[Event "Cash Tournament Qualifier"] [Site "https://lichess.org/meloimUk"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Gaganeshsyamanaboina"] [Black "naren_sekhar"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "meloimUk"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "23:24:24"] [WhiteElo "1510"] [BlackElo "738"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.09] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Nxd4?! { (0.06 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.94] } 6... c5?! { (0.94 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (6... d6 7. Bf4 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. f3 Be6 10. Kb1 Nd7 11. h4) 7. Qe5+?! { (1.80 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (7. Qd3 d6 8. Bf4 a6 9. O-O-O Be6 10. Bxd6 Bxd6 11. Qxd6 Qxd6) 7... Be7 { [%eval 1.15] } 8. Nd5?! { (1.15 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (8. Bg5 d6 9. Qg3 Bd7 10. Be2 O-O 11. h4 Bc6 12. Bh6 Ne8) 8... O-O?? { (0.22 → 4.48) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (8... Nxd5 9. Qxd5 O-O 10. Bc4 d6 11. Qd3 Be6 12. O-O Bxc4 13. Qxc4 a6 14. Qd5) 9. Nxe7+ { [%eval 4.5] } 9... Kh8 { [%eval 4.74] } 10. Nf5?! { (4.74 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (10. Bg5 Qa5+ 11. c3 Ng8 12. Nxg8 d6 13. Qg3 Qb6 14. O-O-O Kxg8 15. Bc4 d5) 10... Qa5+?! { (3.70 → 5.49) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 5.49] } (10... d5 11. Qe7 Nxe4 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. Ng3 Nxg3 14. hxg3 Bf5 15. Kd1 Kg8 16. Bd3) 11. Bd2 { [%eval 5.51] } 11... Qd8 { [%eval 5.61] } 12. Qg3 { [%eval 5.37] } 12... g6 { [%eval 6.65] } 13. Nh6?! { (6.65 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (13. Nd6 Nxe4 14. Qe5+ Kg8 15. Nxe4 d5 16. Nf6+ Kh8 17. Bd3 b5 18. Bxb5 Bf5) 13... Nxe4 { [%eval 5.07] } 14. Bc3+? { (5.07 → 2.54) Mistake. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (14. Qe5+ f6 15. Qxe4 Re8 16. O-O-O Rxe4 17. Nf7+ Kg7 18. Nxd8 d5 19. h4 Re8) 14... Nxc3? { (2.54 → 4.28) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (14... f6 15. Qe3 Kg7 16. O-O-O Nxc3 17. bxc3 Re8 18. Qf4 d5 19. Bb5 Re5 20. Rhe1) 15. Qxc3+ { [%eval 4.34] } 15... f6 { [%eval 4.11] } 16. Qxc5 { [%eval 3.39] } 16... Qe8+ { [%eval 3.88] } 17. Be2 { [%eval 4.03] } 17... b6 { [%eval 4.05] } 18. Qd5 { [%eval 3.87] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval 3.78] } 19. O-O-O? { (3.78 → 2.20) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (19. c4 Rc8 20. b3 b5 21. Ng4 h5 22. Ne3 f5 23. g3 f4 24. gxf4 bxc4) 19... Qxe2 { [%eval 2.74] } 20. Nf7+ { [%eval 2.79] } 20... Kg8? { (2.79 → 4.65) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 4.65] } (20... Kg7 21. Nd6 Qe6 22. Rhe1 Qxd5 23. Rxd5 f5 24. f4 Kg8 25. Rdd1 Rab8 26. Re7) 21. Ne5+? { (4.65 → 2.86) Mistake. Nd8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (21. Nd8+ Kg7 22. Qxa8 Bb5 23. Qxa7 Rxd8 24. Qxb6 Rc8 25. Rd2 Qc4 26. Kb1 Bc6) 21... Kh8 { [%eval 2.75] } 22. Nxd7 { [%eval 2.16] } 22... Rfd8?! { (2.16 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (22... Rad8 23. Qb3 Rfe8 24. Qf7 f5 25. Qf6+ Kg8 26. Rd2 Qc4 27. b3 Qc7 28. Qd4) 23. Qd4 { [%eval 3.05] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval 3.5] } 24. Rhe1 { [%eval 3.46] } 24... Qxa2?? { (3.46 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (24... Qf7 25. Qxf6+ Qxf6 26. Nxf6 Rxd1+ 27. Kxd1 Rd8+ 28. Kc1 Kg7 29. Ne4 Re8 30. f3) 25. Qxf6+ { [%eval #9] } 25... Kg8 { [%eval #10] } 26. Qe6+?? { (Mate in 10 → 1.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (26. Re7 Qa1+ 27. Kd2 Rxd7+ 28. Rxd7 Qa5+ 29. c3 Qd5+ 30. Kc1 Qg5+ 31. Qxg5 Rf8) 26... Kh8?? { (1.92 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (26... Qxe6 27. Rxe6 Kf7 28. Red6 Ke7 29. R6d5 Bb7 30. Re1+ Kf7 31. Rd4 Re8 32. Ne5+) 27. Qxa2? { (Mate in 6 → 9.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.37] } (27. Qe5+ Kg8 28. Nf6+ Kg7 29. Ng4+ Kf8 30. Qe7+ Kg8 31. Nf6+ Kh8 32. Qxh7#) 27... Rxd7? { (9.37 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (27... Rg8 28. b4 Rac8 29. Qb2+ Rg7 30. Qf6 Bc4 31. Re7 Bf7) 28. Rxd7 { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0