[Event "Circle Chess Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xMC4EnjD"] [Date "2026.05.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Darsh_1604"] [Black "Shardul_Kedar"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xMC4EnjD"] [UTCDate "2026.05.08"] [UTCTime "13:15:15"] [WhiteElo "1493"] [BlackElo "1718"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+154"] [BlackRatingDiff "-191"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense } 6. Bb5?? { (0.00 → -1.84) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. c3 Kh8) 6... dxe4 { [%eval -1.91] } 7. Bxc6+? { (-1.91 → -3.81) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (7. Nxe5 Qg5 8. d4 Qxg2 9. Rf1 Bd6 10. Nxc6 a6 11. Ba4 O-O) 7... bxc6 { [%eval -3.24] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -3.55] } 8... Qd6?? { (-3.55 → -0.41) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (8... Qg5 9. d4 Qxg2 10. Rf1 Bh3 11. Qe2 Qxf1+ 12. Qxf1 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 c5 14. Nc6) 9. Nc4 { [%eval -0.67] } 9... Qe6 { [%eval -0.64] } 10. d4?? { (-0.64 → -4.81) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -4.81] } (10. b3 Ba6 11. Qe2 Bc5 12. d3 Bxc4 13. dxc4 f5 14. O-O O-O 15. Bf4 h6) 10... exd3+?? { (-4.81 → -1.59) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (10... Qxc4 11. Bf4 a5 12. Bxc7 Be6 13. Qe2 Qxe2+ 14. Kxe2 Kd7 15. Bf4 a4) 11. Kf1?? { (-1.59 → -5.19) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -5.19] } (11. Ne3 Ba6 12. Bd2 dxc2 13. Qxc2 O-O-O 14. Qa4 Kb7 15. O-O-O Be2 16. Rde1 Bd3) 11... dxc2?? { (-5.19 → -1.75) Blunder. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (11... Qxc4 12. cxd3 Qb5 13. h4 Be6 14. a4 Qd5 15. h5 O-O-O 16. Be3 Qxd3+ 17. Qxd3) 12. Qxc2 { [%eval -1.78] } 12... Bd6?? { (-1.78 → 0.01) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (12... Qf5 13. Qxf5 Bxf5 14. Ne5 c5 15. b3 a5 16. Bb2 Be6 17. Re1 a4 18. Nc4) 13. Be3? { (0.01 → -1.33) Mistake. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Be3 Ba6+ 15. Kg1 O-O-O 16. h3 Qe5 17. Qxc6 Bb7 18. Qc4 Rd6) 13... Ba6 { [%eval -1.27] } 14. b3 { [%eval -1.6] } 14... O-O { [%eval -1.25] } 15. Re1?! { (-1.25 → -1.95) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (15. Kg1 Bxc4 16. Qxc4 Qxc4 17. bxc4 f5 18. g3 f4 19. gxf4 Bxf4 20. Re1 Rf5) 15... Rfe8 { [%eval -2.12] } 16. g3?! { (-2.12 → -3.10) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (16. h4 h6 17. Rh3 Rad8 18. Rb1 c5 19. Rc1 Bf8 20. Rf3 Bc8 21. Kg1 Qg4) 16... Qd5 { [%eval -3.14] } 17. Rg1 { [%eval -3.54] } 17... Bxc4+?? { (-3.54 → -1.02) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (17... Bb4 18. Rc1 Rad8 19. Qe2 Bc5 20. Rg2 Bd4 21. Kg1 c5 22. h4 h6 23. Kh2) 18. bxc4 { [%eval -1.0] } 18... Qf3 { [%eval -1.03] } 19. Qe2 { [%eval -0.92] } 19... Qxe2+ { [%eval -0.53] } 20. Rxe2 { [%eval -0.71] } 20... Rab8 { [%eval -0.59] } 21. Re1? { (-0.59 → -1.76) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (21. Kg2 Kf8 22. c5 Be5 23. Rd1 Rb4 24. Rd7 Ra4 25. Red2 a5) 21... Bb4? { (-1.76 → -0.49) Mistake. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (21... Re4 22. Rc1 Rb2 23. c5 Be5 24. Rd1 f5 25. Rd3 Rxa2 26. Kg2 Kf7 27. Kf3) 22. Rb1 { [%eval -0.49] } 22... Bd6 { [%eval -0.58] } 23. Rxb8 { [%eval -0.92] } 23... Rxb8 { [%eval -0.75] } 24. Bxa7 { [%eval -1.29] } 24... Rb1+ { [%eval -0.81] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval -0.62] } 25... Rxg1+? { (-0.62 → 0.72) Mistake. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (25... Rb4 26. Be3 Rxc4 27. Rc1 Ra4 28. Rxc6 Rxa2 29. h4 h6 30. Kf3 Ra3 31. Ke4) 26. Kxg1 { [%eval 0.92] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 1.27] } 27. Be3 { [%eval 1.1] } 27... Ke7?! { (1.10 → 2.01) Inaccuracy. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (27... Ke8 28. Kg2 Kd7 29. Kf3 g6 30. Kg4 Be7 31. a4 Kc8 32. Kf4 Bf6 33. f3) 28. a4?! { (2.01 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (28. Bd4 Kf8 29. c5 Be7 30. a4 Ke8 31. Bxg7 Bxc5 32. Kg2 f5 33. Kf3 Kd7) 28... Bb4 { [%eval 1.28] } 29. f3?! { (1.28 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (29. Kg2 Kd6 30. g4 Ke5 31. Kf3 g6 32. Ke2 Ke4) 29... Ke6 { [%eval 0.67] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 0.52] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval 1.0] } 31. h4 { [%eval 0.66] } 31... Bc5?? { (0.66 → 5.37) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 5.37] } (31... g6 32. g4 h5 33. Bd4 Kd7 34. Bf6 Kd6 35. Ke3 Ke6 36. Bg7) 32. Bxc5+ { [%eval 5.05] } 32... Kxc5 { [%eval 4.0] } 33. a5 { [%eval 4.56] } 33... Kxc4?! { (4.56 → 6.77) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 6.77] } (33... h6 34. Ke3 g6 35. g4 h5 36. Kf4 hxg4 37. fxg4 Kxc4 38. a6 Kb5) 34. a6 { [%eval 6.78] } 34... Kb5 { [%eval 7.17] } 35. a7 { [%eval 7.33] } 35... Kb6 { [%eval 7.2] } 36. a8=Q { [%eval 7.21] } { Black resigns. } 1-0