[Event "CIC Champs Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tJBk36ng"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "AshwinKarthikeyan"] [Black "Varish_K"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "tJBk36ng"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "15:00:21"] [WhiteElo "1741"] [BlackElo "1223"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "C43"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. d4 { [%eval -0.18] } 3... exd4 { [%eval -0.25] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval -0.15] } { C43 Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. c3?! { (0.00 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (5. e5 d5 6. exf6 dxc4 7. Qe2+ Be6 8. fxg7 Rg8 9. Bg5 Be7) 5... dxc3 { [%eval -0.26] } 6. e5 { [%eval -0.28] } 6... Ng4? { (-0.28 → 0.91) Mistake. cxb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (6... cxb2 7. Bxb2 d5 8. exf6 dxc4 9. Qa4+ Qd7 10. Qxc4 Qe6+ 11. Qxe6+) 7. O-O?! { (0.91 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qd5+ Kf8 9. Qxc5+ d6 10. exd6 cxd6 11. Qxc3 Qe7+) 7... O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 8. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.18] } 8... Re8?? { (-0.18 → 4.42) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (8... Nc6 9. Bg5 Be7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Nd5 Qd8 12. Re1 Re8 13. Bb3 Ngxe5 14. Nxe5) 9. Bg5?? { (4.42 → 1.94) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Ng5+ Kg8 11. Qd5+ Re6 12. Nxe6 c6 13. Qxc5 dxe6 14. Bf4 b6) 9... Be7 { [%eval 1.68] } 10. Qd5 { [%eval 1.55] } 10... Rf8 { [%eval 1.55] } 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.76] } 11... Qxe7 { [%eval 1.94] } 12. Rae1?! { (1.94 → 1.26) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (12. h3 Nh6 13. Qe4 c6 14. Rfe1 d5 15. exd6 Qxd6 16. Rad1 Qc7 17. Ng5) 12... c6?! { (1.26 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (12... Nc6 13. h3 Nh6 14. Ne4 Kh8 15. Re2 Nd8 16. Nfg5 Ne6 17. f4 Nf5 18. g4) 13. Qe4? { (2.23 → 0.53) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (13. Qd2 Na6 14. h3 Nh6 15. Ne4 Nc5 16. Nd6 b5 17. b4 Nb7 18. Bb3 a5) 13... d5 { [%eval 0.67] } 14. exd6 { [%eval 0.63] } 14... Qxe4?! { (0.63 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (14... Qxd6 15. Rd1 Qc7 16. Rfe1 Na6 17. h3 Nf6 18. Qe5 Qxe5 19. Nxe5 Be6 20. Bxa6) 15. Rxe4 { [%eval 1.43] } 15... Bf5?! { (1.43 → 2.57) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (15... b5 16. Bb3 a5 17. a4 bxa4 18. Ba2 Ra7 19. Rd1 Rd8 20. Re7 Rxe7 21. dxe7) 16. Ree1? { (2.57 → 1.21) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (16. Re7 b5 17. Bb3 a5 18. h3 Nf6 19. Ne5 Be6 20. Bxe6 fxe6 21. Rd1 Rd8) 16... Nd7 { [%eval 1.19] } 17. h3 { [%eval 1.19] } 17... Nge5?? { (1.19 → 5.25) Blunder. Ngf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.25] } (17... Ngf6 18. Re7 Nb6 19. Bb3 Nc8 20. Rxb7 Nxd6 21. Re7 Rfe8 22. Rc7 Rec8 23. Rxc8+) 18. Nxe5 { [%eval 5.18] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.48] } 19. Rxe5 { [%eval 5.24] } 19... Rae8?! { (5.24 → 7.03) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval 7.03] } (19... Bg6 20. Bb3 Rfd8 21. Rd1 Rd7 22. f4 Kf8 23. g4 a5 24. f5 f6 25. Re2) 20. Rxe8?! { (7.03 → 4.99) Inaccuracy. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.99] } (20. Rxf5 b5 21. Bb3 a5 22. Rd1 a4 23. Bc2 Re6 24. d7 Rd8 25. Ne4 Kf8) 20... Rxe8 { [%eval 4.91] } 21. f3 { [%eval 4.92] } 21... b5 { [%eval 5.05] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval 4.89] } 22... Be6?! { (4.89 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 6.38] } (22... a5 23. g4 Bd7 24. a4 Rb8 25. Ne4 bxa4 26. Bxa4 Rxb2 27. Nc5 Rd2 28. Nxd7) 23. Re1 { [%eval 5.25] } 23... a6 { [%eval 6.51] } 24. Bxe6 { [%eval 6.49] } 24... fxe6 { [%eval 6.25] } 25. d7 { [%eval 6.08] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval 6.47] } 26. Rd1 { [%eval 6.03] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval 6.49] } 27. Ne4 { [%eval 6.36] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 5.98] } 28. Nc5 { [%eval 6.58] } 28... a5 { [%eval 6.54] } 29. b3 { [%eval 6.33] } 29... g6 { [%eval 6.52] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval 6.23] } 30... Kf6 { [%eval 7.81] } 31. Nb7 { [%eval 7.71] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 9.1] } 32. Nxd8 { [%eval 8.54] } 32... Kxd8 { [%eval 8.34] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval 9.7] } 33... c5? { (9.70 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (33... g5 34. Ke4 h6 35. Ke5 g4 36. fxg4 h5 37. gxh5 c5 38. Rd6 c4 39. bxc4) 34. Ke4 { [%eval #8] } 34... c4 { [%eval #8] } 35. Ke5 { [%eval 9.69] } 35... cxb3? { (9.69 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (35... g5 36. Kxe6 a4 37. bxa4 c3 38. axb5 c2 39. Rc1 Kc7 40. Rxc2+ Kb7 41. d8=Q) 36. axb3 { [%eval #4] } 36... a4 { [%eval #3] } 37. bxa4 { [%eval #4] } 37... bxa4 { [%eval #3] } 38. Kxe6 { [%eval #3] } 38... g5 { [%eval #2] } 39. Rc1 { [%eval #1] } 39... h5 { [%eval #1] } 40. Rc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0