[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XcIbOUtu"] [Date "2026.01.19"] [Round "-"] [White "atharv_venkatesh"] [Black "vnamb"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "XcIbOUtu"] [UTCDate "2026.01.19"] [UTCTime "14:07:07"] [WhiteElo "2029"] [BlackElo "2072"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A10"] [Opening "English Opening"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } { A10 English Opening } 1... b6 { [%eval 0.33] } 2. b3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Bb7 { [%eval 0.15] } 3. Bb2 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.06] } 4... e6 { [%eval -0.09] } 5. e4 { [%eval -0.12] } 5... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Nc3?! { (0.11 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (6. Nd2 O-O 7. Nf3 d5 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e5 Re8 10. Be2 Nfd7 11. d4 Nf8) 6... d5 { [%eval -0.6] } 7. exd5?! { (-0.60 → -1.25) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (7. a3) 7... exd5 { [%eval -0.85] } 8. a3 { [%eval -1.41] } 8... Bd6?! { (-1.41 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (8... Bxc3+ 9. Bxc3) 9. Nf3 { [%eval -0.55] } 9... dxc4 { [%eval -0.18] } 10. dxc4 { [%eval -0.23] } 10... O-O { [%eval -0.18] } 11. Be2 { [%eval -0.22] } 11... Re8 { [%eval -0.24] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 12... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.19] } 13. Nb5 { [%eval -0.19] } 13... Bf4 { [%eval -0.21] } 14. g3 { [%eval -0.19] } 14... Bh6 { [%eval -0.04] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -0.05] } 15... a6 { [%eval 0.05] } 16. Nbd4 { [%eval -0.27] } 16... Nc5?! { (-0.27 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (16... g6 17. Nh4) 17. Nf5 { [%eval 0.47] } 17... Nce4?? { (0.47 → 2.22) Blunder. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (17... Qxd1) 18. Nxh6+ { [%eval 2.06] } 18... gxh6 { [%eval 2.33] } 19. Qc1?! { (2.33 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (19. Nh4) 19... Ng4 { [%eval 1.08] } 20. Qf4 { [%eval 1.25] } 20... Nexf2?! { (1.25 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Ngxf2 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (20... Ngxf2 21. Bf1) 21. Kg2?? { (1.93 → -3.84) Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.84] } (21. Bf1) 21... Qd7?? { (-3.84 → -1.35) Blunder. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (21... Re4 22. Qc1 Re3 23. Qxe3 Nxe3+ 24. Kxf2 Nc2 25. Red1 Qe7 26. Ne5 Qc5+ 27. Kf1) 22. h3?? { (-1.35 → -4.60) Blunder. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (22. Bf1 Rad8) 22... Re4 { [%eval -4.94] } 23. Qc1 { [%eval -4.39] } 23... Nxh3 { [%eval -4.63] } 24. Kxh3?! { (-4.63 → -7.34) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.34] } (24. Qc3 f6 25. Kxh3 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 Bxf3 27. Qxf3 Ne5+ 28. Kg2 Nxf3 29. Kxf3 Re8) 24... Ne3+?! { (-7.34 → -4.59) Inaccuracy. Rxe2 was best. } { [%eval -4.59] } (24... Rxe2 25. Rxe2 Bxf3 26. Qf1 Ne3+ 27. Kh2 Nxf1+ 28. Rxf1 Bxe2 29. Rf2 Qd1 30. g4) 25. Kh2 { [%eval -4.14] } 25... Rh4+?? { (-4.14 → 5.57) Blunder. Ng4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.57] } (25... Ng4+ 26. Kg1 Qd6 27. Bf1 Qxg3+ 28. Bg2 Qf2+ 29. Kh1 Rxe1+ 30. Qxe1 Qxb2 31. Rb1) 26. gxh4 { [%eval 5.24] } 26... Qg4? { (5.24 → 10.11) Mistake. Ng4+ was best. } { [%eval 10.11] } (26... Ng4+ 27. Kg3 f5 28. Qf4 Rf8 29. Rg1 b5 30. Rae1 b4 31. Kh3 c5 32. Ne5) 27. Qxe3 { [%eval 9.75] } { White wins on time. } 1-0