[Event "Beginner Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VFNcVPp1"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Yuvaansh2304"] [Black "Rachit15Chess"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VFNcVPp1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "14:32:09"] [WhiteElo "408"] [BlackElo "800"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+85"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "240+4"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.52] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation } 4. f3?? { (0.52 → -3.79) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qxe5) 4... f6?? { (-3.79 → 3.80) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.8] } (4... Qh4+ 5. g3 Nxg3 6. hxg3 Qxg3+ 7. Ke2 Qxe5+ 8. Kf2 Bc5+ 9. d4) 5. fxe4 { [%eval 3.8] } 5... fxe5?! { (3.80 → 4.84) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (5... Qe7 6. Nf3 d5 7. d3 dxe4 8. dxe4 Qxe4+ 9. Be2 Bd7 10. Nc3) 6. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.52] } 6... Ke7?! { (4.52 → 6.63) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 6.63] } (6... g6 7. Qxe5+ Qe7 8. Qxh8 d5 9. Be2 Be6 10. Nc3 Nd7 11. exd5) 7. Qd1?? { (6.63 → 1.18) Blunder. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (7. Qxe5+ Kf7 8. Bc4+ d5 9. O-O+ Kg6 10. exd5 Qe7 11. Qg3+ Qg5) 7... Ke8?? { (1.18 → 4.68) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (7... Nc6 8. Bc4 Ke8 9. O-O Qh4 10. Nc3 d5 11. Nxd5 Bg4 12. Qe1 Bc5+ 13. Kh1) 8. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.77] } 8... Ke7?! { (4.77 → 6.07) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 6.07] } (8... g6 9. Qxe5+ Qe7 10. Qxh8 d5 11. Be2 Bg4 12. Bxg4 Qh4+ 13. g3 Qxg4 14. O-O) 9. Qh4+?? { (6.07 → 0.61) Blunder. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (9. Qxe5+ Kf7 10. Bc4+ d5 11. O-O+ Kg6 12. exd5 Qe7 13. Qg3+ Qg5 14. Qxc7 Qe7) 9... Kd6?? { (0.61 → 7.36) Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 7.36] } (9... Ke8 10. Qg3 Qf6 11. Nc3 c6 12. Bc4 Be7 13. d4 exd4 14. e5 Qh4 15. Ne2) 10. Bc4?? { (7.36 → -6.33) Blunder. Qxd8 was best. } { [%eval -6.33] } (10. Qxd8 Nc6 11. Qh4 Nd4 12. Kd1 c6 13. c3 Be7 14. Qg3 Ne6 15. d4 Kc7) 10... Qxh4+ { [%eval -6.3] } 11. g3 { [%eval -8.54] } 11... Qxe4+ { [%eval -8.49] } 12. Kf1 { [%eval -9.34] } 12... Qxc4+ { [%eval -8.99] } 13. Ke1 { [%eval -10.48] } 13... Qe4+ { [%eval -10.28] } 14. Kd1 { [%eval -12.11] } 14... Qxh1+ { [%eval -11.87] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval -11.69] } 15... Qxh2+ { [%eval -11.23] } 16. Kd3?! { (-11.23 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (16. Kf1 Be7 17. d3 Rf8+ 18. Bf4 Qxg3 19. Ke2 Qg4+ 20. Ke1 Bh4+ 21. Kd2 Qxf4+) 16... Qxg3+ { [%eval -10.85] } 17. Kc4?! { (-10.85 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (17. Ke2 Kc6 18. c4 Bb4 19. Nc3 Qg4+ 20. Ke1 Bxc3 21. b4 Qe4+ 22. Kd1 Bxb4) 17... Qg1?! { (Mate in 6 → -11.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval -11.11] } (17... Kc6 18. Nc3 b5+ 19. Kb3 Qh4 20. Ne4 Qxe4 21. d4 Qxd4 22. Be3 Qb4#) 18. d4 { [%eval -12.11] } 18... Qxc1 { [%eval -12.29] } 19. dxe5+?! { (-12.29 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (19. Kb3 Ke7 20. a3 Kd8 21. Ka2 exd4 22. Nc3 Qxc2 23. Nb5 c6 24. Rh1 Qc4+) 19... Kxe5 { [%eval -15.96] } 20. Na3?! { (-15.96 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (20. Nc3 d5+ 21. Kb3 Qxa1 22. Nxd5 Kxd5 23. c4+ Ke5 24. a3 Bf5 25. c5 Qb1) 20... Qxc2+? { (Mate in 5 → -9.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -9.2] } (20... Qd2 21. Re1+ Qxe1 22. c3 Qd1 23. Kb5 a6+ 24. Kc4 d5#) 21. Nxc2 { [%eval -9.21] } 21... h5 { [%eval -8.73] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval -8.87] } 22... h4 { [%eval -8.51] } 23. Rxf8 { [%eval -9.74] } 23... Rh5 { [%eval -7.41] } 24. Rxc8 { [%eval -7.16] } 24... h3 { [%eval -6.92] } 25. Rxb8 { [%eval -9.45] } 25... h2 { [%eval -8.24] } 26. Rxa8 { [%eval -8.22] } 26... h1=Q { [%eval -7.93] } 27. b4? { (-7.93 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (27. Re8+ Kf6 28. a4 Qd5+ 29. Kc3 Kf7 30. Re3 Qc5+ 31. Kb3 Qxe3+ 32. Ka2 Qe6+) 27... Qh2? { (Mate in 7 → -8.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc6+ was best. } { [%eval -8.32] } (27... Qc6+ 28. Kd3 Rh3+ 29. Ne3 Qe4+ 30. Kd2 Qxe3+ 31. Kd1 Rh1+ 32. Kc2 Rh2+ 33. Kb1) 28. b5? { (-8.32 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (28. Kd3 Rh3+ 29. Ne3 Kf6 30. Re8 Kf7 31. Rd8 Qd6+ 32. Ke2 Rh2+ 33. Ng2 b5) 28... Qxc2+ { [%eval #-2] } 29. Kb4 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Qxa2 { [%eval #-4] } 30. b6 { [%eval #-3] } 30... Qa6 { [%eval #-5] } 31. bxc7 { [%eval #-4] } 31... Qb6+ { [%eval #-4] } 32. Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Qxc7 { [%eval #-5] } 33. Rxa7 { [%eval #-4] } 33... Qc4+ { [%eval #-3] } 34. Ka5 { [%eval #-2] } 34... Qc5+ { [%eval #-2] } 35. Ka4 { [%eval #-2] } 35... Qxa7+ { [%eval #-3] } 36. Kb5 { [%eval #-2] } 36... Qg1 { [%eval #-4] } 37. Ka5 { [%eval #-2] } 37... g5 { [%eval #-3] } 38. Kb5 { [%eval #-2] } 38... g4 { [%eval #-4] } 39. Kc4 { [%eval #-4] } 39... g3 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval #-4] } 40... g2 { [%eval #-3] } 41. Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 41... Qh2 { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval #-2] } 42... g1=Q+ { [%eval #-1] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval #-1] } 43... Qgg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1