[Event "RACEKING Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xVk5bWrs"] [Date "2025.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "rithvik040"] [Black "shreyas0907"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "xVk5bWrs"] [UTCDate "2025.04.25"] [UTCTime "13:57:23"] [WhiteElo "1646"] [BlackElo "1771"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B49"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] } { B49 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation } 7... Bb4?! { (0.17 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (7... Nf6 8. O-O Be7 9. f4 d6 10. Qe1 O-O 11. Qg3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4) 8. O-O?! { (1.07 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qd4 Bf8 10. O-O-O Rb8 11. g4 e5 12. Qc4 Qb7) 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.8] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.84] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.79] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.54] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.72] } 11. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.74] } 11... dxc6 { [%eval 0.71] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.25] } 12... Nd7?! { (0.25 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (12... e5 13. Bxf6) 13. Be7 { [%eval 1.19] } 13... Re8 { [%eval 0.87] } 14. Qd6 { [%eval 0.76] } 14... Qxd6 { [%eval 1.17] } 15. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.12] } 15... b5 { [%eval 1.19] } 16. c4 { [%eval 1.23] } 16... Bb7?! { (1.23 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (16... Nb6 17. c5) 17. c5 { [%eval 1.8] } 17... Nf6?! { (1.80 → 2.88) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (17... a5 18. e5 Ba6 19. a3 f6 20. exf6 Nxf6 21. Rfe1 Red8 22. f4 Ne4 23. Bc7) 18. e5? { (2.88 → 1.26) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (18. a4 Red8 19. Rfb1 Ne8 20. e5 g5 21. Kf2 f6 22. c4 h5 23. g3 fxe5) 18... Nd5 { [%eval 1.01] } 19. c4 { [%eval 1.09] } 19... Ne3 { [%eval 1.59] } 20. Rfc1 { [%eval 1.51] } 20... b4?? { (1.51 → 4.85) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (20... Nxc4 21. Bxc4) 21. Kf2? { (4.85 → 2.91) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (21. g4 f5 22. exf6 a5 23. Kf2 Nd5 24. cxd5 exd5 25. Re1 gxf6 26. Rab1 Ba6) 21... Nf5 { [%eval 2.79] } 22. g4 { [%eval 2.77] } 22... Ne7 { [%eval 2.98] } 23. Rab1 { [%eval 2.82] } 23... a5 { [%eval 2.83] } 24. a3 { [%eval 2.77] } 24... Ng6 { [%eval 2.93] } 25. axb4 { [%eval 2.57] } 25... a4?! { (2.57 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (25... axb4 26. Rxb4 Bc8 27. Rb6 f6 28. Rxc6 Nxe5 29. Bxe5 fxe5 30. Rb1 e4 31. fxe4) 26. b5 { [%eval 3.49] } 26... cxb5?! { (3.49 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (26... Nf4 27. Ra1 Nxe2 28. Kxe2 f5 29. gxf5 Kf7 30. Ra3 exf5 31. h4 f4 32. b6) 27. cxb5 { [%eval 5.1] } 27... Nf4 { [%eval 5.64] } 28. c6 { [%eval 5.49] } 28... Ra7?! { (5.49 → 7.49) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 7.49] } (28... Bxc6 29. bxc6 Nxe2 30. Kxe2 f5 31. c7 Kf7 32. Rb8 fxg4 33. Rb7 Rec8 34. fxg4) 29. Bc5 { [%eval 5.98] } 29... Raa8 { [%eval 6.32] } 30. cxb7 { [%eval 6.22] } 30... Rab8 { [%eval 6.14] } 31. Ba7 { [%eval 5.74] } 31... Rxb7 { [%eval 5.77] } 32. b6 { [%eval 5.61] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval 