[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XdXvK0JN"] [Date "2026.04.01"] [Round "-"] [White "piyush_ray"] [Black "Josephyous"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "XdXvK0JN"] [UTCDate "2026.04.01"] [UTCTime "14:20:20"] [WhiteElo "1288"] [BlackElo "1243"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+75"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... f6? { (0.18 → 1.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Bc4 { [%eval 1.31] } 3... c6 { [%eval 1.35] } 4. c3? { (1.35 → -0.04) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (4. Nc3 d5 5. exd5 b5 6. Bb3 b4 7. Ne2 cxd5 8. d4 e4) 4... b5? { (-0.04 → 1.08) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (4... d5 5. exd5 cxd5 6. Bb3 Nc6 7. O-O Be6 8. Re1 Qd7 9. d4) 5. Bb3 { [%eval 1.04] } 5... Bc5?? { (1.04 → 3.70) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (5... d5 6. Qe2 a5 7. d4 a4 8. Bc2 dxe4 9. Qxe4 Bd6 10. Qh4) 6. d4?! { (3.70 → 2.64) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf7 Qxe4+ 8. Qe2 Qxe2+ 9. Kxe2 d5 10. Nxh8 Ne7) 6... exd4 { [%eval 2.42] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 2.24] } 7... Bb4+ { [%eval 2.25] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 2.25] } 8... d5 { [%eval 2.51] } 9. Ne5?? { (2.51 → 0.53) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (9. exd5 cxd5 10. O-O Ne7 11. Re1 Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nc6 13. Ba3 Rb8 14. Bc5 O-O) 9... Qe7? { (0.53 → 2.03) Mistake. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (9... fxe5 10. O-O exd4 11. Qxd4 Bxc3 12. Qxc3 Qf6 13. Qg3 Qg6 14. exd5 Qxg3 15. Re1+) 10. exd5 { [%eval 1.72] } 10... fxe5 { [%eval 1.89] } 11. Qh5+?? { (1.89 → -1.30) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (11. O-O Bxc3 12. bxc3 Nf6 13. dxc6 Nxc6 14. dxe5 Ng4 15. h3 Ngxe5 16. Bf4 Rf8) 11... Kd8?! { (-1.30 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (11... g6 12. Qxe5 a5 13. a4 bxa4 14. Bxa4 Qxe5+ 15. dxe5 Ne7 16. d6 Nd5 17. Bd2) 12. Bg5?! { (-0.52 → -1.49) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (12. O-O Nf6 13. Qd1 e4 14. Bg5 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Bb7 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. a4 b4) 12... Nf6 { [%eval -1.67] } 13. Qe2? { (-1.67 → -3.14) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.14] } (13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O exd4 15. Rfe1 Qg7 16. a3 Rg8 17. Qf3 Bg4 18. Qf4 dxc3) 13... Re8?! { (-3.14 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (13... exd4 14. O-O-O Qxe2 15. Nxe2 c5 16. a3 Ba5 17. Bc2 Re8 18. Nf4 h6 19. Bxf6+) 14. a3? { (-2.14 → -4.11) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.11] } (14. O-O-O Bxc3 15. bxc3 e4 16. dxc6 Nxc6 17. Qxb5 Qa3+ 18. Kb1 Bd7 19. Qc5 Qxc5) 14... Bxc3+ { [%eval -4.09] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval -4.08] } 15... Qd6?? { (-4.08 → -1.70) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (15... exd4 16. Qxe7+ Rxe7+ 17. Kd1 dxc3 18. d6 Re5 19. f4 Re4 20. Kc2 Nd7 21. Rae1) 16. O-O { [%eval -1.71] } 16... exd4 { [%eval -1.7] } 17. Qf3 { [%eval -1.59] } 17... Nd7? { (-1.59 → 0.00) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17... c5 18. Rae1 c4 19. Bd1 Rxe1 20. Rxe1 Bd7 21. cxd4 Kc8 22. h4 Kb7 23. Bf4) 18. Bf4?! { (0.00 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.06] } (18. dxc6 Ne5 19. Qg3 Nc4 20. Bf4 Qxc6 21. a4 Ba6 22. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 23. Rxe1 Qd7) 18... Ne5 { [%eval -0.45] } 19. Qg3 { [%eval -1.16] } 19... Nh5?! { (-1.16 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (19... Nxd5 20. Bxd5 Qxd5 21. Rad1 d3 22. Rfe1 Nf7 23. Qxg7 Be6 24. Qxh7 Rh8 25. Qxd3) 20. Qg5+?? { (-0.38 → -2.21) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (20. Qh4+ Nf6 21. cxd4 Ng6 22. Bxd6 Nxh4 23. dxc6 Nf5 24. Be5 Be6 25. d5 Bg8) 20... Nf6?? { (-2.21 → 1.18) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (20... Qf6 21. Qxh5 Qxf4 22. dxc6 Nxc6 23. a4 b4 24. cxb4 Bd7 25. Qxh7 Rc8 26. Rad1) 21. cxd4 { [%eval 1.26] } 21... Nf3+?? { (1.26 → 5.90) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 5.9] } (21... h6 22. Bxe5 hxg5 23. Bxd6 cxd5 24. Rfc1 g4 25. Be5 Bd7 26. f3 Rc8 27. fxg4) 22. gxf3 { [%eval 4.96] } 22... Qf8?! { (4.96 → 6.33) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 6.33] } (22... h6 23. Qg3 Qe7 24. dxc6 g5 25. Bd6 Qg7 26. Rae1 Bf5 27. Bb4 Qc7 28. Rxe8+) 23. dxc6 { [%eval 6.49] } 23... h6?? { (6.49 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (23... Ba6 24. Rfc1 Re2 25. Re1 Rc8 26. c7+ Rxc7 27. Bxc7+ Kxc7 28. Rxe2 Qd6 29. Rae1) 24. c7+ { [%eval #4] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 25. Qf5+?? { (Mate in 3 → 4.97) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxb5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (25. Qxb5+ Ke7 26. Qe5+ Kd7 27. Ba4#) 25... Kc6 { [%eval 5.2] } 26. Rac1+ { [%eval 4.4] } 26... Kb7?? { (4.40 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (26... Kb6 27. Qc2 Bd7 28. a4 a6 29. Be5 Rac8 30. Rfd1 Nh5 31. axb5 axb5 32. Qg6+) 27. Qxb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0