[Event "RCA 4th Friday Clash Feb-2026"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Xl6TxuGF"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "vsjeeva"] [Black "Gukesh_Dammaraju"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Xl6TxuGF"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "14:22:02"] [WhiteElo "571"] [BlackElo "927"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-35"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.2] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.13] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.08] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.15] } 7... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.08] } 8. fxe3 { [%eval -0.22] } 8... Bg4?! { (-0.22 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (8... Na5 9. Bb3 O-O 10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 c6 12. Bb3) 9. h3 { [%eval 0.36] } 9... Bxf3?! { (0.36 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (9... Be6 10. Qe1 Bxc4 11. dxc4 O-O 12. Rd1 b6 13. Rd2 Nh7 14. Nh4 g6 15. Nf3) 10. Rxf3?! { (1.08 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (10. Qxf3 Na5 11. Nd5 Nxc4 12. dxc4 b6 13. Rad1 Rb8 14. Rf2 O-O 15. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 10... Nh5?? { (0.49 → 5.73) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (10... Na5 11. Nd5 Nxc4 12. Nxf6+ gxf6 13. dxc4 Rg8 14. c5 dxc5 15. Qf1 Rg6 16. Qb5+) 11. Rg3?? { (5.73 → -2.80) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (11. Bxf7+ Kd7 12. Bxh5 Kc8 13. Bg4+ Kb8 14. Bf5 h5 15. Kh1 a5 16. d4 Ne7) 11... Nxg3 { [%eval -2.81] } 12. Qg4?! { (-2.81 → -3.57) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (12. Qf3 O-O 13. Qxg3 Na5 14. a4 Nxc4 15. dxc4 b6 16. Rd1 c6 17. Nb1 Re8) 12... d5?? { (-3.57 → -1.25) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (12... Qg5 13. Qf3 O-O 14. Kh2 Nh5 15. Rf1 Nf6 16. Nd5 Kh8 17. Nxc7 Rac8 18. Nd5) 13. Nxd5 { [%eval -1.64] } 13... Na5?? { (-1.64 → 1.68) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (13... O-O 14. Qxg3 Na5 15. Bb3 Nxb3 16. axb3 c6 17. Nc3 Qb6 18. Qf2 Qc5 19. Qe2) 14. Qxg3?? { (1.68 → -1.47) Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (14. Qxg7 Kd7 15. Nf6+ Kc6 16. Bd5+ Kb6 17. Kh2 c6 18. b4 Ne2 19. Rf1 cxd5) 14... Nxc4?? { (-1.47 → 2.70) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (14... O-O 15. Qxe5 Nxc4 16. dxc4 f6 17. Qxc7 Qxc7 18. Nxc7 Rac8 19. Ne6 Rfe8 20. Nd4) 15. dxc4?? { (2.70 → -1.48) Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (15. Qxg7 Kd7 16. dxc4 Kc8 17. Rf1 Rf8 18. Qg4+ Qd7 19. Ne7+ Kd8 20. Rd1 Qxd1+) 15... c6?? { (-1.48 → 3.75) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (15... O-O 16. Qxe5 f6 17. Qe6+ Rf7 18. c5 c6 19. Nf4 Qd2) 16. Qxg7 { [%eval 3.59] } 16... Rf8? { (3.59 → 7.12) Mistake. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 7.12] } (16... Kd7 17. Rd1 cxd5 18. Rxd5+ Kc6 19. Rxd8 Raxd8 20. Qxf7 Rhe8 21. a4 Rg8 22. b4) 17. Qxe5+ { [%eval 7.0] } 17... Kd7 { [%eval 6.98] } 18. Nf6+?? { (6.98 → 2.97) Blunder. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (18. Qf5+ Ke8 19. Nf6+ Qxf6 20. Qxf6 Rd8 21. Rf1 Kd7 22. Rd1+ Kc8 23. Rxd8+ Rxd8) 18... Kc8 { [%eval 2.7] } 19. Nh7?! { (2.70 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (19. Qf5+ Kc7 20. Qf4+ Qd6 21. Rd1 Qxf4 22. Rd7+ Kb6 23. exf4 Rad8 24. Kf2 Kc5) 19... Re8 { [%eval 1.86] } 20. Qf5+ { [%eval 1.72] } 20... Kb8 { [%eval 2.23] } 21. Nf6 { [%eval 2.28] } 21... Re6 { [%eval 2.24] } 22. Qg6?? { (2.24 → -5.92) Blunder. Qf4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.92] } (22. Qf4+ Kc8 23. Rf1 a5 24. Qxh6 b6 25. Qf4 Qe7 26. h4 Kb7 27. h5 a4) 22... Rxf6? { (-5.92 → -3.47) Mistake. fxg6 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (22... fxg6 23. Ng4 a5 24. Nxh6 Re7 25. Rf1 Ka7 26. Nf7 Rxf7 27. Rxf7) 23. Qg3+ { [%eval -3.25] } 23... Rd6?? { (-3.25 → 4.74) Blunder. