[Event "casual variant:chess960 game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iqYrkPBY"] [Date "2026.04.06"] [Round "-"] [White "atharv_venkatesh"] [Black "vnamb"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iqYrkPBY"] [UTCDate "2026.04.06"] [UTCTime "15:04:03"] [WhiteElo "1696"] [BlackElo "1906"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [FEN "rkbnnrqb/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBNNRQB w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4?! { (0.15 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (1. e4 g5 2. a4 a5 3. Ne3 Bd4 4. g3 Nc6 5. d3 d6) 1... g6 { [%eval -0.03] } 2. c3 { [%eval -0.57] } 2... f5 { [%eval -0.46] } 3. Bd2?! { (-0.46 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (3. Bh6 Rf7 4. f4 a5 5. Ne3 Nf6 6. O-O-O Ra6 7. g3 d6 8. Bg5 Be6) 3... Nd6 { [%eval -0.99] } 4. Nd3 { [%eval -0.94] } 4... Ne4 { [%eval -0.79] } 5. Bc1 { [%eval -0.93] } 5... b6 { [%eval -0.63] } 6. f3 { [%eval -0.62] } 6... Nd6 { [%eval -0.44] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval -0.98] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval -0.6] } 8. N1f2?! { (-0.60 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (8. g4 Qe6 9. N1f2 a5 10. Qg3 a4 11. O-O Ra5 12. e4 Qg8 13. e5 Nb5) 8... Ne6 { [%eval -0.92] } 9. Bxd6 { [%eval -1.09] } 9... exd6 { [%eval -1.11] } 10. h4?! { (-1.11 → -1.70) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (10. f4 c5 11. e3 Nc7 12. g4 a5 13. Bxb7 Kxb7 14. Qg3 Rfe8 15. O-O Re7) 10... O-O-O { [%eval -1.36] } 11. Qh2 { [%eval -1.77] } 11... Rfe8?! { (-1.77 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Rde8 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (11... Rde8 12. e3 c5 13. O-O g5 14. h5 cxd4 15. exd4 f4 16. Rae1) 12. O-O?! { (-1.10 → -1.75) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (12. e4 a5 13. g4 Re7 14. Re1 Rde8 15. a4) 12... g5 { [%eval -1.7] } 13. h5?! { (-1.70 → -2.42) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -2.42] } (13. Rae1 gxh4 14. Qxh4 c5 15. e3 Bxf3 16. Kh2 Bb7 17. g4 fxg4 18. Bxb7+ Kxb7) 13... g4? { (-2.42 → -0.72) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (13... Bxd4 14. cxd4 Nxd4 15. Rfe1 Nxe2+ 16. Kf1 Nd4 17. g4 Bxf3 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. gxf5) 14. fxg4 { [%eval -0.58] } 14... fxg4 { [%eval -0.59] } 15. g3 { [%eval -0.61] } 15... Ng5?! { (-0.61 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (15... Qg5 16. Bxb7+ Kxb7 17. Rae1 Rf8 18. Nd1 d5 19. Qh4 Qxh4 20. gxh4 c5 21. Ne3) 16. Bxb7+ { [%eval -0.08] } 16... Kxb7 { [%eval -0.05] } 17. Qh1+?! { (-0.05 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (17. Nxg4 Qe6 18. Rf4 Qxe2 19. Qxe2 Rxe2 20. Kf1 Rd2 21. Ngf2 Nh3 22. Nxh3 Rxd3) 17... c6 { [%eval -0.7] } 18. e4? { (-0.70 → -2.01) Mistake. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (18. Rae1 Qxa2 19. Nxg4 Qe6 20. Qh4 Ne4 21. Rf4 Rg8 22. Ndf2 Nd2 23. e4 Rdf8) 18... Nf3+ { [%eval -1.95] } 19. Kg2 { [%eval -1.98] } 19... Qg5 { [%eval -1.61] } 20. Nxg4 { [%eval -1.61] } 20... Nd2 { [%eval -1.31] } 21. Rf4 { [%eval -1.0] } 21... Rxe4 { [%eval -1.24] } 22. Ngf2?? { (-1.24 → -3.64) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.64] } (22. Rxe4 Nxe4 23. Qh4 Qd2+ 24. Ngf2 Nxf2 25. Qxd8 Ne4+ 26. Kh3 Qxd3 27. Qxd7+ Ka6) 22... Re2?? { (-3.64 → -1.00) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (22... Rxf4 23. Nxf4 Rg8 24. Qh3 Qxf4 25. Qxd7+ Ka6 26. Qc8+ Rxc8 27. gxf4 Re8 28. Kh3) 23. Qd1?? { (-1.00 → -3.54) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (23. Qh3 Qd5+ 24. Kg1 Kc7 25. Qf5 Qg8 26. Rg4 Qc4 27. Qxh7 Nf3+ 28. Kg2 Qd5) 23... Rde8 { [%eval -3.76] } 24. Nc1? { (-3.76 → -7.21) Mistake. Qh1 was best. } { [%eval -7.21] } (24. Qh1 R8e3 25. Qh3 Kc7 26. Rf5 Rxg3+ 27. Qxg3 Qxf5 28. Nf4 Ne4 29. Nxe2 Nxg3) 24... Rxf2+?? { (-7.21 → -2.83) Blunder. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (24... Qd5+ 25. Kh3 Qxh5+ 26. Kg2 Rxf2+ 27. Rxf2 Qxd1 28. Nb3 Nb1 29. a4 Qxb3 30. Rxb1) 25. Rxf2 { [%eval -2.4] } 25... Ne4?? { (-2.40 → -0.44) Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (25... Re3 26. Ne2 Qd5+ 27. Kg1 Nf3+ 28. Kf1 Ng5 29. Ke1 Qe6 30. a4 Ne4 31. Rh2) 26. Rf3 { [%eval -0.41] } 26... Qxh5 { [%eval -0.3] } 27. Nd3 { [%eval -0.61] } 27... Ng5 { [%eval -0.62] } 28. Nf4 { [%eval -0.54] } { White wins on time. } 1-0