[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QUTcBV9H"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "HallowAer"] [Black "narain_sadurangam"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QUTcBV9H"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:42:16"] [WhiteElo "1397"] [BlackElo "1549"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A53"] [Opening "Old Indian Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.6] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.47] } { A53 Old Indian Defense } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.48] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.55] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval 0.36] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.58] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.51] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.62] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.66] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.64] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.49] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.62] } 9. Ne1?! { (0.62 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (9. h3 Bxf3 10. Bxf3 c6 11. Qb3 Qc7 12. e4 Rac8 13. Be3 a6 14. a4 a5) 9... Bxe2 { [%eval -0.28] } 10. Qxe2 { [%eval -0.31] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.1] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval -0.25] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.01] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval -0.08] } 12... Qe7 { [%eval -0.12] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.11] } 13... Qxe5 { [%eval -0.12] } 14. Qf3 { [%eval -0.18] } 14... c6 { [%eval -0.19] } 15. Rac1 { White offers draw } { [%eval -0.24] } 15... Red8 { [%eval -0.17] } 16. b3 { [%eval -0.34] } 16... d5 { [%eval -0.23] } 17. Rcd1?? { (-0.23 → -2.55) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (17. cxd5 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rxd5 19. Bc3 Qe7 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Rfd1 Rad8 22. Rxd5 Rxd5) 17... Ne4?! { (-2.55 → -1.41) Inaccuracy. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.41] } (17... dxc4 18. Nb1 cxb3 19. Bc3 Qe6 20. axb3 Ne4 21. Bxg7 Kxg7 22. h4 a5 23. Rd4) 18. Nxe4 { [%eval -1.37] } 18... Qxe4? { (-1.37 → 0.02) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (18... dxe4 19. Qg4 Rd3 20. Bc1 Rad8 21. Rxd3 exd3 22. Qh4 g5 23. Qg4) 19. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.15] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval -0.16] } 20. Bb4 { [%eval -0.25] } 20... Bf8 { [%eval -0.08] } 21. Bxf8 { [%eval -0.01] } 21... Kxf8 { [%eval -0.01] } 22. h3 { [%eval -0.08] } 22... Ke7 { [%eval -0.16] } 23. Kh2 { [%eval -0.34] } 23... Rd7? { (-0.34 → 0.82) Mistake. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (23... Ke6 24. Kg3 f5 25. f3 Ke5 26. Kf2 a5 27. Ke2 a4 28. fxe4 axb3 29. Rxd8) 24. Rxd7+ { [%eval 0.82] } 24... Kxd7 { [%eval 0.85] } 25. Rd1+ { [%eval 0.72] } 25... Ke7?! { (0.72 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (25... Kc7 26. Kg3 Re8 27. Kf4 Re6 28. Kg5 h5 29. Rd4 Re5+ 30. Kh6 Rf5 31. Rxe4) 26. Kg3 { [%eval 1.24] } 26... Rd8? { (1.24 → 2.73) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (26... a5 27. Kf4 a4 28. b4 f5 29. Ke5 a3 30. g3 Ra4 31. Rb1 Ra8 32. b5) 27. Rxd8 { [%eval 2.75] } 27... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.64] } 28. Kf4 { [%eval 2.69] } 28... f5?! { (2.69 → 3.64) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (28... Ke7 29. Kxe4 Kd6 30. Kd4 c5+ 31. Ke4 f6 32. Kf4 Kc6 33. h4 Kd6 34. g4) 29. Kg5 { [%eval 3.5] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval 3.34] } 30. Kh6 { [%eval 3.37] } 30... Kf6 { [%eval 3.29] } 31. Kxh7 { [%eval 3.23] } 31... Kg5 { [%eval 3.84] } 32. Kg7 { [%eval 3.84] } 32... b5?! { (3.84 → 5.14) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 5.14] } (32... c5 33. Kf7 Kh6 34. Ke7 Kh5 35. Ke6 Kh6 36. Kd6 b6 37. Kc6 g5 38. g3) 33. cxb5 { [%eval 5.07] } 33... cxb5 { [%eval 4.96] } 34. a3 { [%eval 4.9] } 34... a5 { [%eval 4.9] } 35. Kh7?! { (4.90 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.32] } (35. a4 bxa4 36. bxa4 Kh5 37. Kf6 Kh6 38. g4 fxg4 39. hxg4 g5 40. Ke6 Kg7) 35... Kh5?! { (3.32 → 4.47) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (35... Kf6 36. b4 axb4 37. axb4 g5 38. g3 f4 39. gxf4 gxf4 40. exf4) 36. Kg7 { [%eval 4.96] } 36... g5 { [%eval 4.84] } 37. Kf6 { [%eval 4.86] } 37... g4 { [%eval 5.83] } 38. Kxf5 { [%eval 5.72] } { Black resigns. } 1-0