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (23... Kc8 24. e5 Rg6 25. Qf3 a5 26. Rf1 Qg8 27. h4 Re6 28. Qxf7 Qxf7 29. Rxf7) 24. Rd1 { [%eval 4.76] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval 4.81] } 25. Rxd6?? { (4.81 → -4.67) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval -4.67] } (25. c5 b5 26. Qf4 Kb7 27. cxd6 Qd7 28. Rf1 Kb6 29. e5 Re8 30. Qd4+ c5) 25... Qxd6 { [%eval -4.63] } 26. Qxd6+ { [%eval -4.6] } 26... Kxd6 { [%eval -4.6] } 27. g4 { [%eval -4.56] } 27... Ke5 { [%eval -4.67] } 28. h4?! { (-4.67 → -6.47) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -6.47] } (28. Kf2 Kf6 29. Ke2 Rd8 30. Kf3 Kg7 31. Kf4 Rd2 32. Ke5 b6 33. c3) 28... Kxe4 { [%eval -4.9] } 29. g5?! { (-4.90 → -7.82) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -7.82] } (29. Kf2 b5 30. c5 a5 31. Kg3 f5 32. c3 fxg4) 29... hxg5 { [%eval -7.86] } 30. hxg5 { [%eval -8.06] } 30... Kxe3 { [%eval -7.79] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval -7.72] } 31... Kd2 { [%eval -6.74] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -6.88] } 32... Kxc2 { [%eval -6.98] } 33. b4 { [%eval -7.17] } 33... Kc3 { [%eval -6.91] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval -7.01] } 34... Kxc4 { [%eval -7.1] } 35. a3 { [%eval -7.3] } 35... Kb3 { [%eval -7.36] } 36. Kd4 { [%eval -7.37] } 36... Kxa3 { [%eval -7.21] } 37. Kc5 { [%eval -7.85] } 37... Kb3 { [%eval -7.37] } 38. b5 { [%eval -8.42] } 38... cxb5 { [%eval -7.87] } 39. Kxb5? { (-7.87 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (39. Kd5 Re8 40. Kd6 a5 41. Kc5 Re5+ 42. Kb6 b4 43. Kxb7 a4 44. g6 fxg6) 39... b6? { (Mate in 3 → -7.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -7.81] } (39... Rc8 40. g6 fxg6 41. Ka5 Rc5#) 40. Ka6 { [%eval -13.21] } 40... Kc3 { [%eval -8.04] } 41. Kb7 { [%eval -12.48] } 41... Rg8 { [%eval -10.39] } 42. Kxa7 { [%eval #-11] } 42... Rxg5 { [%eval #-10] } 43. Kxb6 { [%eval #-10] } 43... f5 { [%eval #-9] } 44. Kc6 { [%eval #-10] } 44... f4 { [%eval #-8] } 45. Kd6 { [%eval #-8] } 45... f3 { [%eval #-7] } 46. Ke6 { [%eval #-7] } 46... f2 { [%eval #-6] } 47. Kf6 { [%eval #-9] } 47... Rf5+ { [%eval #-9] } 48. Kxf5 { [%eval #-10] } 48... f1=Q+?? { (Mate in 10 → -5.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -5.23] } (48... Kd4 49. Kf6 f1=Q+ 50. Kg5 Ke4 51. Kg6 Qf5+ 52. Kh6 Kd5 53. Kg7 Ke6 54. Kh6) 49. Ke4 { [%eval -5.07] } 49... Qf2 { [%eval #-8] } 50. Ke5 { [%eval #-8] } 50... Qf3 { [%eval #-7] } 51. Kd6 { [%eval #-7] } 51... Qe4 { [%eval #-7] } 52. Kd7 { [%eval #-7] } 52... Qe5 { [%eval #-6] } 53. Kc6 { [%eval #-7] } 53... Qd4 { [%eval #-6] } 54. Kb5 { [%eval #-3] } 54... Qc4+ { [%eval #-5] } 55. Ka5 { [%eval #-4] } 55... Qb3 { [%eval #-3] } 56. Ka6 { [%eval #-3] } 56... Qb4 { [%eval #-4] } 57. Ka7 { [%eval #-5] } 57... Qb5 { [%eval #-4] } 58. Ka8 { [%eval #-4] } 58... Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 59. Ka7 { [%eval #-3] } 59... Kc5 { [%eval #-2] } 60. Ka8 { [%eval #-2] } 60... Kc6 { [%eval #-1] } 61. Ka7 { [%eval #-1] } 61... Qb7# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1