[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bU1VVzk7"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Mansoor00"] [Black "Athavan_Karthik_V"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bU1VVzk7"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:45:46"] [WhiteElo "1046"] [BlackElo "796"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-37"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } { D00 Queen's Pawn Game } 2. f3?! { (0.27 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (2. c4 dxc4 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. e3 c5 5. Bxc4 e6 6. O-O a6) 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.35] } 3. b3?! { (-0.35 → -1.08) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (3. e4 e6 4. c3 dxe4 5. Nd2 e5 6. dxe5 Nxe5 7. Qa4+ Bd7) 3... e6 { [%eval -0.58] } 4. a4?? { (-0.58 → -2.52) Blunder. e3 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (4. e3 Nh6) 4... Be7?? { (-2.52 → -0.64) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (4... Qh4+ 5. g3 Qxd4 6. Qxd4 Nxd4 7. Kd1 Bd7 8. e3 Nc6 9. Nh3 O-O-O 10. Nf4) 5. b4? { (-0.64 → -2.15) Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (5. e3) 5... Bh4+? { (-2.15 → -0.64) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (5... Nxd4) 6. Kd2?? { (-0.64 → -2.83) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -2.83] } (6. g3) 6... Qg5+? { (-2.83 → -1.07) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (6... Nxd4 7. c3 Nc6 8. g3 Be7 9. Ke1 e5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. e4 Nf6) 7. Kc3? { (-1.07 → -2.37) Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (7. e3) 7... b6?? { (-2.37 → 4.48) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.48] } (7... Qe7 8. Ba3 Nxd4 9. Kb2 c5 10. e4 Bf6 11. c3 Nc6 12. b5 Na5 13. f4) 8. Kb2?? { (4.48 → -0.80) Blunder. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (8. Bxg5 Bxg5 9. Kb2 e5 10. e4 Nge7 11. Qe1 O-O 12. b5 Nxd4 13. c3 dxe4) 8... Qh5?! { (-0.80 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (8... Qe7 9. c3) 9. g4 { [%eval -0.15] } 9... Qg6 { [%eval 0.05] } 10. g5?? { (0.05 → -1.89) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (10. e4 Nxb4) 10... f6? { (-1.89 → -0.39) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (10... h6 11. e4 hxg5 12. Nc3 Nge7 13. Nh3 Bb7 14. a5 Nxb4 15. Rg1 O-O-O 16. Be3) 11. gxf6? { (-0.39 → -1.52) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (11. f4 fxg5) 11... gxf6?? { (-1.52 → 0.76) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (11... Bxf6 12. c3 e5 13. e3 Nge7 14. Na3 O-O 15. Ne2 Qf7 16. Ng3 Nf5 17. Bb5) 12. h3?? { (0.76 → -1.03) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (12. f4) 12... f5?! { (-1.03 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (12... Nge7 13. e3 e5 14. Bd2 exd4 15. exd4 Nxd4 16. Na3 a6 17. c3 Ndf5 18. Ne2) 13. f4?! { (-0.33 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (13. Bf4 Bg3) 13... Bf6? { (-1.00 → 0.38) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (13... Nxd4 14. c3 Nc6 15. Nf3 Bf6 16. Na3 Nge7 17. Nc2 Bb7 18. Rg1 Qf7 19. a5) 14. h4?? { (0.38 → -1.99) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -1.99] } (14. c3 Kd8 15. Nf3 Be7 16. Ne5 Qe8 17. Rg1 Nf6 18. Nd2 a6 19. e3 Bb7) 14... Bxd4+ { [%eval -2.1] } 15. Ka2? { (-2.10 → -4.36) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval -4.36] } (15. c3 Bf6 16. Nf3 Nh6 17. Rg1 Ng4 18. Na3 Qf7 19. Qb3 Bd7 20. e3 Qe7) 15... Qf6?? { (-4.36 → -1.67) Blunder. Nxb4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (15... Nxb4+ 16. Kb3 Bxa1 17. c3 Nc6 18. Nf3 Bb7 19. Rg1 Qf6 20. Ka2 Bxc3 21. Nxc3) 16. c3 { [%eval -1.6] } 16... Bf2 { [%eval -1.13] } 17. c4?? { (-1.13 → -7.08) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -7.08] } (17. Nf3 d4 18. cxd4 Bb7 19. e3 Nh6 20. Bb5 O-O-O 21. Qe2 Ng4 22. Bxc6 Bxc6) 17... dxc4? { (-7.08 → -3.57) Mistake. Nxb4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (17... Nxb4+ 18. Kb3 Qxa1 19. Nc3 dxc4+ 20. Kxc4 Ba6+ 21. Kb3 Rd8 22. Bd2 Qxd1+ 23. Nxd1) 18. e4?? { (-3.57 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval #-19] } (18. Ba3 Bb7 19. e4 fxe4 20. Qh5+ Qg6 21. Qxg6+ hxg6 22. Bxc4 Nf6 23. Nh3 e3) 18... Nxb4+ { [%eval #-18] } 19. Ka3 { [%eval #-19] } 19... c5?? { (Mate in 19 → -2.