[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pbDBdMfs"] [Date "2025.09.13"] [Round "-"] [White "somasi"] [Black "aravindshankar_k"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "pbDBdMfs"] [UTCDate "2025.09.13"] [UTCTime "11:45:33"] [WhiteElo "944"] [BlackElo "926"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "English Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 English Defense } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.16] } 3. f3?! { (0.16 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } (3. Nf3 d5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O Nd7 6. Nbd2 Ngf6 7. c4 c5) 3... Nc6?! { (-0.48 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (3... d5 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bf4 Bb4 6. Qd2 c5 7. h4 Ne7 8. O-O-O) 4. d5 { [%eval 0.19] } 4... Nb4 { [%eval 0.69] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.65] } 5... d6?? { (0.65 → 4.07) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (5... c6) 6. Bd2?? { (4.07 → 1.06) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (6. Qa4+ c6 7. Qxb4 g6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. e4 Nd7 10. Be3 cxd5 11. cxd5 Bg7) 6... a5 { [%eval 1.17] } 7. Bxb4?? { (1.17 → -0.81) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (7. Nc3 g6 8. e4 Bg7 9. h4 Nf6 10. a3 Na6 11. Nge2 c6 12. Be3 cxd5) 7... axb4 { [%eval -0.78] } 8. b3?! { (-0.78 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (8. Qb3 e6 9. Nh3 Nf6 10. dxe6 fxe6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. Qxb4 Qf6 13. Bg2 d5) 8... Qd7?! { (-1.69 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (8... Nf6 9. a4 e6 10. e4 Nd7 11. Ra2 Nc5 12. Nh3 g6 13. Nf4 h5 14. dxe6) 9. a4 { [%eval -1.1] } 9... bxa3?! { (-1.10 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (9... e6) 10. Nxa3 { [%eval -0.1] } 10... O-O-O?? { (-0.10 → 2.27) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (10... g6) 11. Nb5 { [%eval 2.17] } 11... Nf6?! { (2.17 → 3.50) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (11... g5 12. Nh3 h6 13. Qd4 Nf6 14. Nf2 Bg7 15. Bh3 g4 16. Nxg4 h5 17. Nf2) 12. h4 { [%eval 2.82] } 12... g6 { [%eval 3.0] } 13. Bh3 { [%eval 2.74] } 13... e6 { [%eval 2.62] } 14. dxe6?? { (2.62 → 0.53) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (14. e4 Kb8 15. Ne2 Bg7 16. b4 Nxd5 17. exd5 f5 18. Nbc3 exd5 19. cxd5 Rde8) 14... fxe6 { [%eval 0.54] } 15. Nd4 { [%eval 0.46] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.92] } 16. Bxe6?? { (0.92 → -3.88) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (16. e4 d5) 16... Rxe6 { [%eval -3.76] } 17. Nxe6 { [%eval -4.45] } 17... Qxe6 { [%eval -4.19] } 18. e4?! { (-4.19 → -5.71) Inaccuracy. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval -5.71] } (18. Ra2 Bg7 19. Kf2 Qe5 20. Qd3 Bh6 21. b4 Re8 22. Kg2 Be3 23. Qd1 b5) 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.67] } 19. fxe4 { [%eval -5.7] } 19... Qxe4+ { [%eval -5.57] } 20. Ne2?! { (-5.57 → -7.40) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -7.4] } (20. Qe2 Bg7 21. O-O-O Qxh1 22. Rf1 Kb8 23. Nf3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. Rxf3 Rf8) 20... Qxh1+ { [%eval -7.62] } 21. Kd2 { [%eval -7.35] } 21... Bh6+ { [%eval -7.3] } 22. Nf4 { [%eval -8.09] } 22... Qh2+ { [%eval -7.97] } 23. Kc1 { [%eval -8.97] } 23... Qxg3 { [%eval -8.77] } 24. Kb1 { [%eval -9.56] } 24... Bxf4 { [%eval -9.16] } 25. Ra2? { (-9.16 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (25. Ra7 Qg2 26. Ra2 Be4+ 27. Rc2 Kd7 28. Kb2 Be5+ 29. Kc1 Bxc2 30. Qd2 Be4) 25... Re8?! { (Mate in 8 → -12.