[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/game/zEsuYM2K"] [Date "2026.07.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Pastey"] [Black "Rithikvenkat26"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zEsuYM2K"] [UTCDate "2026.07.24"] [UTCTime "19:27:33"] [WhiteElo "1470"] [BlackElo "1355"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.04] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval -0.08] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 0.04] } 7. Nb5?! { (0.04 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (7. Bb5 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. Bxc6+ bxc6) 7... Qa5+ { [%eval -0.18] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.63] } 8... e6 { [%eval -0.55] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval -0.74] } 9... Bg6?! { (-0.74 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (9... Bg4 10. Bd2 Qc7 11. Be3 a6 12. h3 Bh5 13. O-O Bd6 14. Be2 Ne7 15. Nh4) 10. Bxg6 { [%eval -0.27] } 10... hxg6 { [%eval -0.24] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.26] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.03] } 12. a3 { [%eval 0.09] } 12... Qd8 { [%eval 0.05] } 13. h3 { [%eval -0.06] } 13... Bd6 { [%eval 0.04] } 14. Be3 { [%eval -0.36] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.33] } 15. b4?? { (-0.33 → -2.11) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (15. Ne2 Rc8 16. c3 Na5 17. Qc2 b5 18. b3 O-O 19. Rfc1 Qb7 20. Rcb1 Rfe8) 15... b5? { (-2.11 → -0.50) Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (15... Nxb4 16. axb4 Qxc3 17. b5 O-O 18. bxa6 bxa6 19. Ra2 Rfb8 20. Qa1 Qc8 21. Bd2) 16. Bg5?! { (-0.50 → -1.24) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (16. Ne2 O-O 17. Qd3 Ne7 18. a4 Nf5 19. c3 Ne4 20. Rfc1 Rfc8 21. g4 Nxe3) 16... Ng4?? { (-1.24 → 1.25) Blunder. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (16... Nxb4 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. axb4 Rxa1 19. Qxa1 O-O 20. c3 Ne4 21. Bd2 Qc6 22. Qb2) 17. hxg4? { (1.25 → 0.00) Mistake. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17. Re1 Nxf2 18. Kxf2 Bg3+ 19. Kg1 Bxe1 20. Qxe1 O-O 21. Ne2 e5 22. Bd2 Rae8) 17... Bh2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Nxh2?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (18. Kh1 Bg3+ 19. Kg1 Bh2+) 18... Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1