[Event "casual classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/95kcuDkw"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Niharika_Vijayakumar"] [Black "vihaanyadav2016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "95kcuDkw"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "09:27:14"] [WhiteElo "1983"] [BlackElo "1360"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+20"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nc6? { (0.29 → 1.82) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4) 4. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.87] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 1.42] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit } 5. e5?! { (1.42 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (5. Nc3 Be6 6. d4 Bb4 7. Qd3 O-O 8. f3 b5 9. a3 Be7) 5... Qe7 { [%eval 1.21] } 6. d4 { [%eval 1.28] } 6... Qe6?! { (1.28 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (6... Nd5 7. Bd3 Be6 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Re1 Qd7 10. Nc3 Nb4 11. Bg5) 7. Bd3 { [%eval 2.59] } 7... c5 { [%eval 2.97] } 8. O-O { [%eval 2.98] } 8... cxd4? { (2.98 → 5.11) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (8... Nd5 9. c4 Nb4 10. d5 Qg4 11. Be2 Qd4 12. a3 Qxd1 13. Bxd1 Nd3 14. Nc3) 9. exf6 { [%eval 5.14] } 9... Qxf6 { [%eval 5.22] } 10. Re1+ { [%eval 5.05] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 5.12] } 11. Be4 { [%eval 4.54] } 11... c6 { [%eval 4.77] } 12. c3 { [%eval 3.9] } 12... O-O-O { [%eval 3.9] } 13. Qa4 { [%eval 3.3] } 13... Kb8 { [%eval 3.93] } 14. Rd1?! { (3.93 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (14. Qa5 Be7 15. cxd4 Rxd4 16. Qh5 Bd6 17. Nc3 Bc7 18. Be3 Rb4 19. g3 Rxb2) 14... Bc5 { [%eval 2.29] } 15. Qa5 { [%eval 1.84] } 15... Bb6? { (1.84 → 3.39) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 3.39] } (15... b6 16. Qa4 dxc3 17. Nxc3 Qxf2+ 18. Kh1 b5 19. Qc2 Rxd1+ 20. Qxd1 Kc8 21. Bd3) 16. Qb4?? { (3.39 → -5.13) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -5.13] } (16. Qg5 dxc3 17. Bf4+ Qxf4 18. Qxf4+ Bc7 19. Qxc7+ Kxc7 20. Nxc3 a5 21. f4 Rhe8) 16... dxc3 { [%eval -4.93] } 17. Rf1?? { (-4.93 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf4+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (17. Bf4+ Qxf4 18. Nxc3 Qxf2+ 19. Kh1 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rb1 Qd4 22. Qxd4 Bxd4) 17... Bxf2+?? { (Mate in 2 → -6.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (17... Qxf2+ 18. Rxf2 Rd1#) 18. Kh1 { [%eval -6.12] } 18... Bg4?? { (-6.12 → 3.62) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (18... Bc5 19. Re1 Bxb4 20. Nxc3 Bxc3 21. bxc3 Bf5 22. Bxf5 Qxf5 23. Be3 Rhe8 24. Bg1) 19. Nxc3 { [%eval 3.29] } 19... Rd4?! { (3.29 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (19... Qd4 20. Qxd4 Bxd4 21. Rxf7 Rde8 22. Bf4+ Ka8 23. Bd3 Rd8 24. Bc2 Bh5 25. Rc7) 20. Qb3 { [%eval 4.36] } 20... Qh4 { [%eval 4.81] } 21. Bf4+ { [%eval 4.52] } 21... Kc8?! { (4.52 → 6.44) Inaccuracy. Ka8 was best. } { [%eval 6.44] } (21... Ka8 22. Qc2 f5 23. Qxf2 Qxf2 24. Rxf2 fxe4 25. Re1 Bh5 26. Rxe4 Rxe4 27. Nxe4) 22. Qxf7 { [%eval 6.26] } 22... Be2?? { (6.26 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (22... Rd7 23. Bf5 Bxf5 24. Qxf5 Bb6 25. Ne4 Rd8 26. Rad1 g6 27. Qe6 a6 28. Rxd7) 23. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0