[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AF9OLbWo"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "mahikrishnan"] [Black "Sephan25"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "AF9OLbWo"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:00:02"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+45"] [BlackRatingDiff "-31"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A41"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A41 Queen's Pawn Game } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.67] } 3. c3 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.49] } 4. Ng5?! { (0.49 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (4. c4 e6 5. a3 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. e3 O-O 8. b4 dxc4) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.12] } 5. Bf4 { [%eval -0.34] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.1] } 6... Nh5 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Be3 { [%eval -0.17] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.23] } 8. Na3?! { (0.23 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (8. Nbd2 e6 9. Ne5 Bd7 10. g3 Bd6 11. Ndf3 Nf6 12. Bg2 Ne7 13. Nxd7 Qxd7) 8... a5?! { (-0.43 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (8... Bf5 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Nc2 Nb8 11. Nb4 e6 12. g3 Nbd7 13. Nbd3 Nxe5 14. Nxe5) 9. Bf4?? { (0.20 → -4.05) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (9. Nb5 Nb8 10. c4 c6 11. Nc3 dxc4 12. d5 e6 13. dxc6 Qxd1+ 14. Rxd1 Nxc6) 9... a4?? { (-4.05 → -0.22) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (9... Nxf4 10. e3 Ng6 11. Nb5 e6 12. Bd3 Bd6 13. Qc2 Nge7 14. O-O-O) 10. Nd2?? { (-0.22 → -4.28) Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (10. e3 Nxf4 11. exf4 e6 12. Nb5 Nb8 13. Qd2 c6 14. Na3 Bxa3 15. bxa3 O-O) 10... b5?? { (-4.28 → 0.12) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (10... Nxf4 11. g3 Ng6 12. e4 e6 13. Nc2 e5 14. Qe2 Be7 15. dxe5 Ngxe5 16. f4) 11. Nxb5?? { (0.12 → -2.72) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (11. Be5 Nxe5 12. dxe5 c6 13. e3 g6 14. Nc2 Ng7 15. b4 h5 16. f4 Bf5) 11... a3?? { (-2.72 → 3.68) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (11... Nxf4 12. e4 dxe4 13. Nxe4 e6 14. Qf3 Nd5 15. O-O-O Rb8 16. c4 Rxb5 17. cxb5) 12. bxa3?? { (3.68 → -2.13) Blunder. Nxc7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (12. Nxc7+ Kd7 13. e3 Nxf4 14. Nxa8 e5 15. bxa3 exd4 16. cxd4 Qa5 17. Qa4 Qxa4) 12... Qd7?? { (-2.13 → 4.33) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (12... Nxf4 13. e3 Ng6 14. c4 e5 15. cxd5 Na7 16. Qc2 Bd6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nxd6+) 13. Nb1?? { (4.33 → -3.04) Blunder. Nxc7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (13. Nxc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Nxf4 15. Nb6 Qc7 16. Nxc8 e5 17. e3 exd4 18. exf4 Bxa3) 13... Nxf4 { [%eval -2.79] } 14. e3 { [%eval -2.73] } 14... Nh5?? { (-2.73 → 0.68) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (14... Ng6 15. c4 e6 16. cxd5 exd5 