[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OxIa8nhd"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "MDRAYYANKHAN"] [Black "aftab2014"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OxIa8nhd"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:59:58"] [WhiteElo "1212"] [BlackElo "976"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.24] } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } 2... g6?! { (-0.24 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (2... c5 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4) 3. g4? { (0.47 → -0.88) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (3. d4 d6 4. Qe2 c5 5. dxc5 dxe5 6. Nc3 Bxc5 7. Nf3 f6) 3... b5? { (-0.88 → 0.49) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (3... d6 4. exd6 Qxd6 5. d4 Nc6 6. c3 e5 7. d5 Nce7 8. c4) 4. Bxb5?! { (0.49 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (4. Bg2) 4... Nc6?! { (-0.30 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (4... Bb7 5. Nf3 h5 6. g5 Ne7 7. d4 Bg7 8. Qe2 O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Bf4) 5. Bf1?? { (0.77 → -1.64) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (5. Bxc6 dxc6 6. Nf3 h5 7. g5 Bb7 8. Qe2 Ne7 9. Nc3 Nf5 10. b3 Be7) 5... Nxe5?! { (-1.64 → -0.87) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval -0.87] } (5... Bb7 6. Bg2 Qc8 7. f4 h5 8. gxh5 Nxe5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Nf3 Rxh5 11. Nc3) 6. g5?? { (-0.87 → -3.26) Blunder. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.26] } (6. Bg2) 6... Ba6?? { (-3.26 → 3.47) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (6... Bb7 7. d4 Bxh1 8. dxe5 h6 9. h4 Qb8 10. Nc3 Bg7 11. Qd4 Qb6 12. Be3) 7. d3?? { (3.47 → -2.19) Blunder. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (7. Bxa6 Qxg5 8. Kf1 Bh6 9. Nc3 Qh4 10. h3 Rb8 11. d4 Bxc1 12. Rxc1 Nc6) 7... Rb8?! { (-2.19 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (7... Bb7 8. f3 c5 9. Qe2 Nc6 10. Bg2 Nd4 11. Qf2 Bg7 12. f4 Bxg2 13. Qxg2) 8. c4? { (-1.42 → -3.04) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (8. h4 Bb7 9. Rh3 h5 10. d4 Nc6 11. Nc3 Bg7 12. Nge2 a5 13. b3 Nge7) 8... Nxd3+?? { (-3.04 → 2.40) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (8... Bb7 9. f3 Bg7 10. h4 Ne7 11. Nc3 O-O 12. h5 d5 13. Bf4 dxc4 14. dxc4) 9. Kd2?? { (2.40 → -5.21) Blunder. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval -5.21] } (9. Bxd3 h6 10. Nf3 hxg5 11. Bxg5 Qc8 12. Qe2 Bg7 13. Nc3 Qb7 14. O-O Rh3) 9... Nf4?! { (-5.21 → -3.39) Inaccuracy. Nxb2 was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (9... Nxb2 10. Qg4 h5 11. Qf4 Bd6 12. Qe3 Nxc4+ 13. Bxc4 Bxc4 14. Nf3 Bd5 15. Kc2) 10. Kc3?! { (-3.39 → -4.90) Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.9] } (10. Kc2 Bg7 11. Nf3 h6 12. Bxf4 Rxb2+ 13. Kc1 Rxf2 14. Nc3 Bb7 15. Be2 hxg5) 10... d5?? { (-4.90 → -1.67) Blunder. Bg7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (10... Bg7+ 11. Kd2 h6 12. Nf3 hxg5 13. Ke1 Bb7 14. Rg1 Rh5 15. Nc3 Nh6 16. Rxg5) 11. Bxf4?! { (-1.67 → -2.86) Inaccuracy. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (11. Qa4+ Qd7) 11... d4+?? { (-2.86 → 1.19) Blunder. Bg7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (11... Bg7+ 12. Kc2 Rxb2+ 13. Kc1 Rxf2 14. Ne2 Bc8 15. Be3 Rxe2 16. Bxe2 Bxa1 17. cxd5) 12. Kd3?? { (1.19 → -2.44) Blunder. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.44] } (12. Kc2 Bg7) 12... Bg7?? { (-2.44 → 2.81) Blunder. Bxc4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (12... Bxc4+) 13. Nf3?? { (2.81 → -0.43) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (13. Qa4+ Kf8 14. Qxa6 e5 15. Nd2 exf4 16. h4 h6 17. Qa3+ Ne7 18. Bg2 Kg8) 13... f6?? { (-0.43 → 3.48) Blunder. Bxc4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.48] } (13... Bxc4+ 14. Kxc4) 14. gxf6?? { (3.48 → -1.17) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (14. Qa4+ Qd7 15. Qxd7+ Kxd7 16. Nbd2 Rxb2 17. Bh3 Ne7 18. gxf6 Bxf6 19. Rhe1 Nf5) 14... Bxf6?? { (-1.17 → 3.44) Blunder. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.44] } (14... Nxf6) 15. Be2?? { (3.44 → 0.00) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (15. Qa4+ Kf7 16. Qxa6 Rb6 17. Qa3 Ne7 18. Nbd2 Nc6 19. Ne4 Re8 20. Kd2 d3) 15... Nh6?? { (0.00 → 3.18) Blunder. Bxc4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (15... Bxc4+ 16. Kxc4 Qd5+ 17. Kd3 Qf5+ 18. Kd2 Qa5+ 19. Kc2 Qc5+ 20. Kd2) 16. Bxh6?? { (3.18 → 0.67) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (16. Qa4+ Kf7 17. Nbd2 Ng4 18. Ne4 Nxf2+ 19. Nxf2 Bb7 20. Kc2 Bxf3 21. Bxf3 d3+) 16... Rb4?? { (0.67 → 4.29) Blunder. Bxc4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (16... Bxc4+) 17. a3?? { (4.29 → -3.16) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (17. b3 g5 18. Kc2 g4 19. Bd3 Qe7 20. Re1 Kd7 21. Ne5+ Bxe5 22. Nd2 Bxc4) 17... Bxc4+ { [%eval -3.51] } 18. Ke4 { [%eval -3.53] } 18... Rb5?? { (-3.53 → 5.15) Blunder. Bxe2 was best. } { [%eval 5.15] } (18... Bxe2 19. Qxe2 Qd5+ 20. Kf4 d3+ 21. axb4 dxe2 22. Ke3 Qh5 23. Kxe2 Qxh6 24. Rxa7) 19. Nc3?? { (5.15 → 1.76) Blunder. Bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (19. Bxc4 Rh5 20. Qa4+ Kf7 21. Kd3 Qd6 22. Nbd2 Rxh6 23. Ne4 Qe7 24. Rae1) 19... Rh5? { (1.76 → 3.26) Mistake. Bxe2 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (19... Bxe2 20. Qxe2) 20. Bxc4 { [%eval 3.87] } 20... Rxh6 { [%eval 3.95] } 21. Qa4+ { [%eval 3.23] } 21... c6? { (3.23 → 5.32) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 5.32] } (21... Ke7 22. Rad1 Rh3 23. Qc6 Qd6 24. Qxd6+ cxd6 25. Nxd4 d5+ 26. Nxd5+ exd5+ 27. Bxd5) 22. Qxc6+ { [%eval 5.52] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 5.35] } 23. Qxe6+ { [%eval 4.71] } 23... Qxe6+ { [%eval 4.72] } 24. Bxe6 { [%eval 4.03] } 24... d3? { (4.03 → 6.65) Mistake. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval 6.65] } (24... dxc3 25. bxc3 Rh5 26. Rab1 Rf8 27. Kd3 Bxc3 28. Bg4 Rc5 29. Rb8+ Ke7 30. Rxf8) 25. a4 { [%eval 5.59] } 25... d2 { [%eval 5.94] } 26. Nb5 { [%eval 5.04] } 26... d1=Q?! { (5.04 → 8.31) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 8.31] } (26... Ke7 27. Bd5 Rh5 28. Rad1 a6 29. Nc3 Re8 30. Rxd2 Bxc3 31. bxc3 Kd6+ 32. Kd3) 27. Raxd1 { [%eval 8.1] } 27... Rh4+ { [%eval 9.91] } 28. Nxh4 { [%eval 9.45] } 28... Bxh4? { (9.45 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (28... Bd8 29. Rxd8+ Kxd8 30. Rd1+ Ke7 31. Ke5 Rb8 32. Rd7+ Kf8 33. Rf7+ Kg8 34. Rxa7+) 29. Rc1? { (Mate in 12 → 8.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 8.46] } (29. Rd7 Be7 30. Rc1 Kf8 31. Rcc7 Kg7 32. Rxe7+ Kf6 33. Rf7+ Kg5 34. f4+ Kh6) 29... Rf8 { [%eval 8.37] } 30. Rc8+ { [%eval 8.17] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 8.52] } 31. Rxf8 { [%eval 8.49] } 31... Kxf8 { [%eval 8.46] } 32. Nxa7 { [%eval 8.36] } 32... Be7 { [%eval 8.84] } 33. Nc6 { [%eval 8.72] } 33... Bb4 { [%eval 10.78] } 34. a5 { [%eval 9.1] } 34... Bd2 { [%eval 8.99] } 35. Rd1 { [%eval #9] } 35... Bg5 { [%eval #7] } 36. Rd8+ { [%eval #12] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval #8] } 37. Rd7+ { [%eval 12.13] } 37... Kf6 { [%eval 12.29] } 38. Rd6 { [%eval 11.03] } 38... Bh6?! { (11.03 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (38... Bc1 39. a6 Bxb2 40. Bc4+ Kg5 41. a7 Ba3 42. Rd5+ Kh4 43. a8=Q Bc5 44. Rxc5) 39. a6 { [%eval 17.26] } 39... Bf8 { [%eval 11.64] } 40. Rd8 { [%eval 10.89] } 40... Be7?! { (10.89 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (40... Bh6 41. a7 Bf4 42. a8=Q Bc7 43. Rd7 Kxe6 44. Rxc7 g5 45. Qc8+ Kf6) 41. Nxe7 { [%eval #7] } 41... h5 { [%eval #5] } 42. Nd5+ { [%eval #5] } 42... Kg7 { [%eval #5] } 43. Rd7+ { [%eval #4] } 43... Kh6 { [%eval #4] } 44. a7 { [%eval #3] } 44... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 45. a8=Q { [%eval #2] } 45... h4 { [%eval #2] } 46. f4+ { [%eval #1] } 46... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 47. Qh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0