[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zVoE3Q07"] [Date "2026.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "phongIt"] [Black "vedika_kulkarni"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zVoE3Q07"] [UTCDate "2026.01.14"] [UTCTime "10:57:11"] [WhiteElo "1335"] [BlackElo "1329"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.04] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.05] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.35] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval -0.14] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.33] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 9... g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 10. Bg3 { [%eval -0.3] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.35] } 11. Bxd5 { [%eval -0.33] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 0.03] } 12. Nh2 { [%eval -0.23] } 12... Be6?! { (-0.23 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (12... Kg7 13. h4 Ne7 14. Bb3 Ng6 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. Qd2 a5 17. a3 f6 18. Nf3) 13. Bxc6?! { (0.57 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (13. Qh5 Qf6) 13... bxc6 { [%eval -0.26] } 14. Qh5 { [%eval -0.38] } 14... Kg7 { [%eval -0.52] } 15. Ng4 { [%eval -0.44] } 15... Rh8 { [%eval -0.5] } 16. h4 { [%eval -0.88] } 16... Bxg4? { (-0.88 → 0.45) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (16... Qe7 17. Ne3 Bxe3 18. fxe3 g4 19. O-O f6 20. a3 a5 21. a4 c5 22. Kh2) 17. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.32] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval 0.4] } 18. O-O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 18... Qc8 { [%eval 0.24] } 19. Qh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... gxh4?? { (0.00 → 3.56) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (19... f6 20. b3 Qa6 21. Qg4 Qxa2 22. hxg5 hxg5 23. Qd7+ Kg6 24. Qf5+ Kg7) 20. Rxh4?? { (3.56 → 1.17) Blunder. Bxe5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (20. Bxe5+ f6 21. Bc3 Bb4 22. Bd4 c5 23. Be3 Qe6 24. c4 Kf8 25. Kc2 Ke7) 20... Qe6 { [%eval 1.36] } 21. Kb1?! { (1.36 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Rdh1 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (21. Rdh1 Kf8 22. b3 Ke7 23. Qf3 Rbg8 24. Rh5 Rg6 25. Bh4+ f6 26. g3 d5) 21... Ba3?? { (0.48 → 2.46) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (21... Bd4) 22. b3 { [%eval 2.07] } 22... Bc5?! { (2.07 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (22... a5) 23. Rg4+?! { (2.98 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (23. f4 a5 24. f5 Qc8 25. d4 Bxd4 26. Rxd4 exd4 27. e5 Rb5 28. Bf4 Kf8) 23... Kh7? { (2.12 → 3.57) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (23... Kf8) 24. Rh1?? { (3.57 → 1.12) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (24. f4 exf4 25. Rxf4 Rhg8 26. Rxf7+ Rg7 27. Rxg7+ Kxg7 28. d4 Bb4 29. Bf4 Rf8) 24... Rbf8?? { (1.12 → 4.41) Blunder. Rhg8 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (24... Rhg8 25. Rgh4 Rg6 26. Qd1 a5 27. a4 Bd4 28. Qd2 d5 29. exd5 cxd5 30. Rxd4) 25. Rg5? { (4.41 → 2.65) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (25. f4 f5 26. Rg5 Rhg8 27. Rxf5 d5 28. Rxe5 Qf6 29. Bh4 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Rxf7) 25... f6?? { (2.65 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rhg8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Rhg8 26. Rf5 Bd4 27. Bh4 Rg6 28. Bg5 Bc3 29. Bc1 Kg7 30. g4 a5 31. g5) 26. Qxh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0