6.09] } 33. Ba6 { [%eval 6.19] } 33... Rd2+ { [%eval 7.81] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval 7.73] } 34... Rbd7 { [%eval 8.31] } 35. Rc8+ { [%eval 8.17] } 35... Rd8 { [%eval 8.34] } 36. Rxd8+ { [%eval 8.04] } 36... Rxd8 { [%eval 7.71] } 37. b7 { [%eval 7.27] } 37... Nd5+ { [%eval 7.12] } 38. Ke4? { (7.12 → 3.97) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 3.97] } (38. Kf2 g5 39. b8=R Rxb8 40. Rxb8+ Kg7 41. Be3 a3 42. Bc4 Nf4 43. Bxf4 gxf4) 38... Nc3+ { [%eval 3.83] } 39. Kf4 { [%eval 3.57] } 39... Nxb1 { [%eval 3.4] } 40. b8=Q { [%eval 3.12] } 40... Rxb8 { [%eval 3.54] } 41. Bxb8 { [%eval 3.02] } 41... a3 { [%eval 2.91] } 42. Bc4?? { (2.91 → 0.00) Blunder. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (42. Ba7 Nd2 43. Bd4 a2 44. Be2 f6 45. Bc3 Kf7 46. Bd1 h5 47. g5 Nf1) 42... Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. h4 { [%eval -0.02] } 43... a2 { [%eval -0.03] } 44. Bxa2 { [%eval -0.05] } 44... Nxa2 { [%eval -0.06] } 45. h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Nb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. g5 { [%eval -0.03] } 46... Nd5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Ke4 { [%eval -0.01] } 47... f6 { [%eval 0.02] } 48. exf6 { [%eval -0.02] } 48... gxf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. gxf6 { [%eval -0.21] } 49... Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.23] } 50. Ke5?? { (-0.23 → -5.19) Blunder. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -5.19] } (50. Kf4 Nxh5+) 50... Nd7+ { [%eval -5.91] } 51. Kxe6 { [%eval -5.91] } 51... Nxb8 { [%eval -5.9] } 52. h6 { [%eval -6.51] } 52... Nc6 { [%eval -6.45] } 53. f4?! { (-6.45 → -42.91) Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval -42.91] } (53. Kd5 Nd8 54. Ke5 Kf7 55. Kf5 Nc6 56. Kg5 Ne7 57. Kg4 Kf6 58. Kf4 Nf5) 53... Nd8+ { [%eval -47.44] } 54. Kd6 { [%eval -76.5] } 54... Nf7+ { [%eval -7.18] } 55. Ke7 { [%eval -6.6] } 55... Nxh6 { [%eval -63.51] } 56. Kf6 { [%eval -65.01] } 56... Ng4+ { [%eval -83.08] } 57. Kg5 { [%eval -6.95] } 57... Ne3 { [%eval -6.62] } 58. f5 { [%eval -6.61] } 58... Kg7 { [%eval -6.57] } 59. f6+ { [%eval -6.62] } 59... Kg8 { [%eval -6.6] } 60. Kh6 { [%eval -6.64] } 60... Ng4+ { [%eval -7.09] } 61. Kg5 { [%eval -6.46] } 61... Ne5 { [%eval -6.55] } 62. Kf5 { [%eval -6.51] } 62... Nf7 { [%eval -6.63] } 63. Ke6?? { (-6.63 → Mate in 22) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval #-22] } (63. Kf4 h6 64. Ke4 Kh7 65. Kf5 h5 66. Kf4 Kg6 67. Kf3 Kxf6 68. Kg3 Nd6) 63... h5 { [%eval #-21] } 64. Kf5 { [%eval #-21] } 64... Kh7 { [%eval #-21] } 65. Kf4 { [%eval #-22] } 65... Kg6 { [%eval #-17] } 66. Kg3 { [%eval #-17] } 66... Kxf6 { [%eval #-16] } 67. Kh4 { [%eval #-16] } 67... Kg6 { [%eval #-17] } 68. Kh3 { [%eval #-16] } 68... Kg5 { [%eval #-15] } 69. Kg3 { [%eval #-15] } 69... h4+ { [%eval #-14] } 70. Kh3 { [%eval #-13] } 70... Kh5 { [%eval #-13] } 71. Kg2 { [%eval #-13] } 71... Kg4 { [%eval #-12] } 72. Kh2 { [%eval #-12] } 72... h3 { [%eval #-12] } 73. Kh1 { [%eval #-8] } 73... Kg3 { [%eval #-7] } 74. Kg1 { [%eval #-7] } 74... Ng5 { [%eval #-9] } 75. Kh1 { [%eval #-4] } 75... Ne4 { [%eval #-3] } 76. Kg1 { [%eval #-3] } 76... h2+ { [%eval #-2] } 77. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 77... Nf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1