[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fcL8MOOW"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "imaginedragon001"] [Black "Kartikeyan_2012"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "fcL8MOOW"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "03:36:38"] [WhiteElo "2041"] [BlackElo "2218"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+26"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "A16"] [Opening "English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } { A16 English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense, Queen's Knight Variation } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.21] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.28] } 5. e4 { [%eval -0.09] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.4] } 7. Nge2 { [%eval 0.36] } 7... e5 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.22] } 8... Nd4 { [%eval 0.48] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.49] } 10. f4 { [%eval 0.23] } 10... Nc5?! { (0.23 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Nxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (10... Nxe2+ 11. Qxe2 exf4 12. Bxf4 Ne5 13. Qd2 Be6 14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Kh2 c5 16. Rf2) 11. Rb1?! { (0.82 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (11. f5) 11... a5 { [%eval 0.07] } 12. g4 { [%eval -0.44] } 12... c6?! { (-0.44 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (12... exf4 13. Nxf4 Be5 14. Be3 Nce6 15. Qd2 a4 16. Kh1 Qh4 17. Nxe6 Bxe6 18. Bg5) 13. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.23] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 14. Ne2 { [%eval 0.2] } 14... Rb8 { [%eval 0.39] } 15. g5?! { (0.39 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (15. b3 Na6) 15... b5 { [%eval -0.24] } 16. cxb5 { [%eval -0.16] } 16... cxb5 { [%eval -0.21] } 17. Ng3?! { (-0.21 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (17. b4 Na4) 17... b4 { [%eval -0.83] } 18. h4 { [%eval -1.22] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval -1.15] } 19. Rf3 { [%eval -1.21] } 19... b3 { [%eval -1.02] } 20. a3 { [%eval -1.03] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval -0.57] } 21. h5 { [%eval -0.6] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval -0.56] } 22. f5?! { (-0.56 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (22. Bf1 Na4) 22... Be5 { [%eval -1.1] } 23. f6 { [%eval -1.42] } 23... Nxd3? { (-1.42 → 0.00) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23... Qc6) 24. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 24... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Rc2 { [%eval 0.37] } 26. hxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... fxg6 { [%eval 0.45] } 27. Nf1 { [%eval 0.51] } 27... Rfc8?! { (0.51 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (27... h6) 28. Bh3?? { (1.34 → -1.44) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (28. Bd2 a4) 28... Rxc1 { [%eval -1.36] } 29. Bxc8 { [%eval -1.23] } 29... Rxc8 { [%eval -1.38] } 30. Nd2 { [%eval -1.85] } 30... a4 { [%eval -1.82] } 31. Rf1 { [%eval -1.74] } 31... Rc7 { [%eval -1.71] } 32. Nc4? { (-1.71 → -3.61) Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -3.61] } (32. Kh1 Kf8 33. Nf3 Qc5 34. Qa6 Qc6 35. Qd3 Qc4 36. Nxe5 dxe5 37. Qf3 d3) 32... Qc5 { [%eval -3.39] } 33. Nxe5?! { (-3.39 → -4.29) Inaccuracy. f7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.29] } (33. f7+ Kf8) 33... dxe5?? { (-4.29 → -0.99) Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (33... Qxe5 34. Kh1 Kf8 35. Qh3 Qxg5 36. Qh2 Qe5 37. Qh6+ Kg8 38. Kg1 Qxe4 39. Qf4) 34. Qa6 { [%eval -0.92] } 34... Qc6 { [%eval -0.6] } 35. Qa5 { [%eval -0.5] } 35... Qd6?? { (-0.50 → 4.34) Blunder. d3 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 4.34] } (35... d3 36. Kh2 Rd7 37. Qxe5 Qc7 38. Qxc7 Rxc7 39. e5 Rc2+ 40. Kg3 Re2 41. Rc1) 36. Qa8+ { [%eval 3.94] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 3.92] } { Black resigns. } 1-0