[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7Wh9uCYV"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "arhaan2014"] [Black "Monkeyjaguartanish"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7Wh9uCYV"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:14:37"] [WhiteElo "1100"] [BlackElo "1392"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+20"] [BlackRatingDiff "-42"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Qf6?! { (-0.34 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (2... Bc5 3. Nf3 d6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Qf6 6. Nf3 Qg6 7. Nc3) 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] } 3... d6?! { (0.21 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (3... Bc5 4. Nc3 Ne7 5. d3 d6 6. Bg5 Qe6 7. Be2 Nbc6 8. O-O) 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.37] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.75] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.66] } 5... g5?? { (0.66 → 2.54) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (5... Bg4 6. Be2 Bxf3 7. Bxf3 g6 8. O-O Nd4 9. Bg4 c6 10. Be3) 6. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.21] } 6... Qg6 { [%eval 2.45] } 7. h3?! { (2.45 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (7. Nd5 Bg4 8. Qb3 Rb8 9. Be3 Kd8 10. Nh4 Qg7 11. h3 Bd7 12. g3 Be7) 7... f6 { [%eval 2.08] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 1.97] } 8... Nge7 { [%eval 2.41] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 2.35] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.71] } 10. cxd5 { [%eval 2.7] } 10... Nd4 { [%eval 2.95] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 2.82] } 11... exd4 { [%eval 2.55] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 2.64] } 12... c5 { [%eval 3.22] } 13. Bc3?! { (3.22 → 2.40) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (13. dxc6 bxc6 14. g3 Bg7 15. Qb3 f5 16. exf5 Bxf5 17. Bxg7 Qxg7 18. Bg2 Qe5+) 13... b5 { [%eval 2.71] } 14. Qb3?! { (2.71 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (14. Be2 Qxg2 15. Bf3 Qg5 16. Bh5+ Ke7 17. Qf3 Bh6 18. h4 Qg7 19. a3 a5) 14... b4 { [%eval 1.89] } 15. Qa4+?? { (1.89 → -2.70) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (15. Bd2 Bg7 16. g4 O-O 17. Be2 a5 18. a4 Ba6 19. Be3 Bh6 20. Bxh6 Qxh6) 15... Bd7 { [%eval -2.64] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -3.34] } 16... bxc3 { [%eval -3.32] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval -3.26] } 17... Bh6 { [%eval -3.34] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval -3.37] } 18... O-O { [%eval -3.23] } 19. Rb7 { [%eval -3.53] } 19... Bc8 { [%eval -3.54] } 20. Rc7 { [%eval -3.5] } 20... Ba6?! { (-3.50 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (20... Rb8 21. g3 f5 22. Bg2 f4 23. O-O fxg3 24. f4 Rxf4 25. Rxf4 Bxf4 26. Kh1) 21. c4 { [%eval -2.87] } 21... Rfb8? { (-2.87 → -1.47) Mistake. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (21... Bc8 22. h4 Qe8 23. Be2 Qd8 24. Rc6 Qe7 25. Bg4 f5 26. Bh3 fxe4 27. Bxc8) 22. Qa4?? { (-1.47 → -5.90) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -5.9] } (22. g3 f5 23. Bg2 Re8 24. O-O Bc8 25. f4 Rb8 26. Kh2 Bg7 27. Qa4 Rb2) 22... Qe8?? { (-5.90 → -1.49) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (22... Qg5 23. Qc2 Rb1+ 24. Ke2 Rab8 25. g3 R1b2 26. Qxb2 Rxb2+ 27. Kf3 f5 28. Kg2) 23. Qxa6? { (-1.49 → -3.49) Mistake. Qxe8+ was best. } { [%eval -3.49] } (23. Qxe8+ Rxe8 24. Rc6 Bc8 25. Be2 Bf4 26. Bh5 Rd8 27. Rc7 Rb8 28. O-O Rf8) 23... Qd8?? { (-3.49 → -1.11) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (23... Qh5 24. Rc8+ Rxc8 25. Be2 Qe5 26. O-O f5 27. d4 cxd4 28. exf5 Kh8 29. Bd3) 24. Rc6?! { (-1.11 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. Rb7 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (24. Rb7 Rxb7 25. Qxb7 Rb8 26. Qa6 Rb2 27. g3 Bd2+ 28. Ke2 f5 29. exf5 Bc3+) 24... Rb1+ { [%eval -1.92] } 25. Ke2 { [%eval -1.71] } 25... Rab8?? { (-1.71 → 0.24) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (25... f5 26. exf5 Qe8+ 27. Kf3 Rb2 28. g4 Bg7 29. Rh2 Bd4 30. Kg3 Qe5+ 31. Kh4) 26. Rxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... R8b2+?? { (0.00 → 2.70) Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (26... Qe8 27. Kf3 Qh5+ 28. g4 Qh4 29. Qxa7 f5 30. Rxh6 fxe4+ 31. Kg2 Qxh6 32. dxe4) 27. Kf3 { [%eval 2.35] } 27... Qe8 { [%eval 1.93] } 28. Rxf6?? { (1.93 → -2.21) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (28. h4 Rb6 29. Rxb6 Rxb6 30. Qxa7 Qh5+ 31. g4 Qe5 32. Bh3 Rb2) 28... Qh5+?? { (-2.21 → 4.07) Blunder. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (28... Rb6 29. Qxb6 Rxb6 30. Rf5 Bg7 31. g3 Rf6 32. Rxf6 Bxf6 33. Kg2 Qa4 34. Be2) 29. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qh4?? { (0.00 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (29... Rxf2+ 30. Kg3 Qe5+ 31. Kxf2 Qd4+ 32. Kg3 Qe3+ 33. Rf3 Bf4+ 34. Kh4 Qxf3 35. Qe6+) 30. Qc8+ { [%eval #1] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval #1] } 31. Qf8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0