[Event "QSA Beginners Practice Session Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vtcJ9bLO"] [Date "2026.06.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Vigneshjk"] [Black "gauthamasw"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "vtcJ9bLO"] [UTCDate "2026.06.20"] [UTCTime "12:48:47"] [WhiteElo "954"] [BlackElo "515"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-14"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+2"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } { B20 Sicilian Defense } 2. Bd3 { [%eval -0.19] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.04] } 3... d5?! { (0.04 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (3... Nc6 4. Bc4 Be7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 O-O 7. a3 d6 8. O-O) 4. O-O?! { (0.84 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Nc3 Qd6 6. Nb5 Qe7 7. O-O Nc6 8. Re1 Bg4) 4... f6?! { (-0.09 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (4... dxe4 5. Bxe4 Bd6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Re1 Nf6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. c3) 5. exd5 { [%eval 1.16] } 5... b6?! { (1.16 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (5... Qxd5 6. Re1 Bg4 7. Nc3 Qd7 8. Bb5 Nc6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. h3 Bf5 11. Ne4) 6. d6? { (2.21 → 0.93) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (6. Qe2 Bd6 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. d4 Bxb5 9. Qxb5+ Qd7 10. Qe2 cxd4 11. Nxd4 Ne7) 6... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.06] } 7. h3? { (1.06 → -0.35) Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (7. Be4 Nc6 8. b4 Ba6 9. bxc5 bxc5 10. Re1 Nge7 11. Na3 Rb8 12. d3 g6) 7... Qd8?? { (-0.35 → 4.47) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (7... Bb7 8. b4 cxb4 9. a3 Ne7 10. Re1 b3 11. Nc3 Nbc6 12. Be4 O-O-O 13. cxb3) 8. Kh2?? { (4.47 → -0.91) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (8. Be4 Bxh3 9. gxh3 Nd7 10. d4 cxd4 11. c3 dxc3 12. Nxc3 Rc8 13. Qa4 Bc5) 8... e4?? { (-0.91 → 3.21) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (8... Bb7 9. b4 cxb4 10. a3 Bd6 11. Kg1 Ne7 12. axb4 e4 13. Bb5+ Nbc6) 9. Nh4?? { (3.21 → -3.73) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (9. Bxe4 Bb7 10. Bxb7 Qc7+ 11. Kg1 Qxb7 12. Re1+ Ne7 13. d4 Nd7 14. dxc5 O-O-O) 9... f5?? { (-3.73 → 0.22) Blunder. Bd6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (9... Bd6+ 10. Kg1 exd3 11. Re1+ Ne7 12. Qh5+ Kf8 13. b4 cxb4 14. Bb2 Nbc6 15. Qf3) 10. Nxf5?? { (0.22 → -3.12) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. Bxd7+ Qxd7 12. d3 Be7 13. Qh5+ g6 14. Nxg6 Nf6 15. Qh6 Ng8) 10... g6?? { (-3.12 → 3.61) Blunder. exd3 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (10... exd3 11. Re1+ Kf7 12. Qf3 Bxf5 13. Qxa8 Ne7 14. Kg1 Nec6 15. Na3 Be7 16. b4) 11. Ng3?? { (3.61 → -2.33) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (11. Bxe4 Bxf5 12. Bxa8 Bd6+ 13. Kg1 Ne7 14. d4 Nd7 15. Bf3 cxd4 