[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cSGjgD8o"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "GIRIDHAR_VP"] [Black "HKORA4678"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "cSGjgD8o"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "14:03:18"] [WhiteElo "1890"] [BlackElo "1750"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.26] } 3. f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.2] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.15] } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.01] } 8. d3 { [%eval 0.3] } 8... d5 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 0.38] } 9... d4?! { (0.38 → 1.18) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (9... Be7) 10. Ne2 { [%eval 1.11] } 10... Bd6?? { (1.11 → 4.35) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (10... Be7 11. h3 O-O 12. Qe1 Ne8 13. a5 Ng7 14. g4 Kh8 15. e5 b5 16. axb6) 11. Qe1?? { (4.35 → 1.45) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (11. e5 Bc7 12. exf6 b6 13. Qe1 Qxf6 14. Ng3 Qe7 15. Ne5 Bb7 16. Nxc6 Bxc6) 11... Bc7 { [%eval 1.55] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 1.53] } 12... O-O?! { (1.53 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (12... Bd7 13. e5 Nh5 14. Rc1 h6 15. Qf2 Ba5 16. c3 Ng7 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Ng3) 13. Ng5?! { (2.16 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (13. Qh4 Ba5 14. Bxa5 Nxa5 15. Ng5 h5 16. Ba2 Nc6 17. f5 exf5 18. exf5 Bxf5) 13... h6 { [%eval 1.62] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 1.22] } 14... Kh7 { [%eval 1.24] } 15. Qh4 { [%eval 0.91] } 15... Nh5 { [%eval 0.88] } 16. Qh3 { [%eval 0.66] } 16... Nxf4?? { (0.66 → 5.68) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 5.68] } (16... f5) 17. Nxf4 { [%eval 5.55] } 17... e5?! { (5.55 → 7.35) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.35] } (17... Qf6 18. Nxe6 Kg8 19. Qxh6 Bxe6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Ng5 Qg7 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qxg7+) 18. Nd5?? { (7.35 → -2.65) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -2.65] } (18. Ne6 h5 19. Nfg5+ Qxg5 20. Nxg5+ Kg7 21. Qh4 Nb4 22. Nxf7 c4 23. Bxc4 Nxc2) 18... Bxh3 { [%eval -2.51] } 19. gxh3 { [%eval -2.55] } 19... Qd6 { [%eval -2.34] } 20. Nh4 { [%eval -2.7] } 20... Bd8 { [%eval -2.72] } 21. Ng2 { [%eval -3.28] } 21... f5 { [%eval -3.26] } 22. exf5 { White offers draw } { [%eval -3.85] } 22... gxf5 { [%eval -3.8] } 23. a5 { [%eval -3.93] } 23... Ne7 { [%eval -4.09] } 24. Nxe7 { [%eval -4.06] } 24... Bxe7 { [%eval -3.85] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -4.55] } 25... f4 { [%eval -4.38] } 26. Ne1 { [%eval -4.25] } 26... Qc6+ { [%eval -3.62] } 27. Nf3 { [%eval -3.82] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval -3.33] } 28. Bxg8+?! { (-3.33 → -4.55) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (28. Rae1 Bd6 29. Be6 Rgf8 30. Re4 Rae8 31. Bc4 Rg8 32. Rg1 Rxg1+ 33. Kxg1 Kh8) 28... Rxg8 { [%eval -4.56] } 29. h4 { [%eval -5.08] } 29... Bxh4 { [%eval -5.15] } 30. h3? { (-5.15 → -10.16) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -10.16] } (30. b3 e4 31. dxe4 Qxe4 32. Rab1 Kh8 33. Rbc1 Rg4 34. c3 Kh7 35. cxd4 Qe2) 30... Rg3 { [%eval -8.5] } 31. Be1? { (-8.50 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (31. Kh2 Rxf3 32. b3 Rf2+ 33. Rxf2 Bxf2 34. Rg1 Bxg1+ 35. Kxg1 Qg6+ 36. Kf2 Qg3+) 31... Rxf3 { [%eval #-6] } 32. Rxf3 { [%eval #-6] } 32... Qxf3+ { [%eval #-5] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 33... Qe2+ { [%eval #-3] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 34... Bxe1 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1