[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zTHAbhZg"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Sahana_Dhayalan"] [Black "D_Santhosh-27"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zTHAbhZg"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "10:07:37"] [WhiteElo "1515"] [BlackElo "834"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-643"] [BlackRatingDiff "+70"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A03"] [Opening "Bird Opening: Dutch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. f4 { [%eval -0.23] } 1... d5 { [%eval -0.17] } { A03 Bird Opening: Dutch Variation } 2. e3 { [%eval -0.36] } 2... e6 { [%eval -0.25] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.18] } 3... f6 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nd4?! { (0.27 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (4. c4 c5 5. d4 Nc6 6. Nc3 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Bb4 8. cxd5 exd5) 4... e5?! { (-0.54 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (4... Nh6 5. Nf3 c5 6. d4 Nc6 7. c3 Qc7 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Nxd4) 5. Ne6?? { (0.54 → -4.49) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.49] } (5. fxe5 g6 6. e6 Bc5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. Be2 Bxd4 9. exd4 Bxe6 10. O-O Nh6) 5... Qd6?? { (-4.49 → 0.56) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (5... Bxe6 6. d4 exd4 7. Bd3 Bb4+ 8. c3 dxc3 9. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 f5 11. O-O) 6. Bb5+?? { (0.56 → -2.54) Blunder. Nxf8 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (6. Nxf8 exf4 7. b3 Qxf8 8. c4 Qf7 9. Nc3 Ne7 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. Bc4 Be6) 6... c6 { [%eval -2.61] } 7. Ba4?! { (-2.61 → -3.98) Inaccuracy. Nxf8 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (7. Nxf8 cxb5 8. Nc3 b4 9. Qh5+ Kxf8 10. fxe5 Qxe5 11. Qxe5 fxe5 12. Nxd5 Na6) 7... Qxe6 { [%eval -3.71] } 8. b4 { [%eval -4.3] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval -3.61] } 9. b5 { [%eval -4.07] } 9... cxb5 { [%eval -4.05] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval -4.0] } 10... exf4 { [%eval -3.59] } 11. c4? { (-3.59 → -6.10) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -6.1] } (11. Nc3 Qg4 12. Qxg4 Bxg4 13. Nxb5 Na6 14. Rb1 Ne7 15. Ba4 Nc6 16. Nd4 Kd8) 11... dxc4 { [%eval -6.05] } 12. Bc2 { [%eval -6.02] } 12... fxe3 { [%eval -5.86] } 13. dxe3 { [%eval -5.67] } 13... f5 { [%eval -5.26] } 14. O-O { [%eval -5.26] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval -4.38] } 15. Re1?! { (-4.38 → -5.71) Inaccuracy. