[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XaedG24F"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Salwadi"] [Black "Thehambam"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "XaedG24F"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "18:15:27"] [WhiteElo "1863"] [BlackElo "1912"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+43"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A45"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } { A45 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.14] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.02] } 4. Bf4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.09] } 5. h3?! { (0.09 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. e3 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (5. e3 Bd6 6. Ne5 Nbd7 7. h4 a6 8. h5 h6 9. f3 Be7) 5... Bb4 { [%eval -0.49] } 6. g4 { [%eval -0.54] } 6... Bg6 { [%eval -0.52] } 7. Bg2 { [%eval -0.52] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval -0.52] } 8. a3? { (-0.52 → -1.68) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 Nc6 10. c4 dxc4 11. e3 O-O 12. a4 Nc3) 8... Nxc3 { [%eval -1.7] } 9. bxc3?! { (-1.70 → -2.69) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (9. Qd2 Nxe2 10. axb4 Nxf4 11. Qxf4 Bxc2 12. Rc1 Ba4 13. Bf1 O-O 14. Qxc7 Qxc7) 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval -2.59] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval -3.16] } 10... Bxa1 { [%eval -3.04] } 11. Qxa1 { [%eval -3.12] } 11... Bxc2 { [%eval -2.83] } 12. Qb2 { [%eval -2.82] } 12... Bg6 { [%eval -2.27] } 13. Qxb7 { [%eval -2.29] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval -2.29] } 14. O-O { [%eval -2.26] } 14... O-O { [%eval -2.38] } 15. h4 { [%eval -2.83] } 15... Be4 { [%eval -2.78] } 16. h5 { [%eval -2.89] } 16... Bxf3 { [%eval -2.82] } 17. Bxf3 { [%eval -2.68] } 17... e5?! { (-2.68 → -1.61) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (17... c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qb4 Ne4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. h6 a5 22. Qc3 Qf6 23. hxg7) 18. Qxd5 { [%eval -1.56] } 18... exd4?! { (-1.56 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (18... Rc8 19. Rc1 c6 20. Qd6 exd4 21. Qxd4 Ne5 22. Qxe5 Qxd2 23. Rc4 Qd7 24. Kg2) 19. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.6] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval -0.09] } 20. Qf4 { [%eval -0.01] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 0.3] } 21. Bb4? { (0.30 → -0.83) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (21. h6 Qd6 22. Qg5 Ne8 23. Rc1 Qxh6 24. Qxh6 gxh6 25. Bxh6 Ng7 26. Rxc7 Rb6) 21... Re8 { [%eval -0.71] } 22. g5?? { (-0.71 → -3.26) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval -3.26] } (22. h6 gxh6 23. Bc3 Re6 24. Qxh6 Ne8 25. Qc1 Rg6 26. Rd1 Qh4 27. Kg2 Rxg4+) 22... Nd5 { [%eval -3.3] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval -3.87] } 23... Nxb4 { [%eval -3.75] } 24. axb4 { [%eval -4.35] } 24... Qe7?! { (-4.35 → -2.96) Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (24... Rb5 25. Kh2 Rxg5 26. Qc4 Qd6+ 27. Kh3 Qb6 28. e3 h6 29. Be2 Qf6 30. Bg4) 25. b5? { (-2.96 → -4.98) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (25. g6 fxg6 26. hxg6 Kh8 27. Rc1 Rxb4 28. Qh5 Rh4 29. Qc5 Rh6 30. gxh7 Qh4) 25... Qe6?? { (-4.98 → -1.92) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (25... Rxb5 26. Qa4 Rxg5+ 27. Kh1 Qe6 28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Kh3 h6 30. Rc1 Rxh5+ 31. Bxh5) 26. Qa4? { (-1.92 → -3.84) Mistake. Qxe6 was best. } { [%eval -3.84] } (26. Qxe6 Rxe6 27. Rc1 Rxb5 28. Rxc7 Rxg5+ 29. Kh2 Kf8 30. Rxa7 g6 31. h6 Re7) 26... Qf5 { [%eval -4.05] } 27. g6 { [%eval -4.58] } 27... hxg6 { [%eval -4.59] } 28. hxg6 { [%eval -4.58] } 28... Qxg6+ { [%eval -4.57] } 29. Kh1 { [%eval -4.82] } 29... Qh6+ { [%eval -4.71] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -4.59] } 30... Qg5+ { [%eval -4.63] } 31. Kh3 { [%eval -5.06] } 31... Re6 { [%eval -5.1] } 32. Rh1?? { (-5.10 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (32. Bg4 f5 33. Rg1 Kh8 34. Kg2 Qxg4+ 35. Qxg4 fxg4 36. Rh1+ Kg8 37. Rc1 Rxb5) 32... Rh6+ { [%eval #-2] } 33. Bh5 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Rxh5+ { [%eval #-1] } { White resigns. } 0-1