[Event "TKS February 21 2026 Throwdown Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pGtNEcE6"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "TKS-CHAR-EvanL"] [Black "TKS-AUSN-RishikB"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "pGtNEcE6"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "21:34:53"] [WhiteElo "477"] [BlackElo "447"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van Geet Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] } { A00 Van Geet Opening } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 2. Nd5?? { (0.12 → -3.48) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -3.48] } (2. e4 e5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6) 2... Nxd5 { [%eval -7.69] } 3. d3 { [%eval -4.51] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -4.18] } 4. Qd2 { [%eval -4.74] } 4... Rb8 { [%eval -3.88] } 5. Qg5 { [%eval -4.47] } 5... Rg8?? { (-4.47 → -0.13) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (5... Nf6 6. e4 e5 7. f4 h6 8. Qg3 exf4 9. Bxf4 Nh5 10. Bxc7 Nxg3 11. Bxd8) 6. Qxd5 { [%eval -0.22] } 6... Nb4?! { (-0.22 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (6... b5 7. c3 b4 8. d4 e6 9. Qf3 bxc3 10. bxc3 Ba6 11. h4 Qf6 12. e3) 7. Qc5 { [%eval 0.35] } 7... Na6 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. Qh5 { [%eval 0.33] } 8... Nc5?? { (0.33 → 4.47) Blunder. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (8... Rh8 9. c3 d6 10. e4 g6 11. Qd1 Bg7 12. h4 h5 13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Ng5) 9. Qxh7 { [%eval 4.22] } 9... Na6 { [%eval 4.98] } 10. Qxg8 { [%eval 4.8] } 10... Ra8 { [%eval 5.12] } 11. Qxf8+?? { (5.12 → -0.76) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (11. c3 e5 12. Qh7 d5 13. Qh5 e4 14. h4 Qf6 15. Qxd5 Nc5 16. Qg5 Qb6) 11... Kxf8 { [%eval -0.87] } 12. Bg5?! { (-0.87 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (12. a3 d5 13. h4 Qe8 14. h5 Kg8 15. Nf3 Qc6 16. Kd1 Qb6 17. Ke1 f6) 12... Nb8? { (-1.74 → -0.44) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (12... Nb4 13. Kd1 c5 14. h4 f6 15. Bd2 Qb6 16. h5 d5 17. h6 gxh6 18. Nf3) 13. Bf4?! { (-0.44 → -1.33) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (13. h4 Kg8 14. h5 f6 15. Bd2 d5 16. h6 g5 17. h7+ Kh8 18. O-O-O d4) 13... b6?! { (-1.33 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (13... Qe8 14. Bd2 d6 15. Nf3 Bg4 16. h4 Qa4 17. Kd1 Bh5 18. Bc3 Nc6 19. Rg1) 14. Be3?! { (-0.27 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (14. h4 Kg8 15. h5 f6 16. g4 e5 17. Bg2 d5 18. Bd2 Nc6 19. g5 Be6) 14... Bb7?! { (-0.97 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (14... Kg8 15. h4 d5 16. h5 f6 17. g3 d4 18. Bd2 Bb7 19. Nf3 Bxf3 20. exf3) 15. Kd2? { (-0.30 → -2.01) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (15. h4 d5 16. h5 Qd6 17. O-O-O d4 18. h6 Kg8 19. Bd2 Nd7 20. e4 dxe3) 15... Nc6 { [%eval -1.88] } 16. d4? { (-1.88 → -3.54) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (16. h4 d5 17. h5 d4 18. Bf4 e5 19. h6 Kg8 20. Bg3 gxh6 21. Nf3 Qf6) 16... a6?! { (-3.54 → -2.16) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.16] } (16... e5 17. Nf3 Nxd4 18. Nxe5 Qh4 19. Nd3 c5 20. Bxd4 Qxd4 21. c3 Qa4 22. h4) 17. Bf4?! { (-2.16 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (17. Nf3 e5 18. dxe5 d6 19. Rd1 Nxe5 20. Kc1 Ng4 21. Bd4 c5 22. h3 Nf6) 17... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.11] } 18. h3 { [%eval -3.88] } 18... b5 { [%eval -3.73] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2