[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0vGlQ4iz"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "saravanan99"] [Black "Maktoom_Saleh33"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0vGlQ4iz"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:09:55"] [WhiteElo "993"] [BlackElo "875"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+75"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Bc5? { (0.18 → 1.57) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nc3? { (1.57 → 0.44) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 Bb6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O h6) 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Nd4?! { (0.14 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (6... d6 7. Na4 Na5 8. Nxc5 Nxc4 9. dxc4 dxc5 10. Nxe5 Nxe4 11. Qf3) 7. Nxd4?! { (0.71 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (7. Nxe5 d6 8. Na4 Bb6 9. Nxf7 Rxf7 10. Bxf7+ Kxf7 11. Bg5 Kg8) 7... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.01] } 9. Qf3 { [%eval -0.11] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 0.64] } 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.25] } 11... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.26] } 12. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 12... gxf6 { [%eval 0.23] } 13. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.16] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 0.21] } 14. c3 { [%eval -0.03] } 14... Bb6 { [%eval 0.08] } 15. b4 { [%eval -0.16] } 15... c6 { [%eval 0.37] } 16. a4 { [%eval 0.25] } 16... Kh8 { [%eval 0.75] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval 0.43] } 17... Bd8 { [%eval 0.47] } 18. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.12] } 18... Rg8 { [%eval 0.54] } 19. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Bb6 { [%eval 0.44] } 20. Rg3?! { (0.44 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (20. Rf3 Bd8 21. a5 d5 22. Be3 Rg7 23. c4 a6 24. Bc5 Rc8 25. h3 Kg8) 20... Bxf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Rxg8+?! { (0.00 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.66] } (21. Rf3 Bh4 22. Raf1 a5 23. bxa5 Rxa5 24. g3 Bg5 25. Bxg5 fxg5 26. Rf7 Rg7) 21... Rxg8?! { (-0.66 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kxg8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (21... Kxg8 22. g3 Kf7 23. Kg2 Bb6 24. a5 Bd8 25. a6 b5 26. Be3 f5 27. h4) 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Bb6?! { (0.00 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Bh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (22... Bh4 23. g3 Bg5 24. Bxg5 fxg5 25. Rf6 Rg6 26. Rf7 Rg7 27. Rf8+ Rg8) 23. Rxf6 { [%eval 0.52] } 23... Bc7? { (0.52 → 2.14) Mistake. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (23... Rg6 24. Rf8+ Rg8 25. Rf3 Rg6 26. h4 Bd8 27. h5 Rf6 28. Rg3 Rf1+ 29. Kh2) 24. Rxe6 { [%eval 1.98] } 24... h5?! { (1.98 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (24... Rg6 25. Rxg6 hxg6 26. Kg1 a6 27. Kf2 b6 28. Kf3 b5 29. a5 Kg7 30. Bg5) 25. Re7?! { (3.18 → 2.22) Inaccuracy. Rh6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (25. Rh6+ Kg7 26. Rxh5 Rc8 27. Rg5+ Kh7 28. Rf5 a5 29. bxa5 Kg8 30. a6 bxa6) 25... Bd8? { (2.22 → 4.30) Mistake. Rg7 was best. } { [%eval 4.3] } (25... Rg7 26. Re8+ Rg8 27. Re6 Rf8 28. g3 Kg7 29. Kg2 Rf6 30. Re8 Bb6 31. Be1) 26. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.2] } 26... h4 { [%eval 4.3] } 27. h3 { [%eval 4.2] } 27... Rg3 { [%eval 4.86] } 28. Rb8 { [%eval 4.7] } 28... Rg8 { [%eval 4.62] } 29. Ra8 { [%eval 4.55] } 29... a5 { [%eval 5.41] } 30. bxa5 { [%eval 5.44] } 30... Bg5?! { (5.44 → 8.94) Inaccuracy. Bxa5 was best. } { [%eval 8.94] } (30... Bxa5 31. Rxa5 Rg3 32. d4 Rd3 33. Bg5 exd4 34. cxd4 Kg7 35. d5 c5 36. Bxh4) 31. Rxg8+ { [%eval 8.66] } 31... Kxg8 { [%eval 8.44] } 32. Bxg5 { [%eval 8.58] } 32... Kf8? { (8.58 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (32... d5 33. a6 Kf7 34. Kh2 dxe4 35. dxe4 Ke6 36. a7 Kd6 37. a8=Q Kc7 38. Qd8+) 33. a6 { [%eval #11] } 33... Ke8 { [%eval #8] } 34. a7 { [%eval #7] } 34... Kf8 { [%eval #5] } 35. a8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval #4] } 36. Qe8 { [%eval #4] } 36... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 37. Qf8 { [%eval #3] } 37... d5 { [%eval #2] } 38. Bf6 { [%eval #2] } 38... d4 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0