.67) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval -5.67] } (49. Qc5 Qd3 50. Qg5+ Qg6 51. Qe5+ Kg8 52. Rc7 Bd3 53. Re7 a4 54. h4 Qg1+) 49... Qd4+ { [%eval -5.21] } 50. Rb6 { [%eval -5.02] } 50... Bd5? { (-5.02 → -2.82) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.82] } (50... Bd3 51. Qh6+ Kg8 52. Qg5+ Bg6 53. Qf6 Be4 54. Qg5+ Qg7 55. Qxg7+ Kxg7 56. Rd6) 51. Qc2?? { (-2.82 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (51. Qh6+ Kg8 52. Qg5+ Qg7 53. Qxd5 Re8 54. Rd6 Qe5 55. h4 a4 56. Rg6+ Kf8) 51... Ra8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1