[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jxQ9E2Df"] [Date "2026.06.13"] [Round "-"] [White "johncvrs"] [Black "venkatesanraju"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "jxQ9E2Df"] [UTCDate "2026.06.13"] [UTCTime "04:23:11"] [WhiteElo "1003"] [BlackElo "1008"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } { C44 Scotch Game } 3... d6?! { (0.07 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.58] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.66] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.29] } 5... Na5?? { (0.29 → 2.64) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (5... Bg4 6. Bb5 Nd7 7. d5 Nd4 8. Be2 Nxe2 9. Qxe2 Be7 10. h3) 6. Bb5+? { (2.64 → 0.94) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. dxe5 c6 8. exf6 Qxf6 9. Qd3 Be6 10. b3 Re8) 6... c6 { [%eval 1.25] } 7. Ba4? { (1.25 → -0.31) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (7. dxe5 Ng4 8. exd6 cxb5 9. Nxb5 Nxf2 10. Kxf2 Qb6+ 11. Nfd4 Bxd6) 7... Be7? { (-0.31 → 0.95) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (7... exd4 8. Qxd4 b5 9. e5 dxe5 10. Qxd8+ Kxd8 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. Bb3) 8. Be3?? { (0.95 → -0.77) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (8. dxe5 dxe5 9. Qxd8+ Bxd8 10. Nxe5 O-O 11. f3 Re8 12. Nd3 b5) 8... O-O?! { (-0.77 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (8... exd4 9. Nxd4 b5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. a3 c5 13. Nde2 Nxb3 14. cxb3) 9. Qd2?? { (-0.17 → -1.89) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Nxe5 Bb4 12. f3 Re8 13. Bf4 Nxe4 14. fxe4 f6) 9... Bg4? { (-1.89 → -0.26) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (9... b5 10. dxe5 Nc4 11. Qe2 Nxe3 12. fxe3 bxa4 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. O-O-O Qa5 15. a3) 10. O-O-O?! { (-0.26 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (10. dxe5 Bxf3 11. exf6 Bxf6 12. gxf3 Nc4 13. Qc1 Qa5 14. Bd2 Nxd2 15. Qxd2 Bxc3) 10... Bxf3?! { (-1.37 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (10... Qc7 11. h3 Nc4 12. Qd3 Nxe3 13. fxe3 Bc8 14. Bb3 b5 15. g4 Nd7 16. a4) 11. gxf3 { [%eval -0.49] } 11... c5? { (-0.49 → 0.87) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (11... Nc4 12. Qe2 Nxe3 13. fxe3 exd4 14. exd4 b5 15. Bb3 a5 16. a4 bxa4 17. Nxa4) 12. Rhg1?? { (0.87 → -2.01) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Nd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qb6 15. b3 Qf6 16. Bxc5 Bxc5 17. Qxc5 b6) 12... exd4 { [%eval -1.92] } 13. Bh6 { [%eval -1.82] } 13... dxc3?? { (-1.82 → 3.94) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (13... g6 14. Ne2 b5 15. Bb3 Re8 16. h4 Nc6 17. a3 Ne5 18. Rh1 d5 19. h5) 14. Rxg7+ { [%eval 3.56] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 2.78] } 15. bxc3?? { (2.78 → -1.83) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (15. Qg5 Ne8 16. Qg4 Bg5+ 17. Rxg5 f6 18. Rg7 f5 19. exf5 Qf6 20. Rxh7+ Kxh7) 15... Rg8?? { (-1.83 → 3.97) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (15... Nh5 16. Rgg1 f5 17. c4 Nc6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. e5 dxe5 20. Qe3 Qe8 21. Bxf8) 16. Rdg1 { [%eval 3.97] } 16... Rxg7?? { (3.97 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (16... Nc6 17. Rxg8+ Qxg8 18. Rxg8+ Rxg8 19. Bxc6 bxc6 20. Qd3 Rg6 21. Be3 d5 22. Qa6) 17. Rxg7?? { (Mate in 3 → -2.01) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxg7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (17. Bxg7+ Kg8 18. Bxf6+ Kf8 19. Qh6#) 17... Nc4?? { (-2.01 → -0.16) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (17... Nh5 18. Rxf7 Nc4 19. Qd5 Ne5 20. Rf5 Nf6 21. Qe6 Ng8 22. Bf4 Ng6 23. Bg3) 18. Qe1?? { (-0.16 → -5.48) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -5.48] } (18. Qg5 Qf8 19. Qf5 Qxg7 20. Bxg7+ Kxg7 21. f4 Nb6 22. e5 Ng8 23. Qg4+ Kh8) 18... d5?? { (-5.48 → -2.56) Blunder. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (18... Ng8 19. Rxg8+ Qxg8 20. h4 Bxh4 21. Be3 Nxe3 22. Qxe3 b5 23. Bxb5 Rb8 24. Bc4) 19. e5?? { (-2.56 → -5.28) Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval -5.28] } (19. Rxf7 Nh5 20. Rf5 Ng7 21. Bxg7+ Kxg7 22. Bb3 Qd6 23. a4 Rf8 24. Rxd5 Qf4+) 19... Nh5 { [%eval -4.31] } 20. Qg1? { (-4.31 → -7.12) Mistake. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval -7.12] } (20. Rxf7 Bg5+ 21. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 22. Kb1 Rg8 23. a3 b5 24. Bxb5 Nxa3+ 25. Kb2 Nxb5) 20... Qf8?? { (-7.12 → -1.19) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (20... Qb6 21. Qg6 Qxg6 22. Rxg6 hxg6 23. Bb3 Kh7 24. Bxc4 dxc4 25. Be3 b5 26. f4) 21. Rxh7+ { [%eval -1.25] } 21... Kxh7 { [%eval -1.24] } 22. Bxf8 { [%eval -1.14] } 22... Bxf8? { (-1.14 → 0.00) Mistake. Rxf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22... Rxf8 23. Qg4 Kh6 24. Bb3 Nxe5 25. Qf5 Ng6 26. Bxd5 b6 27. Kb2 Nhf4 28. Bc4) 23. e6?? { (0.00 → -3.20) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (23. Qg4 Bh6+ 24. Kb1 Ng7 25. Qd7 b5 26. Bxb5 Rb8 27. a4 a6 28. Qc7 Rb6) 23... fxe6 { [%eval -2.99] } 24. Bb3 { [%eval -3.02] } 24... Na3?? { (-3.02 → -0.72) Blunder. Bh6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (24... Bh6+ 25. Kb1 Nd2+ 26. Kb2 b5 27. Qe1 Ng7 28. Qe5 c4 29. Qf6 a5 30. h4) 25. Qg5?? { (-0.72 → -7.26) Blunder. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval -7.26] } (25. Qg4 Ng7 26. c4 Kg8 27. cxd5 c4 28. Bxc4 Nxc4 29. Qxc4 Rd8 30. Qa4 Rxd5) 25... Ng7?? { (-7.26 → -0.84) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (25... Bh6 26. Qe3 Bxe3+ 27. fxe3 Kh6 28. e4 c4 29. exd5 cxb3 30. axb3 exd5 31. c4) 26. Kd1?? { (-0.84 → -3.17) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (26. c4 dxc4 27. Ba4 b5 28. Qe3 Kg8 29. Qxa3 bxa4 30. Qxa4 c3 31. Qd7 Rb8) 26... c4 { [%eval -3.0] } 27. Ba4 { [%eval -3.21] } 27... Nb1?? { (-3.21 → -0.56) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (27... b5 28. Qh4+ Kg8 29. Qg5 Re8 30. h4 Be7 31. Qe3 Kf7 32. Qh6 Nb1 33. Bxb5) 28. Qe3? { (-0.56 → -1.84) Mistake. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (28. Qe5 Bd6 29. Qxd6 Nxc3+ 30. Ke1 Nxa4 31. Qe7 Nc3 32. Kd2 d4 33. Qxb7 Rf8) 28... a6? { (-1.84 → -0.50) Mistake. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (28... Ba3 29. Ke1 Rf8 30. Qxa7 Rf7 31. Bb5 Bc1 32. Qd4 Kg8 33. Ke2 Bb2 34. Qb6) 29. f4?? { (-0.50 → -3.75) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -3.75] } (29. Bd7 Rd8 30. Bxe6 Re8 31. Bf5+ Kg8 32. Qd4 Nxc3+ 33. Qxc3 Nxf5 34. Qf6 Ng7) 29... b5 { [%eval -3.25] } 30. Qb6? { (-3.25 → -5.80) Mistake. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -5.8] } (30. Bb3 Kg8 31. Bxc4 bxc4 32. f5 exf5 33. Qd4 Rd8 34. a4 Be7 35. Kc1 Na3) 30... Nxc3+ { [%eval -5.71] } 31. Kd2 { [%eval -6.19] } 31... Nxa4 { [%eval -6.13] } 32. Qc6 { [%eval -6.2] } 32... c3+ { [%eval -5.72] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval -5.93] } 33... Re8 { [%eval -5.95] } 34. Qxa6?! { (-5.95 → -9.45) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -9.45] } (34. Ke2 Nc5 35. Qc7 Be7 36. Kf1 Nf5 37. Qe5 Rg8 38. Qxc3 Rg6 39. Qh3+ Rh6) 34... Bc5? { (-9.45 → -4.49) Mistake. Nc5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.49] } (34... Nc5+ 35. Kxc3 Nxa6 36. Kb3 Re7 37. a4 bxa4+ 38. Kxa4 Rb7 39. f3 Bd6 40. c3) 35. Qxb5 { [%eval -4.5] } 35... Nb2+?! { (-4.50 → -3.53) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval -3.53] } (35... Ra8 36. Ke2 Be7 37. Qb7 Re8 38. Qb5 Nc5 39. a4 Ra8 40. a5 Nf5 41. Kf1) 36. Ke2?! { (-3.53 → -4.81) Inaccuracy. Kxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.81] } (36. Kxc3 Ba3 37. f5 Rc8+ 38. Kb3 Bd6 39. Qd7 Rb8+ 40. Kc3 Be5+ 41. Kd2 exf5) 36... Ba3 { [%eval -4.7] } 37. h4 { [%eval -5.09] } 37... Rf8 { [%eval -5.21] } 38. h5 { [%eval -5.52] } 38... Nxh5 { [%eval -5.63] } 39. Qd7+ { [%eval -5.49] } 39... Ng7 { [%eval -5.37] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1