[Event "LMAO Day 228 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/kmBrlYxp"] [Date "2026.03.30"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "renzo_manco"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "kmBrlYxp"] [UTCDate "2026.03.30"] [UTCTime "07:27:12"] [WhiteElo "1739"] [BlackElo "1957"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackBerserk "true"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... b5 { [%eval 0.34] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ulvestad Variation } 6. Bxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. c4?! { (0.00 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (7. Bxc6+ Qxc6 8. Qf3 e4 9. Qb3 Bc5 10. Qxf7+ Kd8 11. O-O Rf8) 7... Qxg2 { [%eval -0.95] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval -1.18] } 8... Qxf3 { [%eval -1.27] } 9. Nxf3 { [%eval -1.35] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval -1.34] } 10. Nc3 { [%eval -1.4] } 10... a6 { [%eval -1.31] } 11. Ba4 { [%eval -1.24] } 11... Bd6?! { (-1.24 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (11... e4 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Ne5 Bb7 14. d4 exd3 15. O-O Bd6 16. Re1 O-O-O 17. Nxf7) 12. d3 { [%eval -0.59] } 12... O-O?! { (-0.59 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (12... Nb4 13. Ke2 Bxa4 14. Nxa4 O-O-O 15. Be3 Rhe8 16. Ng5 Rd7 17. Ne4 Nh5 18. Nec5) 13. Be3 { [%eval -0.16] } 13... Rab8 { [%eval 0.07] } 14. b3?! { (0.07 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (14. O-O-O Ng4 15. h3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Be8 17. a3 f5 18. Rhf1 Kh8 19. h4 h6) 14... Nb4 { [%eval -0.34] } 15. Kd2?! { (-0.34 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Bxd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (15. Bxd7 Nxd7 16. O-O-O f5 17. Kb1 f4 18. Bc1 Nc5 19. d4 exd4 20. Nxd4 Nbd3) 15... Bg4? { (-1.30 → 0.23) Mistake. Bxa4 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (15... Bxa4 16. Nxa4 e4 17. Ne1 Ng4 18. a3 Nc6 19. b4 f5 20. h3 Nxe3 21. fxe3) 16. Ne1 { [%eval -0.24] } 16... Be6?? { (-0.24 → 2.68) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (16... Bd7 17. a3 Nc6 18. Nf3 Na5 19. Kc2 Bxa4 20. Nxa4 e4 21. dxe4 Nxe4 22. Rhb1) 17. Rg1?? { (2.68 → 0.31) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (17. a3 Nxd3 18. Nxd3 Rfd8 19. f3 Bf5 20. Rhd1 e4 21. Nxe4 Nxe4+ 22. fxe4 Bxe4) 17... Kh8?? { (0.31 → 2.96) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (17... a5 18. Nb5 Rfd8 19. a3 Na6 20. Na7 Nc5 21. Nc6 Nxa4 22. bxa4 e4 23. Nxb8) 18. Nf3?? { (2.96 → -0.28) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (18. a3 Nxd3 19. Nxd3 Rfd8 20. f3 Bf5 21. Ke2 e4 22. fxe4 Bxe4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4) 18... Ng4?? { (-0.28 → 2.14) Blunder. Rfd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (18... Rfd8 19. a3 Nxd3 20. Kxd3 e4+ 21. Nxe4 Bf5 22. Rg5 Bxe4+ 23. Ke2 h6 24. Ra5) 19. h3?? { (2.14 → -0.68) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (19. a3 Nxd3 20. Kxd3 f5 21. Ke2 Nxe3 22. fxe3 Bf7 23. Kd2 Rbd8 24. Kc2 e4) 19... