[Event "Velusamy7883 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WLXjnBoL"] [Date "2026.01.06"] [Round "-"] [White "NIRAJAN_2015"] [Black "MITHRAN_2018"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "WLXjnBoL"] [UTCDate "2026.01.06"] [UTCTime "14:41:11"] [WhiteElo "490"] [BlackElo "853"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. e5 { [%eval -0.24] } { C00 French Defense: Steinitz Attack } 2... d6 { [%eval -0.07] } 3. d4?! { (-0.07 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (3. Nf3 dxe5 4. Nxe5 Nd7 5. Nf3 b6 6. g3 Bb7 7. Bg2 Ngf6) 3... f6? { (-0.63 → 0.90) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (3... dxe5 4. dxe5 Qxd1+ 5. Kxd1 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Bf4 Nd7 8. Nbd2) 4. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.43] } 4... Ke7? { (0.43 → 1.94) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (4... Nc6) 5. exd6+ { [%eval 1.58] } 5... cxd6 { [%eval 1.5] } 6. c4 { [%eval 1.53] } 6... e5?! { (1.53 → 2.39) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (6... d5 7. cxd5 Qxd5 8. Be2 Kf7 9. a3 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qb6 11. Nc3 Ne7 12. Rc1) 7. c5?? { (2.39 → 0.53) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (7. Nf3 Nc6 8. Nc3 a6 9. Ba4 Kf7 10. O-O Nge7 11. Re1 h5 12. Bb3 Ke8) 7... dxc5 { [%eval 0.48] } 8. dxc5?? { (0.48 → -1.29) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (8. d5 Kf7) 8... b6?? { (-1.29 → 3.16) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (8... Qxd1+ 9. Kxd1 Kf7 10. Be3 Ne7 11. Nc3 Nf5 12. Ne4 Nxe3+ 13. fxe3 Na6 14. Rc1) 9. cxb6?? { (3.16 → 0.00) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (9. Qf3 Bd7 10. Qxa8 Bxb5 11. Nc3 Bc6 12. Qxa7+ Ke8 13. Nge2 bxc5 14. O-O Qc8) 9... axb6?? { (0.00 → 2.13) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (9... Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 axb6 11. f4 exf4 12. Nf3 Kf7 13. Bxf4 Bc5 14. Re1 Be6 15. Nc3) 10. Be3?? { (2.13 → -0.14) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (10. Qf3 Qc7 11. Ne2 Qb7 12. Qg3 Kf7 13. Bc4+ Ke8 14. Nbc3 Ne7 15. O-O Nf5) 10... Ke6?? { (-0.14 → 9.11) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval 9.11] } (10... Qxd1+) 11. Bc4+?? { (9.11 → 3.31) Blunder. Qxd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.31] } (11. Qxd8 Ba6 12. Bxa6 Bb4+ 13. Nc3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 Rxa6 15. Qxb8 Ra3 16. Qxb6+ Kf7) 11... Kf5?? { (3.31 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (11... Ke7 12. Qf3 Ra5 13. Nc3 Ke8 14. Nge2 Qc7 15. Bb5+ Bd7 16. Bxd7+ Nxd7 17. O-O) 12. Qc2+? { (Mate in 3 → 8.