Okay, we are tasked with adding 205 and 1643. Let's begin!

Step 1: We'll start by adding the digits 5 & 3 in column 1 and get 8.

Step 2: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 4 in column 2 and get 4.

Step 3: We'll start by adding the digits 2 & 6 in column 3 and get 8.

Step 4: We'll start by adding the digits 0 & 1 in column 4 and get 1.

So, 205 + 1643 = 1848.

