[Event "rapid 8+0 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/50Y6adcJ"] [Date "2026.02.03"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "Ashvashan"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "50Y6adcJ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.03"] [UTCTime "14:36:30"] [WhiteElo "1716"] [BlackElo "2088"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "480+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.08] } 4. Bb5+ { [%eval -0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 5. d4?! { (0.25 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (5. Bxc6+ bxc6 6. d3 Ne7 7. b3 Nf5 8. Nc3 Be7 9. Na4 Ba6) 5... cxd4 { [%eval -0.25] } 6. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.29] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval -0.28] } 7. Bf4?! { (-0.28 → -0.89) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (7. Nxc6 Bxc6 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. O-O Nf5 11. Nf3 Bc5) 7... Nxd4 { [%eval -0.75] } 8. Bxd7+ { [%eval -1.03] } 8... Qxd7 { [%eval -1.03] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.88] } 9... Ne7 { [%eval -0.74] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -0.96] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval -0.64] } 11. Qa4?! { (-0.64 → -1.37) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (11. Qd3) 11... d4? { (-1.37 → -0.09) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (11... Bb4 12. Rd1 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 Ne7 14. Qa3 Ng6 15. Bg3 Rc8 16. Qxa7 Qc6) 12. Nb5 { [%eval -0.41] } 12... a6 { [%eval -0.38] } 13. Nd6+?? { (-0.38 → -2.11) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (13. c3 d3) 13... Bxd6 { [%eval -2.08] } 14. exd6 { [%eval -2.05] } 14... O-O { [%eval -2.07] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval -2.41] } 15... e5 { [%eval -2.38] } 16. Bg3 { [%eval -2.64] } 16... Qxd6 { [%eval -2.52] } 17. Rhe1 { [%eval -2.46] } 17... Rac8 { [%eval -2.59] } 18. Kb1 { [%eval -2.64] } 18... Qg6?! { (-2.64 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (18... Rfe8 19. f3 Qe6 20. Qb3 Qxb3 21. axb3 f6 22. c3 h5 23. f4 exf4 24. Bxf4) 19. Qb3 { [%eval -1.75] } 19... Na5 { [%eval -1.75] } 20. Qa4 { [%eval -1.92] } 20... Qb6?? { (-1.92 → 1.36) Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (20... b6) 21. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.45] } 21... Nc4 { [%eval 1.86] } 22. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.79] } 22... Qg6 { [%eval 1.61] } 23. b3? { (1.61 → 0.35) Mistake. Qb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (23. Qb4 a5 24. Qc3 Rfd8 25. a4 h5 26. Rd3 h4 27. Ka2 Nb6 28. Qxa5 Nd5) 23... b5?? { (0.35 → 2.20) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (23... Nb6 24. Qa5) 24. Qb4 { [%eval 2.16] } 24... a5 { [%eval 2.2] } 25. Qe7 { [%eval 2.06] } 25... Nd6 { [%eval 2.02] } 26. Be3?? { (2.02 → -2.02) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (26. Qe2 Rfe8 27. Be5 f6 28. Qd3 Qxd3 29. Rxd3 Nf5 30. Bc3 b4 31. Rxe8+ Rxe8) 26... Qxc2+ { [%eval -1.96] } 27. Ka1 { [%eval -2.06] } 27... Qc3+ { [%eval -2.03] } 28. Kb1 { [%eval -1.94] } 28... Nc4?? { (-1.94 → 2.82) Blunder. Qc2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (28... Qc2+ 29. Ka1 Nf5 30. Qe5 Nxe3 31. Qxe3 h6 32. Rd2 Qg6 33. g3 a4 34. Red1) 29. bxc4 { [%eval 2.79] } 29... Rxc4?? { (2.79 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (29... Rb8 30. Bb6 bxc4 31. Qd6 Rfc8 32. Re3 Qb4+ 33. Qxb4 axb4 34. Rd6 c3 35. Re2) 30. Qxf8+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Kxf8 { [%eval #2] } 31. Rd8+ { [%eval #1] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 32. Bg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0