[Event "CIC Champs Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/P1zcLfWb"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "Varish_K"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "P1zcLfWb"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "15:31:00"] [WhiteElo "1745"] [BlackElo "1225"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-15"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Kingside 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. d4 { [%eval -0.18] } 3... exd4 { [%eval -0.21] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.15] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Ng4 { [%eval 0.15] } { C44 Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit, Kingside Variation } 6. h3?? { (0.15 → -1.66) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.66] } (6. O-O Be7 7. Re1 d6 8. exd6 cxd6 9. Bg5 Nge5 10. Bxe7 Qxe7) 6... Ngxe5 { [%eval -1.58] } 7. Nxe5 { [%eval -1.63] } 7... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.3] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval -1.85] } 8... Nxc4 { [%eval -1.92] } 9. Qxc4 { [%eval -1.74] } 9... d5 { [%eval -1.83] } 10. Qe2+ { [%eval -1.74] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -1.89] } 11. O-O { [%eval -1.83] } 11... O-O { [%eval -1.83] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -2.14] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -2.09] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval -2.24] } 13... c6 { [%eval -1.72] } 14. c3?! { (-1.72 → -2.90) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -2.9] } (14. c4 Bc5 15. cxd5 Bxe3 16. dxc6 Qg5 17. fxe3 Bxh3 18. cxb7 Rab8 19. Rd3 Re4) 14... Bd6?! { (-2.90 → -2.12) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.12] } (14... Bc5 15. Re1 Bxe3 16. fxe3 Bf5 17. Nd2 Re6 18. Qf2 Bg6 19. b4 Qe7 20. Nb3) 15. Qc2? { (-2.12 → -3.57) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (15. Nd2 Qf6 16. Qf3 Qg6 17. Re1 Bf5 18. Nf1 Be4 19. Qg4 h5 20. Qxg6 Bxg6) 15... g6? { (-3.57 → -1.76) Mistake. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (15... Qh4 16. Kf1 f5 17. Qd3 f4 18. Bd4 Qh5 19. Nd2 c5 20. Re1 Be6 21. Bxg7) 16. Nd2 { [%eval -1.72] } 16... Bf5 { [%eval -1.76] } 17. Qb3?! { (-1.76 → -2.68) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (17. Qc1 Rxe3 18. fxe3 Qh4 19. Nf3 Qg3 20. Rd2 Bxh3 21. Qe1 Bg4 22. Qxg3 Bxg3) 17... Be6?? { (-2.68 → -0.13) Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (17... Rxe3 18. fxe3 Qg5 19. Nf1 Bxh3 20. Rd2 Rb8 21. Qa4 a6 22. c4 Be6 23. cxd5) 18. Bd4?? { (-0.13 → -4.60) Blunder. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (18. Qxb7 Bd7 19. Re1 a5 20. Nb3 Bc7 21. Bc5 Be5 22. Re3) 18... c5 { [%eval -4.64] } 19. Be3 { [%eval -4.59] } 19... d4 { [%eval -4.68] } 20. Qxb7 { [%eval -4.76] } 20... dxe3 { [%eval -4.77] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval -4.88] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval -4.89] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval -5.1] } 22... Bd5 { [%eval -4.65] } 23. Qf2 { [%eval -5.04] } 23... c4 { [%eval -4.58] } 24. e4 { [%eval -4.81] } 24... Be6 { [%eval -4.28] } 25. Nf3 { [%eval -4.47] } 25... Rc8 { [%eval -4.24] } 26. Nd4 { [%eval -4.43] } 26... Bc5 { [%eval -4.38] } 27. Rf1 { [%eval -4.52] } 27... Qb6 { [%eval -4.31] } 28. Kh1 { [%eval -4.33] } 28... Qd6 { [%eval -4.3] } 29. Rad1 { [%eval -4.35] } 29... Bb6 { [%eval -4.34] } 30. Qf6 { [%eval -4.38] } 30... Bc7 { [%eval -4.51] } 31. Nxe6?? { (-4.51 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (31. Nf3 Qe7 32. Qd4 Bb8 33. Qe3 Rcd8 34. Rd4 f6 35. Rxd8 Rxd8 36. Nd4 Bd7) 31... Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1