[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hsf0rEoV"] [Date "2025.07.28"] [White "bnd3"] [Black "LakshmananWCA"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hsf0rEoV"] [UTCDate "2025.07.28"] [UTCTime "05:34:08"] [WhiteElo "2081"] [BlackElo "2096"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Three Knights Variation } e6 4. e4 Nc6 5. e5?! { (0.21 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } (5. Be2 e5 6. O-O Be7 7. d3 d6 8. Ne1 O-O 9. Nc2 Nd4) 5... Ng4 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Qh4?? { (-0.55 → 3.04) Blunder. Ngxe5 was best. } (7... Ngxe5 8. Be2 Be7 9. O-O Ng6 10. g3 O-O 11. Be3 d6 12. h4) 8. g3 Qh5?! { (2.73 → 3.66) Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } (8... Nxf2 9. gxh4 Nxd1 10. Ncb5 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Bc5 12. Nb3 Ne3 13. Nxc5 Nc2+ 14. Kd1) 9. f4? { (3.66 → 1.98) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } (9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be2 Qxe5 11. Bf4 Nxf2 12. Kxf2 Qc5+ 13. Kg2 Bb7 14. Rf1 Qb6) 9... f5? { (1.98 → 3.74) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } (9... Nxd4) 10. Be2? { (3.74 → 2.05) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } (10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. h3 d5 12. Be2 Bb4 13. Bf3 Qg6 14. hxg4 fxg4 15. Be2 Bb7) 10... Qg6? { (2.05 → 3.70) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (10... Bc5 11. Nxc6) 11. Ndb5?! { (3.70 → 2.59) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } (11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Nf6 13. exf6 Qxg3+ 14. Kd2 gxf6 15. Bh5+ Kd8 16. Kc2 Rg8) 11... Kd8 12. Bxg4?! { (2.67 → 1.64) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } (12. Nd6 h5 13. h3 Nh6 14. Rg1 Nf7 15. c5 b6 16. Be3 bxc5 17. Bf3 Nxd6) 12... fxg4?! { (1.64 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } (12... Qxg4 13. Qxg4 fxg4 14. Be3 b6 15. O-O-O Na5 16. b3 Bb7 17. Rhf1 Bf3 18. Rd3) 13. O-O?? { (2.72 → 0.89) Blunder. Be3 was best. } (13. Be3 Nb4 14. O-O Nc2 15. Qd2 Nxe3 16. Qxe3 h5 17. Ne4 h4 18. f5 exf5) 13... Bc5+ 14. Kh1?! { (1.05 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } (14. Rf2 Rf8) 14... a6?? { (0.15 → 2.30) Blunder. b6 was best. } (14... b6) 15. Nd6 b6?! { (2.04 → 2.90) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (15... Ne7) 16. a3?! { (2.90 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Nce4 was best. } (16. Nce4 Bxd6 17. Nxd6 Kc7 18. Be3 h5 19. Bf2 h4 20. gxh4 Rb8 21. Kg1 g3) 16... Bxd6 17. Qxd6 Bb7?! { (1.32 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } (17... Ke8) 18. Kg1 Ne7?! { (2.25 → 3.51) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } (18... Ke8 19. Rd1 Qf7 20. Be3 h5 21. Ne4 Nd8 22. Ng5 Qe7 23. Qxb6 Rc8 24. Rd4) 19. Qxb6+ Kc8 20. Be3 Qc2?! { (3.35 → 5.09) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (20... Nf5 21. Rad1 Qe8 22. Qc5+ Kb8 23. Na4 Qc8 24. Nb6 Qc6 25. Nxd7+ Kc7 26. Bf2) 21. Rf2 Qd3 22. Rd1 Qg6?! { (4.92 → 7.26) Inaccuracy. Qxc4 was best. } (22... Qxc4 23. Rxd7 Qc6 24. Qxc6+ Nxc6 25. Rxg7 Rd8 26. Bb6 Rd3 27. Rxg4 h5 28. Rg7) 23. Qd6?! { (7.26 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. Rxd7 was best. } (23. Rxd7 Kxd7 24. Qxb7+ Ke8 25. f5 exf5 26. Qxa8+ Kf7 27. Qxh8 Qe6 28. Qd8 Qxc4) 23... Qe8?! { (5.30 → 8.64) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } (23... Nf5 24. Qc5+ Bc6 25. Rfd2 Qe8 26. Na4 Rb8 27. Rxd7 Qxd7 28. Rxd7 Kxd7 29. Qa7+) 24. Bb6 Bc6? { (8.21 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } (24... Qd8 25. Bxd8 Rxd8 26. Qxe7 Ra7 27. Nd5 Bc6 28. Qd6 Re8 29. f5 exd5 30. cxd5) 25. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0