[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZIxYbaQu"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "nishanttkwani"] [Black "elmnulib"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ZIxYbaQu"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "05:07:48"] [WhiteElo "1069"] [BlackElo "1063"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.42] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... Be7 { [%eval -0.05] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Ne5 { [%eval -0.19] } 5... O-O { [%eval -0.19] } 6. g4?! { (-0.19 → -1.20) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (6. Nd2 c5 7. Bd3 b6 8. b3 Qc7 9. Bb2 Ba6 10. Bxa6 Nxa6) 6... Ne4 { [%eval -0.9] } 7. Bd3?! { (-0.90 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (7. Be2 Nd7 8. O-O a5 9. Nd2 a4 10. Rb1 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nc5 12. f4 b6) 7... Nc6?! { (-1.64 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (7... f6 8. Nf3 e5 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 e4 11. Be2 f5 12. O-O fxg4 13. Bxg4) 8. h3?! { (-1.05 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (8. Nd2 f5 9. O-O Nxe5 10. dxe5 Bd7 11. f4 Qe8 12. Nxe4 dxe4 13. Be2 Rd8) 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.51] } 9. dxe5 { [%eval -1.49] } 9... c6?! { (-1.49 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (9... b6 10. O-O Nc5 11. Be2 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Nd2 Bb7 14. f4 Qd6 15. b4) 10. f3?? { (-0.57 → -3.66) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.66] } (10. Bxe4 dxe4 11. Qxd8 Bxd8 12. Nd2 Bc7 13. Nxe4 Bxe5 14. b3 b6 15. f4 Bc7) 10... Nc5? { (-3.66 → -2.11) Mistake. Bh4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (10... Bh4+ 11. Ke2 Nf2 12. Qg1 f6 13. Bxh7+ Kxh7 14. Rh2 b6 15. Rxf2 Ba6+ 16. Kd1) 11. e4?! { (-2.11 → -2.98) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (11. Bc2 Bh4+ 12. Kf1 f6 13. b4 Nd7 14. exf6 Qxf6 15. Kg2 b6 16. Nd2 Ba6) 11... Nxd3+ { [%eval -2.45] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval -2.43] } 12... Bh4+ { [%eval -2.39] } 13. Kf1 { [%eval -2.63] } 13... b5?! { (-2.63 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (13... f5 14. exd5 exd5 15. Kg2 Qe7 16. Qd4 c5 17. Qxd5+ Be6 18. Qd1 Rad8 19. Qe2) 14. exd5 { [%eval -2.05] } 14... cxd5 { [%eval -1.54] } 15. Nd2? { (-1.54 → -3.10) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (15. Kg2 b4 16. Be3 f6 17. Bd4 bxc3 18. Qxc3 fxe5 19. Bxe5 Ba6 20. Qd4 Rc8) 15... Qb6?! { (-3.10 → -2.35) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -2.35] } (15... f6 16. exf6 Qxf6 17. Qd4 Qg6 18. Rh2 Bb7 19. Re2 Rae8 20. Kg2 e5 21. Rxe5) 16. Rh2 { [%eval -2.75] } 16... Ba6 { [%eval -2.67] } 17. c4?? { (-2.67 → -5.83) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -5.83] } (17. b4 f6 18. exf6 Qc7 19. Kg1 Bxf6 20. Bb2 Qb6+ 21. Kh1 Bb7 22. g5 Bxg5) 17... bxc4 { [%eval -5.89] } 18. Qc3 { [%eval -5.8] } 18... Rfb8 { [%eval -5.0] } 19. a3 { [%eval -5.73] } 19... Bg5?! { (-5.73 → -4.11) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.11] } (19... d4 20. Qb4 c3+ 21. Kg1 cxd2 22. Bxd2 Qc6 23. Qd6 Qb7 24. g5 Rd8 25. Qc5) 20. b4? { (-4.11 → -7.05) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -7.05] } (20. Kg2 Bh4 21. Kh1 d4 22. Qc2 Qb5 23. g5 d3 24. Qd1 Bg3 25. Rg2 Bxe5) 20... cxb3+ { [%eval -6.79] } 21. Kg2 { [%eval -6.93] } 21... b2 { [%eval -6.52] } 22. Bxb2 { [%eval -7.55] } 22... Qxb2 { [%eval -7.76] } 23. Qxb2 { [%eval -7.78] } 23... Rxb2 { [%eval -7.62] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval -8.11] } 24... Rxd2 { [%eval -8.15] } 25. Rxd2 { [%eval -8.15] } 25... Bxd2 { [%eval -8.07] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -8.27] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval -8.42] } 27. Kg3 { [%eval -8.67] } 27... g5 { [%eval -8.63] } 28. a4 { [%eval -9.47] } 28... Rc1 { [%eval -8.68] } 29. Rxc1 { [%eval -10.36] } 29... Bxc1 { [%eval -10.07] } 30. h4?! { (-10.07 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (30. f4 Bxf4+ 31. Kf2 Kg7 32. h4 gxh4 33. Kf3 Bg5 34. a5 d4 35. Kf2 d3) 30... h6 { [%eval #-10] } 31. h5 { [%eval #-8] } 31... d4 { [%eval #-7] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval #-7] } 32... Be3+ { [%eval #-6] } 33. Ke1 { [%eval #-6] } 33... d3 { [%eval #-5] } 34. Kd1 { [%eval #-4] } 34... Bc4 { [%eval #-4] } 35. a5 { [%eval #-4] } 35... Bb3+ { [%eval #-5] } 36. Ke1 { [%eval #-5] } 36... d2+ { [%eval #-5] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval #-5] } 37... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 38. Kxe3 { [%eval #-5] } 38... Qe1+ { [%eval #-6] } 39. Kd3 { [%eval #-6] } 39... Qf1+ { [%eval #-8] } 40. Kc3 { [%eval #-5] } 40... Bd5 { [%eval #-7] } 41. Kd4 { [%eval #-5] } 41... Qxf3 { [%eval #-4] } 42. Kc5 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1