[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ebSVKqGO"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Saharsh_maheshwari"] [Black "pelmenis-lv"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ebSVKqGO"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "10:31:04"] [WhiteElo "1688"] [BlackElo "1681"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-19"] [BlackRatingDiff "+37"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Steinitz Variation"] [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] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval -0.01] } 6... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -0.17] } 7... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.18] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.17] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.43] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval -0.48] } 9... d5 { [%eval -0.62] } 10. Ba3?! { (-0.62 → -1.76) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } { C54 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano, Steinitz Variation } (10. Bd3 O-O 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Qc2 Re8 13. Bf4 Bg6 14. Qb2 b6 15. h3 Na5) 10... dxc4 { [%eval -1.72] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -1.78] } 11... Bf5? { (-1.78 → -0.37) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (11... Qd5 12. Nd2 Be6 13. Rxe4 O-O-O 14. Qa4 a6 15. Re3 Qb5 16. Qxb5 axb5 17. Nf3) 12. g4?? { (-0.37 → -3.36) Blunder. Qb1 was best. } { [%eval -3.36] } (12. Qb1 Qd7 13. Rxe4+ Kd8 14. d5 Qxd5 15. Qxb7 Rb8 16. Re5 Qxe5 17. Qxb8+ Nxb8) 12... Bg6?! { (-3.36 → -2.31) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.31] } (12... Qd5 13. gxf5 O-O-O 14. Re3 Qxf5 15. Qf1 Rhe8 16. Rae1 Nf6 17. Nd2 Rxe3 18. fxe3) 13. Nd2 { [%eval -2.37] } 13... f6?? { (-2.37 → -0.20) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (13... Qh4 14. Nxe4 O-O-O 15. Qf3 h5 16. h3 Kb8 17. Kg2 hxg4 18. Qxg4 Qh7 19. Ng5) 14. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.15] } 14... Kf7 { [%eval -0.17] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval -0.14] } 15... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.05] } 16. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.08] } 16... h6?? { (0.08 → 4.73) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (16... Re8 17. Rae1 Rxe4 18. Qxe4 Qd7 19. Qe2 Qd5 20. f4 b5 21. f5 b4 22. Bxb4) 17. Rae1 { [%eval 4.92] } 17... a5 { [%eval 5.45] } 18. Qf5 { [%eval 4.75] } 18... Qc8?! { (4.75 → 6.20) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 6.2] } (18... g6 19. Qb5 Rf8 20. Qxc4+ Kg7 21. Bxf8+ Qxf8 22. Qb5 f5 23. Re6 Qf7 24. d5) 19. Re7+?? { (6.20 → 1.76) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (19. Qh5+ Kg8 20. Qg6 Ne5 21. dxe5 Qe8 22. Qf5 Qb5 23. h4 h5 24. Qe6+ Kh7) 19... Nxe7 { [%eval 1.78] } 20. Rxe7+ { [%eval 1.65] } 20... Kg8 { [%eval 1.87] } 21. Qg6?? { (1.87 → 0.17) Blunder. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (21. Qd5+ Kh7 22. Qe4+ Kg8 23. h4 Rh7 24. h5 c6 25. Bc5 Kh8 26. a4 b5) 21... Rh7 { [%eval 0.29] } 22. Qf7+?! { (0.29 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (22. h3 Kh8 23. Rf7 h5 24. Bf8 Qxf8 25. Rxf8+ Rxf8 26. Qe4 hxg4 27. hxg4 Rh3) 22... Kh8 { [%eval -0.43] } 23. Bc1?? { (-0.43 → -2.26) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (23. h4 Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 Qc8 25. h5 Qg8 26. Qg6 Qd5 27. Rxc7 b5 28. Re7 b4) 23... Qg8?! { (-2.26 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. Qxg4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (23... Qxg4+ 24. Kf1 Qc8 25. Be3 Qg8 26. Qg6 b5 27. h4 h5 28. a3 c6 29. Bf4) 24. Qg6 { [%eval -1.03] } 24... Rc8?! { (-1.03 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Qd8 25. Rf7 b5 26. h4 b4 27. h5 Qd6 28. Qf5 b3 29. axb3 cxb3 30. c4) 25. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Bf4?! { (0.00 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (26. a3 Qd5 27. h5 Rg8 28. Rxc7 b4 29. axb4 axb4 30. cxb4 Qxd4 31. Be3 Qd1+) 26... c6?! { (-0.80 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (26... b4 27. Bxc7 bxc3 28. h5 c2 29. Bf4 c3 30. a3 Rf8 31. Rc7 Qa2 32. Kg2) 27. g5?? { (0.13 → -3.10) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (27. Bd6 b4 28. cxb4 h5 29. g5 axb4 30. Bxb4 fxg5 31. hxg5 h4 32. Qe4 h3) 27... hxg5 { [%eval -2.92] } 28. hxg5 { [%eval -2.79] } 28... fxg5?? { (-2.79 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... Rf8 29. f3 b4 30. d5 cxd5 31. cxb4 axb4 32. Bd6 d4 33. Kg2 c3 34. gxf6) 29. Be5 { White offers draw } { [%eval -0.28] } 29... b4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Rxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Rxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Qh6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Qh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Bxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Qe6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Qxc8?? { (0.00 → -1.90) Blunder. Qd7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (34. Qd7+ Kh8 35. Qxc8+ Qg8 36. Qxc6 Qf7 37. cxb4 axb4 38. d5 c3 39. d6 Qe6) 34... Qg6?? { (-1.90 → 0.00) Blunder. Qb1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34... Qb1+ 35. Kh2 Qh7+ 36. Kg1 Qe4 37. Qd7+ Kg6 38. Qd6+ Kh5 39. cxb4 c3 40. Qh2+) 35. cxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... axb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Qb7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Qf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Qd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Qe7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Qe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Qe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. a4?? { (0.00 → -7.26) Blunder. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.26] } (41. Qh3+ Kg6 42. a4 Qxd4 43. Qe6+ Kg7 44. Qe7+ Kg8 45. Qe8+ Kh7 46. Qf7+ Kh8) 41... Qxe3 { [%eval -7.42] } 42. fxe3 { [%eval -5.31] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval -4.86] } 43. e4 { [%eval -5.64] } 43... c3 { [%eval -6.46] } 44. Ke2 { [%eval -8.06] } 44... g4 { [%eval -7.43] } 45. a5 { [%eval -5.43] } 45... g3?? { (-5.43 → 0.00) Blunder. c2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... c2 46. Kd2 g3 47. Kxc2 g2 48. a6 g1=Q 49. a7 Qa1 50. d5+ cxd5 51. exd5+) 46. a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... g2 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. a7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... g1=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 48. a8=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Qxc6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Qd5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... c2 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kc3?? { (0.00 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxc2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (53. Kxc2 Kc4 54. Kd2 Kd4 55. Ke2 Ke4 56. Kd2) 53... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } { White resigns. } 0-1