[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hNhdvPtA"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "iamshlok_shetty"] [Black "RayyanFaiz"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hNhdvPtA"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:02:37"] [WhiteElo "1147"] [BlackElo "684"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C21"] [Opening "Center Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.08] } { C21 Center Game } 3... Bb4+?? { (-0.08 → 4.43) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.43] } (3... Nc6 4. Qe3 Nf6 5. Bd2 Be7 6. Nc3 d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Nxd5) 4. Bd2?? { (4.43 → 0.96) Blunder. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (4. Qxb4 Nc6 5. Qa3 Nge7 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Bg5 f6 8. Bd2 f5) 4... Bxd2+ { [%eval 0.98] } 5. Qxd2 { [%eval 1.21] } 5... Qh4 { [%eval 1.47] } 6. g3?? { (1.47 → -1.32) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (6. Nc3 d6 7. O-O-O Be6 8. f4 Nc6 9. Nf3 Qh6 10. Rg1 O-O-O 11. g4 Kb8) 6... Qxg3?? { (-1.32 → 6.85) Blunder. Qxe4+ was best. } { [%eval 6.85] } (6... Qxe4+ 7. Qe2 Qxe2+ 8. Nxe2 Nf6 9. Bg2 Nc6 10. Nbc3 d6 11. Nb5 Kd8 12. O-O-O) 7. hxg3 { [%eval 6.87] } 7... d5 { [%eval 6.81] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 6.71] } 8... f5 { [%eval 7.6] } 9. d6 { [%eval 7.42] } 9... cxd6 { [%eval 7.58] } 10. Qxd6 { [%eval 7.46] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 7.4] } 11. Qe5+ { [%eval 6.66] } 11... Kd8?! { (6.66 → 9.59) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 9.59] } (11... Ne7 12. Qxg7 Rg8 13. Qc3 Nbc6 14. Bc4 O-O-O 15. Bxg8 Nxg8 16. Ne2 Re8 17. b4) 12. Nf3 { [%eval 7.07] } 12... Kc8 { [%eval 9.6] } 13. Ng5 { [%eval 6.88] } 13... f4 { [%eval 8.97] } 14. Nf7 { [%eval 8.58] } 14... fxg3 { [%eval 8.6] } 15. Nxh8 { [%eval 8.22] } 15... Ba4 { [%eval 9.78] } 16. fxg3 { [%eval 9.2] } 16... Bxc2? { (9.20 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (16... Nf6 17. Qf4 Bc6 18. Rh2 Nd5 19. Qf8+ Kc7 20. Nc3 Nf6 21. Nb5+ Bxb5 22. Bxb5) 17. Qe8+?! { (Mate in 8 → 13.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh3+ was best. } { [%eval 13.69] } (17. Bh3+ Nd7 18. Qe8+ Kc7 19. Qxd7+ Kb6 20. Qd6+ Ka5 21. b4+ Ka4 22. Bd7+ b5) 17... Kc7 { [%eval 13.73] } 18. Rxh7 { [%eval 9.33] } 18... Nh6? { (9.33 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (18... Nd7 19. Qxa8 Bxh7 20. Nf7 Nb8 21. Nc3 Be4 22. Nxe4 Nc6 23. Nc3 Nf6) 19. Na3 { [%eval #10] } 19... a6 { [%eval #5] } 20. Nxc2?! { (Mate in 5 → 11.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg7+ was best. } { [%eval 11.61] } (20. Rxg7+ Nf7 21. Rxf7+ Nd7 22. Qxd7+ Kb6 23. Qc7+ Ka7 24. Qxb7#) 20... a5?! { (11.61 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (20... Nf5 21. Qe5+ Kc6 22. Bg2+ Kb6 23. Qxf5 Nd7 24. Qxd7 Re8+ 25. Qxe8 Ka7 26. Qe3+) 21. Rxg7+ { [%eval #4] } 21... Kb6 { [%eval #2] } 22. Qf7? { (Mate in 2 → 8.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.23] } (22. Qb5+ Ka7 23. Qxb7#) 22... Ka7? { (8.23 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (22... Nxf7 23. Nxf7 Na6 24. Nd6 Rb8 25. a3 Nc5 26. O-O-O Nb3+ 27. Kb1) 23. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0