[Event "Chess Champions C.I.C Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/59VcuxeI"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Varish_K"] [Black "Kanishknt"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "59VcuxeI"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "13:12:04"] [WhiteElo "1232"] [BlackElo "1246"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nf3?! { (0.11 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation } (3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 a5 7. Bg5 c6) 3... Bc5?? { (-0.48 → 1.28) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. d4) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.42] } 4... O-O { [%eval 1.14] } 5. O-O?! { (1.14 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (5. d4 Bb6 6. a4 d5 7. exd5 c6 8. c3 cxd5 9. Be2 Nc6) 5... Nxe4?? { (0.43 → 3.32) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (5... d6 6. Nxf7 Rxf7 7. d4 Bb6 8. Bxf7+ Kxf7 9. f3 Kg8 10. Be3) 6. d3?? { (3.32 → -0.59) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (6. Nxf7 Rxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ Kg8 9. Qd5+ Kh8 10. d4 Nf6) 6... Nf6?! { (-0.59 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (6... Nxf2 7. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 8. Kxf2 d5 9. Bb3 Qh4+ 10. Kf1 Qxh2 11. Nf3) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.08] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.05] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.55] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.56] } 9... h6?! { (0.56 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (9... Bg4 10. Ne4) 10. Bh4? { (1.15 → -0.27) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (10. Bxf6) 10... Bg4 { [%eval -0.26] } 11. h3?! { (-0.26 → -0.82) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (11. Ne4 g5) 11... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.87] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.8] } 12... Nd4 { [%eval -0.78] } 13. Qxb7 { [%eval -0.6] } 13... Nxc2?! { (-0.60 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (13... g5) 14. Rac1 { [%eval -0.13] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval -0.19] } 15. Nd5?? { (-0.19 → -2.28) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (15. Bxf6) 15... Ne2+? { (-2.28 → -0.78) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (15... g5 16. b4 Rb8 17. Nxf6+ Qxf6 18. Qe4 Rfe8 19. Qg4 Rxb4 20. a3 Rb2 21. f4) 16. Kh1 { [%eval -0.75] } 16... Nxc1?? { (-0.75 → 3.28) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (16... g5) 17. Rxc1?? { (3.28 → -2.70) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (17. Nxf6+ gxf6 18. Qf3 Kg7 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. Rxc1 Qe7 21. d4 Bb4 22. Qf5 Kg7) 17... g5 { [%eval -2.52] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval -2.33] } 18... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.38] } 19. Qxd5 { [%eval -2.51] } 19... Qf6 { [%eval -2.58] } 20. f3 { [%eval -2.73] } 20... Be3 { [%eval -2.95] } 21. Re1 { [%eval -3.06] } 21... Bf4?! { (-3.06 → -1.94) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (21... Rae8 22. Rf1 Kg7 23. f4 gxf4 24. Bxf4 Bxf4 25. Qf3 Kh8 26. Bd5 Bg5 27. Qxf6+) 22. Bxf4 { [%eval -1.82] } 22... gxf4 { [%eval -1.29] } 23. Rg1? { (-1.29 → -2.89) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (23. Qc6 Kg7 24. b4 d5 25. Bxd5 Rad8 26. Re4 Qxc6 27. Bxc6 Rxd3 28. Rxf4 Rfd8) 23... Rae8 { [%eval -2.72] } 24. g3? { (-2.72 → -5.19) Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval -5.19] } (24. Qb7 Re7 25. Qxa7 Rfe8 26. Qa4 Qd4 27. Kh2 d5 28. Bb5 Qxa4 29. Bxa4) 24... fxg3 { [%eval -5.13] } 25. Rxg3+ { [%eval -4.91] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval -5.1] } 26. Qb7?! { (-5.10 → -8.03) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -8.03] } (26. Qh5 Re1+ 27. Rg1 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Qg7+ 29. Kf1 Qg5 30. Qxg5 hxg5 31. d4) 26... Re1+ { [%eval -7.22] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval -7.49] } 27... Rc1?! { (-7.49 → -4.80) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (27... Rfe8 28. Be6 R8xe6 29. Qb8+ Re8 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. Rg4 Qxb2+ 32. Kh1 Re1+ 33. Rg1) 28. h4?! { (-4.80 → -6.73) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval -6.73] } (28. Rg4 Rc2+ 29. Kf1 a5 30. Qe4 Qxb2 31. Qd4+ Qxd4 32. Rxd4 Rb8 33. Bb3 Rh2) 28... Rc2+ { [%eval -6.65] } 29. Kh3 { [%eval -6.66] } 29... Qf5+ { [%eval -6.57] } 30. Rg4 { [%eval -6.59] } 30... Rg8?! { (-6.59 → -4.21) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -4.21] } (30... h5 31. Qe4 hxg4+ 32. Qxg4 Qxg4+ 33. fxg4 d5 34. Bb3 Rd2 35. g5 Rxd3+ 36. Kg2) 31. Qb3?? { (-4.21 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (31. Qe4 Qxe4 32. fxe4 Rxg4 33. Kxg4 Rxb2 34. Bxf7 Rb5 35. Bc4 Ra5 36. Bb3 Kg7) 31... Qxf3+ { [%eval #-1] } 32. Rg3 { [%eval #-1] } 32... Qxg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1