[Event "DAY 3 INTERMEDIATE COMPETITION"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hauZIliU"] [Date "2026.03.04"] [Round "-"] [White "eshalfaizal"] [Black "krishikabhatisingh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "hauZIliU"] [UTCDate "2026.03.04"] [UTCTime "07:01:05"] [WhiteElo "959"] [BlackElo "674"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-43"] [BlackRatingDiff "+76"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "120+0"] [ECO "C20"] [Opening "English Opening: The Whale"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. c4?! { (0.22 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } { C20 English Opening: The Whale } (2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5 Nxe5) 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.32] } 3. b4? { (-0.32 → -1.49) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.49] } (3. a3 a5 4. d3 Bc5 5. Nf3 d6 6. Be3 Nd4 7. Nxd4 exd4) 3... Nf6 { [%eval -0.95] } 4. c5?? { (-0.95 → -3.28) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (4. b5 Nd4 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. Be2 d6 7. h3 O-O 8. a4 a6) 4... Nxb4 { [%eval -3.26] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -3.22] } 5... Nxe4?? { (-3.22 → 1.62) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (5... Bxc5 6. Bc4 d5 7. a3 dxc4 8. axb4 Bb6 9. Nf3 O-O 10. h3 Be6) 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 1.44] } 6... Bxc5?? { (1.44 → 3.57) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (6... f5 7. Bb2 Nc6 8. Ng3 Bxc5 9. Nf3 O-O 10. Bb5 e4 11. Qb3+ d5 12. Bxc6) 7. Nxc5 { [%eval 3.55] } 7... b6 { [%eval 3.64] } 8. Ne6? { (3.64 → 2.04) Mistake. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (8. Nd3 Nxd3+ 9. Bxd3 Bb7 10. Ne2 Qh4 11. O-O e4 12. Bc4 f5 13. d4 O-O-O) 8... fxe6 { [%eval 2.13] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 1.63] } 9... Rf8 { [%eval 1.65] } 10. Bxe5?? { (1.65 → -2.34) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (10. Nf3 e4 11. Ne5 Qg5 12. Qb3 Nd5 13. a4 Qf5 14. Qg3 Bb7 15. a5 Nf4) 10... d6?? { (-2.34 → 2.95) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (10... Qh4 11. Bg3 Qe4+ 12. Be2 Qxg2 13. Bf3 Nc2+ 14. Qxc2 Rxf3 15. O-O-O Rxg3 16. Ne2) 11. Bxg7 { [%eval 2.93] } 11... Rg8?! { (2.93 → 3.95) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (11... Rf4 12. Bh6 Rf7 13. Be3 Qf6 14. Rc1 c5 15. Nh3 Bd7 16. Qb3 Qg6 17. Nf4) 12. Bf8?? { (3.95 → -2.06) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (12. Qh5+ Kd7 13. Bc3 Nd5 14. Qxh7+ Kc6 15. g3 Kb7 16. Bg2 a6 17. Ne2 Ka7) 12... Rxf8?? { (-2.06 → 1.80) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (12... Qh4 13. Qb1 Kxf8 14. a3 Nd5 15. g3 Qf6 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Be4 Ke7 18. Ne2) 13. Rb1?? { (1.80 → -3.01) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (13. Qa4+ Bd7 14. Qxb4 Qf6 15. O-O-O Qxf2 16. Nf3 e5 17. Ne1 Rf4 18. Qc3 Ra4) 13... c6?? { (-3.01 → 2.95) Blunder. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (13... Qh4 14. Nf3 Qe4+ 15. Be2 Nd3+ 16. Kf1 Nf4 17. Rb3 Bb7 18. Re3 Qb4 19. Qc2) 14. Rxb4 { [%eval 2.91] } 14... c5 { [%eval 3.67] } 15. Rf4?? { (3.67 → -2.52) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (15. Qh5+ Kd7 16. Qxh7+ Qe7 17. Bb5+ Kd8 18. Qxe7+ Kxe7 19. Rg4 e5 20. Rg7+ Kf6) 15... e5?? { (-2.52 → 5.86) Blunder. Rxf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.86] } (15... Rxf4 16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. Bb5+ Kc7 18. Ne2 Rh4 19. Qf3 Rb4 20. Nc3 Bb7 21. Qf7+) 16. Rxf8+ { [%eval 6.1] } 16... Kxf8 { [%eval 5.65] } 17. Nf3? { (5.65 → 2.86) Mistake. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (17. Qf3+ Ke7 18. Qxa8 Qg8 19. Qxa7+ Bd7 20. Ne2 b5 21. h4 b4 22. Nc1 Qd5) 17... Bf5 { [%eval 3.45] } 18. Nh4?? { (3.45 → -1.28) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (18. g3 Bg4 19. Be2 Bh3 20. Nh4 Qg5 21. Bf1 Bg4 22. f3 Bd7 23. Be2 Qg8) 18... Bg6?? { (-1.28 → 4.43) Blunder. Qxh4 was best. } { [%eval 4.43] } (18... Qxh4 19. Bd3 e4 20. Bb1 Re8 21. O-O Qg5 22. Qe2 Bg6 23. f3 e3 24. Bxg6) 19. Nf3?! { (4.43 → 2.89) Inaccuracy. Nxg6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (19. Nxg6+ hxg6 20. Qf3+ Kg7 21. Bc4 Qh4 22. Qf7+ Kh6 23. Bd3 e4 24. Bc2 Rd8) 19... Bf7 { [%eval 3.02] } 20. Nh4?? { (3.02 → -2.05) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (20. h4 h6 21. Be2 e4 22. Nh2 Qxh4 23. O-O Re8 24. f3 Re5 25. fxe4 Rxe4) 20... Qd7?? { (-2.05 → 3.37) Blunder. Qxh4 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (20... Qxh4 21. Bd3 Kg7 22. O-O Qd4 23. Bc2 Rf8 24. h3 Bg6 25. a4 c4) 21. Nf5?? { (3.37 → -2.01) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (21. g3 Rd8 22. Qc2 Kg8 23. a4 Rf8 24. Bb5 Qh3 25. Qf5 Qxf5 26. Nxf5) 21... Qe7?? { (-2.01 → 7.10) Blunder. Qxf5 was best. } { [%eval 7.1] } (21... Qxf5 22. Be2 Kg7 23. O-O Qf4 24. d3 Rf8 25. Bf3 Qd4 26. h3 b5 27. Be4) 22. Nxe7 { [%eval 7.07] } 22... Kxe7 { [%eval 6.98] } 23. Qg4 { [%eval 6.91] } 23... Bg6 { [%eval 8.1] } 24. Qh3 { [%eval 6.9] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 7.04] } 25. Qf3? { (7.04 → 3.99) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (25. Bc4 Rf6 26. O-O b5 27. Bxb5 a6 28. Bc4 Kd8 29. f3 e4 30. fxe4 Rxf1+) 25... Bf7? { (3.99 → 6.98) Mistake. Rxf3 was best. } { [%eval 6.98] } (25... Rxf3 26. gxf3 Bf7 27. Rg1 Kf6 28. a4 c4 29. f4 exf4 30. Be2 d5 31. Bd1) 26. Qg3 { [%eval 6.73] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval 7.06] } 27. Qh3 { [%eval 7.04] } 27... Be8 { [%eval 7.77] } 28. Qg3?! { (7.77 → 5.03) Inaccuracy. Qxh7+ was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (28. Qxh7+ Kf8 29. Bc4 Rg6 30. Rg1 Rf6 31. Qc7 Bf7 32. Bxf7 Rxf7 33. Qxd6+ Kg7) 28... Bf7?! { (5.03 → 7.17) Inaccuracy. Rxg3 was best. } { [%eval 7.17] } (28... Rxg3 29. hxg3 Bg6 30. f4 exf4 31. gxf4 Bb1 32. Kd1 Kf8 33. Rh3 Bf5 34. Ra3) 29. Qe3 { [%eval 6.47] } 29... Be8 { [%eval 7.12] } 30. Qd3 { [%eval 6.88] } 30... Bf7 { [%eval 6.78] } 31. Qc3 { [%eval 6.44] } 31... d5 { [%eval 7.1] } 32. Qb3 { [%eval 6.51] } 32... c4 { [%eval 6.89] } 33. Qa3+ { [%eval 6.61] } 33... Kd8 { [%eval 7.33] } 34. Qf3 { [%eval 6.55] } 34... Rf8 { [%eval 7.17] } 35. Qg3 { [%eval 6.63] } 35... Rg8 { [%eval 6.67] } 36. Qf3 { [%eval 6.81] } 36... Rf8 { [%eval 7.3] } 37. Qg3 { [%eval 6.74] } 37... Rg8 { [%eval 6.53] } 38. Qf3?? { (6.53 → 0.00) Blunder. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (38. Qa3 Kc8 39. Qxa7 Be6 40. g4 Rf8 41. Be2 d4 42. f3 e4) 1/2-1/2