[Event "TalMagicalDragon Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/R2H3YZk8"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "d4Nc3Bf4"] [Black "Niraj_Giridhar_Desai"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "R2H3YZk8"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "12:35:32"] [WhiteElo "2195"] [BlackElo "1854"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-29"] [BlackRatingDiff "+50"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+1"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Potter Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.69] } 3. Nf3?! { (0.69 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (3. d5 Nce7 4. Nf3 Ng6 5. h4 h5 6. Nc3 Bb4 7. Qd3 Nf6) 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nb3 { [%eval 0.21] } { C45 Scotch Game: Potter Variation } 5... Bb6 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 6... Qf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval 0.11] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.23] } 8... O-O?! { (0.23 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (8... d6 9. Qd2 Be6 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Nd5 Qg6 12. Bxb6 axb6 13. f3 Kb8) 9. O-O-O { [%eval 1.0] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.99] } 10. h4 { [%eval 0.8] } 10... Bxe3+ { [%eval 1.2] } 11. Qxe3 { [%eval 1.22] } 11... a5 { [%eval 1.26] } 12. f3?! { (1.26 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (12. a3 Ne5 13. Be2 Ng4 14. Bxg4 Bxg4 15. f3 Be6 16. Nd4 h5 17. g4 hxg4) 12... a4 { [%eval 0.24] } 13. Nd4 { [%eval 0.41] } 13... a3 { [%eval 0.54] } 14. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 14... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 15. Rxd4 { [%eval -0.44] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval -0.51] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -0.52] } 16... Re8? { (-0.52 → 0.94) Mistake. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (16... Ra5 17. g4 Rc5 18. Bc4 Nb4 19. Rd4 Be6 20. g5 Qe7 21. Kb1 Bxc4 22. Rxc4) 17. g4 { [%eval 0.45] } 17... Be6?! { (0.45 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (17... Nb4 18. Kb1 h5 19. g5 Qe7 20. Rd4 d5 21. Nxd5 Nxd5 22. Rxd5 c6 23. Rc5) 18. g5 { [%eval 1.19] } 18... Qd8 { [%eval 1.31] } 19. f4 { [%eval 1.31] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 1.32] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval 1.41] } 20... Nb4 { [%eval 1.48] } 21. Qg3?! { (1.48 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (21. h5 d5 22. h6 gxh6 23. Bh3 Bxh3 24. Qxh3 Qd6 25. gxh6 Kh8 26. Qh4 d4) 21... Bh5 { [%eval 0.82] } 22. f5 { [%eval 0.53] } 22... Re5 { [%eval 0.77] } 23. Bh3? { (0.77 → -0.47) Mistake. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (23. Rd4 Nc6 24. Rd2 Nb4 25. Bc4 Kh8 26. Rd4 Nc6 27. Rd5 Qe8 28. Rf1 Rxd5) 23... Qe8 { [%eval -0.58] } 24. Bg4?? { (-0.58 → -3.57) Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (24. Bg2 Qc6 25. Kb1 Rae8 26. Qe3 b5 27. Rf1 Qc5 28. Qd4 Kf8 29. Rf4 Qxd4) 24... Bxg4 { [%eval -3.78] } 25. Qxg4 { [%eval -3.72] } 25... Rc5? { (-3.72 → -2.10) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (25... Qc6 26. Rh3 Rc5 27. g6 Rxc3 28. gxf7+ Kf8 29. f6 Rxc2+ 30. Kd1 Rxd2+ 31. Kxd2) 26. Nb1?? { (-2.10 → -5.32) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -5.32] } (26. e5 Qxe5 27. Qxb4 Rxc3 28. Qd4 Re8 29. f6 Rf3 30. Qxe5 Rxe5 31. fxg7 Kxg7) 26... Nxa2+ { [%eval -5.08] } 27. Kd1 { [%eval -4.79] } 27... Nb4 { [%eval -4.32] } 28. Nxa3 { [%eval -4.13] } 28... Rxa3 { [%eval -4.25] } 29. f6 { [%eval -5.18] } 29... g6 { [%eval -4.39] } 30. h5?! { (-4.39 → -6.92) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -6.92] } (30. Ke2 h5 31. gxh6 Raa5 32. c3 Nc6 33. b4 Re5 34. Ke3 Ra3 35. h5 Kh7) 30... Ra1+ { [%eval -6.81] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval -6.6] } 31... Rxh1 { [%eval -6.68] } 32. hxg6 { [%eval -7.0] } 32... hxg6 { [%eval -7.01] } 33. Kf3 { [%eval -7.23] } 33... Re5 { [%eval -6.64] } 34. Qg2 { [%eval -7.27] } 34... Rh5 { [%eval -7.63] } 35. Qe2 { [%eval -7.89] } 35... Nc6 { [%eval -7.96] } 36. Rd3 { [%eval -8.15] } 36... Rhxg5 { [%eval -7.84] } 37. Re3 { [%eval -8.43] } 37... Rh5 { [%eval -8.14] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval -8.79] } 38... Rh2+ { [%eval -8.6] } 39. Kg3? { (-8.60 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (39. Ke1 Rxe2+ 40. Kxe2 Rh5 41. e5 Qxe5 42. Rxe5 Nxe5 43. b4 Nd7 44. b5 Kh7) 39... Rxe2 { [%eval -11.0] } 40. Rxe2 { [%eval -10.88] } 40... Rxe4 { [%eval -8.71] } 41. Rh2? { (-8.71 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (41. Rxe4 Qxe4 42. c4 Qc2 43. Kf4 Qf2+ 44. Kg4 Qxf6 45. Kg3 Qc3+ 46. Kh2) 41... Re3+ { [%eval #-4] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval #-2] } 42... Qe5+ { [%eval #-1] } 43. Kg4 { [%eval #-1] } 43... Qf5+ { [%eval #-1] } 44. Kh4 { [%eval #-1] } 44... g5+ { [%eval #-2] } 45. Kh5 { [%eval #-2] } 45... Rg3 { [%eval #-1] } 46. Rf2 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qg6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1