[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UfnKLTxC"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "aman4ik"] [Black "strategist_karthick"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "UfnKLTxC"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "07:16:50"] [WhiteElo "1086"] [BlackElo "1134"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+61"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C68"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation"] [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. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } { C68 Ruy Lopez: Exchange Variation } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.5] } 5... Bd7?? { (-0.50 → 1.47) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (5... Qd4 6. Nf3 Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Kxe2 Bd7 9. Re1 O-O-O 10. d3) 6. O-O { [%eval 1.14] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 1.21] } 7. d3 { [%eval 1.37] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 1.86] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.53] } 8... Bd6 { [%eval 1.92] } 9. Bg5?? { (1.92 → -2.61) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.61] } (9. Nf3 Be7 10. Ne2 h6 11. Nf4 Bg4 12. h3 g5 13. hxg4 gxf4 14. Bxf4 Nxg4) 9... Bxe5 { [%eval -2.72] } 10. Bxf6?! { (-2.72 → -3.93) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (10. f4 Bd4+ 11. Kh1 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bg3 gxf4 14. Bh4 Qd6 15. Ne2 Nh7) 10... Qxf6 { [%eval -3.97] } 11. a3 { [%eval -4.59] } 11... O-O { [%eval -4.34] } 12. Na4 { [%eval -4.62] } 12... b5 { [%eval -4.63] } 13. Nc5 { [%eval -4.78] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval -3.99] } 14. c3 { [%eval -4.02] } 14... Qh6 { [%eval -4.19] } 15. h3 { [%eval -5.13] } 15... Bxh3 { [%eval -5.19] } 16. gxh3?! { (-5.19 → -6.72) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -6.72] } (16. d4 Bg4 17. dxe5 Bxd1 18. Raxd1 Rxd1 19. Rxd1 Kh8 20. e6 fxe6 21. e5 Qf4) 16... Qxh3 { [%eval -6.78] } 17. f4 { [%eval -6.64] } 17... Bxf4 { [%eval -6.54] } 18. Rxf4 { [%eval -6.64] } 18... Qg3+ { [%eval -6.55] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval -6.92] } 19... Qxf4 { [%eval -5.91] } 20. Qb3?! { (-5.91 → -8.60) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -8.6] } (20. e5 Qxe5 21. Ne4 Qe6 22. Qf3 Qh6+ 23. Kg1 f5 24. Ng3 Qh4 25. Kg2) 20... Qh4+ { [%eval -8.24] } 21. Kg1 { [%eval -7.8] } 21... Qe7 { [%eval -6.67] } 22. Nxa6?! { (-6.67 → -10.15) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -10.15] } (22. d4 Rd6 23. Qc2 Rg6+ 24. Kh1 Qg5 25. Qh2 Rh6 26. b3 Rxh2+ 27. Kxh2 Qd2+) 22... Rxd3 { [%eval -8.26] } 23. Re1? { (-8.26 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (23. Qc2 Qg5+ 24. Qg2 Rg3 25. Qxg3 Qxg3+ 26. Kf1 Qf3+ 27. Kg1 Rd8 28. Nb8 Rxb8) 23... Rg3+ { [%eval #-6] } 24. Kf2 { [%eval #-5] } 24... Qg5 { [%eval #-4] } 25. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 25... Rg2+ { [%eval #-3] } 26. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 26... Qd2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1