[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2hbCQwJJ"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Hridaan_Gandhi"] [Black "CheckmateMajd"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "2hbCQwJJ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:40:25"] [WhiteElo "1155"] [BlackElo "1454"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 4... d6 { [%eval 0.13] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... Bh5 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. Nxe5?? { (0.21 → -3.67) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.67] } (7. Nd5 Nd4 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. c3 Bb6 11. d3 h5) 7... Bxd1 { [%eval -3.84] } 8. Bxf7+ { [%eval -4.72] } 8... Kf8 { [%eval -4.6] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval -4.55] } 9... bxc6 { [%eval -4.74] } 10. Nxd1 { [%eval -5.6] } 10... Kxf7 { [%eval -5.9] } 11. Re1 { [%eval -5.86] } 11... Qf6 { [%eval -5.88] } 12. d3 { [%eval -5.74] } 12... Re8 { [%eval -5.81] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -5.74] } 13... h6 { [%eval -5.34] } 14. Bc3 { [%eval -5.38] } 14... Qg6 { [%eval -5.16] } 15. b4 { [%eval -5.1] } 15... Bb6 { [%eval -5.15] } 16. a4 { [%eval -4.89] } 16... a6 { [%eval -5.58] } 17. a5 { [%eval -5.43] } 17... Ba7 { [%eval -5.39] } 18. Ne3 { [%eval -5.43] } 18... Bxe3 { [%eval -4.69] } 19. Rxe3 { [%eval -4.63] } 19... d5 { [%eval -4.19] } 20. exd5 { [%eval -5.2] } 20... Rxe3 { [%eval -5.2] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval -5.12] } 21... cxd5 { [%eval -5.04] } 22. Rf1+ { [%eval -5.2] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval -4.98] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval -5.35] } 23... Nf6 { [%eval -5.63] } 24. Bxf6+ { [%eval -6.7] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval -6.58] } 25. Rf3 { [%eval -7.02] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval -7.01] } 26. g3 { [%eval -7.34] } 26... Ke6 { [%eval -6.78] } 27. d4?? { (-6.78 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (27. g4 Qg5 28. Kg2 Qe5 29. b5 f5 30. bxa6 fxg4 31. hxg4 Rxg4+ 32. Kf2 Qh2+) 27... Kd6? { (Mate in 9 → -7.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc2+ was best. } { [%eval -7.5] } (27... Qxc2+ 28. Kg1 Qe2 29. g4 Qxf3 30. b5 Qxh3 31. Kf2 Rxg4 32. Ke2 Rg2+ 33. Kd3) 28. c3? { (-7.50 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (28. g4 Qxc2+ 29. Kg3 Ke7 30. b5 axb5 31. a6 b4 32. Rf2 Qc1 33. a7 Ra8) 28... Qc2+ { [%eval -9.2] } 29. Kg1 { [%eval -8.64] } 29... Qd1+ { [%eval -7.63] } 30. Rf1 { [%eval -8.48] } 30... Qxf1+ { [%eval -7.3] } 31. Kxf1 { [%eval -7.63] } 31... Rxg3 { [%eval -7.45] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -7.48] } 32... Rxh3 { [%eval -7.34] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -7.15] } 33... Rg3 { [%eval -7.28] } 34. Kd3 { White offers draw } { [%eval -7.59] } 34... h5 { [%eval -7.5] } 35. c4 { [%eval -7.94] } 35... dxc4+ { [%eval -7.52] } 36. Kxc4? { (-7.52 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-16] } (36. Ke2 Kd7 37. d5 h4 38. e4 h3 39. b5 axb5 40. a6 Rg8 41. Ke3 c3) 36... h4 { [%eval -11.23] } 37. b5 { [%eval -10.44] } 37... axb5+ { [%eval -9.9] } 38. Kxb5 { [%eval -9.72] } 38... Rg1 { [%eval #-11] } 39. a6 { [%eval #-11] } 39... Ra1 { [%eval #-10] } 40. Kc4 { [%eval #-10] } 40... h3 { [%eval #-9] } 41. d5 { [%eval #-7] } 41... h2 { [%eval #-6] } 42. e4 { [%eval #-6] } 42... h1=Q { [%eval #-5] } 43. e5+ { [%eval #-5] } 43... fxe5 { [%eval #-4] } 44. a7 { [%eval #-3] } 44... Qh4+ { [%eval #-4] } 45. Kb5 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qa4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1