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval -5.71] } (15. Rxf5 Qe7 16. Rh5 Nc6 17. Nc3 Nf6 18. Nd5 Nxd5 19. Qxd5 Bxe3+ 20. Bxe3 Qxe3+) 15... b4 { [%eval -5.06] } 16. a3 { [%eval -6.44] } 16... bxa3? { (-6.44 → -3.91) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -3.91] } (16... b3 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qh4 Be7 19. Qd4 bxc2 20. Qxh8 Nc6 21. Qxh7 O-O-O 22. Nc3) 17. Nxa3 { [%eval -4.29] } 17... c3 { [%eval -3.68] } 18. Ba4 { [%eval -4.46] } 18... Qg6?! { (-4.46 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (18... Bxa4 19. Qxa4+ Nd7 20. Nb5 Rc8 21. Ba3 Ngf6 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Nd4 Qe5 24. Qb3) 19. Qxd7+? { (-3.54 → -6.27) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -6.27] } (19. Nb5 Bxb5 20. Bxb5+ Nc6 21. Qd3 Qd6 22. Qxc3 Ne7 23. Qc4 O-O-O 24. Bb2 Rd7) 19... Kf8?? { (-6.27 → 7.26) Blunder. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval 7.26] } (19... Nxd7 20. Nc4 Qe6 21. Na5 Qb6 22. Kh1 Nf6 23. e4 fxe4 24. Bg5 O-O 25. Bxf6) 20. Qd8+ { [%eval 7.15] } 20... Kf7 { [%eval 7.28] } 21. Bb3+ { [%eval 6.95] } 21... Qe6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 7.1] } 22. Bxe6+ { [%eval 6.82] } 22... Kxe6 { [%eval 6.81] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval 7.03] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval 7.44] } 24. Rd6+?! { (7.44 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. Qxh8 was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (24. Qxh8 b5 25. Qc8+ Nbd7 26. Qxa8 b4 27. Qb7 Bb6 28. Nb5 Kf7 29. Rxd7+ Nxd7) 24... Kf7 { [%eval 6.54] } 25. Nc4?? { (6.54 → -1.26) Blunder. Rxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (25. Rxf6+ gxf6 26. Qxh8 Bf8 27. Qxh7+ Bg7 28. e4 f4 29. Bxf4 Nc6 30. Bh6 Rg8) 25... Rxd8 { [%eval -1.17] } 26. Rxd8 { [%eval -1.22] } 26... Ke7? { (-1.22 → 0.08) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (26... b5 27. Ne5+ Ke6 28. Nd3 Be7 29. Nf4+ Kf7 30. Rc8 a5 31. Rxc3 b4 32. Rc7) 27. Rd5?? { (0.08 → -6.54) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval -6.54] } (27. Rc8 Ne4 28. Ba3 Bxa3 29. Nxa3 Nd6 30. Rxc3 Nc6 31. Rb1 a6 32. Nc4 Nb5) 27... b6?? { (-6.54 → -1.57) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (27... Nxd5 28. Na5 b6 29. Nb7 Nc6 30. g4 fxg4 31. Nxc5 bxc5 32. e4 Nf6 33. Ba3) 28. Nd6?? { (-1.57 → -6.57) Blunder. Re5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.57] } (28. Re5+ Kf7 29. Rxf5 Nd7 30. Na3 Ke6 31. Rg5 Rg8 32. Nb5 h6 33. Nc7+ Ke7) 28... Nxd5 { [%eval -6.13] } 29. Ra4?! { (-6.13 → -9.00) Inaccuracy. Nxf5+ was best. } { [%eval -9.0] } (29. Nxf5+ Kf6 30. g4 g6 31. Ng3 Ke6 32. Ne4 Nc6 33. Kg2 Ke5 34. Ng5 Bxe3) 29... Kxd6 { [%eval -9.5] } 30. Ra3 { [%eval -9.48] } 30... Bxe3+ { [%eval -8.45] } 31. Bxe3 { [%eval -8.32] } 31... Nxe3 { [%eval -7.54] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -9.27] } 32... Ng4+ { [%eval -8.66] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval -9.13] } 33... Nd7 { [%eval -8.41] } 34. Rxc3 { [%eval -8.38] } 34... Nde5+ { [%eval -8.29] } 35. Kf4 { [%eval -8.18] } 35... g5+ { [%eval -7.14] } 36. Kxf5 { [%eval -7.21] } 36... Rf8+ { [%eval -7.19] } 37. Kxg5 { [%eval -6.96] } 37... h6+ { [%eval -6.89] } 38. Kh5 { [%eval -6.9] } 38... Rf5+ { [%eval -7.06] } 39. Kh4 { [%eval -7.04] } 39... b5 { [%eval -6.78] } 40. Ra3 { [%eval -6.67] } 40... a5 { [%eval -5.95] } 41. Rxa5 { [%eval -6.33] } 41... b4 { [%eval -6.21] } 42. Ra2 { [%eval -6.15] } 42... Nxh2 { [%eval -6.02] } 43. Rb2 { [%eval -6.5] } 43... Rf4+ { [%eval -6.11] } 44. g4?? { (-6.11 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval #-12] } (44. Kh3 Nf1 45. Ra2 Rc4 46. Ra5 Rc5 47. Ra1 Ne3 48. Ra6+ Rc6 49. Ra8 Kc5) 44... Rxg4+ { [%eval #-11] } 45. Kh3 { [%eval #-11] } 45... Nhf3 { [%eval #-10] } 46. Rb3 { [%eval #-8] } 46... Kc5 { [%eval #-12] } 47. Rb2 { [%eval #-3] } 47... Kc4?? { (Mate in 3 → -6.84) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.84] } (47... Ng5+ 48. Kh2 Nef3+ 49. Kh1 Rg1#) 48. Rc2+?? { (-6.84 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxb4+ was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (48. Rxb4+ Kd5 49. Rxg4 Nxg4 50. Kxg4 Ng5 51. Kf4 Ke6 52. Kg4 Ke5 53. Kg3 Ke4) 48... Kb5?! { (Mate in 9 → -13.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -13.59] } (48... Kd4 49. Rc4+ Nxc4 50. Kxg4 b3 51. Kxf3 b2 52. Ke2 b1=Q 53. Kf2 Qb2+ 54. Kg3) 49. Rb2?! { (-13.59 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc5+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (49. Rc5+ Ka4 50. Rc1 Ng5+ 51. Kh2 Nef3+ 52. Kh1 Rg1+ 53. Rxg1 Nxg1 54. Kxg1 Kb3) 49... Ka4?! { (Mate in 3 → -12.63) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng5+ was best. } { [%eval -12.63] } (49... Ng5+ 50. Kh2 Nef3+ 51. Kh1 Rg1#) 50. Ra2+ { [%eval -9.67] } 50... Kb3 { [%eval -7.76] } 51. Ra5? { (-7.76 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb2+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (51. Rb2+ Kc3 52. Rb3+ Kd2 53. Rb2+ Kd3 54. Rb3+ Ke2 55. Rb2+ Nd2 56. Ra2 b3) 51... Kc3 { [%eval #-10] } 52. Ra8 { [%eval #-3] } 52... b3 { [%eval #-8] } 53. Rc8+ { [%eval #-8] } 53... Kd3 { [%eval #-9] } 54. Rb8 { [%eval #-3] } 54... b2 { [%eval #-8] } 55. Rxb2 { [%eval #-3] } 55... h5 { [%eval #-16] } 56. Ra2 { [%eval #-3] } 56... Ke4 { [%eval #-8] } 57. Ra4+ { [%eval #-9] } 57... Kf5 { [%eval #-11] } 58. Ra8 { [%eval #-3] } 58... Ng5+ { [%eval #-2] } 59. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 59... h4?? { (Mate in 2 → -6.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nef3+ was best. } { [%eval -6.79] } (59... Nef3+ 60. Kh1 Rg1#) 60. Rh8?? { (-6.79 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (60. Kh1 Rb4 61. Ra1 Kg4 62. Rg1+ Kh3 63. Re1 Rb3 64. Ra1 Ne4 65. Kg1 Kg3) 60... Ngf3+ { [%eval #-1] } 61. Kh3 { [%eval #-1] } 61... Ng5+ { [%eval #-2] } 62. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 62... Nef3+ { [%eval #-1] } 63. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 63... h3? { (Mate in 1 → -7.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg1# was best. } { [%eval -7.28] } (63... Rg1#) 64. Rf8+ { [%eval -5.62] } 64... Ke4?? { (-5.62 → 0.00) Blunder. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (64... Ke5 65. Rf5+ Ke6 66. Rf6+ Kd5 67. Rd6+ Ke4 68. Re6+ Ne5 69. Rd6 Rf4 70. Rd1) 65. Rh8?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf4+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (65. Rf4+ Kd3 66. Rxg4 Ne4 67. Rxe4 Kxe4) 65... Rg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1