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.74] } (12. Qh5+ g5 13. g4+ Ke4 14. Nc3#) 12... Kg4? { (8.74 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e4 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (12... e4 13. g4+ Ke5 14. Nc3 f5 15. Rd1 Qd7 16. Rxd7 Bxd7 17. Qd2 Kf6 18. Qd5) 13. Ne2 { [%eval #8] } 13... Bb4+ { [%eval 11.59] } 14. Kf1 { [%eval 10.33] } 14... Na6?! { (10.33 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh4 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (14... Kh4 15. Qe4+ Bg4 16. Nbc3 Qd3 17. Qxd3 Bxc3 18. Nxc3 Ne7 19. h3 Bf3 20. gxf3) 15. f3+ { [%eval #3] } 15... Kh4 { [%eval #2] } 16. Ng1?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (16. Qe4+ Kh5 17. Ng3#) 16... Nc5?? { (5.30 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (16... f5 17. Qf2+ Kh5 18. Bf7+ g6 19. g4+ fxg4 20. Ne2 Qd3 21. Kg2 gxf3+ 22. Qxf3+) 17. Nh3?? { (Mate in 6 → 2.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (17. Qf2+ Kh5 18. Bf7+ g6 19. g4+ Bxg4 20. fxg4+ Kxg4 21. Qg3+ Kh5 22. Qh3#) 17... Na4?? { (2.62 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (17... Bxh3 18. gxh3 Qd7 19. Rg1 g5 20. Be2 Qxh3+ 21. Rg2 Kh5 22. Nc3 Kh6 23. Ne4) 18. Nf2? { (Mate in 6 → 7.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g3+ was best. } { [%eval 7.26] } (18. g3+ Kh5 19. g4+ Bxg4 20. fxg4+ Kxg4 21. Be2+ Kxh3 22. Qf5+ Kh4 23. Qg4#) 18... Kh5 { [%eval 11.35] } 19. Nh3?? { (11.35 → 0.86) Blunder. g4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (19. g4+ Kh4 20. Ne4 Bd2 21. Bf2+ Kh3 22. Kg1 Ba6 23. g5 f5 24. Nbxd2 Qxd2) 19... g6?? { (0.86 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (19... Bxh3 20. gxh3 Qd7 21. Qb3 Qxh3+ 22. Kf2 Bc5 23. Nd2 Bxe3+ 24. Qxe3 Qh4+ 25. Ke2) 20. f4?? { (Mate in 5 → -0.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (20. g4+ Bxg4 21. fxg4+ Kxg4 22. Qg2+ Kh4 23. Qg3+ Kh5 24. Be2#) 20... exf4?? { (-0.90 → 6.13) Blunder. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval 6.13] } (20... Kh6 21. Nc3) 21. Nxf4+ { [%eval 6.05] } 21... Kg5?? { (6.05 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (21... Kh6 22. Ne6+ g5 23. Nxd8 Kg7 24. h4 Ne7 25. Ne6+ Bxe6 26. Bxe6 Nc5 27. Bc4) 22. Nh3+ { [%eval #5] } 22... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 23. Qd1+?? { (Mate in 2 → -5.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be2+ was best. } { [%eval -5.9] } (23. Be2+ Kh4 24. Bf2#) 23... Kf5?? { (-5.90 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (23... Qxd1+ 24. Kf2 Qxh1 25. Ng1 Qxh2 26. Be2+ Kf5 27. Nf3 Ba6 28. Bxa6 Rxa6 29. Nxh2) 24. Bd3+?? { (Mate in 2 → 3.45) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.45] } (24. Qf3+ Ke5 25. Qf4#) 24... Ke6 { [%eval 3.34] } 25. Nf4+ { [%eval 2.7] } 25... Ke5? { (2.70 → 4.41) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.41] } (25... Kf7 26. Qb3+ Kg7 27. Qxb4 Ne7 28. Qd2 Re8 29. Nc3 Nxc3 30. bxc3 Nf5 31. Bxf5) 26. Ne2? { (4.41 → 2.71) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (26. Nd2 Kd6 27. Qf3 Ra5 28. Nc4+ Ke7 29. b3 Nc5 30. Nxa5 Kf8 31. Bc4) 26... Bg4? { (2.71 → 4.76) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.76] } (26... Nc5 27. Nd4 Bb7 28. Bb5 f5 29. Bc6 Ba6+ 30. Kg1 Ne7 31. Bxa8 Nd3 32. Qb3) 27. Nd2?? { (4.76 → -0.88) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (27. Qb3 Bxe2+ 28. Bxe2 Ne7 29. Qxb4 Nd5 30. Qd4+ Ke6 31. Bc4 Ra5 32. b4 Ra7) 27... Nh6?? { (-0.88 → 4.43) Blunder. Qxd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.43] } (27... Qxd3) 28. Nc4+ { [%eval 3.84] } 28... Kd5?! { (3.84 → 5.91) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 5.91] } (28... Ke6 29. Bxh6 Ke7 30. h3 Be6 31. Nf4 Nc5 32. Nxe6 Qxd3+ 33. Qxd3 Nxd3 34. Nc7) 29. Qc1? { (5.91 → 2.96) Mistake. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (29. Bxh6 g5 30. Nf4+ gxf4 31. Qxg4 Re8 32. Be2 Nc5 33. Rd1+ Kc6 34. Bf3+ Ne4) 29... Nf5? { (2.96 → 5.00) Mistake. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 5.0] } (29... Ke6 30. Qc2) 30. Bh6?? { (5.00 → 1.16) Blunder. Nf4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (30. Nf4+ Kc6 31. Na5+ Kd6 32. Bxf5 Bxf5 33. Nb7+ Ke7 34. Nxd8 Rhxd8 35. Qc7+ Rd7) 30... Bc5? { (1.16 → 2.54) Mistake. Bxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (30... Bxe2+ 31. Kxe2) 31. Nf4+ { [%eval 2.44] } 31... Kd4?? { (2.44 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (31... Kc6 32. Be4+ Kd7 33. b4 b5 34. bxc5 bxc4 35. Bxa8 Qxa8 36. h3 Bf3 37. gxf3) 32. Ne2+?? { (Mate in 5 → 2.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (32. Qd2 Ng3+ 33. hxg3 Be2+ 34. Bxe2+ Ke4 35. Qc2+ Kd4 36. Rd1#) 32... Kxd3?? { (2.22 → 4.65) Blunder. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.65] } (32... Kd5 33. Nf4+ Kc6 34. Be4+ Kd7 35. b4 b5 36. bxc5 bxc4 37. Bxa8 Qxa8 38. h3) 33. Nf4+ { [%eval 4.4] } 33... Ke4?? { (4.40 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (33... Kd4 34. b3 Bb4 35. Ne6+ Kd5 36. Nxd8 Rhxd8 37. bxa4 Bc5 38. Be3 Nxe3+ 39. Nxe3+) 34. Ne2?? { (Mate in 2 → -6.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.83] } (34. Qc2+ Kd4 35. Qd3#) 34... Kd3?? { (-6.83 → 4.73) Blunder. Bxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (34... Bxe2+ 35. Ke1 Re8 36. b4 Kd5 37. Ne3+ Bxe3 38. Bxe3 Rxe3 39. Rf1 Bc4+ 40. Kf2) 35. Nf4+ { [%eval 4.41] } 35... Kd4 { [%eval 4.41] } 36. Nd2?? { (4.41 → -2.03) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (36. b3 Bb4 37. Ne6+ Kd5 38. Nxd8 Rhxd8 39. bxa4 Bc5 40. Be3 Ke6 41. Bxc5 bxc5) 36... Ke3?? { (-2.03 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (36... Ne3+) 37. Nc4+?? { (Mate in 3 → 4.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.61] } (37. Nf3+ Ke4 38. Qc2+ Ke3 39. Re1#) 37... Kd4 { [%eval 4.29] } 38. Nd2?? { (4.29 → -2.22) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -2.22] } (38. b3 Bb4 39. Ne6+ Kd5 40. Nxd8 Rhxd8 41. bxa4 Bc5 42. Be3 Nxe3+ 43. Nxe3+ Kc6) 38... Nc3?? { (-2.22 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (38... Ne3+) 39. Nb3+?? { (Mate in 1 → 1.