17. Qb3 Bd6 18. Qxd5 O-O 19. Nxd6 Nge7 20. Qb3) 15. Nd2?? { (0.68 → -3.20) Blunder. Qxh5 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (15. Qxh5 Na5 16. c4 c6 17. N5c3 dxc4 18. Nd2 Qf5 19. Qxf5 Bxf5 20. Nxc4 e6) 15... Na5?? { (-3.20 → 0.47) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (15... Nf6 16. c4 e6 17. Rc1 Na7 18. a4 c6 19. Nc3 Be7 20. c5 Qc7 21. Nf3) 16. a4?? { (0.47 → -3.24) Blunder. Qxh5 was best. } { [%eval -3.24] } (16. Qxh5 c6 17. a4 Ba6 18. c4 e6 19. Rb1 Nxc4 20. Bxc4 dxc4 21. Nc3 Ba3) 16... Nc4?? { (-3.24 → 1.40) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (16... Nf6 17. c4 e6 18. c5 Be7 19. Bd3 O-O 20. Rb1 Qd8 21. O-O c6 22. Qc2) 17. Nxc4?? { (1.40 → -0.40) Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qxh5 c6 19. Na3 Qd5 20. Qf3 Rxa4 21. e4 Qe6 22. Nc2 g6) 17... dxc4 { [%eval -0.28] } 18. Be2?? { (-0.28 → -2.47) Blunder. Qxh5 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (18. Qxh5 Rxa4 19. Qc5 c6 20. Bxc4 e6 21. Qb6 Rxc4 22. Nc7+ Ke7 23. a4 Kf6) 18... Qe6?? { (-2.47 → 7.39) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.39] } (18... Nf6 19. d5 e5 20. dxe6 fxe6 21. Bxc4 Qxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Ke7 23. Nxc7 Rxa4 24. Bb3) 19. d5?? { (7.39 → 2.16) Blunder. Nxc7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (19. Nxc7+ Kd8 20. Nxe6+ Bxe6 21. Bxh5 Bf5 22. Qf3 Ra5 23. e4 Bh7 24. Bxf7 Rxa4) 19... Qf6? { (2.16 → 4.05) Mistake. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (19... Qb6 20. Bxh5 g6 21. Bf3 Ra5 22. Qd4 Qxd4 23. cxd4 Kd8 24. O-O e6 25. Rfc1) 20. Bxh5?! { (4.05 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Nxc7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (20. Nxc7+ Kd8 21. Nxa8 Qxc3+ 22. Kf1 Nf6 23. Nb6 Ne4 24. Nxc8 Nd2+ 25. Kg1 Qf6) 20... g6 { [%eval 3.13] } 21. Bf3 { [%eval 3.16] } 21... Qxc3+?? { (3.16 → 7.00) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 7.0] } (21... Ra5 22. Nxc7+ Kd8 23. Nb5 Rxb5 24. axb5 Qxc3+ 25. Kf1 Qb2 26. Rc1 c3 27. a4) 22. Ke2?? { (7.00 → 0.74) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (22. Nxc3 Bg7 23. Rc1 O-O 24. d6 Rb8 25. dxc7 Rb2 26. O-O Ba6 27. Nb5 Rxa2) 22... Qg7?? { (0.74 → 4.44) Blunder. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (22... Qd3+ 23. Qxd3 cxd3+ 24. Kxd3 Rxa4 25. Nxc7+ Kd7 26. Rhc1 Bg7 27. Rab1 Be5 28. d6) 23. Rb1?! { (4.44 → 3.46) Inaccuracy. Nxc7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (23. Nxc7+ Kd8 24. Nxa8 Bf5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. exd4 Bd3+ 27. Kd2 e5 28. dxe6 Bb4+) 23... c3? { (3.46 → 5.72) Mistake. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 5.72] } (23... Ra5 24. Qc2 c3 25. Nxc7+ Kd7 26. Nb5 Ba6 27. Rhd1 Qe5 28. Rd4 Qc7 29. d6) 24. Nxc7+ { [%eval 5.76] } 24... Kd7 { [%eval 6.16] } 25. Nxa8 { [%eval 5.33] } 25... Bb7?? { (5.33 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba6+ was best. } { [%eval #5] } (25... Ba6+ 26. Ke1 Qe5 27. Nb6+ Kd8 28. Qc2 Bg7 29. Be2 Bxe2 30. Kxe2 Qh5+ 31. Ke1) 26. Nb6+? { (Mate in 5 → 7.