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxa1+ was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (19... Qxa1+ 20. Kxb4 Bc5+ 21. Kxc4 Ba6+ 22. Kb3 Qxb1+ 23. Bb2 Qxd1+ 24. Ka2 Bxf1 25. Ne2) 20. a5?? { (-2.86 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (20. Bb2 Bd4 21. e5 Qe7 22. Qh5+ Qf7 23. Qxf7+ Kxf7 24. Bxd4 Nc2+ 25. Kb2 Nxd4) 20... bxa5?? { (Mate in 1 → -3.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxa1# was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (20... Qxa1#) 21. Qd4?? { (-3.20 → -9.27) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -9.27] } (21. e5 Qe7 22. Nc3 Bb7 23. Bxc4 Bd4 24. Nge2 O-O-O 25. Nxd4 Rxd4 26. Qf1 Bxh1) 21... cxd4 { [%eval -8.33] } 22. Nc3 { [%eval -9.78] } 22... dxc3 { [%eval -9.85] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval -9.16] } 23... Bc5 { [%eval -9.01] } 24. exf5 { [%eval -10.79] } 24... Nd5+ { [%eval -9.79] } 25. Ka4? { (-9.79 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (25. Ka2 Qxf5 26. Rh2 Nb4+ 27. Ka3 Nd3+ 28. Ka2 Rb8 29. Ne5 Nf6 30. Rg2 Nb4+) 25... Bd7+ { [%eval #-2] } 26. Kxa5 { [%eval #-2] } 26... Bb6+ { [%eval #-2] } 27. Ka6 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Bc8+ { [%eval #-10] } 28. Kb5 { [%eval #-10] } 28... Bd7+ { [%eval #-9] } 29. Kxc4 { [%eval #-10] } 29... Bc6? { (Mate in 10 → -8.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxf5 was best. } { [%eval -8.74] } (29... Qxf5 30. Nd4 Rc8+ 31. Kb3 Bxd4 32. Rh2 Rb8+ 33. Bb5 Rxb5+ 34. Ka3 Qe4 35. Ka2) 30. Kb3 { [%eval -11.2] } 30... Qxf5 { [%eval -10.94] } 31. Ka2?! { (-10.94 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (31. Ne1 Bd4 32. Kc4 Bf2 33. Bg2 Rb8 34. Ba3) 31... Nb4+ { [%eval #-6] } 32. Kb3 { [%eval #-6] } 32... a5 { [%eval #-8] } 33. Ra4 { [%eval #-3] } 33... Bxf3?! { (Mate in 3 → -14.10) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd5+ was best. } { [%eval -14.1] } (33... Bd5+ 34. Bc4 Qb1+ 35. Kxc3 Qc2#) 34. Rxb4?! { (-14.10 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (34. Ka3 Nc6 35. Bd3 Qxd3 36. Rd4 Qxd4 37. Re1 Qb4+ 38. Ka2 Qa4+ 39. Ba3 Bd5+) 34... Bd8?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd1+ was best. } { [%eval -10.85] } (34... Bd1+ 35. Ka2 axb4+ 36. Ba6 Rxa6+ 37. Ba3 Rxa3#) 35. Rc4?! { (-10.85 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (35. Bb5+ Kf8 36. Rd4 Qxb5+ 37. Kc2 Qe2+ 38. Kb1 c2+ 39. Ka1 Bf6 40. Ba3+ Ke8) 35... Bxh1?! { (Mate in 5 → -18.04) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd1+ was best. } { [%eval -18.04] } (35... Bd1+ 36. Kxc3 Qc2+ 37. Kd4 Bb6+ 38. Ke5 Qf5+ 39. Kd6 Qd5#) 36. Kxc3?! { (-18.04 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (36. Rc7 Qb1+) 36... Qb5? { (Mate in 8 → -9.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf6+ was best. } { [%eval -9.59] } (36... Bf6+ 37. Kd2 Rd8+ 38. Ke3 Qg4 39. Rd4 Qf3+ 40. Kd2 Rxd4+ 41. Kc2 Qd1+ 42. Kb2) 37. Be3 { [%eval -13.24] } 37... a4 { [%eval -11.06] } 38. Kd4?! { (-11.06 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (38. Ba7 Qb1 39. Rxa4 Qxf1 40. Bc5 Bf6+ 41. Kd2 Rd8+ 42. Rd4 Rxd4+ 43. Bxd4 Qxf4+) 38... a3 { [%eval #-8] } 39. Bd2 { [%eval #-6] } 39... a2 { [%eval #-6] } 40. f5 { [%eval #-4] } 40... a1=Q+ { [%eval #-3] } 41. Ke3 { [%eval #-3] } 41... Bg5+ { [%eval #-4] } 42. Kf2 { [%eval #-4] } 42... Bxd2 { [%eval #-6] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval #-3] } 43... Ra3+ { [%eval #-3] } 44. Kg4 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Nf6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1