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc3# was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (39. Qxc3#) 39... Kc4 { [%eval 1.13] } 40. Na5+?? { (1.13 → -4.81) Blunder. Qxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -4.81] } (40. Qxc3+) 40... bxa5?! { (-4.81 → -3.51) Inaccuracy. Kb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (40... Kb5 41. a4+ Ka6 42. Nb3 Be3 43. Qxc3 Rc8 44. Qb4 Qd7 45. Qb5+ Qxb5+ 46. axb5+) 41. b3+?? { (-3.51 → -7.59) Blunder. Qxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.59] } (41. Qxc3+ Kb5 42. Ne6 Qd6 43. Nxc5 Qxc5 44. Qxf6 Qd6 45. Qxd6 Nxd6 46. h3 Bf5) 41... Kd4? { (-7.59 → -4.07) Mistake. Kb5 was best. } { [%eval -4.07] } (41... Kb5 42. a4+ Ka6 43. Qxc3 Ne3+ 44. Kf2 Nd1+ 45. Kg3 Nxc3 46. h3 g5 47. Rhe1) 42. Ne6+ { [%eval -4.78] } 42... Kd3?? { (-4.78 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (42... Kd5 43. Nxd8 Be2+ 44. Ke1 Re8 45. Qxc3 Bb4 46. Qxb4 axb4 47. Nf7 Ke6 48. Ng5+) 43. Bd2?? { (Mate in 3 → -7.03) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2+ was best. } { [%eval -7.03] } (43. Qd2+ Ke4 44. Nxc5+ Ke5 45. Bf4#) 43... Ne2?? { (-7.03 → 4.15) Blunder. Ne3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.15] } (43... Ne3+ 44. Bxe3 Bxe3 45. Nf4+ Bxf4 46. Qxf4 Qd4 47. Qxd4+ Kxd4 48. Kf2 Ne4+ 49. Kg1) 44. Qxc5?? { (4.15 → -3.28) Blunder. Nxc5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (44. Nxc5+ Kd4 45. Qc4+ Ke5 46. Bf4+ Nxf4 47. Qe4+ Kd6 48. Nb7+ Kd7 49. Nxd8 Rhxd8) 44... Rc8?? { (-3.28 → -0.91) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (44... Qd6 45. Ke1 Qxc5 46. Nxc5+ Kd4 47. Na4 Rhe8 48. Kf2 Nd6 49. Rhd1 Ne4+ 50. Ke1) 45. Qxa5?? { (-0.91 → -6.24) Blunder. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.24] } (45. Qb5+) 45... Qd7? { (-6.24 → -3.69) Mistake. Qxa5 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (45... Qxa5 46. Bxa5 Ne3+ 47. Kf2 Bxe6 48. Rad1+ Nxd1+ 49. Rxd1+ Ke4 50. Re1 Rc2 51. Rxe2+) 46. Rc1?! { (-3.69 → -5.69) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -5.69] } (46. h3 Qxe6) 46... Rxc1+ { [%eval -5.48] } 47. Bxc1 { [%eval -5.88] } 47... Kc2 { [%eval -5.49] } 48. Bh6?! { (-5.49 → -8.22) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -8.22] } (48. Kf2 Rc8 49. Qa3 Qxe6 50. Qb2+ Kd3 51. Qb1+ Kd4 52. Bb2+ Kd5 53. Qd3+ Nfd4) 48... Nfd4?? { (-8.22 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd1+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (48... Qd1+ 49. Kf2 Qxh1 50. Qd2+ Kb1 51. Qe1+ Qxe1+ 52. Kxe1 Nxh6 53. Nc7 Nc3 54. a4) 49. Qc5+?? { (Mate in 4 → -4.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2+ was best. } { [%eval -4.56] } (49. Qd2+ Kb1 50. Kf2+ Ng1 51. Rxg1+ Bd1 52. Rxd1#) 49... Nc3?? { (-4.56 → 6.45) Blunder. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval 6.45] } (49... Kb2 50. Nxd4 Rc8 51. Qb6 Qxd4 52. Qxd4+ Nxd4 53. h3 Bd7 54. h4 Rc2 55. h5) 50. Qxc3+?? { (6.45 → -10.17) Blunder. Nxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -10.17] } (50. Nxd4+ Qxd4 51. Qxd4 g5 52. Qxg4 Rd8 53. Kf2 Rd2+ 54. Ke1 Rd1+ 55. Qxd1+ Nxd1) 50... Kxc3 { [%eval -8.25] } 51. h3 { [%eval -9.66] } 51... Nxe6 { [%eval -9.21] } { White left the game. } 0-1