[Event "Chess Champions C.I.C Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/scikyZja"] [Date "2026.02.13"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "KP_EC560100"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "scikyZja"] [UTCDate "2026.02.13"] [UTCTime "14:41:03"] [WhiteElo "1761"] [BlackElo "1478"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-12"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [WhiteBerserk "true"] [Variant "From Position"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnbq1rk1/ppp1b1pp/3ppn2/5p2/2PP4/5NP1/PP2PPBP/RNBQ1RK1 w - - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] } 1... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.48] } 2. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. e3 { [%eval -0.38] } 3... e5 { [%eval -0.37] } 4. d5?! { (-0.37 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (4. Nc3 e4 5. Nd2 g6 6. b4 Bg7 7. a4 a5 8. b5 c5 9. bxc6 bxc6) 4... e4 { [%eval -1.13] } 5. Nd4 { [%eval -1.14] } 5... Nc5 { [%eval -0.87] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.86] } 6... Nd3?! { (-0.86 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (6... a5 7. Rb1 Qe7 8. Qd2 Bd7 9. Ncb5 Rfc8 10. b3 g6 11. a3 Nd3) 7. b3?! { (-0.19 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (7. f3 exf3 8. Qxd3 fxg2 9. Kxg2 Bxd4 10. Qxd4 Bd7 11. Rf4 a6 12. Raf1 Qg5) 7... c5? { (-0.81 → 0.29) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (7... Bxd4 8. exd4 Qf6 9. Ne2 Bd7 10. Qd2 Rae8 11. f3 Nf2 12. fxe4 Nxe4 13. Qd3) 8. Nde2?? { (0.29 → -1.94) Blunder. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (8. dxc6 Bxd4 9. c7 Qxc7 10. Nb5 Qe7 11. Nxd4 b6 12. f3 Bb7 13. fxe4 Bxe4) 8... g5 { [%eval -1.98] } 9. Qc2 { [%eval -1.93] } 9... g4?! { (-1.93 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (9... Ne5 10. f3 exf3 11. Bxf3 a6 12. Bh5 Bg7 13. Rf2 b5 14. Raf1 bxc4 15. g4) 10. Rad1 { [%eval -1.11] } 10... h5 { [%eval -0.85] } 11. Nf4 { [%eval -0.97] } 11... h4? { (-0.97 → 0.55) Mistake. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (11... Nxf4 12. gxf4 Qa5 13. Nb5 Qb6 14. Rb1 a6 15. Nc3 Qa5 16. Rfc1 Bd7 17. Ne2) 12. Nxd3 { [%eval 0.51] } 12... exd3 { [%eval 0.52] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.71] } 13... h3 { [%eval 0.65] } 14. Bh1 { [%eval 0.73] } 14... b6?! { (0.73 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (14... Bxc3 15. Qxc3 Bd7 16. Rde1 Qg5 17. f4 Qg7 18. Qxg7+ Kxg7 19. e4 fxe4 20. Bxe4) 15. Ne2 { [%eval 1.51] } 15... Be5 { [%eval 1.56] } 16. Nf4?! { (1.56 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (16. f3 b5 17. fxg4 bxc4 18. bxc4 Qg5 19. Nf4 Bxf4 20. Rxf4 fxg4 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8) 16... Bxf4 { [%eval 0.69] } 17. exf4 { [%eval 0.86] } 17... Qf6 { [%eval 0.87] } 18. Rfe1?! { (0.87 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (18. f3 a5 19. a4 Ra7 20. fxg4 fxg4 21. Be4 Re7 22. f5 Kf7 23. Rf4 Rg8) 18... Bd7 { [%eval 0.31] } 19. Rd2 { [%eval -0.11] } 19... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Rde2?? { (0.00 → -2.13) Blunder. Re6 was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (20. Re6 Bxe6 21. dxe6 Rxe6 22. Kf1 Rae8 23. Bd5 Kf8 24. Bxe6 Rxe6 25. Qd5 a5) 20... Rxe2 { [%eval -1.94] } 21. Qxe2 { [%eval -2.07] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -2.06] } 22. Qd2 { [%eval -2.2] } 22... Rxe1+ { [%eval -2.04] } 23. Qxe1 { [%eval -1.99] } 23... Qd4?? { (-1.99 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23... Kf7 24. f3 b5 25. fxg4 bxc4 26. bxc4 Qd4+ 27. Qf2 Qxc4 28. Qf1 Qd4+ 29. Qf2) 24. Qb1?? { (0.00 → -3.20) Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (24. Bg2 hxg2 25. Qe7 Qg7 26. Qxd6 Bc8 27. Kxg2 Qf7 28. Qd8+ Qf8 29. Qc7 Qe8) 24... Kf7 { [%eval -2.67] } 25. Kf1?! { (-2.67 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (25. a3 a6 26. a4 Qd2 27. f3 gxf3 28. Qf1 Qe3+ 29. Qf2 Qxb3 30. Qxf3 Qb1+) 25... Kf6? { (-3.63 → -2.03) Mistake. b5 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval -2.03] } (25... b5 26. Qc1 Qd3+ 27. Kg1 bxc4 28. bxc4 Bc8 29. Qf1 Qc3 30. Qd1 Qxc4 31. f3) 26. Ke2?! { (-2.03 → -3.11) Inaccuracy. