[Event "CIC Champs Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LvfC5IkB"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Kanishknt"] [Black "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "LvfC5IkB"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "15:07:17"] [WhiteElo "1251"] [BlackElo "1742"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... f5?! { (0.07 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } { C50 Italian Game: Rousseau Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. exf5?! { (1.04 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (4. d4 exd4 5. e5 d5 6. exd6 cxd6 7. O-O d5 8. Bb3 Nf6) 4... e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Ng1 { [%eval -0.47] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.35] } 6. Nh3? { (-0.35 → -1.56) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (6. Nc3 d5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qh5+ Ke7 9. d3 Ne5 10. Bb3 Nf6) 6... d5 { [%eval -1.7] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -1.64] } 7... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.83] } 8. Bxc6+?! { (-1.83 → -2.59) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.59] } (8. Nf4 Bd6 9. d4 exd3 10. Bxd3 Qe7+ 11. Qe2 Qxe2+ 12. Kxe2 O-O) 8... bxc6 { [%eval -2.66] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -2.67] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval -2.61] } 10. O-O?! { (-2.61 → -3.87) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (10. d3 exd3 11. cxd3 Bxh3 12. gxh3 O-O 13. O-O Qd7 14. Qf3 Rae8 15. Be3 Re5) 10... O-O?! { (-3.87 → -3.00) Inaccuracy. Qc8 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (10... Qc8 11. f4 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Qxh3 13. d4 Ng4 14. Qe2 Nh6 15. Qg2 Qxg2+ 16. Kxg2) 11. Ng5? { (-3.00 → -4.77) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -4.77] } (11. d3 Bxh3 12. gxh3 Qd7 13. Kg2 Rae8 14. Ne2 h5 15. dxe4 dxe4 16. f4 exf3+) 11... h6 { [%eval -4.68] } 12. Nh3 { [%eval -5.18] } 12... Bxh3?! { (-5.18 → -3.97) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (12... Ng4 13. d3 Nxh2 14. dxe4 Bxh3 15. e5 Bxe5 16. Qe2 Nf3+ 17. gxf3 Bd6 18. Rd1) 13. gxh3 { [%eval -3.96] } 13... Nh7 { [%eval -3.67] } 14. d3 { [%eval -3.65] } 14... Qh4?? { (-3.65 → -1.32) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (14... Ng5 15. Bxg5 Qxg5+ 16. Qg4 Qe5 17. Qg3 Qe8 18. Qg2 Rf6 19. Ne2 exd3 20. Ng3) 15. Qg4 { [%eval -1.43] } 15... Qf6?! { (-1.43 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Qxg4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (15... Qxg4+ 16. hxg4 exd3 17. cxd3 Rf3 18. d4 Nf6 19. Kg2 Rd3 20. g5 hxg5 21. Rd1) 16. Be3?? { (-0.57 → -3.73) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (16. dxe4 Rae8 17. exd5 cxd5 18. Nxd5 Qe5 19. Qg2 Qh5 20. Kh1 Rf5 21. Ne3 Rf3) 16... d4?? { (-3.73 → 0.67) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (16... Qe5 17. Qg2 d4 18. Bd2 dxc3 19. Bxc3 Qg5 20. dxe4 Rae8 21. Rae1 Re6 22. f3) 17. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.67] } 17... Qe5 { [%eval 0.77] } 18. Nxd6?! { (0.77 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (18. f4 Qd5 19. Bd2 Rf5 20. Rae1 Raf8 21. Ng3 R5f7 22. f5 Qxa2 23. Qxd4 c5) 18... cxd6?? { (0.12 → 1.84) Blunder. dxe3 was best. } { [%eval 1.84] } (18... dxe3 19. Nc4 exf2+ 20. Rxf2 Qc5 21. Qe6+ Kh8 22. Qe3 Qh5 23. Raf1 Rxf2 24. Rxf2) 19. Bxh6 { [%eval 1.51] } 19... c5?? { (1.51 → 4.56) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (19... Qf6 20. Bd2 Rae8 21. f3 c5 22. Rae1 Rxe1 23. Bxe1 Qg5 24. Bg3) 20. f4?? { (4.56 → 1.59) Blunder. