[Event "IGSF PRACTICE CHESS TOURNAMENT Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5db8WiMI"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "arnav_naagar16"] [Black "nikhilrawat626"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "5db8WiMI"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "15:55:29"] [WhiteElo "1303"] [BlackElo "982"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "B40"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: French Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B40 Sicilian Defense: French Variation } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... a6 { [%eval 0.3] } 4. Bc4?! { (0.30 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nc6 6. Be2 Qc7 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qd3 d5) 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.17] } 5... d5 { [%eval -0.45] } 6. exd5 { [%eval -0.46] } 6... exd5 { [%eval -0.24] } 7. Bb3 { [%eval -0.46] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.27] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval -0.49] } 8... Be7?! { (-0.49 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (8... Be6 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. O-O Ne7 11. Re1 Qd6 12. Ne2 O-O-O 13. c4 d4 14. Ba4) 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.32] } 9... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.07] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.23] } 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.28] } 11... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.17] } 12... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.25] } 13. Rb1 { [%eval -0.18] } 13... Qf6 { [%eval -0.18] } 14. h3 { [%eval -0.24] } 14... b5 { [%eval -0.3] } 15. c4?! { (-0.30 → -0.95) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (15. Re1 h6 16. a4 b4 17. Re3 Bb7 18. Qe2 Rad8 19. Re1 a5 20. Qd1 Kh7) 15... Bf5 { [%eval -0.5] } 16. cxb5 { [%eval -0.6] } 16... axb5 { [%eval -0.6] } 17. Qd2?? { (-0.60 → -2.83) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (17. Rc1 Qd6 18. a4 b4 19. Re1 Rac8 20. Nd2 h6 21. Re3 Rc7 22. Qh5 Nd4) 17... Rad8 { [%eval -2.4] } 18. Bc2 { [%eval -2.41] } 18... Nb4 { [%eval -2.24] } 19. Ne1 { [%eval -2.9] } 19... Nxc2 { [%eval -2.68] } 20. Nxc2? { (-2.68 → -4.55) Mistake. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (20. Qxc2 c4 21. Rxb5 cxd3 22. Qd2 Rfe8 23. Nf3 Be4 24. Qb2 Qg6 25. Rg5 Qh6) 20... Bxd3 { [%eval -4.35] } 21. Rfc1 { [%eval -4.59] } 21... Qg6 { [%eval -4.16] } 22. Qc3 { [%eval -4.7] } 22... Be4 { [%eval -4.55] } 23. f3 { [%eval -4.98] } 23... Rd3 { [%eval -4.9] } 24. Qxc5 { [%eval -4.84] } 24... Bxf3 { [%eval -4.98] } 25. Ne1 { [%eval -5.82] } 25... Rd2 { [%eval -5.69] } 26. Rc2 { [%eval -6.44] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval -6.34] } 27. Qxc2 { [%eval -6.14] } 27... Qxc2?? { (-6.14 → -0.09) Blunder. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (27... Be4 28. Qc5 Bxb1 29. Qxb5 Be4 30. a4 Qc6 31. Qe5 Re8 32. Qb5 Kh8 33. Nf3) 28. Nxc2 { [%eval -0.17] } 28... Be4 { [%eval -0.11] } 29. Rc1?? { (-0.11 → -5.54) Blunder. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.54] } (29. Rb2 Rd8 30. Na3 b4 31. Rxb4 f5 32. Rb2 g5 33. Nc4 Rd1+ 34. Kf2 Kg7) 29... Rc8 { [%eval -5.45] } 30. Rb1 { [%eval -5.41] } 30... Bxc2 { [%eval -4.92] } 31. Rxb5 { [%eval -4.84] } 31... g6 { [%eval -5.08] } 32. Rb2 { [%eval -5.04] } 32... Bd3 { [%eval -5.01] } 33. a4 { [%eval -5.34] } 33... Ra8 { [%eval -5.24] } 34. Ra2 { [%eval -5.2] } 34... Bb1 { [%eval -4.3] } 35. Ra1 { [%eval -4.28] } 35... Bc2 { [%eval -4.13] } 36. a5 { [%eval -4.3] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval -4.2] } 37. a6 { [%eval -5.09] } 37... Bd3?! { (-5.09 → -3.73) Inaccuracy. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval -3.73] } (37... Ra7 38. Ra3 Bf5 39. g4 Bc8 40. Rc3 Bxa6 41. Kf2 Bb7 42. h4 Ra4 43. Kg3) 38. a7 { [%eval -3.65] } 38... Be4 { [%eval -3.45] } 39. Kf2 { [%eval -3.76] } 39... f5 { [%eval -3.79] } 40. g3 { [%eval -3.83] } 40... Kh6 { [%eval -3.71] } 41. h4 { [%eval -4.64] } 41... Kh5 { [%eval -5.02] } 42. Ke3 { [%eval -5.0] } 42... Kg4 { [%eval -4.8] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -4.64] } 43... h5 { [%eval -4.42] } 44. Ke3?! { (-4.42 → -6.73) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval -6.73] } (44. Ra4 Rc8 45. Ra6 Rc2+ 46. Ke3 Kxg3 47. Rxg6+ Kxh4 48. Ra6 Ba8 49. Ra1 Kg5) 44... Kxg3 { [%eval -6.64] } 45. Rg1+ { [%eval -6.98] } 45... Kxh4 { [%eval -6.34] } 46. Ra1 { [%eval -7.51] } 46... g5 { [%eval -7.42] } 47. Kd4 { [%eval -9.13] } 47... g4 { [%eval -8.92] } 48. Ke3 { [%eval -8.55] } 48... g3 { [%eval -8.57] } 49. Ke2 { [%eval -9.11] } 49... Kh3 { [%eval -9.82] } 50. Kf1? { (-9.82 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (50. Ra3 h4 51. Ke3 g2 52. Kf4+ Kh2 53. Ra2 Rxa7 54. Rd2 h3 55. Rb2 Ra3) 50... Kh2 { [%eval #-13] } 51. Ke2 { [%eval #-16] } 51... g2 { [%eval -15.3] } 52. Kf2?! { (-15.30 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (52. Ke3 Rxa7 53. Rd1 g1=Q+ 54. Rxg1 Kxg1 55. Kd4 h4 56. Kc3 Rd7 57. Kb4 h3) 52... Rxa7 { [%eval #-8] } 53. Rxa7 { [%eval #-6] } 53... g1=Q+ { [%eval #-5] } 54. Ke2 { [%eval #-5] } 54... Qxa7 { [%eval #-4] } 55. Kf1 { [%eval #-3] } 55... Qa2 { [%eval #-2] } 56. Ke1 { [%eval #-2] } 56... Bd3 { [%eval #-2] } 57. Kd1 { [%eval #-2] } 57... Qc2+ { [%eval #-1] } 58. Ke1 { [%eval #-1] } 58... Qe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1