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxb7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.32] } (26. Rxb7+ Kd6 27. Nb6 Qf6 28. Nc4+ Kc5 29. Rb5+ Kxc4 30. Qb3#) 26... Kc7 { [%eval 9.26] } 27. Na8+ { [%eval 9.26] } 27... Kb8? { (9.26 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxa8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (27... Bxa8 28. Qb3 e6 29. Qb6+ Kd7 30. Qa7+ Kd6 31. Qxa8 g5 32. Qc6+ Ke5 33. Qxc3+) 28. Nb6? { (Mate in 4 → 7.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 7.13] } (28. Qb3 Kc8 29. Qxb7+ Kd8 30. Qb8+ Kd7 31. Rb7#) 28... Qf6 { [%eval 9.74] } 29. Rb5 { [%eval 7.72] } 29... Ba6 { [%eval 8.95] } 30. Nd7+ { [%eval 9.45] } 30... Kc7 { [%eval 9.38] } 31. Nxf6 { [%eval 9.25] } 31... Bxb5+ { [%eval 10.65] } 32. Ke1 { [%eval 7.86] } 32... Bxa4? { (7.86 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exf6 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (32... exf6 33. axb5 Bd6 34. b6+ Kxb6 35. Qb3+ Kc7 36. Qa4 Kd8 37. Be4 Ke7) 33. Qxa4? { (Mate in 9 → 9.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.79] } (33. d6+ Kd8 34. Qxa4 exf6 35. Qa8+ Kd7 36. Qc6+ Ke6 37. Bd5+ Kf5 38. Bxf7 Kg4) 33... Kb6? { (9.79 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exf6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (33... exf6 34. Qc6+ Kd8 35. d6 Bxd6 36. Qxd6+ Kc8 37. Qc6+ Kd8 38. Qxf6+ Kd7 39. Bg4+) 34. Qb3+ { [%eval #4] } 34... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 35. Kf1? { (Mate in 4 → 9.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne8+ was best. } { [%eval 9.86] } (35. Ne8+ Kd8 36. Qb8+ Kd7 37. Qc7+ Kxe8 38. Qc8#) 35... e6? { (9.86 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. exf6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (35... exf6 36. Qxc3+ Kd8 37. Qxf6+ Ke8 38. Qc6+ Ke7 39. g4 h5 40. g5 f6 41. Qc7+) 36. Kg1? { (Mate in 6 → 9.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d6+ was best. } { [%eval 9.37] } (36. d6+ Kxd6 37. Qb4+ Kc7 38. Qb7+ Kd6 39. Ne4+ Ke5 40. Qb5+ Bc5 41. Qxc5#) 36... Be7? { (9.37 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (36... Bd6 37. Qxc3+ Kd8 38. dxe6 fxe6 39. g4 h5 40. g5 Ke7 41. Nd5+ exd5 42. Qg7+) 37. Qxc3+ { [%eval #5] } 37... Kb6 { [%eval #4] } 38. Kf1? { (Mate in 4 → 9.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd7+ was best. } { [%eval 9.38] } (38. Nd7+ Ka6 39. Be2+ Ka7 40. Qc7+ Ka8 41. Nb6#) 38... Ra8? { (9.38 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (38... Bxf6 39. Qxf6 Rc8 40. Qd4+ Kc7 41. dxe6 fxe6 42. Ke1 h5 43. Bd1 g5 44. Qc3+) 39. Ke2?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd7+ was best. } { [%eval 10.46] } (39. Nd7+ Ka6 40. Be2+ Kb7 41. Qc6+ Ka7 42. Qb6#) 39... Ba3?! { (10.46 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa2+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (39... Rxa2+ 40. Kd3 Ra3 41. Rb1+ Ka6 42. Ra1 Rxa1 43. Qxa1+ Kb6 44. Qd4+ Kb5 45. d6) 40. Rb1+ { [%eval #2] } 40... Ka6 { [%eval #1] } 41. Be4 { [%eval #2] } 41... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 42. Qxa3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0