[Event "Daily Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sSS3B3mO"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Karthik_Power"] [Black "Nezalem2020"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "sSS3B3mO"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "20:21:06"] [WhiteElo "1159"] [BlackElo "1572"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.3] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] } 5... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.29] } 7. Ba4?! { (0.29 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (7. Bd3 Nb4 8. e4 Nxd3 9. cxd3 h6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O) 7... b5 { [%eval -0.17] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval -0.32] } 8... Na5 { [%eval -0.38] } 9. h3 { [%eval -0.53] } 9... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.27] } 10. axb3 { [%eval -0.32] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -0.28] } 11. Ng5?! { (-0.28 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (11. Ne2 O-O 12. Ne5 Be8 13. Nd3 a5 14. f3 b4 15. c4 bxc3 16. bxc3 Bb5) 11... O-O?! { (-0.90 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (11... b4) 12. b4?? { (-0.20 → -2.08) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -2.08] } (12. e4 b4) 12... Ne4?? { (-2.08 → 0.19) Blunder. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (12... Bxb4 13. Nf3 Bd6 14. Ne5 Be8 15. Nd3 a5 16. Re1 Ne4 17. Ne2 b4 18. Nef4) 13. Ncxe4 { [%eval 0.22] } 13... dxe4 { [%eval 0.24] } 14. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.25] } 14... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.21] } 15. c3 { [%eval -0.1] } 15... Be7 { [%eval -0.19] } 16. f4?! { (-0.19 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (16. Ng3) 16... Bc6 { [%eval -0.8] } 17. Nc5?! { (-0.80 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (17. Nd2) 17... Bh4? { (-1.74 → -0.28) Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (17... Bxc5 18. dxc5 a5 19. Qe2 Qd5 20. Rd1 Qxc5 21. Kh2 Qf5 22. b4 a4 23. c4) 18. Qg4 { [%eval -0.28] } 18... Bf6?? { (-0.28 → 2.89) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (18... f5 19. Qe2 Qc8 20. e4 Be7 21. exf5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 exf5 23. Be3 Rf6 24. Bd4) 19. Bd2?? { (2.89 → 0.03) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (19. Nxe6 Bd7 20. Nxd8 Bxg4 21. hxg4 Bxd8 22. b4 c6 23. Bd2 a5 24. bxa5 Bxa5) 19... Ra7?? { (0.03 → 3.61) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (19... Kh8) 20. f5?? { (3.61 → 0.55) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (20. Nxe6 Qe8 21. Nxf8 Kxf8 22. Qf5 Qa8 23. Qxh7 Bxg2 24. Qh8+ Ke7 25. Qxa8 Bxa8) 20... e5 { [%eval 0.62] } 21. dxe5?! { (0.62 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (21. Rad1 exd4) 21... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.1] } 22. e4?? { (0.10 → -4.04) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (22. Rad1 Qd6) 22... Qf6?? { (-4.04 → 2.25) Blunder. Qxd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (22... Qxd2 23. Rae1 Qd6 24. b4 Qf6 25. Nd3 Re8 26. Re3 Raa8 27. Nxe5 Rxe5 28. Rf4) 23. Bg5 { [%eval 1.79] } 23... Qd6 { [%eval 1.78] } 24. Nxa6?? { (1.78 → -0.08) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (24. b4) 24... Rxa6?? { (-0.08 → 2.82) Blunder. Ba8 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (24... Ba8 25. Nb4) 25. Rxa6 { [%eval 