[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/m3J3rzcm"] [Date "2026.06.15"] [Round "-"] [White "IstokaSunce"] [Black "RithvikShivakumar"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "m3J3rzcm"] [UTCDate "2026.06.15"] [UTCTime "22:18:11"] [WhiteElo "862"] [BlackElo "844"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+35"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. Bf4 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... Nh6 { [%eval 0.84] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.48] } 5... Nf5 { [%eval 0.78] } 6. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.41] } 6... Nb4?! { (0.41 → 1.28) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (6... Bd6 7. c3 f6 8. Qc2 Nfe7 9. Bh2 O-O 10. Bd3 Kh8) 7. g4 { [%eval 1.25] } 7... Nh4?! { (1.25 → 2.06) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (7... Nd6 8. c3 Nc6 9. Bd3 Bd7 10. Qc2 Qe7 11. Bxh7 O-O-O 12. Bd3 f6 13. O-O-O) 8. Nxh4 { [%eval 1.97] } 8... Qxh4 { [%eval 1.99] } 9. Bg3?! { (1.99 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Bxc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (9. Bxc7 Qe7 10. Bg3 Qd8 11. c3 Nc6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Qf3 O-O 14. e4 Bxg3) 9... Qe7 { [%eval 1.41] } 10. c3 { [%eval 1.31] } 10... Nd3+?? { (1.31 → 4.86) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (10... Nc6 11. Bg2 Qd8 12. e4 Bd6 13. f4 dxe4 14. Nxe4 O-O 15. Qd3 Ne7 16. O-O-O) 11. Bxd3 { [%eval 4.83] } 11... g6 { [%eval 4.91] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval 4.6] } 12... Bh6 { [%eval 5.17] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 4.62] } 13... O-O { [%eval 4.83] } 14. b3? { (4.83 → 2.99) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (14. h4 Bg7 15. g5 c5 16. Be5 f6 17. gxf6 Bxf6 18. Qg3 Bxe5 19. Qxe5 cxd4) 14... Qa3+ { [%eval 3.49] } 15. Kc2?! { (3.49 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (15. Kb1 a5 16. Rc1 Bg7 17. Qd1 Bd7 18. Re1 Qe7 19. Be5 Bxe5 20. dxe5 a4) 15... Qxa2+ { [%eval 2.16] } 16. Kc1 { [%eval 2.33] } 16... Qa3+ { [%eval 2.73] } 17. Kc2 { [%eval 2.16] } 17... Qa2+ { [%eval 2.18] } 18. Kc1 { [%eval 2.12] } 18... Qxb3?? { (2.12 → 6.77) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 6.77] } (18... a5 19. Nb1 a4 20. bxa4 Bd7 21. h4 Qa1 22. Rd2 Rxa4 23. Qf6 Bg7 24. Qe7) 19. Nxb3 { [%eval 6.7] } 19... Bd7 { [%eval 7.2] } 20. Bxc7 { [%eval 6.55] } 20... Ba4 { [%eval 7.1] } 21. Bc2 { [%eval 5.93] } 21... Rac8 { [%eval 5.85] } 22. Bd6 { [%eval 5.44] } 22... Rfd8 { [%eval 5.86] } 23. Bc5 { [%eval 5.54] } 23... b6 { [%eval 5.51] } 24. Be7 { [%eval 5.62] } 24... Rd7 { [%eval 5.84] } 25. Bf6 { [%eval 5.47] } 25... Rxc3 { [%eval 5.3] } 26. Rd3 { [%eval 5.44] } 26... Rdc7 { [%eval 6.45] } 27. Rxc3 { [%eval 6.32] } 27... Rxc3 { [%eval 5.91] } 28. h4 { [%eval 5.42] } 28... Bxb3 { [%eval 6.32] } 29. Kb2 { [%eval 6.02] } 29... Rxc2+ { [%eval 6.44] } 30. Kxb3 { [%eval 5.96] } 30... Rc6 { [%eval 7.03] } 31. g5 { [%eval 6.62] } 31... Bg7 { [%eval 7.37] } 32. Bxg7 { [%eval 8.17] } 32... Kxg7 { [%eval 9.3] } 33. h5 { [%eval 8.87] } 33... gxh5 { [%eval 7.97] } 34. Qf6+ { [%eval 6.42] } 34... Kf8?? { (6.42 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (34... Kg8 35. Qd8+ Kg7 36. Qd7 Rc4 37. Qxa7 Rc8 38. Qd7 Ra8 39. Rc1 Rf8 40. Qa7) 35. Rxh5 { [%eval #7] } 35... a5 { [%eval #6] } 36. Qd8+ { [%eval #8] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval #8] } 37. Qf6+ { [%eval #7] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval #6] } 38. Rxh7 { [%eval #5] } 38... b5 { [%eval #1] } 39. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0