[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/t3ZVgDXG"] [Date "2026.06.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Shankar142"] [Black "this-isnt-a-nickname"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "t3ZVgDXG"] [UTCDate "2026.06.21"] [UTCTime "06:30:08"] [WhiteElo "956"] [BlackElo "1025"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C58"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Na5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.21] } { C58 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Polerio Defense, Kieseritzky Variation } 6... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... c6?! { (0.20 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (8... Bd6 9. Nc3 O-O 10. Be3 Qe7 11. Qe2 Bb4 12. Bd2 e4 13. Nd4 Qe5 14. Na4) 9. O-O { [%eval 0.39] } 9... cxd5 { [%eval 0.53] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 0.45] } 10... e4 { [%eval 0.75] } 11. Ne5?? { (0.75 → -1.00) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (11. cxd5 Bb4 12. c3 Be7 13. c4 exf3 14. d6 Be6 15. dxe7 Qxd1 16. Rxd1 Kxe7) 11... Bd6 { [%eval -1.09] } 12. Ng4?? { (-1.09 → -4.84) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -4.84] } (12. f4 Bxe5 13. fxe5 Ng4 14. Be3 Qh4 15. h3 Nxe5 16. Bf2 Qg5 17. Kh1 Nxc4) 12... Bxg4 { [%eval -4.76] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval -5.22] } 13... O-O { [%eval -5.05] } 14. cxd5 { [%eval -5.03] } 14... Be5 { [%eval -4.62] } 15. h3 { [%eval -4.7] } 15... Bf5 { [%eval -4.67] } 16. Qb4 { [%eval -5.42] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval -4.57] } 17. Qe7?! { (-4.57 → -5.85) Inaccuracy. Qxb6 was best. } { [%eval -5.85] } (17. Qxb6 axb6 18. c4 b5 19. cxb5 Nxd5 20. Rf1 Nb4 21. Nc3 Nc2 22. Rb1 e3) 17... Bd6 { [%eval -5.89] } 18. Be3 { [%eval -6.49] } 18... Bxe7 { [%eval -6.5] } 19. Bxb6 { [%eval -6.66] } 19... axb6 { [%eval -6.74] } 20. Nc3 { [%eval -6.69] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval -6.75] } 21. Red1 { [%eval -6.85] } 21... Rfe8 { [%eval -6.74] } 22. f3 { [%eval -7.57] } 22... Bc5+ { [%eval -7.55] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -7.98] } 23... e3 { [%eval -7.73] } 24. Ne2 { [%eval -8.1] } 24... Bxc2 { [%eval -8.06] } 25. Rd2 { [%eval -11.42] } 25... exd2 { [%eval -11.57] } 26. Nc3?! { (-11.57 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (26. b4 Bxb4 27. g4 Bd3 28. d6 Bxd6 29. h4 Bxe2+ 30. Kg2 Nd5 31. g5 h5) 26... Bd3+ { [%eval #-1] } 27. Ne2 { [%eval #-1] } 27... Bxe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1