[Event "January 2nd Playing Session Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/S3Du9nf2"] [Date "2026.01.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Nichegp"] [Black "VidhathAthreya"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "S3Du9nf2"] [UTCDate "2026.01.21"] [UTCTime "13:26:40"] [WhiteElo "1848"] [BlackElo "1663"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal 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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Canal Variation } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval -0.27] } 7... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.43] } 8... Qe7?? { (-0.43 → 1.68) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (8... g5 9. Bg3 a6 10. a3 Qe7 11. Qd2 O-O-O 12. O-O-O Nh5) 9. Nd5 { [%eval 1.71] } 9... Qd8 { [%eval 1.57] } 10. Nd2?? { (1.57 → -0.41) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (10. Nxf6+ gxf6 11. O-O Na5 12. Nd2 Nxc4 13. Nxc4 Be6 14. Kh2) 10... Nb4?? { (-0.41 → 3.36) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (10... g5 11. Bg3 Nxd5 12. exd5 Nd4 13. c3 Nf5 14. Qe2 O-O 15. Ne4 b5 16. Bb3) 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 3.28] } 11... gxf6 { [%eval 3.33] } 12. a3?! { (3.33 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (12. c3 Nc6 13. Qf3 Rg8 14. Bxf6 Qc8 15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Bb6 17. O-O-O Na5) 12... Nc6 { [%eval 2.04] } 13. Qh5 { [%eval 1.65] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval 1.77] } 14. Qf3? { (1.77 → 0.46) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (14. c3 Rg8 15. g4 O-O-O 16. b4 Bb6 17. a4 a6 18. b5 Na5 19. bxa6 Rdf8) 14... O-O-O?? { (0.46 → 2.60) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (14... Nd4 15. Qd1 Ne6 16. c3 Rg8 17. g3 Ng5 18. g4 h5 19. gxh5 O-O-O 20. b4) 15. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.71] } 15... Qf8 { [%eval 2.92] } 16. Bxd8 { [%eval 2.82] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval 2.56] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval 2.46] } 17... Qxd8 { [%eval 2.52] } 18. Nf3 { [%eval 2.13] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 2.04] } 19. Rg1? { (2.04 → 0.74) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (19. c3 Nxf3+ 20. Qxf3 b5 21. Bb3 Rg6 22. Rf1 Qg5 23. Qxf7 Bb6 24. a4 bxa4) 19... Qf6 { [%eval 0.85] } 20. Nxd4?! { (0.85 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (20. Kf1 Ba4 21. Nxd4 Bxd4 22. Qd2 Bxb2 23. Re1 Bd4 24. c3 Bb6 25. g4 Kd7) 20... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Qe2?! { (0.00 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (21. Qd2 Bxb2 22. Ra2 Bd4 23. c3 Bc5 24. g4 h5 25. g5 Qf3 26. Qe2 Qf4) 21... Bxh3?! { (-0.77 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (21... Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Kf1 Rg3 24. Ke1 Rg6 25. Kf1 Qg5 26. c3 Bxc3 27. Qe3) 22. O-O-O?! { (0.00 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (22. c3 Bb6 23. Qf1 Qg5 24. Qe2) 22... Qxf2?! { (-1.10 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22... Bg4 23. f3 Bxf3 24. Qxf3 Qxf3 25. gxf3 Bxg1 26. Kb1 Kd8 27. Rf1 Be3 28. Bxf7) 23. Qxf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Bxf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. Rgf1 { [%eval -0.23] } 24... Be3+ { [%eval -0.27] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval -0.56] } 25... Bxg2?? { (-0.56 → 1.79) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (25... Bg4 26. Bxf7 Rg7 27. Rde1 Bd2 28. Ba2 Kd7 29. Rg1 Bxe1 30. Rxe1 Ke7 31. Kc1) 26. Rxf7 { [%eval 1.94] } 26... Bh3?? { (1.94 → 4.73) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (26... Rg6 27. Re1 Bf4 28. Rg1 a5 29. Be6+ Kb8 30. Rf8+ Ka7 31. Rg8 Rxg8 32. Bxg8) 27. Rf3 { [%eval 5.05] } 27... Bg4 { [%eval 4.77] } 28. Rxe3 { [%eval 4.85] } 28... Bxd1 { [%eval 4.97] } 29. Bxg8 { [%eval 4.89] } 29... Bg4 { [%eval 4.69] } 30. Rg3 { [%eval 5.21] } 30... h5 { [%eval 5.23] } 31. Bh7 { [%eval 5.25] } 31... Kd7 { [%eval 5.38] } 32. Bf5+ { [%eval 4.11] } 32... Kc6? { (4.11 → 6.64) Mistake. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.64] } (32... Bxf5 33. exf5 Ke7 34. Rg1 Kf6 35. Rh1 c6 36. b4 c5 37. c3) 33. Bxg4 { [%eval 6.63] } 33... hxg4 { [%eval 6.51] } 34. Rxg4 { [%eval 6.44] } 34... Kb6 { [%eval 6.52] } 35. Ka2 { [%eval 6.59] } 35... Kc6 { [%eval 6.68] } 36. Kb3 { [%eval 6.58] } 36... Kb6 { [%eval 6.61] } 37. c4 { [%eval 6.47] } 37... Kc6 { [%eval 6.71] } 38. Kb4 { [%eval 6.61] } 38... Kb6 { [%eval 6.57] } 39. Rg7 { [%eval 6.78] } 39... Kc6 { [%eval 6.54] } 40. a4 { [%eval 6.48] } 40... Kb6 { [%eval 6.67] } 41. a5+ { [%eval 6.38] } 41... Kc6 { [%eval 6.35] } 42. Kc3 { [%eval 6.48] } 42... a6 { [%eval 7.04] } 43. d4 { [%eval 6.73] } 43... exd4+ { [%eval 6.82] } 44. Kxd4 { [%eval 6.42] } 44... b5 { [%eval 6.66] } 45. cxb5+ { [%eval 7.81] } 45... axb5? { (7.81 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxb5 was best. } { [%eval #15] } (45... Kxb5 46. Rxc7 Kxa5 47. Kd5 Kb4 48. Rc3 a5 49. Kxd6 Ka4 50. Rf3 Kb5 51. e5) 46. a6 { [%eval 10.51] } 46... Kb6 { [%eval 10.94] } 47. Kd5 { [%eval 9.45] } 47... Kxa6? { (9.45 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c6+ was best. } { [%eval #10] } (47... c6+ 48. Kxd6 Ka5 49. a7 Kb6 50. e5 c5 51. e6 c4 52. a8=R c3 53. bxc3) 48. Rxc7 { [%eval #9] } 48... Kb6 { [%eval #9] } 49. Kxd6 { [%eval #8] } 49... Ka5 { [%eval #8] } 50. e5 { [%eval #7] } 50... Kb4 { [%eval #7] } 51. e6 { [%eval #6] } 51... Kb3 { [%eval #5] } 52. e7 { [%eval #4] } 52... Kxb2 { [%eval #4] } 53. e8=Q { [%eval #3] } 53... b4 { [%eval #3] } 54. Qe2+ { [%eval #3] } 54... Kb3 { [%eval #2] } 55. Qe3+ { [%eval #3] } 55... Kb2 { [%eval #3] } 56. Rg7 { [%eval #2] } 56... Ka2 { [%eval #2] } 57. Rg2+ { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0