2.63] } 25... Kh8?! { (2.63 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Qc5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (25... Qc5+ 26. Kh1 Re8 27. Bf4 h5 28. Qg3 Bxf4 29. Rxf4 Rxe4 30. Rxe4 Bxe4 31. f6) 26. Rd1 { [%eval 3.07] } 26... Qc5+ { [%eval 2.89] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval 3.13] } 27... f6?! { (3.13 → 4.24) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (27... Rg8 28. Bf4 Bxe4 29. Re1 Bxf4 30. Qxf4 Bd5 31. Qe3 Qc4 32. Re2 Bc6 33. Ra7) 28. Bf4 { [%eval 4.36] } 28... Bxf4 { [%eval 5.12] } 29. Qxf4 { [%eval 4.77] } 29... Qc4 { [%eval 4.74] } 30. Qxc7 { [%eval 4.61] } 30... Qxe4?! { (4.61 → 6.76) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval 6.76] } (30... Bxe4 31. Qxc4 bxc4 32. Rd4 Bxf5 33. Rad6 h5 34. Rxc4 Re8 35. Kg1 Re2 36. Rf4) 31. Rxc6 { [%eval 5.77] } 31... Qxf5 { [%eval 7.61] } 32. Rd8 { [%eval 7.24] } 32... h5? { (7.24 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (32... Kg8 33. Rxf8+ Kxf8 34. Qc8+ Qxc8 35. Rxc8+ Kf7 36. Rb8 g5 37. Kg1 g4 38. hxg4) 33. Rxf8+ { [%eval #16] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 8.39] } 34. Qxg7+? { (8.39 → 4.42) Mistake. Rfxf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (34. Rfxf6 Qg5 35. Kh2 h4 36. Rf7 Qg3+ 37. Qxg3 hxg3+ 38. Kxg3 Kh8 39. Kh2 Kh7) 34... Kxg7 { [%eval 4.25] } 35. Rfxf6 { [%eval 4.78] } 35... Qb1+ { [%eval 4.72] } 36. Kh2 { [%eval 4.29] } 36... Qxb2? { (4.29 → 7.87) Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval 7.87] } (36... Qc1 37. b4 Qd2 38. Rf3 Qd8 39. Rcf6 h4 40. R6f5 Qe8 41. Rf1 Kg6 42. Kh1) 37. Rg6+?? { (7.87 → 3.72) Blunder. Rfd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (37. Rfd6 Kf8 38. Rd7 Ke8 39. Rh7 Kd8 40. Ra6 Qxc3 41. Ra8+ Qc8 42. Rh8+ Kd7) 37... Kf7 { [%eval 3.5] } 38. Rgf6+ { [%eval 3.28] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 2.63] } 39. Rc7+?? { (2.63 → -4.78) Blunder. Rce6+ was best. } { [%eval -4.78] } (39. Rce6+ Kd7 40. Rd6+ Ke7 41. Rfe6+ Kf7 42. Re3 b4 43. cxb4 Qxb4 44. Rf3+ Kg7) 39... Kxf6 { [%eval -4.55] } 40. Rc6+ { [%eval -4.44] } 40... Ke5 { [%eval -4.59] } 41. Rc5+ { [%eval -4.4] } 41... Ke4 { [%eval -3.92] } 42. Rxh5 { [%eval -3.72] } 42... Qxc3?? { (-3.72 → -0.01) Blunder. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (42... Kd3 43. Rc5 Qb1 44. h4 Kd2 45. h5 Ke2 46. Rg5 Kf2 47. Rg3 Qg1+ 48. Kh3) 43. Rh4+?? { (-0.01 → -6.14) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval -6.14] } (43. Rxb5) 43... Kd5 { [%eval -5.73] } 44. Rh5+ { [%eval -5.49] } 44... Kc4 { [%eval -5.18] } 45. Rh4+ { [%eval -5.67] } 45... Kb3 { [%eval -5.23] } 46. Rh5 { [%eval -5.63] } 46... b4 { [%eval -5.38] } 47. Rb5 { [%eval -5.51] } 47... Kb2 { [%eval -5.44] } 48. Ra5?? { (-5.44 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (48. Rf5 Qd4 49. h4 Qxh4+ 50. Kg1 Qg4 51. Rf2+ Kc3 52. Rf1 Qd4+ 53. Kh2 Qh4+) 48... b3?! { (Mate in 10 → -11.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7+ was best. } { [%eval -11.36] } (48... Qc7+ 49. Kg1 Qxa5 50. Kf2 Kc2 51. Kg3 Qe5+ 52. Kh4 b3 53. g4 b2 54. g5) 49. Rf5 { [%eval -12.0] } 49... Ka2 { [%eval -9.62] } 50. Rf2+ { [%eval #-16] } 50... b2 { [%eval #-15] } 51. h4 { [%eval #-15] } 51... Qe5+ { [%eval -7.43] } 52. g3? { (-7.43 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-14] } { White wins on time. } (52. Kg1 Qe1+ 53. Rf1 Qxf1+ 54. Kxf1 Kb3 55. h5 b1=Q+ 56. Kf2 Kc3 57. Ke3 Qd3+) 1-0