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be4+ was best. } { [%eval -12.69] } (25... Be4+ 26. Kb2 Be5+ 27. Kc1 Qc3+ 28. Rc2 Bf4+ 29. Kb1 Qxb3+ 30. Ka1 Be5+ 31. Qd4) 26. Re2 { [%eval -9.16] } 26... Be4+ { [%eval -8.84] } 27. Kb2? { (-8.84 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (27. Ka2 Kd7 28. Rxe4 Qg2+ 29. Qe2 Qxe2+ 30. Rxe2 Rxe2+ 31. Ka3 Bc1+ 32. Kb4 c6) 27... Be5+ { [%eval #-6] } 28. Ka3 { [%eval #-5] } 28... Qxh4? { (Mate in 5 → -8.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval -8.46] } (28... Kb7 29. Qd5+ Bxd5 30. Rxe5 Qc3 31. Rxe8 Qa1+ 32. Kb4 Qa5#) 29. c5? { (-8.46 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (29. Qe1 Qxe1 30. Rxe1 Kb7 31. b4 Bc2 32. Rxe5 Rxe5 33. Kb2 Be4 34. c5 dxc5) 29... bxc5? { (Mate in 12 → -8.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval -8.26] } (29... Kd7 30. c6+ Bxc6 31. Rxe5 Rxe5 32. Kb2 Ra5 33. Kc3 Qg3+ 34. Kb4 Qf4+ 35. Kc3) 30. Qd2? { (-8.26 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (30. Qf1 Kd7 31. Qf7+ Qe7 32. Qxe7+ Rxe7 33. b4 Bd5 34. Rd2 c6 35. Rc2 cxb4+) 30... c4? { (Mate in 7 → -9.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh1 was best. } { [%eval -9.07] } (30... Qh1 31. b4 Kd7 32. Rxe4 Qxe4 33. Qc3 Bxc3 34. Kb3 cxb4 35. Ka4 Ra8+ 36. Kb3) 31. Qb4 { [%eval -8.21] } 31... cxb3 { [%eval -7.76] } 32. Qxb3 { [%eval -8.32] } 32... Bf3 { [%eval -7.06] } 33. Re3?! { (-7.06 → -11.04) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -11.04] } (33. Qxf3 d5 34. Qxd5 Bd6+ 35. Qxd6 cxd6 36. Rxe8+ Kd7 37. Rf8 h5 38. Kb2 Qg4) 33... Bc6 { [%eval -8.23] } 34. Qc4? { (-8.23 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (34. Re2 Qh1 35. Kb4 Qc1 36. Qc2 Qxc2 37. Rxc2 Kd7 38. Rc1 Bd5 39. Rd1 Rb8+) 34... Qh2?? { (Mate in 4 → -6.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (34... Qxc4 35. Rxe5 Rxe5 36. Kb2 Rb5+ 37. Ka1 Qa4#) 35. Qa6+?? { (-6.26 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxc6 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (35. Qxc6 Qb2+ 36. Ka4 Qd4+ 37. Kb5 Qb6+ 38. Qxb6 cxb6 39. Kc6 Kd8 40. Ra3 Ke7) 35... Kd7 { [%eval #-7] } 36. Rc3 { [%eval #-5] } 36... Qb2+?? { (Mate in 5 → -2.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.24] } (36... Bxc3 37. Qxc6+ Kxc6 38. Kb3 Qb2+ 39. Kc4 d5+ 40. Kd3 Qd2#) 37. Kxb2 { [%eval -2.3] } 37... Bxc3+ { [%eval -1.93] } 38. Kxc3 { [%eval -2.46] } 38... Re3+?! { (-2.46 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (38... Re5 39. Qa2 Bd5 40. Qa4+ Kc8 41. Qg4+ Rf5 42. Qa4 Bf7 43. Kd2 h5 44. Qa8+) 39. Kd4 { [%eval -2.15] } 39... Re6 { [%eval -1.92] } 40. Qf1 { [%eval -1.98] } 40... Re5?? { (-1.98 → -0.25) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (40... Be4 41. Qf8) 41. Qf7+?? { (-0.25 → -2.32) Blunder. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (41. Qh3+) 41... Re7 { [%eval -2.14] } 42. Qf2 { [%eval -2.09] } 42... Re5 { [%eval -1.76] } 43. Qf7+ { [%eval -2.05] } 43... Re7 { [%eval -1.95] } 44. Qf8 { [%eval -1.84] } 44... Re5?? { (-1.84 → 0.00) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (44... h5 45. Qf6 Be4 46. Ke3 Bf5+ 47. Kf3 Rh7 48. Qd4 h4 49. Qa4+ Ke7 50. Kg2) 45. Qf7+ { [%eval -0.57] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2