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (20. Rae1 Qf6 21. Re6 Rf7 22. Rxf6 Nxf6 23. Qg6 Raf8 24. Kh1 Nh5 25. Qxh5 Rxf2) 20... Qe3+ { [%eval 1.72] } 21. Rf2?! { (1.72 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (21. Kh1 Qe7 22. Qg2 Kh8 23. Bg5 Qf7 24. Rae1 Rae8 25. b3 Nf6 26. Bxf6 Qxf6) 21... Qe7?! { (0.98 → 1.72) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (21... Rf7 22. Rf1 Re8 23. b3 Kh8 24. Bg5 Nxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxh3 26. Rf3 Qf5 27. Rg3) 22. Re2 { [%eval 1.67] } 22... Qf7?? { (1.67 → 4.11) Blunder. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (22... Qb7 23. Rg2 Rf7 24. Qe6 Kh8 25. Bg5 Nf6 26. Rf1 Qc7 27. Bxf6 Rxf6 28. Qg4) 23. Re6?? { (4.11 → -1.42) Blunder. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (23. Rg2 Nf6 24. Qxg7+ Qxg7 25. Bxg7 Nd5 26. Bxf8+ Kxf8 27. Rg5 Ne3 28. c4 Rb8) 23... Nf6 { [%eval -1.07] } 24. Rxf6 { [%eval -1.5] } 24... Qxf6 { [%eval -1.3] } 25. Bg5 { [%eval -1.47] } 25... Qf7 { [%eval -1.3] } 26. Rf1 { [%eval -1.36] } 26... Rae8 { [%eval -1.28] } 27. b3 { [%eval -1.55] } 27... Qf5 { [%eval -1.71] } 28. Qg3?! { (-1.71 → -2.99) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (28. Kf2 Re3 29. Qxf5 Rxf5 30. Kg2 Re2+ 31. Rf2 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 Kf7 33. h4 g6) 28... Re3?! { (-2.99 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (28... Re2 29. Rf2 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Qe6 31. Qg4 Qe3+ 32. Kg2 Qd2+ 33. Kg3 Qxc2 34. Qf3) 29. Qg2 { [%eval -2.77] } 29... Qg6?? { (-2.77 → 1.15) Blunder. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (29... Rxh3 30. Re1 Re3 31. Rxe3 dxe3 32. Kf1 d5 33. Ke2 Re8 34. c4 d4 35. Qf3) 30. Rf3?? { (1.15 → -4.54) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval -4.54] } (30. f5 Qe8 31. Bxe3 dxe3 32. Qe4 Qxe4 33. dxe4 Re8 34. Rf4 d5 35. Kf1 d4) 30... Re1+? { (-4.54 → -2.86) Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (30... Rxf3 31. Qxf3 Qxg5+ 32. fxg5 Rxf3 33. Kg2 Rf4 34. h4 Rf5 35. Kg3 a6 36. Kg4) 31. Rf1 { [%eval -3.04] } 31... Rxf1+?! { (-3.04 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (31... Qe6 32. Qf3 Re8 33. Bh4 Re2 34. Rf2 Re3 35. Qg4 Re1+ 36. Kg2 Qd5+ 37. Qf3) 32. Qxf1?! { (-2.15 → -3.44) Inaccuracy. Kxf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.44] } (32. Kxf1 Qe6 33. Qg4 Qd5 34. Kf2 Qe5 35. Kf1 d5 36. Qf3 Qe3 37. Qxd5+ Kh8) 32... Qf5 { [%eval -2.71] } 33. c4? { (-2.71 → -5.00) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -5.0] } (33. Kg2 Re8 34. Qf3 Re3 35. Qg4 Qxg4+ 36. hxg4 Re2+ 37. Kf3 Rxc2 38. f5 Rxa2) 33... dxc3 { [%eval -5.18] } 34. Qc1 { [%eval -5.84] } 34... Qxd3 { [%eval -6.08] } 35. a4 { [%eval -7.21] } 35... Qd2 { [%eval -6.62] } 36. Qf1 { [%eval -7.34] } 36... Qe3+ { [%eval -6.1] } 37. Qf2?! { (-6.10 → -8.57) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -8.57] } (37. Kg2 Qe4+ 38. Kg3 c2 39. Kh4 d5 40. Kh5 Re8 41. Kg4 Qe2+ 42. Qxe2 Rxe2) 37... Qxf2+ { [%eval -8.72] } 38. Kxf2 { [%eval -8.16] } 38... c2 { [%eval -8.27] } 39. f5 { [%eval -8.57] } 39... Rxf5+ { [%eval -8.14] } 40. Kg3? { (-8.14 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (40. Ke2 Rxg5 41. Kd2 Rg2+ 42. Kc1 Kf7 43. Kb2 a6 44. h4 Rxh2 45. Kc1) 40... Rxg5+ { [%eval #-5] } 41. Kf4 { [%eval #-5] } 41... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-4] } 42. Ke4 { [%eval #-4] } 42... Re5+ { [%eval #-3] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 43... Qe3+ { [%eval #-2] } 44. Kg4 { [%eval #-2] } 44... Rg5+ { [%eval #-1] } 45. Kh4 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qf4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1