[Event "2025 Optiver CC Bracket A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HweLSe8Z"] [Date "2025.06.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Devanshi123"] [Black "Jamesdg408"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "HweLSe8Z"] [UTCDate "2025.06.23"] [UTCTime "19:25:05"] [WhiteElo "2003"] [BlackElo "2253"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+35"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.1] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] } { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.2] } 3... f5 { [%eval 0.34] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.31] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.3] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval -0.25] } 6... Bxc3+ { [%eval -0.28] } 7. bxc3 { [%eval -0.33] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.19] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.34] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.3] } 9. Nd2 { [%eval -0.32] } 9... h6 { [%eval -0.24] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.24] } 10... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.28] } 11. O-O { [%eval -0.3] } 11... f4 { [%eval -0.04] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval -0.39] } 12... Qg6 { [%eval -0.26] } 13. c5 { [%eval -0.25] } 13... d5 { [%eval -0.14] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.18] } 14... Be6 { [%eval -0.1] } 15. c4?! { (-0.10 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (15. Qb3) 15... d4?! { (-0.88 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (15... dxc4 16. Nxc4) 16. Ne4 { [%eval -0.69] } 16... h5?! { (-0.69 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (16... Bg4 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. h3 Bd7 19. Kh2 Qh5 20. Qe1 Rf7 21. Rh1 Nd8 22. Rb2) 17. Rb1 { [%eval -0.05] } 17... Rab8 { [%eval 0.14] } 18. Qa4?! { (0.14 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (18. h4 Nd8) 18... h4?! { (-0.69 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (18... Bg4 19. Bf3 Nd8 20. h4 a6 21. Ng5 Bxf3 22. exf3 fxg3 23. Qd7 gxf2+ 24. Kxf2) 19. Qd1?! { (-0.12 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Rxb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (19. Rxb7) 19... hxg3 { [%eval -0.89] } 20. hxg3? { (-0.89 → -2.19) Mistake. fxg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (20. fxg3 Ne7 21. Qe1 Nf5 22. c6 b5 23. Rxb5 Rxb5 24. cxb5 Ne3 25. Rf2 Bd5) 20... fxg3?? { (-2.19 → -0.27) Blunder. Qh6 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (20... Qh6) 21. Nxg3?! { (-0.27 → -1.13) Inaccuracy. fxg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (21. fxg3) 21... Kf7? { (-1.13 → 0.09) Mistake. Nd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (21... Nd8) 22. e4?? { (0.09 → -2.38) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.38] } (22. Bxc6 Rh8 23. e3 bxc6 24. Rxb8 Rxb8 25. Qf3+ Kg8 26. exd4 Bg4 27. Qe3 exd4) 22... Rh8 { [%eval -2.53] } 23. f4? { (-2.53 → -4.36) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.36] } (23. Qd2 Qg4 24. Rb2 g6 25. Rfb1 Bc8 26. Nf1 Kg7 27. Qd1 Qg5 28. Qf3 Rh3) 23... Bg4?? { (-4.36 → -0.86) Blunder. Qxg3 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (23... Qxg3 24. f5 Ke7 25. Qf3 Qh2+ 26. Kf2 Qh4+ 27. Qg3 Qxg3+ 28. Kxg3 Bd7 29. Bf3) 24. fxe5+ { [%eval -0.85] } 24... Ke7 { [%eval -0.43] } 25. Nf5+ { [%eval -0.4] } 25... Kd7 { [%eval -0.28] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval -0.48] } 26... Qh5?? { (-0.48 → 2.55) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (26... Nxe5 27. Nxd4) 27. Qf4 { [%eval 2.46] } 27... g5 { [%eval 3.16] } 28. Qg3?! { (3.16 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. e6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (28. e6+ Kc8 29. Qg3 b6 30. e5 Bxf5 31. Rxf5 Ne7 32. Rxg5 Qe2 33. Rg7 bxc5) 28... Bxf5? { (2.44 → 4.73) Mistake. Rh7 was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (28... Rh7 29. e6+) 29. exf5 { [%eval 4.32] } 29... Qh4?! { (4.32 → 5.70) Inaccuracy. Rbe8 was best. } { [%eval 5.7] } (29... Rbe8 30. e6+ Kc8 31. Rbe1 g4 32. f6 Qxc5 33. e7 Nxe7 34. fxe7 Rxe7 35. Rxe7) 30. e6+ { [%eval 5.98] } 30... Kc8 { [%eval 6.12] } 31. Qxh4 { [%eval 6.24] } 31... Rxh4 { [%eval 7.7] } 32. Bxc6 { [%eval 7.06] } 32... bxc6? { (7.06 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval #13] } (32... Rg4+ 33. Bg2 b6 34. f6 Kd8 35. Rbe1 Ke8 36. Rf2 Rg3 37. Kf1 c6 38. e7) 33. Rxb8+ { [%eval #10] } 33... Kxb8 { [%eval #10] } 34. e7 { [%eval #9] } 34... Rh8 { [%eval #9] } 35. f6 { [%eval #9] } 35... Kc8 { [%eval #6] } 36. f7 { [%eval #5] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval #4] } 37. f8=Q { [%eval #3] } 37... Rxf8 { [%eval #3] } 38. exf8=Q { [%eval #2] } 38... g4 { [%eval #2] } 39. Rf7+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Ke6 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0