[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tth24qPE"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "erikaleigh"] [Black "KarthickSelvam"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "tth24qPE"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "21:54:35"] [WhiteElo "746"] [BlackElo "797"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-18"] [BlackRatingDiff "+20"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.52] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation } 4. f3?? { (0.52 → -3.79) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (4. Qe2 Qe7 5. Qxe4 d6 6. d4 dxe5 7. dxe5 Nc6 8. Nc3 Qxe5) 4... Nd6?? { (-3.79 → -0.31) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (4... Qh4+ 5. g3 Nxg3 6. hxg3 Qxg3+ 7. Ke2 Qxe5+ 8. Kf2 Bc5+ 9. d4) 5. Bd3 { [%eval -0.44] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 7. Qe2?! { (0.12 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (7. c3 Nc6 8. Ng4 f5 9. Nf2 f4 10. Qc2 g6 11. Nh3 Bh4) 7... f6 { [%eval -0.3] } 8. Ng4 { [%eval -0.42] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -0.02] } 9. b3 { [%eval -0.52] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval -0.15] } 10. Qe3 { [%eval -0.32] } 10... c5? { (-0.32 → 0.91) Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (10... Ne6 11. Ba3 f5 12. Ne5 b6 13. f4 Bb7 14. c4 Ne4 15. Bxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe7) 11. c3?? { (0.91 → -0.81) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (11. Nc3 f5 12. Nd5 Bg5 13. f4 Bh4 14. Ne5 b6 15. Bb2 Bb7 16. c4 Bxd5) 11... N4b5?? { (-0.81 → 1.77) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (11... Ne6 12. Bb2 f5 13. Ne5 Ne8 14. f4 N8c7 15. Qf3 d6 16. Nc4 g6 17. a4) 12. c4? { (1.77 → 0.48) Mistake. Qxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (12. Qxc5 Nc7 13. Ba3 b5 14. Qh5 g6 15. Bxg6 hxg6 16. Qxg6+ Kh8 17. c4 bxc4) 12... Nc7 { [%eval 0.63] } 13. Ba3?! { (0.63 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (13. Qxc5 f5 14. Ba3 fxg4 15. Qh5 g6 16. Bxg6 hxg6 17. Qxg6+ Kh8 18. Nc3 Rf6) 13... b6 { [%eval -0.19] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval -0.6] } 14... Nf7?? { (-0.60 → 1.90) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (14... f5 15. Rae1 Ne6 16. Ne5 f4 17. Qf2 Bh4) 15. Rae1 { [%eval 1.9] } 15... Qe8?? { (1.90 → 5.11) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (15... Re8 16. Qe4 Ng5 17. Qf4 d6 18. Bb2 f5 19. Bxf5 Rf8 20. Ne3 Nh3+ 21. gxh3) 16. b4?? { (5.11 → 0.43) Blunder. Qxe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (16. Qxe7 Qxe7 17. Rxe7 Ne6 18. Be4 Rb8 19. Nd5 Rd8 20. Bb2 b5 21. d3 Kf8) 16... cxb4 { [%eval 0.29] } 17. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 17... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Nd5?? { (0.00 → -4.55) Blunder. Bxh7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (18. Bxh7+ Kh8 19. Qf2 Kxh7 20. Qh4+ Kg8 21. Nxf6+ gxf6 22. Qg3+ Kh7 23. Rxe8 Nxe8) 18... Qxe3+ { [%eval -4.52] } 19. Ndxe3 { [%eval -4.77] } 19... Bxd2 { [%eval -4.56] } 20. Re2 { [%eval -4.65] } 20... Bxe3+ { [%eval -4.51] } 21. Rxe3 { [%eval -4.48] } 21... d6 { [%eval -4.21] } 22. f4?! { (-4.21 → -5.96) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -5.96] } (22. Re7 Bxg4 23. Rxc7 Be6 24. Re1 Ne5 25. Be4 Rac8 26. Re7 Bxc4 27. Rxa7 Rf7) 22... Bxg4 { [%eval -6.2] } 23. h3 { [%eval -6.33] } 23... Be6 { [%eval -6.16] } 24. f5 { [%eval -6.87] } 24... Bd7 { [%eval -7.32] } 25. h4 { [%eval -7.25] } 25... b5 { [%eval -6.67] } 26. cxb5 { [%eval -6.76] } 26... Nxb5 { [%eval -6.44] } 27. Rb1 { [%eval -6.18] } 27... Rab8 { [%eval -6.06] } 28. Rg3 { [%eval -7.0] } 28... Ne5 { [%eval -6.93] } 29. Be4 { [%eval -7.18] } 29... Bc6 { [%eval -7.21] } 30. Bxc6 { [%eval -7.16] } 30... Nxc6 { [%eval -7.18] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval -7.13] } 31... Rbc8 { [%eval -7.04] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval -7.25] } 32... d5 { [%eval -7.09] } 33. Rf4 { [%eval -7.33] } 33... d4 { [%eval -7.38] } 34. Rfg4 { [%eval -7.5] } 34... Rcd8 { [%eval -7.13] } 35. Rxg7+ { [%eval -6.93] } 35... Kh8 { [%eval -7.11] } 36. h5 { [%eval -7.78] } 36... d3 { [%eval -7.27] } 37. R7g4 { [%eval -8.75] } 37... d2 { [%eval -8.52] } 38. Rg8+? { (-8.52 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (38. Kh2 d1=Q 39. Rg7 Ne5 40. h6 Qh5+ 41. Rh3 Ng4+ 42. Kg3 Rd3+ 43. Kf4 Rxh3) 38... Rxg8 { [%eval #-6] } 39. Re3 { [%eval #-5] } 39... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Rd3 { [%eval #-4] } 41. Rxd3 { [%eval #-4] } 41... Qxd3 { [%eval #-3] } 42. g3 { [%eval #-2] } 42... Qxg3+ { [%eval #-1] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 43... Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1