[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6kG8PbZM"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Gaganeshsyamanaboina"] [Black "Rudolf4433"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "6kG8PbZM"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "21:48:15"] [WhiteElo "1173"] [BlackElo "1251"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+57"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation } 4... d6?! { (0.06 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5) 5. d5 { [%eval 0.49] } 5... Nb4 { [%eval 0.93] } 6. Bb5+?! { (0.93 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (6. a3 Na6 7. Bxa6 bxa6 8. Qd3 Rb8 9. Nd2 c6 10. dxc6 Qb6) 6... c6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. dxc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.39] } 8. a3?! { (0.39 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (8. Ba4 Bd7 9. h3 Be7 10. Bg5 Na6 11. Bxf6 gxf6 12. Nh4 Nc5) 8... cxb5?! { (-0.22 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Nxc2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (8... Nxc2+ 9. Qxc2 cxb5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Nxb5) 9. axb4 { [%eval 0.39] } 9... h5? { (0.39 → 1.77) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (9... h6 10. Nxb5 Bb7 11. c4 Nxe4 12. Qa4 Bc6 13. Qa6 Qd7 14. O-O Be7 15. Nxa7) 10. Nxb5? { (1.77 → 0.59) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qd5 Rb8 13. Rxa7 O-O 14. O-O Be6 15. Qd2 Qb6) 10... Qb6 { [%eval 1.11] } 11. c4 { [%eval 1.12] } 11... Nxe4 { [%eval 1.34] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 1.08] } 12... Qc6?! { (1.08 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (12... Qb7 13. O-O Be7 14. Rxa7 Rxa7 15. Nxa7 Bd7 16. b5 O-O 17. b4 f5 18. Qb3) 13. O-O { [%eval 1.79] } 13... a6 { [%eval 2.3] } 14. Na7 { [%eval 2.42] } 14... Qb7 { [%eval 2.33] } 15. Qa4+ { [%eval 2.02] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 1.83] } 16. b5? { (1.83 → 0.65) Mistake. Qxa6 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (16. Qxa6 Qxb4 17. c5 Be7 18. c6 Bf5 19. c7 O-O 20. h3 Qxb2 21. Rfb1 Qc2) 16... d5?? { (0.65 → 2.90) Blunder. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (16... axb5 17. cxb5 Be7 18. Qc2 Nf6 19. Rfd1 O-O 20. Nc6 Bxc6 21. bxc6 Qb5 22. Rxa8) 17. cxd5 { [%eval 2.69] } 17... axb5? { (2.69 → 4.57) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.57] } (17... Nc5 18. Bxc5 Bxc5 19. Nc6 O-O 20. bxa6 Qxb2 21. Ra2 Qc3 22. Rc2 Bxc6 23. dxc6) 18. Qxe4 { [%eval 4.57] } 18... Qxa7? { (4.57 → 8.43) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 8.43] } (18... Bd6 19. Nc6 f5 20. Qc2 O-O 21. Rxa8 Qxa8 22. Ncxe5 Bxe5 23. Nxe5 Be8 24. Re1) 19. Bxa7 { [%eval 6.93] } 19... O-O-O?? { (6.93 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (19... Bd6 20. Nxe5 O-O 21. Nxd7 Rfd8 22. Bb6 h4 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. Qg4 Re8 25. Nf6+) 20. Rac1+ { [%eval #6] } 20... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 21. Qxe5 { [%eval #8] } 21... Kxa7 { [%eval #3] } 22. Qc7+ { [%eval #2] } 22... Ka6 { [%eval #2] } 23. Ra1+ { [%eval #1] } 23... Ba3 { [%eval #1] } 24. Rxa3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0