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.11] } (26. Qc1 b5 27. Qe3 Qd1+ 28. Qe1 Qd3+ 29. Qe2 Qb1+ 30. Qe1 Qxa2 31. Qc3+ Ke7) 26... b5 { [%eval -2.08] } 27. Qc2? { (-2.08 → -3.96) Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (27. Qc1 bxc4 28. bxc4 Kf7 29. f3 Kf6 30. fxg4 fxg4 31. Qd2 Qxc4+ 32. Ke3 Bf5) 27... bxc4 { [%eval -3.86] } 28. bxc4 { [%eval -4.03] } 28... Qa1 { [%eval -4.14] } 29. Qd1 { [%eval -4.27] } 29... Qxa2+ { [%eval -4.69] } 30. Ke1 { [%eval -5.49] } 30... Qxc4 { [%eval -5.14] } 31. Qa1+ { [%eval -5.54] } 31... Qd4 { [%eval -4.48] } 32. Qxd4+?! { (-4.48 → -5.79) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -5.79] } (32. Qa5 Ke7 33. Qa3 Kd8 34. Qb3 Qa1+ 35. Kd2 Kc7 36. Qd1 Qb2+ 37. Qc2 Qxc2+) 32... cxd4 { [%eval -5.34] } 33. f3?! { (-5.34 → -7.57) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -7.57] } (33. Kd2 Bb5 34. f3 Bf1 35. fxg4 Bg2 36. gxf5 Bxh1 37. Kd3 Kxf5 38. Kxd4 Bf3) 33... Ba4?? { (-7.57 → -1.42) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (33... a5 34. fxg4 fxg4 35. Kf2 a4 36. Bf3 gxf3 37. Kxf3 a3 38. Ke4 a2 39. Kxd4) 34. fxg4 { [%eval -1.08] } 34... fxg4 { [%eval -1.61] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval -1.62] } 35... Bb5 { [%eval -1.38] } 36. Be4 { [%eval -1.16] } 36... a5 { [%eval -0.8] } 37. Bc2?? { (-0.80 → -5.49) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.49] } (37. Bd3 Be8 38. Kc2 a4 39. Kb2 Bg6 40. Bb5 d3 41. Bxa4 Kf5 42. Bd1 Ke4) 37... a4 { [%eval -4.38] } 38. Bb1?! { (-4.38 → -6.70) Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } { [%eval -6.7] } (38. Bd1 a3 39. Kc1 Kf5 40. Kb1 Bc4 41. Ba4 Ke4 42. Bd1 d3 43. Bxg4 a2+) 38... Bc4 { [%eval -6.64] } 39. Kc2 { [%eval -6.78] } 39... Bxd5? { (-6.78 → -3.62) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -3.62] } (39... a3 40. Kd2 Bxd5 41. Kd3 a2 42. Bxa2 Bxa2 43. Ke4 d5+ 44. Kxd4 Ke6 45. Kc5) 40. Kd3?? { (-3.62 → -8.46) Blunder. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -8.46] } (40. Kb2 Bc4 41. Bc2 Bb5 42. Be4 Ke6 43. Bh7 d5 44. Bg8+ Kd6 45. Bh7 Be2) 40... a3 { [%eval -6.96] } 41. Ba2?? { (-6.96 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxd4 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (41. Kxd4 a2 42. Bxa2 Bxa2 43. Kd3 Bf7 44. Kc3 d5 45. Kd4 Ke6 46. Kc3 Bg6) 41... Bxa2 { [%eval #-12] } 42. Kxd4 { [%eval #-10] } 42... Bb1 { [%eval #-9] } 43. Kc3 { [%eval #-9] } 43... a2 { [%eval #-8] } 44. Kb2 { [%eval #-8] } 44... d5 { [%eval #-7] } 45. Ka1 { [%eval #-7] } 45... d4 { [%eval #-6] } 46. Kb2 { [%eval #-6] } 46... d3 { [%eval #-5] } 47. f5 { [%eval #-5] } 47... d2 { [%eval #-4] } 48. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 48... d1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 49. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] } 49... a1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 50. Kxa1 { [%eval #-5] } 50... Bxf5+ { [%eval #-4] } 51. Kb2 { [%eval #-4] } 51... Qc2+ { [%eval #-3] } 52. Ka3 { [%eval #-3] } 52... Be6 { [%eval #-4] } 53. Kb4 { [%eval #-4] } 53... Qb3+ { [%eval #-4] } 54. Kc5 { [%eval #-4] } 54... Qc4+ { [%eval #-4] } 55. Kd6 { [%eval #-3] } 55... Qd5+ { [%eval #-2] } 56. Kc7 { [%eval #-2] } 56... Qg2 { [%eval #-4] } 57. Kd8 { [%eval #-2] } 57... Qxh2 { [%eval #-4] } 58. Ke8 { [%eval #-2] } 58... Qxg3 { [%eval #-1] } 59. Kf8 { [%eval #-1] } 59... h2 { [%eval #-1] } 60. Ke8 { [%eval #-1] } 60... h1=Q { [%eval #-1] } 61. Kf8 { [%eval #-1] } 61... Qh8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1