[Event "Internal Tournament"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RZq48T67"] [Date "2026.02.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Sarpvinash"] [Black "hanumanchintu_2020"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "RZq48T67"] [UTCDate "2026.02.21"] [UTCTime "15:24:13"] [WhiteElo "2237"] [BlackElo "1693"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+40"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C78"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O Bc5 { C78 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Neo-Arkhangelsk Variation } 6. d3 O-O?! { (0.13 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (6... b5 7. Bb3 d6 8. c3 O-O 9. h3 h6 10. Re1 Bb6 11. a4) 7. Be3?! { (0.85 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } (7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Nxe5 Re8 9. Nf3 h6 10. Re1 a5 11. Nc3 a4) 7... Bb6? { (0.04 → 1.24) Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } (7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 d6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nc3 Qe7 11. Qe1 Nh5 12. b3) 8. Bxc6 dxc6?! { (0.79 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } (8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Qe7 11. Ng4 Nxg4 12. Qxg4 d5 13. Qf3 dxe4 14. Qxe4) 9. Nxe5 Re8 10. Nc4 Bg4 11. Qd2 Bxe3 12. fxe3?! { (2.11 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } (12. Nxe3 Qd4 13. Qc3 c5 14. Re1 b5 15. Nd2 Be6 16. f4 Qxc3 17. bxc3 c4) 12... b5 13. Nca3?? { (0.91 → -0.95) Blunder. Na5 was best. } (13. Na5 c5 14. Qf2 c6 15. e5 Nd5 16. Qxf7+ Kh8 17. Nxc6 Qd7 18. Qxd7 Bxd7) 13... Qd7? { (-0.95 → 0.26) Mistake. c5 was best. } (13... c5 14. Rf4 Bh5 15. c4 c6 16. b3 b4 17. Nc2 Qe7) 14. Qf2 Bh5 15. h3 Re5? { (0.00 → 1.28) Mistake. c5 was best. } (15... c5 16. Nc3 c4 17. Qh4 Bg6 18. Rxf6 gxf6 19. Nd5 Re6 20. Nxf6+ Rxf6 21. Qxf6) 16. Nd2 Rg5 17. Nf3 Rg6? { (1.37 → 3.33) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } (17... Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Re8 19. Nb1 Nh5 20. Nd2 Re6 21. h4 Rf6 22. hxg5 Rxf3 23. Nxf3) 18. Ne5 Qe6 19. Nxg6 fxg6 20. Qg3 Be2 21. Rf2 Nh5 22. Qxc7 Rc8 23. Qh2 b4 24. Nc4 Bxd3 25. cxd3 Rd8 26. Qe5 Qxe5 27. Nxe5 c5 28. Rc1 c4 29. Rxc4 a5 30. Rc7 Re8 31. d4 Nf6 32. Rxf6 gxf6 33. Ng4 h5?! { (6.07 → 9.33) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } (33... Re6 34. e5 fxe5 35. dxe5 Kf8 36. Rxh7 Rb6 37. Kf2 b3 38. axb3 Rxb3 39. Kf3) 34. Nxf6+ Kf8 35. Nxe8 Kxe8 36. e5 Kd8 37. Rh7 Ke8? { (8.90 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } (37... g5 38. Kf2 a4 39. Rxh5 Kd7 40. Ke2 Ke8 41. Rxg5 Ke7 42. Kd3 Kf8 43. a3) 38. e6 a4 39. d5 a3 40. bxa3? { (Mate in 4 → 8.73) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d6 was best. } (40. d6 Kf8 41. d7 Kg8 42. Rf7 axb2 43. d8=Q#) 40... bxa3? { (8.73 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } (40... b3 41. axb3 Kf8 42. Rc7 Ke8 43. h4 Kd8 44. Ra7 Ke8) 41. d6 Kd8 42. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0