[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Dv8hkDTD"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Samarth2308"] [Black "Meera-2020"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Dv8hkDTD"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:45:46"] [WhiteElo "924"] [BlackElo "821"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... Nd4? { (0.06 → 1.35) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (3... Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.32] } 4... d5 { [%eval 1.87] } 5. Ng4?? { (1.87 → -2.10) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.1] } (5. Nxd5 c6 6. Ne3 Qe7 7. N5c4 Qxe4 8. c3 Nf5 9. d4 Nxe3) 5... dxe4?? { (-2.10 → -0.16) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (5... Bxg4 6. Qxg4 Nxc2+ 7. Kd1 Nf6 8. Bb5+ c6 9. Qg3 Nxa1 10. exd5 Nxd5 11. Bc4) 6. Nxe4?? { (-0.16 → -2.68) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (6. Ne3 Be6 7. Nxe4 f5 8. c3 fxe4 9. cxd4 Nf6 10. Qa4+ c6 11. Be2 Bd6) 6... Bxg4 { [%eval -2.46] } 7. Qxg4 { [%eval -2.67] } 7... Qc8?? { (-2.67 → 2.33) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (7... Qe7 8. Kd1 f5 9. Qh3 Qxe4 10. Bd3 Qg4+ 11. Qxg4 fxg4 12. Re1+ Kd8 13. b4) 8. Qd1?? { (2.33 → 0.21) Blunder. Qxc8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (8. Qxc8+ Rxc8 9. Kd1 f5 10. Ng5 h6 11. Nh3 Bd6 12. Bc4 Kd7 13. Re1 Re8) 8... c5?? { (0.21 → 2.27) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (8... Qe6 9. d3 f5 10. Be3 fxe4 11. Bxd4 O-O-O 12. Be3 Nh6 13. Qh5) 9. Nc3?? { (2.27 → 0.46) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (9. c3 Qc6 10. d3 Ne6 11. Be2 Be7 12. Bf3 Qd7 13. O-O Rd8 14. Qb3 b6) 9... Nxc2+?? { (0.46 → 4.76) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.76] } (9... Qc6 10. Bb5 Nxb5 11. Qe2+ Ne7 12. Qxb5 O-O-O 13. Qxc6+ Nxc6 14. Rb1 h5 15. h4) 10. Qxc2 { [%eval 4.66] } 10... Qf5? { (4.66 → 8.50) Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 8.5] } (10... Qe6+ 11. Qe4 Qxe4+ 12. Nxe4 O-O-O 13. g3 f5 14. Nc3 Nf6 15. Bh3 a6 16. O-O) 11. Qxf5 { [%eval 8.63] } 11... g6? { (8.63 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (11... Be7 12. Kd1 Kf8 13. Qf3 h5 14. Bc4 Nf6 15. d3 h4 16. Qxb7 Rd8 17. Be3) 12. Qe5+? { (Mate in 4 → 9.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.13] } (12. Bb5+ Ke7 13. Qe5+ Kd8 14. Nd5 Ne7 15. Qc7#) 12... Kd7? { (9.13 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (12... Be7 13. Qxh8 O-O-O 14. Qxh7 Nf6 15. Qh3+ Nd7 16. Bc4 Bf6 17. Kd1 Rh8 18. Qf3) 13. Bb5+ { [%eval #2] } 13... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 14. Qe8+ { [%eval #5] } 14... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 15. Qxf8? { (Mate in 5 → 7.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.27] } (15. Nd5+ Kd6 16. Qd7+ Ke5 17. f4+ Ke4 18. d3+ Kd4 19. Be3#) 15... f6? { (7.27 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (15... Rxf8 16. d3 Nf6 17. O-O Kc8 18. Bg5 Nh5 19. Rfc1 Re8 20. Bxe8 Rxe8 21. Be3) 16. Qxa8?! { (Mate in 1 → 12.94) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd5# was best. } { [%eval 12.94] } (16. Nd5#) 16... a5?! { (12.94 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (16... Ne7 17. Qxh8 a6 18. Qg7 axb5 19. Qxe7+ Kc8 20. Qe8+ Kc7 21. d3 Kb6 22. Qb8) 17. Qxa5+ { [%eval #5] } 17... Kb8 { [%eval #5] } 18. Nd5 { [%eval #6] } 18... h6 { [%eval #6] } 19. d4 { [%eval #6] } 19... cxd4 { [%eval #2] } 20. Nc7 { [%eval #4] } 20... Kc8 { [%eval #3] } 21. Bf4 { [%eval #2] } 21... b6 { [%eval #1] } 22. Qxb6 { [%eval #2] } 22... Rh7 { [%eval #2] } 23. Qxd4 { [%eval #4] } 23... f5 { [%eval #2] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval #4] } 24... g5 { [%eval #2] } 25. Na8+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 26. Rc7+ { [%eval #3] } 26... Kxa8 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qb6 { [%eval #2] } 27... Rxc7 { [%eval #2] } 28. Qxc7 { [%eval #1] } 28... Ne7 { [%eval #1] } 29. Ke2 { [%eval #3] } 29... gxf4 { [%eval #3] } 30. Rc1 { [%eval #3] } 30... h5 { [%eval #3] } 31. Qd8+ { [%eval #4] } 31... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 32. Qxe7+ { [%eval #3] } 32... Kb6 { [%eval #3] } 33. Qd7 { [%eval #3] } 33... Ka5 { [%eval #3] } 34. Rc4 { [%eval #3] } 34... Kb6 { [%eval #3] } 35. Ra4 { [%eval #2] } 35... Kc5 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qd4+ { [%eval #4] } 36... Kxb5 { [%eval #4] } 37. Qd5+ { [%eval #3] } 37... Kxa4 { [%eval #3] } 38. b3+ { [%eval #4] } 38... Kb4 { [%eval #4] } 39. Qc4+ { [%eval #6] } 39... Ka3 { [%eval #4] } 40. Qa4+ { [%eval #5] } 40... Kb2 { [%eval #5] } 41. b4 { [%eval #8] } 41... Ka1 { [%eval #4] } 42. b5 { [%eval #4] } 42... Kb1 { [%eval #4] } 43. b6 { [%eval #4] } 43... Kb2 { [%eval #4] } 44. b7 { [%eval #4] } 44... Ka1 { [%eval #4] } 45. b8=Q { [%eval #3] } 45... f3+ { [%eval #3] } 46. Kxf3 { [%eval #2] } 46... h4 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qab3 { [%eval #1] } 47... h3 { [%eval #1] } 48. Qb2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0