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.6] } 20. fxe3 { [%eval -0.61] } 20... f5 { [%eval -0.57] } 21. Ng5 { [%eval -0.65] } 21... Bg8 { [%eval -0.47] } 22. e4?! { (-0.47 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (22. a3 Nxd3 23. Kxd3 h6 24. Ke2 hxg5 25. Rxg5 Bf7 26. Rag1 Be7 27. Rxg7 Rbd8) 22... f4?? { (-1.17 → 1.41) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (22... h6 23. a3 Nxd3 24. Kxd3 hxg5 25. Rxg5 Bh7 26. exf5 Bxf5+ 27. Ke2 g6 28. Nd5) 23. a3 { [%eval 1.61] } 23... h6?! { (1.61 → 2.76) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (23... f3 24. Raf1 f2 25. Rg3 Nc6 26. Bxc6 Rxb3 27. Rf3 Rb2+ 28. Kc1 Rb6 29. Ba4) 24. Nf3 { [%eval 2.66] } 24... a5 { [%eval 3.25] } 25. axb4 { [%eval 3.51] } 25... axb4 { [%eval 3.43] } 26. Nd5 { [%eval 3.22] } 26... Bc5 { [%eval 3.42] } 27. Rg2 { [%eval 3.16] } 27... Bxd5 { [%eval 3.61] } 28. exd5 { [%eval 3.66] } 28... Rbd8 { [%eval 4.09] } 29. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.75] } 29... Rf6 { [%eval 4.57] } 30. Rg6? { (4.57 → 2.58) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (30. Nf3 Be3+ 31. Kc2 g5 32. d4 Kg7 33. Kd3 Ra6 34. Re2 Rf8 35. Ne5 g4) 30... Rdf8? { (2.58 → 4.84) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.84] } (30... Bd4 31. Rxf6 Bxe5 32. Rf7 Bxa1 33. Rxc7 Be5 34. Re7 Bd6 35. Re6 f3 36. Ke1) 31. Rxf6 { [%eval 4.81] } 31... Rxf6 { [%eval 4.61] } 32. Rg1?? { (4.61 → -1.56) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (32. Nf3 Be3+ 33. Ke2 Rg6 34. d4 Rg2+ 35. Kd3 g5 36. c5 Kg7 37. Ke4 h5) 32... Bxg1 { [%eval -1.46] } 33. Nd7?? { (-1.46 → -4.50) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.5] } (33. Nf3 Be3+ 34. Ke2 g5 35. d4 Ra6 36. c5 Kg7 37. Kd3 Kf6 38. Ne5 h5) 33... Be3+?! { (-4.50 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (33... Rf5 34. c5 Be3+ 35. Kc2 Rxd5 36. Bc6 Rg5 37. Be4 g6 38. d4 Bxd4 39. Nf8) 34. Ke2 { [%eval -2.98] } 34... Rg6?! { (-2.98 → -2.08) Inaccuracy. f3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.08] } (34... f3+ 35. Kxe3 f2 36. Nxf6 f1=Q 37. Ne4 Qxh3+ 38. Kd4 g5 39. c5 g4 40. d6) 35. Kf3?! { (-2.08 → -3.02) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (35. c5 Rg3 36. d6 cxd6 37. c6 d5 38. Bb5 Rg2+ 39. Kf3 Rf2+ 40. Kg4 Rc2) 35... Rg3+ { [%eval -2.33] } 36. Ke2?? { (-2.33 → -6.49) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -6.49] } (36. Ke4 Ba7 37. Kxf4 Rxd3 38. h4 g6 39. Nf8 Bc5 40. Nxg6+ Kg7 41. h5 Bd6+) 36... Rxh3?! { (-6.49 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (36... Bd4 37. Ne5 Bxe5 38. Be8 g5 39. c5 Bd4 40. d6 f3+ 41. Ke1 cxd6 42. c6) 37. Ne5 { [%eval -4.42] } 37... Bd4? { (-4.42 → -2.36) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (37... g5 38. Bd7 Rg3 39. Nf7+ Kh7 40. d6 cxd6 41. Nxd6 Bc5 42. Ne4 f3+ 43. Kd2) 38. Nf3? { (-2.36 → -4.17) Mistake. Ng6+ was best. } { [%eval -4.17] } (38. Ng6+ Kg8 39. Nxf4 Rh2+ 40. Kf3 Kf7 41. Ne6 Rh3+ 42. Ke2 Be5 43. d4 Bh2) 38... Be3 { [%eval -4.13] } 39. Bd7 { [%eval -3.95] } 39... Rg3 { [%eval -3.76] } 40. Bg4? { (-3.76 → -6.25) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -6.25] } { White wins on time. } (40. d4 g5 41. c5 g4 42. Bxg4 Rxg4 43. Kd3 Rg8 44. Kc4 Kg7 45. Kxb4 Kf6) 1-0