16. Qxd4 Ne5) 11... exd3 { [%eval -1.81] } 12. cxd3? { (-1.81 → -3.53) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.53] } (12. Qf3 Ne7 13. Re1 Qd7 14. Qxa8 Nc6 15. Ne4 Kf7 16. b4 cxb4 17. Bb2 Bg7) 12... c4?? { (-3.53 → 1.24) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (12... Nc6 13. Re1+ Nge7 14. d4 Nxd4 15. d3 Bg7 16. Bg5 Be6 17. Nc3 h6 18. Rxe6) 13. dxc4?! { (1.24 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (13. Re1+ Be7 14. b3 Nc6 15. Qf3 Bb7 16. Bb2 Qd7 17. Bxh8 Nb4 18. Qf4 Nxd3) 13... b5?? { (0.53 → 3.11) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (13... Ne7 14. Qf3 Nbc6 15. Re1 Bb7 16. d4 Bg7 17. Bg5 Qd7 18. d5 Ne5 19. Qe2) 14. cxb5? { (3.11 → 1.42) Mistake. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (14. Re1+ Ne7 15. d4 Nc6 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. cxb5 Na5 18. Qf6 Rg8 19. Nc3 Bg7) 14... a6?! { (1.42 → 2.64) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (14... Bb7 15. Re1+ Kf7 16. Nc3 Nf6 17. d4 Nbd7 18. Kg1 Rc8 19. d5 Bc5 20. Nge4) 15. bxa6?? { (2.64 → 0.54) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (15. Re1+ Ne7 16. d4 Bg7 17. Qb3 axb5 18. d5 b4 19. Bf4 O-O) 15... Rxa6?! { (0.54 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (15... Ne7 16. Nc3 Bg7 17. b4 Nxa6 18. Qb3 Qb6 19. Re1 Nc7 20. d4 Bxd4 21. Be3) 16. d3?? { (1.13 → -0.70) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (16. d4 Nf6 17. Nc3 Nc6 18. Re1+ Kf7 19. d5 Ne7 20. Bg5 Nf5 21. Nge4 Be7) 16... Ra8?? { (-0.70 → 2.02) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (16... Bg7 17. d4 Ne7 18. Nc3 O-O 19. Re1 Nbc6 20. d5 Ne5 21. Be3 Nf5 22. Bc5) 17. Bg5?? { (2.02 → -1.79) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (17. Re1+ Be7 18. d4 Nf6 19. Bh6 Kf7 20. Nc3 Ra6 21. Kg1 Re8 22. Nge4 Nxe4) 17... Qxg5 { [%eval -1.79] } 18. h4?! { (-1.79 → -3.05) Inaccuracy. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (18. Re1+ Be7 19. Ne4 Qe5+ 20. Kg1 Kf8 21. d4 Qf5 22. Nbc3 Nd7 23. d5 Ngf6) 18... Qxh4+ { [%eval -2.92] } 19. Kg1 { [%eval -2.82] } 19... Qh5?? { (-2.82 → 5.50) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (19... Be7 20. Nd2 Nf6 21. Rc1 Bd7 22. Nf3 Qf4 23. d4 Qd6 24. Ne5 O-O 25. Re1) 20. Nxh5 { [%eval 5.13] } 20... gxh5?! { (5.13 → 6.70) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (20... Nc6 21. Qb3 Bb4 22. Nc3 Nge7 23. a3 gxh5 24. Ne4 Nf5 25. Nf6+ Ke7 26. Nd5+) 21. d4?! { (6.70 → 4.44) Inaccuracy. Qxh5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (21. Qxh5+ Kd8 22. Qd5+ Nd7 23. Qxa8 Bd6 24. Rc1 Ne7 25. Qa5+ Ke8 26. Rxc8+ Nxc8) 21... Nd7 { [%eval 4.38] } 22. Nc3 { [%eval 4.31] } 22... Bb7 { [%eval 4.5] } 23. Qxh5+ { [%eval 4.36] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval 4.33] } 24. Qh4+?! { (4.33 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (24. Qb5 Ra7 25. Nd5 Ne7 26. Nxe7 Bxe7 27. Qb3 Bd6 28. Rfe1 Rf8 29. Re6 Rg8) 24... Kc8? { (3.02 → 5.60) Mistake. Ngf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.6] } (24... Ngf6 25. f3 Rg8 26. Rae1 Bd6 27. Ne4 Be7 28. Nc5 Bd5 29. Ne6+ Bxe6 30. Rxe6) 25. b3? { (5.60 → 3.17) Mistake. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (25. Rac1 Ne7 26. Nb5+ Kd8 27. Qg3 Nd5 28. Nc7 Be7 29. Nxd5 Bxd5 30. Qc7+ Ke8) 25... Be7?! { (3.17 → 4.91) Inaccuracy. Ngf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (25... Ngf6 26. f3 Rg8 27. Ne4 Ra6 28. Rac1+ Kb8 29. Rc4 Be7 30. Qf4+ Ka7 31. Ra4) 26. Rfe1?? { (4.91 → -4.94) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -4.94] } (26. Qg3 Ngf6 27. Nb5 Ne8 28. Rae1 Kd8 29. Nc7 Nxc7 30. Rxe7 Nd5 31. Rg7 Ra6) 26... Bxh4 { [%eval -4.98] } 27. g3 { [%eval -5.28] } 27... Bd8 { [%eval -4.95] } 28. a3 { [%eval -5.48] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval -4.5] } 29. b4?! { (-4.50 → -5.83) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -5.83] } (29. Re8 Ka7 30. Nb5+ Kb6 31. a4 Be7 32. Rxa8 Bxa8 33. Re1 Bd5 34. Nc3 Ndf6) 29... Ra6?! { (-5.83 → -4.15) Inaccuracy. Ngf6 was best. } { [%eval -4.15] } (29... Ngf6 30. a4 Nd5 31. Nxd5 Bxd5 32. a5 Ra6 33. Red1 Bb7) 30. Nb5?! { (-4.15 → -5.79) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -5.79] } (30. Re8 Rc6 31. Rxd8+ Kc7 32. Re8 Rxc3 33. a4 Rc6 34. b5 Rh6 35. Rc1+ Kd6) 30... Rb6?! { (-5.79 → -4.53) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -4.53] } (30... Ne7 31. Rac1 Nd5 32. Re2 Rb6 33. a4 Nxb4 34. Rce1 Rf8 35. Re6 Nd3 36. Rd6) 31. Re8 { [%eval -4.57] } 31... Kc8?? { (-4.57 → -1.33) Blunder. Rxb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (31... Rxb5 32. Rxd8+ Kc7 33. Re8 Rh5 34. Rc1+ Kd6 35. f3 Bxf3 36. Rcc8 Ne7 37. Rxh8) 32. Na7+?? { (-1.33 → -3.81) Blunder. Rc1+ was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (32. Rc1+ Bc6 33. Nd6+ Kc7 34. Nf7 Bf6 35. d5 Ne7 36. d6+ Kb7 37. Rxh8 Nf5) 32... Kc7 { [%eval -3.28] } 33. Rc1+ { [%eval -3.28] } 33... Kd6 { [%eval -3.12] } 34. Rxd8 { [%eval -3.07] } 34... Ra6?? { (-3.07 → -0.04) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (34... Ke7 35. Rdc8 Rh6 36. d5 Bxc8 37. d6+ Kf6 38. Nxc8 Rh5 39. a4 Re5 40. Rc6) 35. Nb5+?? { (-0.04 → -2.74) Blunder. Nc8+ was best. } { [%eval -2.74] } (35. Nc8+ Bxc8 36. Rcxc8 Rxa3 37. Rxg8 Rxg8 38. Rxg8 Nf6 39. Rg7 Rd3 40. b5 Rb3) 35... Ke7 { [%eval -2.74] } 36. Rxd7+ { [%eval -2.84] } 36... Kxd7 { [%eval -2.9] } 37. Rc7+ { [%eval -2.73] } 37... Kd8 { [%eval -2.63] } 38. Rxb7 { [%eval -2.56] } 38... Kc8 { [%eval -2.56] } 39. Rg7 { [%eval -2.84] } 39... Rb6?! { (-2.84 → -1.92) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (39... Nf6 40. Kg2 Kb8 41. Rf7 Rd8 42. d5 Rxd5 43. Nc7 Ra7 44. Nxd5 Rxf7 45. Nxf6) 40. a4 { [%eval -2.26] } 40... Rxb5?? { (-2.26 → 0.16) Blunder. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (40... Kb8 41. d5 Nf6 42. Nd4 Nxd5 43. b5 Nb4 44. Nb3 Rb7 45. Rg4 Nd5 46. Nc5) 41. axb5 { [%eval 0.08] } 41... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval 0.06] } 42... Nd7 { [%eval 0.31] } 43. d5 { [%eval 0.12] } { White wins on time. } 1-0