[Event "INTER HOUSE CHESS SELECTION"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hmCUDFdh"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "vedantnag25"] [Black "Anant2016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hmCUDFdh"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "15:14:49"] [WhiteElo "1027"] [BlackElo "600"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+5"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.5] } 2... Nb8 { [%eval 0.76] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.91] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.98] } 4. d5?! { (0.98 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (4. Bd3 d6 5. c4 e5 6. Ne2 g6 7. Nbc3 Nf6 8. h3 Bg7) 4... Qa5+ { [%eval 0.69] } 5. Bd2 { [%eval 1.05] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.87] } 6. Bc3?! { (0.87 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (6. Nf3 d6 7. Bc4 g6 8. dxc6 Nxc6 9. Ng5 Ne5 10. Bb3 h6) 6... e6?? { (0.27 → 2.61) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (6... Nf6 7. Qf3 d6 8. Na3 Qc7 9. h3 e5 10. g4) 7. Qd2? { (2.61 → 0.82) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (7. d6 Nf6 8. Nd2 Qc5 9. Ngf3 Ng4 10. Nd4 h5 11. h3 e5 12. hxg4 exd4) 7... Bd6?? { (0.82 → 4.73) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (7... Nf6 8. Bxf6) 8. Ba5? { (4.73 → 2.43) Mistake. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.43] } (8. Bxg7 f6 9. Nc3 cxd5 10. exd5 Be5 11. Nge2 Ne7 12. Bxh8 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 exd5) 8... Qb5?? { (2.43 → 7.01) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 7.01] } (8... Bf4 9. Bxb6 Bxd2+ 10. Nxd2 axb6 11. Nc4 Kd8 12. Nxb6 Ra5 13. Nc4 Ra8 14. d6) 9. Bxb5 { [%eval 7.11] } 9... cxb5 { [%eval 7.14] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 6.65] } 10... Bf4 { [%eval 8.02] } 11. Qxf4 { [%eval 8.03] } 11... Nh6 { [%eval 8.6] } 12. Bc7 { [%eval 8.08] } 12... Na6 { [%eval 8.58] } 13. Be5 { [%eval 7.84] } 13... f6 { [%eval 7.71] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 6.7] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 8.66] } 15. Qxf6 { [%eval 7.58] } 15... Rf8 { [%eval 9.25] } 16. Qxh6 { [%eval 8.97] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 11.06] } 17. Qxh7+ { [%eval 9.94] } 17... Rf7 { [%eval 10.15] } 18. Qg8 { [%eval 9.55] } 18... Rf8? { (9.55 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d6 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (18... d6 19. e5 Rxf3 20. gxf3 Nb4 21. Qh7+ Ke8 22. exd6 Nxc2+ 23. Qxc2 Bd7) 19. Qg5+ { [%eval 12.02] } 19... Rf6 { [%eval 11.77] } 20. e5 { [%eval 17.05] } 20... Kf8?! { (17.05 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exd5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (20... exd5 21. exf6+) 21. Qxf6+ { [%eval #3] } 21... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 22. Ng5 { [%eval #4] } 22... d6 { [%eval #2] } 23. Qf7+ { [%eval #3] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 24. exd6 { [%eval #3] } 24... exd5 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qf8+ { [%eval #11] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval #11] } 26. Qf7+?! { (Mate in 11 → 11.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 11.42] } (26. Nc3 b6 27. Qe7+ Kc6 28. Nf7 Bd7 29. Ne5+ Kb7 30. Qxd7+ Nc7 31. Qxc7+ Ka6) 26... Kxd6 { [%eval 11.69] } 27. Nc3 { [%eval 11.44] } 27... Bd7?! { (11.44 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (27... Bh3 28. Nge4+ Kc6 29. Qxd5+ Kb6 30. Qd6+ Ka5 31. gxh3 Re8 32. Qd5 Kb6) 28. Nxd5?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.09) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nge4+ was best. } { [%eval 11.09] } (28. Nge4+ Kc6 29. Qf6+ Be6 30. Qxe6+ Kc7 31. Nxd5+ Kd8 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Ne7#) 28... Rc8?! { (11.09 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (28... Re8+ 29. Ne3 Nc5 30. Rd1+ Kc6 31. Qg6+ Kc7 32. Qd6+ Kc8 33. Qxc5+ Bc6 34. Qf5+) 29. Nf6?! { (Mate in 4 → 12.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 12.33] } (29. Ne4+ Ke5 30. Qf6+ Kxe4 31. Rd1 Rxc2 32. Rd4#) 29... Rf8?! { (12.33 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (29... Nc5 30. Rd1+ Kc6 31. Nxd7 b4 32. Nxc5 Kxc5 33. Qf5+ Kb6 34. Qxc8 a6 35. Rd6+) 30. Qxf8+ { [%eval #5] } 30... Ke5 { [%eval #3] } 31. Ngh7 { [%eval #5] } 31... Nb4 { [%eval #5] } 32. O-O { [%eval #4] } 32... Nxc2 { [%eval #3] } 33. Rfe1+ { [%eval #3] } 33... Nxe1 { [%eval #3] } 34. Rxe1+ { [%eval #2] } 34... Kf5 { [%eval #2] } 35. Nxd7+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 36. Re4+ { [%eval #2] } 36... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 37. Qf5+ { [%eval #2] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval #2] } 38. Re6+ { [%eval #2] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval #2] } 39. b4 { [%eval #2] } 39... a5 { [%eval #2] } 40. bxa5 { [%eval #2] } 40... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 41. Qf7 { [%eval #1] } 41... b6 { [%eval #1] } 42. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0