[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vclAFsIj"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "daivikkhurana220719"] [Black "Victor_Merlin"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vclAFsIj"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "14:35:09"] [WhiteElo "1051"] [BlackElo "1039"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } { C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.13] } 4. Bg5 { [%eval -0.02] } 4... h6 { [%eval -0.03] } 5. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.54] } 5... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.49] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.53] } 6... O-O { [%eval -0.45] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.48] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.29] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.51] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval -0.52] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.84] } 9... c6 { [%eval -0.78] } 10. Na4 { [%eval -0.89] } 10... Bb6?! { (-0.89 → -0.14) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (10... Bb4 11. Nc3 Ng6 12. Nh2 Ba5 13. Bb3 Bc7 14. a4 Qd8 15. d4 exd4 16. Qxd4) 11. b3?? { (-0.14 → -3.19) Blunder. Nxb6 was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (11. Nxb6 axb6 12. d4 d5 13. dxe5 Qf4 14. Re1 Bxh3 15. g3 Qg4 16. Bd3 Rad8) 11... d5 { [%eval -3.24] } 12. exd5 { [%eval -3.34] } 12... cxd5 { [%eval -3.26] } 13. Bb5 { [%eval -3.13] } 13... e4?? { (-3.13 → -1.18) Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (13... Bc7 14. d4 e4 15. Ne5 Ng6 16. f4 Nxf4 17. Qd2 g5 18. Qc3 Bxe5 19. dxe5) 14. dxe4 { [%eval -1.04] } 14... dxe4 { [%eval -1.14] } 15. Nh2?? { (-1.14 → -3.63) Blunder. Nxb6 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Nd4 a6 17. Be2 Rd8 18. c3 Qg6 19. Kh1 b5 20. Qc1 Bb7) 15... Bd4? { (-3.63 → -2.00) Mistake. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (15... Bc7 16. Ng4 Bxg4 17. Qxg4 a6 18. Bd7 b5 19. Qxe4 bxa4 20. Bxa4 a5 21. Rfe1) 16. c3 { [%eval -2.02] } 16... Be5 { [%eval -1.84] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval -1.62] } 17... Qg5 { [%eval -2.07] } 18. Nxe5?? { (-2.07 → -4.78) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.78] } (18. Re1 Bf4 19. Rxe4 Ng6 20. Qe2 f5 21. Re5 h5 22. g3 hxg4 23. Re8 Bd6) 18... Bxh3 { [%eval -4.46] } 19. g3 { [%eval -4.8] } 19... Qxe5 { [%eval -4.91] } 20. Re1 { [%eval -5.32] } 20... Qxb5 { [%eval -5.36] } 21. c4 { [%eval -5.39] } 21... Qe5 { [%eval -5.2] } 22. f3?? { (-5.20 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Qc2 e3 23. Rad1 Qf5 24. Qxf5 Nxf5 25. Nc5 Rad8 26. Rd5 Rxd5 27. cxd5 e2) 22... Qxg3+ { [%eval #-1] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 23... Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1