[Event "≤1700 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GviDB7jW"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "stevekevand87"] [Black "aaravindgm"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "GviDB7jW"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "09:41:12"] [WhiteElo "1344"] [BlackElo "1256"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B18"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... dxe4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.28] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.25] } { B18 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.04] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... g6?! { (0.00 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (6... e6 7. Bd3 Bxd3 8. Qxd3 Ngf6 9. Ne4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Nxf6+) 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.34] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.23] } 8... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 9. h3 { [%eval 0.25] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 10. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.07] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.09] } 11... Bxd3 { [%eval -0.15] } 12. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.13] } 12... Rad8 { [%eval -0.08] } 13. O-O { [%eval -0.13] } 13... Nc5 { [%eval 0.11] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval -0.1] } 14... Nce4 { [%eval 0.13] } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.12] } 15... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.07] } 16. Qd1 { [%eval -0.39] } 16... c5 { [%eval -0.23] } 17. c3 { [%eval -0.2] } 17... cxd4 { [%eval -0.21] } 18. cxd4 { [%eval -0.27] } 18... e5 { [%eval -0.07] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.12] } 19... Qb8 { [%eval -0.15] } 20. Qa4?! { (-0.15 → -0.74) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.74] } (20. Qd3 Rfe8 21. Rfd1 exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Bxd4 Nxf2 24. Kxf2 Qf4+ 25. Kg1 Rxd4) 20... b5 { [%eval -0.8] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -0.53] } 21... Nd6?? { (-0.53 → 1.68) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (21... exd4 22. Nxd4 Bxd4 23. Qxe4 Bxb2 24. Rb1 Bxa3 25. Qc6 b4 26. Qf6 Rd6 27. Qa1) 22. dxe5?! { (1.68 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (22. Nxe5 Qa8 23. Nc6 Rd7 24. d5 Re8 25. Bc5 Nc4 26. a4 Bxb2 27. Rb1 Ba3) 22... Rc8?! { (0.70 → 1.36) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (22... Nc4 23. Bg5 Rc8 24. e6 Bxb2 25. Rce1 f6 26. Bh6 Rfe8 27. h4 Qc7 28. h5) 23. Qe2 { [%eval 1.43] } 23... Rxc1 { [%eval 1.39] } 24. Rxc1 { [%eval 1.41] } 24... Ne4? { (1.41 → 3.21) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (24... Nc4 25. Bd4 Re8 26. Re1 a6 27. b3 Nxe5 28. Bxe5 Bxe5 29. Nxe5 f6 30. f4) 25. Bd4 { [%eval 2.99] } 25... Nxf2? { (2.99 → 5.12) Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 5.12] } (25... Qb7 26. Re1 f5 27. exf6 Nxf6 28. Qe6+ Qf7 29. Qa6 Qd7 30. Qxa7 Qxa7 31. Bxa7) 26. Qxf2 { [%eval 5.08] } { Black resigns. } 1-0