[Event "CIC Champs Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lofXtbGG"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "ChessKing134363Y6"] [Black "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "lofXtbGG"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "15:31:35"] [WhiteElo "1416"] [BlackElo "1620"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-16"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rkbbrnqn/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RKBBRNQN w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.19] } 1... f6?! { (0.19 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (1... e5 2. a4 a5 3. Nhg3 Ne6 4. Ne2 Be7 5. d3 g5 6. Ne3) 2. f4 { [%eval 0.35] } 2... d6?! { (0.35 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (2... a5 3. a4 e5 4. f5 g6 5. g4 gxf5 6. exf5 d5 7. Nfg3) 3. f5 { [%eval 0.88] } 3... e5 { [%eval 1.01] } 4. Bh5?? { (1.01 → -0.90) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (4. a4 a5 5. g4 Nd7 6. Nhg3 c6 7. Qg2 b6 8. Be2 Nc5 9. b3 Nf7) 4... g6 { [%eval -0.7] } 5. fxg6 { [%eval -1.01] } 5... hxg6 { [%eval -0.9] } 6. Bf3 { [%eval -1.01] } 6... f5 { [%eval -1.01] } 7. exf5 { [%eval -1.29] } 7... gxf5 { [%eval -1.3] } 8. g3 { [%eval -1.78] } 8... e4 { [%eval -1.46] } 9. Bh5 { [%eval -1.52] } 9... Re7?! { (-1.52 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. Nhg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (9... Nhg6 10. a4 Qh8 11. Bd1 a5 12. Ne3 Bf6 13. Ra3 Bd4 14. Nf2 Ra6 15. Be2) 10. Re3? { (-0.79 → -2.28) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (10. Ne3 Rh7 11. Be2 Bf6 12. a4 Nhg6 13. Rf1 Bd4 14. Ra3) 10... Rh7 { [%eval -2.23] } 11. Bd1 { [%eval -2.09] } 11... Bg5 { [%eval -1.93] } 12. Ra3 { [%eval -2.56] } 12... a6 { [%eval -2.11] } 13. Qd4 { [%eval -2.48] } 13... Qg7?! { (-2.48 → -1.40) Inaccuracy. Nhg6 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (13... Nhg6 14. h4 Bh6 15. d3 Bxc1 16. Kxc1 Ne6 17. Qf2 exd3 18. cxd3 Qg7 19. Kb1) 14. Qb4? { (-1.40 → -2.95) Mistake. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval -2.95] } (14. Qxg7 Rxg7 15. h4 Bf6 16. d3 d5 17. Nf2 Bd4 18. Nh3 Ne6 19. dxe4 fxe4) 14... Ne6 { [%eval -2.33] } 15. Ne3? { (-2.33 → -3.97) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -3.97] } (15. g4 f4 16. Qxe4 Ka7 17. Nf2 Ng6 18. d4 Bf6 19. Rh3 Rxh3 20. Nxh3 Bxd4) 15... Bxe3 { [%eval -3.81] } 16. dxe3 { [%eval -3.78] } 16... Nc5? { (-3.78 → -2.02) Mistake. Rxh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.02] } (16... Rxh2 17. Qe1 Nf7 18. Qg1 Qh7 19. Nf2 Ne5 20. Rc3 b6 21. b3 Ka7) 17. Nf2?? { (-2.02 → -4.64) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -4.64] } (17. h4 Ng6 18. Be2 Ne5 19. Qc3 Qg6 20. Bd2 b6 21. O-O-O a5 22. b4 Ba6) 17... Rxh2 { [%eval -4.48] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval -5.53] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.51] } 19. c3 { [%eval -6.29] } 19... Qg6 { [%eval -6.22] } 20. Bc2 { [%eval -6.28] } 20... f4? { (-6.28 → -3.47) Mistake. Rxc2 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (20... Rxc2 21. Kxc2 Qxg3 22. Qd4 Nf7 23. Bd2 Qg2 24. Rb3 Nd8 25. Rh1 Qxh1 26. Qd5) 21. gxf4?? { (-3.47 → -9.51) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -9.51] } (21. Bxe4 Qe6 22. exf4 c5 23. f5 Qe5 24. Qc4 Bxf5 25. Ra4 d5 26. Bf4 Qxf4) 21... Bf5 { [%eval -9.07] } 22. Rb3? { (-9.07 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (22. Qa4 O-O-O 23. b4 Nc5 24. Bd2 Nxa4 25. O-O-O Bxc2 26. f5 Bxf5 27. Rxa4 Bb1) 22... Nd2+ { [%eval #-2] } 23. Bxd2 { [%eval #-2] } 23... Bxc2+?! { (Mate in 2 → -11.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg1+ was best. } { [%eval -11.02] } (23... Qg1+ 24. Be1 Qxe1#) 24. Kc1 { [%eval -10.37] } 24... Rh1+ { [%eval -10.31] } 25. Be1 { [%eval -8.33] } 25... Rxe1+ { [%eval -8.31] } 26. Kd2 { [%eval -6.45] } 26... Bxb3 { [%eval -6.79] } 27. Rxe1?? { (-6.79 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxe1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (27. Kxe1 Qg3+ 28. Ke2 Qg2+ 29. Ke1 Be6 30. Qd4 O-O-O 31. Qa7 Kd7 32. Rd1 Ke7) 27... Bd5?? { (Mate in 1 → -5.41) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc2# was best. } { [%eval -5.41] } (27... Qc2#) 28. b3 { [%eval -5.88] } 28... O-O-O { [%eval -5.96] } 29. e4 { [%eval -5.89] } 29... Qg2+ { [%eval -4.8] } 30. Kd1?! { (-4.80 → -6.52) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -6.52] } (30. Re2 Qf3 31. exd5 Qxd5+ 32. Kc2 Ng6 33. Kb2 Qf7 34. Qc4 d5 35. Qd4 Ne7) 30... Qf3+ { [%eval -6.35] } 31. Re2 { [%eval -7.47] } 31... Qf1+ { [%eval -6.34] } 32. Re1 { [%eval -7.06] } 32... Qd3+ { [%eval -6.88] } 33. Kc1 { [%eval -6.58] } 33... c5 { [%eval -6.76] } 34. Qa4 { [%eval -7.86] } 34... Qxc3+ { [%eval -7.55] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval -6.81] } 35... Bc6 { [%eval -6.53] } 36. Qa5?! { (-6.53 → -9.27) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -9.27] } (36. Qc4 Qxc4 37. bxc4 Re8 38. Rg1 Rxe4 39. Rg7 Re8 40. Kc1 a5 41. f5) 36... Qxa5 { [%eval -9.1] } 37. e5? { (-9.10 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (37. f5 Nf7 38. Rh1 Ne5 39. Rh7 Bxe4 40. Re7 Qxa2 41. Rh7 Qb1+ 42. Kd2) 37... dxe5+ { [%eval #-3] } 38. Kc2 { [%eval #-3] } 38... Rd2+ { [%eval #-2] } 39. Kc1 { [%eval #-2] } 39... Qc3+ { [%eval #-1] } 40. Kb1 { [%eval #-1] } 40... Qb2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1