[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cOZeLj7r"] [Date "2026.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "neilgd72"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "cOZeLj7r"] [UTCDate "2026.01.24"] [UTCTime "14:16:18"] [WhiteElo "1653"] [BlackElo "1684"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "C24"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit"] [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] } { C24 Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit } 3... Nxe4?! { (-0.18 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (3... exd4 4. Nf3 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Bxd2+ 6. Nbxd2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1) 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.78] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.95] } 5. Qd5 { [%eval 0.53] } 5... Qe7?? { (0.53 → 3.35) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (5... Ng5 6. Nc3 Ne6 7. Nf3 d6 8. exd6 Bxd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Rd1) 6. Qxe4 { [%eval 3.32] } 6... Nxe5 { [%eval 3.29] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval 2.75] } 7... c6?! { (2.75 → 3.72) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (7... d5 8. Qe2 Bg4 9. f3 Bh5 10. Nc3 O-O-O 11. Nxd5 Qe6 12. Nc3) 8. f4 { [%eval 3.27] } 8... Ng4 { [%eval 3.51] } 9. Qxe7+ { [%eval 3.37] } 9... Bxe7 { [%eval 3.25] } 10. Nf3 { [%eval 3.15] } 10... d5 { [%eval 3.35] } 11. O-O?? { (3.35 → 0.60) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (11. h3 Nf6 12. O-O O-O 13. Kh2 b5 14. c3 Bd6 15. a4 Ba6 16. axb5 Bxb5) 11... Bc5+ { [%eval 0.73] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval 0.64] } 12... Nf2+ { [%eval 0.73] } 13. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.66] } 13... Bxf2 { [%eval 0.66] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval 0.84] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 1.35] } 15. Bd2 { [%eval 1.23] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval 1.53] } 16. Be1? { (1.53 → 0.37) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (16. Ne5) 16... Bb6 { [%eval 0.8] } 17. Rd1?! { (0.80 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (17. Ne2 Bg4 18. Ng3 Bc7 19. Ne5 Be6 20. Nh5 Rhg8 21. Nd3 Bf5 22. Kg1 Rde8) 17... Rhe8 { [%eval 0.16] } 18. Bg3?! { (0.16 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (18. h3 h5 19. Bh4 Rd6 20. a3 a6 21. Kh2 Ba7 22. a4 Bh7 23. Bg3) 18... Re7?! { (-0.43 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (18... a5 19. a3 d4 20. Na2 d3 21. cxd3 Re2 22. Nc3 Rxb2 23. Bxf7 Rc2 24. Be1) 19. Bh4 { [%eval -0.04] } 19... f6 { [%eval -0.17] } 20. Ne5?? { (-0.17 → -2.68) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (20. h3 Bg6 21. g4 Re3 22. Kg2 d4 23. f5 Bxf5 24. Nxd4 Bxd4 25. gxf5 Bxc3) 20... g5 { [%eval -2.49] } 21. fxg5?! { (-2.49 → -3.58) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.58] } (21. Nxc6 bxc6 22. fxg5 Rf7 23. gxf6 Rdf8 24. Nxd5 cxd5 25. Bxd5 Rd7 26. c4 Re8) 21... Rxe5 { [%eval -3.33] } 22. g6 { [%eval -3.59] } 22... hxg6 { [%eval -3.07] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval -2.78] } 23... Rde8 { [%eval -2.7] } 24. Bxe5 { [%eval -2.74] } 24... Rxe5 { [%eval -2.68] } 25. Na4?! { (-2.68 → -3.79) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (25. h3 g5 26. Rf1 Bd4 27. g4 Bg6 28. Kg2 Re6 29. Rf8+ Kd7 30. Rb8 b5) 25... Bf2 { [%eval -3.48] } 26. c3? { (-3.48 → -5.60) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -5.6] } (26. Nc3 b5 27. Rf1 Bh4 28. h3 Bg3 29. a4 b4 30. Na2 a5 31. Nc1 Kc7) 26... Bg4?! { (-5.60 → -3.73) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (26... b5 27. Rf1 Bd3 28. Rd1 bxa4 29. Bxa4 c5 30. h3 c4 31. g4 Kc7 32. Kg2) 27. Rf1 { [%eval -3.61] } 27... Re2?? { (-3.61 → 0.06) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (27... Bf5 28. h3 Bg3 29. Bd1 b6 30. Kg1 Bd3 31. Bg4+ Kc7 32. Rc1 g5 33. b3) 28. Bd1 { [%eval 0.06] } 28... Re4 { [%eval 0.09] } 29. Bxg4+ { [%eval 0.01] } 29... Rxg4 { [%eval 0.06] } 30. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.11] } 30... Rxa4 { [%eval 0.05] } 31. a3 { [%eval 0.04] } 31... Re4 { [%eval 0.08] } 32. h3 { [%eval 0.15] } 32... g5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.37] } 33. Rf8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kc7 { [%eval 0.09] } 34. Rf7+ { [%eval 0.03] } 34... Kc8 { [%eval 0.3] } 35. Rf8+ { [%eval 0.03] } 35... Kc7 { [%eval 0.02] } 36. Rg8 { [%eval -0.04] } 36... Re5 { [%eval -0.02] } 37. Rg7+ { [%eval -0.01] } 37... Kc8 { [%eval 0.06] } 38. Kg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rg8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Rg7+ { [%eval -0.27] } 42... Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Rg7+ { [%eval -0.33] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2