Event: Round 8: Acharya, Nikesh - Bhatt, Rishaan
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/2025-uk-chess-challenge-terafinal-under-8/round-8/0qlc7BTE/5nJnRhPq
Date: 2025-10-19
White: Acharya, Nikesh
WhiteElo: 1702
Black: Bhatt, Rishaan
BlackElo: 1481
Result: 1-0
ECO: B07
Opening: Pirc Defense
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:25:18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:25:19] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:25:27] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] [%clk 0:25:26] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] [%clk 0:25:35] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:25:34] } 4. Be3 { [%eval 0.47] [%clk 0:25:40] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.46] [%clk 0:25:37] } 5. Qd2 { [%eval 0.45] [%clk 0:25:48] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:25:43] } 6. O-O-O { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:25:56] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.98] [%clk 0:25:36] } 7. Nf3?! { [%eval 0.36] } { Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%clk 0:26:03] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:25:33] } 8. Bd3 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:25:54] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:25:36] } 9. a3?? { [%eval -0.9] } { Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:51] } 9... b4 { [%eval -0.97] [%clk 0:25:42] } 10. Nb1 { [%eval -1.11] [%clk 0:25:28] } 10... a5 { [%eval -0.56] [%clk 0:25:45] } 11. h4 { [%eval -1.04] [%clk 0:25:10] } 11... h5 { [%eval -0.74] [%clk 0:25:31] } 12. Bh6 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 0:25:07] } 12... Bg4 { [%eval -0.54] [%clk 0:25:17] } 13. e5 { [%eval -0.61] [%clk 0:24:44] } 13... dxe5?! { [%eval 0.16] } { Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:25:13] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 0:24:44] } 14... Nxe5?? { [%eval 2.41] } { Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%clk 0:24:52] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.4] [%clk 0:24:41] } 15... Bxd1 { [%eval 2.36] [%clk 0:24:41] } 16. Rxd1 { [%eval 2.38] [%clk 0:24:47] } 16... Qd4 { [%eval 2.57] [%clk 0:23:14] } 17. Nf3 { [%eval 2.0] [%clk 0:22:11] } 17... Qb6 { [%eval 1.89] [%clk 0:22:33] } 18. Bxg7 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:21:16] } 18... Kxg7 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:22:36] } 19. a4?! { [%eval 1.16] } { Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:51] } 19... Rfd8? { [%eval 2.42] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:22:16] } 20. Re1?! { [%eval 1.56] } { Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:42] } 20... c5? { [%eval 3.04] } { Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%clk 0:19:37] } 21. Rxe7?! { [%eval 1.93] } { Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%clk 0:16:59] } 21... c4?! { [%eval 2.97] } { Inaccuracy. Ng8 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:54] } 22. Ne5 { [%eval 2.78] [%clk 0:15:22] } 22... cxd3?? { [%eval #5] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra7 was best. } { [%clk 0:18:00] } 23. Rxf7+ { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:15:26] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval #4] [%clk 0:18:02] } 24. Qh6 { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:15:17] } 24... d2+ { [%eval #2] [%clk 0:14:04] } 25. Nxd2 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:15:13] } 25... Rxd2 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:13:16] } 26. Qxg6+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:15:16] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:13:19] } 27. Rh7+ { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:15:20] } 27... Nxh7 { [%eval #1] [%clk 0:13:21] } 28. Nf7# { [%clk 0:15:18] } 1-0