[Event "16th Online Practice Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4z8zXrI0"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "monitha"] [Black "DARUN_KARTHICK"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "4z8zXrI0"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "15:00:00"] [WhiteElo "1430"] [BlackElo "1736"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Qe2+ { [%eval -0.1] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 0.26] } 7. Bg5?! { (0.26 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (7. Ng5 Qe7 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. c3 c6 10. Nxe6 fxe6 11. cxb4 cxb5) 7... O-O { [%eval -0.45] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval -0.62] } 8... c6 { [%eval -0.29] } 9. Be2 { [%eval -0.7] } 9... Bb4 { [%eval -0.17] } 10. O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval -0.16] } 11. a3 { [%eval -0.21] } 11... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval -0.41] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 0.05] } 13. Qe3?? { (0.05 → -1.88) Blunder. Bxd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.88] } (13. Bxd8 Nxd2 14. Nxd2 Raxd8 15. Rfb1 b6 16. f3 Rde8 17. Kf2 g6 18. a4 Re7) 13... Nxg5? { (-1.88 → -0.31) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (13... f6 14. Bh4 g5 15. Bg3 f5 16. Nxg5 Qxg5 17. Bf4 Qe7 18. f3 Nd6 19. Rae1) 14. Nxg5 { [%eval -0.5] } 14... Re8 { [%eval -0.41] } 15. Nxe6 { [%eval -0.65] } 15... Rxe6 { [%eval -0.78] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval -0.76] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval -0.54] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -0.48] } 17... Nf6 { [%eval -0.3] } 18. Bf5 { [%eval -0.28] } 18... Rd6 { [%eval -0.32] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.29] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval -0.25] } 20. Re2 { [%eval -0.69] } 20... c5?! { (-0.69 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (20... g6 21. Qg3 c5 22. Rae1 Rc6 23. Qg5 Rf8 24. Re7 Qa5 25. R1e3 Qxa3 26. g3) 21. Rae1 { [%eval 0.11] } 21... Rdd8?! { (0.11 → 1.05) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (21... Rf8 22. g4 g6 23. g5 cxd4 24. cxd4 gxf5 25. gxf6 Rxf6 26. Kh1 Qc6 27. Qf4) 22. Re7 { [%eval 0.66] } 22... Re8 { [%eval 0.98] } 23. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.92] } 23... Rxe8 { [%eval 0.57] } 24. Rxe8+ { [%eval 0.66] } 24... Nxe8 { [%eval 0.69] } 25. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.68] } 25... cxd4 { [%eval 1.17] } 26. Qxd4?! { (1.17 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (26. cxd4 Qc3 27. g3 g6 28. Qe5 gxf5 29. Qxe8+ Kg7 30. Qe5+ Kf8 31. Qc5+ Qxc5) 26... g6 { [%eval 0.56] } 27. Bd3 { [%eval 0.5] } 27... Nd6?? { (0.50 → 2.92) Blunder. b6 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (27... b6 28. g3 Qe7 29. Qb4 Qe5 30. Kf1 Nf6 31. Qd4 Qe7 32. a4 Kg7 33. h3) 28. Qxa7 { [%eval 2.96] } 28... Qxc3?! { (2.96 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (28... Nf5 29. g3 Kg7 30. Bxf5 gxf5 31. Qd4+ Kg6 32. c4 f6 33. Qd5 b6 34. Qg8+) 29. Qb8+ { [%eval 4.13] } 29... Nc8 { [%eval 4.33] } 30. Qxb7 { [%eval 4.19] } 30... Qe1+ { [%eval 4.32] } 31. Bf1 { [%eval 4.21] } 31... Ne7 { [%eval 4.27] } 32. Qb8+ { [%eval 4.28] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 4.3] } 33. Qb2+ { [%eval 4.36] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval 4.42] } 34. a4 { [%eval 4.35] } 34... Nd5 { [%eval 4.25] } 35. Qb8+ { [%eval 3.98] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval 3.99] } 36. Qb2+ { [%eval 4.16] } 36... Nc3 { [%eval 3.93] } 37. a5 { [%eval 3.4] } 37... Kh6?! { (3.40 → 4.53) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (37... h5 38. g3 h4 39. gxh4 Kh7 40. Qb7 Ne2+ 41. Kg2 Nf4+ 42. Kf3 Kg7 43. Qb2+) 38. h3?? { (4.53 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (38. g3 Ne2+ 39. Kg2 Nf4+ 40. gxf4 Qxa5 41. Kg3 Qc5 42. Bg2 Qc8 43. Bf3 Qc5) 38... Ne2+ { [%eval #-5] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval #-5] } 39... Qxf1 { [%eval #-4] } 40. a6 { [%eval #-1] } 40... Qg1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1