[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wVcTddFu"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Karthik-Chavali"] [Black "ARNAVGITE26122014"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "wVcTddFu"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "03:07:55"] [WhiteElo "1287"] [BlackElo "1457"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-30"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C22"] [Opening "Center Game: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.04] } { C22 Center Game: Normal Variation } 4. Qd1?! { (-0.04 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5 Qxd5) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.57] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.7] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval -0.39] } 6. Nf3?! { (-0.39 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 a6 10. Bd3 d6) 6... O-O? { (-1.27 → 0.07) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (6... Ng4 7. Be3 Nxe3 8. fxe3 Bxe3 9. Bc4 O-O 10. Nd5 Bh6 11. O-O) 7. Bc4 { [%eval -0.19] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.12] } 8. Bf4?! { (-0.12 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (8. O-O Bg4 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ne5 11. Qe2 c6 12. Bd3 Re8) 8... Be6 { [%eval -0.36] } 9. Rg1?? { (-0.36 → -5.14) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.14] } (9. Bd3 Ne5 10. Bg3 Re8 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. O-O Bg4 13. Be2 Qxd1 14. Bxd1 Bd4) 9... Bxc4 { [%eval -4.98] } 10. g4 { [%eval -5.43] } 10... Re8 { [%eval -5.41] } 11. g5?! { (-5.41 → -7.50) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -7.5] } (11. Nd2 Nd5 12. Nxc4 Nxf4 13. Qf3 Qg5 14. Qg3 Nd4 15. Ne3 Qe5 16. g5 Nh5) 11... Nxe4 { [%eval -7.37] } 12. g6? { (-7.37 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (12. Be3 Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Rxe3 14. Kg2 Ne5 15. Nxe5 Rxe5 16. h4 Bxg1 17. Qxg1 Qd7) 12... Nxc3+? { (Mate in 1 → -8.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxf2# was best. } { [%eval -8.69] } (12... Bxf2#) 13. Kd2 { [%eval -8.8] } 13... Nxd1 { [%eval -8.5] } 14. Kxd1 { [%eval -9.82] } 14... hxg6 { [%eval -9.92] } 15. Bh6 { [%eval -10.97] } 15... gxh6 { [%eval -10.91] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval -11.64] } 16... hxg5 { [%eval -11.52] } 17. Rxg5?! { (-11.52 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (17. b3 Be6 18. b4 Bd4 19. h4 Qf6 20. b5) 17... Qxg5 { [%eval #-2] } 18. f4 { [%eval #-2] } 18... Qg1+ { [%eval #-2] } 19. Kd2 { [%eval #-2] } 19... Re2+ { [%eval #-1] } 20. Kc3 { [%eval #-1] } 20... Qd4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1