[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hFtjL3vt"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Charith980"] [Black "cr3do88"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "hFtjL3vt"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "14:27:01"] [WhiteElo "869"] [BlackElo "941"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... e5?! { (0.10 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (1... Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. d4 d5 4. Nc3 Bb4 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6) 2. e4?! { (1.15 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (2. Nxe5 Qe7 3. d4 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. Bg5 Bd7) 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. h4?! { (0.21 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Be7 7. Bf1 Nxe5) 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.37] } 4. Ng5? { (-0.37 → -1.95) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (4. Nc3 h6 5. Bb5 Bd6 6. d3 O-O 7. Be3 Ng4 8. Qd2 a6) 4... h6 { [%eval -1.92] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -2.38] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval -2.04] } 6. d4 { [%eval -2.57] } 6... exd4 { [%eval -2.69] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval -2.91] } 7... d6 { [%eval -2.83] } 8. Nb3 { [%eval -3.17] } 8... Bb4+?! { (-3.17 → -2.08) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.08] } (8... O-O 9. Nxc5 dxc5 10. Nd2 Re8 11. f3 Nh5 12. Bd3 Ng3 13. Rh2 Ne5 14. Kf2) 9. c3?? { (-2.08 → -4.37) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.37] } (9. Bd2 O-O 10. Bxb4 Nxb4 11. a3 Nc6 12. Nfxd4 Nxe4 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. Qf3 Nf6) 9... dxc3 { [%eval -4.48] } 10. a3?! { (-4.48 → -6.70) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -6.7] } (10. bxc3 Bxc3+ 11. Bd2 Bxa1 12. Qxa1 O-O 13. Bb5 Nxe4 14. O-O Nxd2 15. Nbxd2 Re8) 10... Ba5?? { (-6.70 → -2.33) Blunder. c2+ was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (10... c2+ 11. Qd2 Bxd2+ 12. Bxd2 O-O 13. Bd3 Re8 14. Bxc2 Bf5 15. O-O-O Bxe4 16. Bxe4) 11. Qc2?? { (-2.33 → -6.42) Blunder. Nxa5 was best. } { [%eval -6.42] } (11. Nxa5 Nxa5 12. b4 Nc6 13. b5 Ne7 14. Bd3 c5 15. bxc6 Nxc6 16. Qc2 O-O) 11... cxb2+ { [%eval -6.24] } 12. Nfd2 { [%eval -6.77] } 12... bxa1=Q { [%eval -6.66] } 13. Nxa1 { [%eval -6.62] } 13... Be6 { [%eval -6.69] } 14. Nb3 { [%eval -6.89] } 14... Bb6 { [%eval -6.41] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval -6.43] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.67] } 16. Nxb6 { [%eval -5.86] } 16... axb6 { [%eval -5.42] } 17. Qxe4 { [%eval -5.09] } 17... O-O { [%eval -4.38] } 18. Nd2?! { (-4.38 → -6.22) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -6.22] } (18. Bd3 g6 19. Qf4 Ne5 20. Be2 Re8 21. Kf1 Bxb3 22. Rh3 Be6 23. Rg3 Bf5) 18... b5?! { (-6.22 → -3.96) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (18... Re8 19. Qf4 Bg4+ 20. Ne4 d5 21. f3 Bh5 22. g4 dxe4 23. gxh5 Ra4 24. Be3) 19. g4? { (-3.96 → -7.13) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -7.13] } (19. Bd3 g6 20. Qf4 Bf5 21. Bxf5 Qf6 22. Ne4 Qxf5 23. Qxf5 gxf5 24. Nf6+ Kg7) 19... Ra4 { [%eval -6.84] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval -6.66] } 20... Rxg4 { [%eval -5.84] } 21. f3 { [%eval -6.22] } 21... Rxh4 { [%eval -6.11] } 22. Rxh4 { [%eval -6.37] } 22... Qxh4+ { [%eval -6.61] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval -7.35] } 23... Qh2+ { [%eval -6.45] } 24. Ke1 { [%eval -6.96] } 24... b4 { [%eval -6.59] } 25. axb4 { [%eval -6.64] } 25... Nxb4 { [%eval -6.62] } 26. Ba3?? { (-6.62 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (26. Qe4 Qe5 27. Kf2 Nc6 28. Qxe5 dxe5 29. Ne4 Ra8 30. Nc5 Ra2+ 31. Kg3 Ra1) 26... Nc2+ { [%eval #-7] } 27. Kd1 { [%eval #-7] } 27... Nxe3+ { [%eval #-6] } 28. Kc1 { [%eval #-6] } 28... Nxf1 { [%eval #-7] } 29. Nxf1 { [%eval #-7] } 29... Qh1 { [%eval #-6] } 30. Kd1 { [%eval #-6] } 30... Qxf1+ { [%eval #-5] } 31. Kc2 { [%eval #-5] } 31... Qxf3 { [%eval #-5] } 32. Bb2 { [%eval #-5] } 32... h5 { [%eval #-5] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval #-5] } 33... h4 { [%eval #-5] } 34. Bd4 { [%eval #-5] } 34... h3 { [%eval #-5] } 35. Bg1 { [%eval #-5] } 35... Qf4+ { [%eval #-6] } 36. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 36... h2 { [%eval #-4] } 37. Bxh2 { [%eval #-4] } 37... Qxh2+ { [%eval #-3] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 38... b5 { [%eval #-3] } 39. Ke4 { [%eval #-3] } 39... b4 { [%eval #-3] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval #-3] } 40... b3 { [%eval #-4] } 41. Kc3 { [%eval #-4] } 41... g5 { [%eval #-4] } 42. Kb4 { [%eval #-3] } 42... g4 { [%eval #-3] } 43. Ka3 { [%eval #-2] } 43... g3 { [%eval #-3] } 44. Ka4 { [%eval #-2] } 44... g2 { [%eval #-3] } 45. Kb4 { [%eval #-3] } 45... g1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 46. Kc3 { [%eval #-2] } 46... Qg4 { [%eval #-2] } 47. Kd3 { [%eval #-2] } 47... Qhh3+ { [%eval #-2] } 48. Kd2 { [%eval #-2] } 48... Qgg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 49. Kc1 { [%eval #-1] } 49... Qhh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1