[Event "CIC Champs Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/a0O3JgSS"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Kanishknt"] [Black "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "a0O3JgSS"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "14:49:28"] [WhiteElo "1249"] [BlackElo "1740"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval -0.32] } 6... d5 { [%eval -0.34] } 7. Bb5? { (-0.34 → -1.56) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qh5+ Ke7 9. d3 Ne5 10. Bb3 Nf6 11. Qe2 a5) 7... Bxf5 { [%eval -1.11] } 8. Bxc6+ { [%eval -1.6] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval -1.57] } 9. d3 { [%eval -1.57] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval -1.21] } 10. dxe4?! { (-1.21 → -2.03) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (10. Ne2 exd3 11. cxd3 d4 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 dxc3 14. Nf4 g5 15. Ne2 Bxd3) 10... Nxe4 { [%eval -1.88] } 11. Nf3?? { (-1.88 → -4.41) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (11. Ne2 Nxf2 12. Qd4 Nxh1 13. Qxb4 Rb8 14. Qa3 Qh4+ 15. g3 Qb4 16. Be3 Qxb2) 11... Bxc3+?? { (-4.41 → -1.85) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.85] } (11... Nxc3 12. bxc3 Bxc3+ 13. Bd2 Qe7+ 14. Kf1 Bxa1 15. Qxa1 O-O 16. h4 Rab8 17. Kg1) 12. bxc3 { [%eval -1.54] } 12... Qe7?! { (-1.54 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (12... O-O 13. O-O Bg4 14. Qd3 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Nd6 16. Re1 Qh4 17. Qd4 Qxd4 18. cxd4) 13. O-O { [%eval -0.67] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.56] } 14. Bb2?? { (-0.56 → -2.49) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.49] } (14. Qd4 Rad8 15. Nd2 c5 16. Qe3 d4 17. cxd4 cxd4 18. Qb3+ Be6) 14... Bg6?? { (-2.49 → -0.60) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (14... Bg4 15. Bc1 Rf7 16. a4 Nxc3 17. Qd3 Ne2+ 18. Kh1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Qf6 20. Bd2) 15. Qd4?? { (-0.60 → -2.69) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -2.69] } (15. a4 Bh5 16. Ba3 Nd6 17. Qe1 Qxe1 18. Rfxe1 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Rxf3 20. Bxd6 cxd6) 15... Bh5?? { (-2.69 → 0.33) Blunder. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (15... Rxf3 16. gxf3 Qg5+ 17. Kh1 Bh5 18. Qe3 Qf5 19. f4 Nd2 20. Qg3 Qxc2 21. Ba3) 16. Ne5 { [%eval 0.35] } 16... Qd6?! { (0.35 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (16... Be2 17. Nxc6 Qd7 18. Ne5 Qf5 19. Rfe1 Qxf2+ 20. Qxf2 Rxf2 21. c4 Raf8) 17. c4 { [%eval 0.63] } 17... Rae8? { (0.63 → 1.88) Mistake. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (17... Rab8 18. c5 Nxc5 19. Ba3 Rfe8 20. Rae1 Ne6 21. Qh4 Qxa3 22. Qxh5 g6 23. Qh4) 18. Nxc6?! { (1.88 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (18. f3 Ng5 19. Nxc6 Qg6 20. Qxd5+ Kh8 21. Kh1 h6 22. Rf2 Rf5 23. Qd3 Qxc6) 18... Nf6 { [%eval 0.87] } 19. Nxa7?! { (0.87 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (19. cxd5 Re4 20. Qc3 Rfe8 21. Rfe1 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 23. Qxe1 Nxd5 24. Qe5 Qxe5) 19... Re4 { [%eval 0.09] } 20. Qd2?! { (0.09 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (20. Nb5 Qf4 21. Qc5 Rxc4 22. Qe3 Qxe3 23. fxe3 Be8 24. Nd4 Rf7 25. Nf3 Ne4) 20... Rxc4?! { (-0.78 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (20... c6 21. f3 Rxc4 22. Bd4 Bg6 23. c3 Ra4 24. Rfe1 Qc7 25. Re6 Rxa7 26. Bxa7) 21. Qg5? { (-0.21 → -1.68) Mistake. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (21. Nb5 Qc5 22. Nd4 Ne4 23. Qd3 Qb6 24. Rab1 Bg6 25. Ba1 Qd6 26. Qe2 c5) 21... Rg4 { [%eval -1.24] } 22. Qe3 { [%eval -1.22] } 22... Rg6?? { (-1.22 → 1.40) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (22... d4 23. Qa3 c5 24. f3 Rg6 25. Nb5 Qc6 26. Qb3+ Nd5 27. a4 h6 28. Rae1) 23. Bxf6?? { (1.40 → -0.84) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (23. Ba3 d4 24. Bxd6 dxe3 25. Bxf8 Bf3 26. g3 e2 27. Rfe1 Ne4) 23... Rgxf6? { (-0.84 → 0.26) Mistake. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (23... Qxf6 24. f4 Qa6 25. Rab1 Be2 26. Rfe1 Bc4 27. Qc5 h6 28. Nb5 Qa5 29. Qd4) 24. Qg3?? { (0.26 → -3.78) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.78] } (24. Nb5 Qd7 25. a4 c6 26. Nd4 c5 27. Nb3 Bf3 28. Nd2 d4 29. Qe5 Rf5) 24... Qb6 { [%eval -3.72] } 25. Qa3? { (-3.72 → -5.93) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -5.93] } (25. Qe3 Ra8 26. Qe5 Bf7 27. Nb5 Qxb5 28. Qxc7 Qc6 29. Qxc6 Rxc6 30. a4 Rxc2) 25... Be2 { [%eval -5.2] } 26. h3 { [%eval -4.96] } 26... Bxf1 { [%eval -4.95] } 27. Rxf1 { [%eval -5.13] } 27... Rxf2 { [%eval -5.09] } 28. Rxf2 { [%eval -5.0] } 28... Qxf2+ { [%eval -5.11] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval -4.91] } 29... Qf4+ { [%eval -4.71] } 30. Kh1?! { (-4.71 → -7.75) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -7.75] } (30. Qg3 Qxg3+ 31. Kxg3 Ra8 32. Nb5 c6 33. Nd4 c5 34. Ne6 Rxa2 35. c3 c4) 30... Qd6? { (-7.75 → -4.32) Mistake. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -4.32] } (30... Rb8 31. Nb5 Rxb5 32. Qa7 Rb1+ 33. Qg1 Rxg1+ 34. Kxg1 Qe3+ 35. Kh2 Kf7 36. a4) 31. Qb3?? { (-4.32 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (31. Qxd6 cxd6 32. Nb5 Rf2 33. Na3 Rf1+ 34. Kh2 Ra1 35. c3 Rxa2 36. Nb5 Rc2) 31... Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1