[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/k4ZpU0mA"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Andrewanish"] [Black "Aayush_1520"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "k4ZpU0mA"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:31:31"] [WhiteElo "1544"] [BlackElo "947"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qf6?! { (0.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nc3 { [%eval 1.08] } 3... Bd6?! { (1.08 → 1.82) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bd2 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nb5 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2) 4. Bc4?! { (1.82 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (4. d4 Nc6 5. Nd5 Qg6 6. Bd3 Nge7 7. O-O Qh5 8. Nxe7 Bxe7) 4... Nh6?? { (0.92 → 2.90) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (4... Ne7 5. O-O Nbc6 6. Nb5 a6 7. Nxd6+ Qxd6 8. c3 Qf6 9. d4) 5. O-O { [%eval 2.73] } 5... c5?! { (2.73 → 3.64) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (5... c6 6. d4 O-O 7. Bg5 Qg6 8. dxe5 Bc7 9. Ne2 Ng4 10. Be7) 6. Re1 { [%eval 2.91] } 6... Nf5?? { (2.91 → 6.28) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 6.28] } (6... Qg6 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nh4 Qf6 9. Qh5 Be7 10. g3 g5 11. Nd5 Qg7 12. Nf5) 7. d3? { (6.28 → 3.28) Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (7. exf5 Nc6 8. d3 h6 9. b4 cxb4 10. Ne4 Qe7 11. d4 Bc7 12. d5 d6) 7... Nh4 { [%eval 4.09] } 8. Nxh4 { [%eval 3.9] } 8... Qxh4 { [%eval 3.51] } 9. g3?! { (3.51 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (9. Nb5 Qe7 10. Qh5 g6 11. Qf3 f6 12. Bh6 Nc6 13. Nxd6+ Qxd6 14. Bg7 Nd4) 9... Qf6 { [%eval 2.61] } 10. h4 { [%eval 2.27] } 10... h5 { [%eval 2.54] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 2.31] } 11... Qg6 { [%eval 2.51] } 12. a3?! { (2.51 → 1.68) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (12. f4 exf4 13. e5 Be7 14. Ne4 Bxg5 15. Nd6+ Ke7 16. Bxf7 Qh6 17. Nf5+ Kxf7) 12... f6 { [%eval 2.05] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 2.0] } 13... b6?! { (2.00 → 2.83) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (13... Nc6 14. Nb5 Bb8 15. Bxc5 d6 16. Be3 a6 17. Nc3 Ba7 18. Nd5 Bg4 19. Qd2) 14. b4 { [%eval 2.7] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval 2.96] } 15. bxc5 { [%eval 2.87] } 15... bxc5?! { (2.87 → 3.69) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.69] } (15... Bxc5 16. Bxc5 bxc5 17. Qb1 Bc6 18. Nd5 Qg4 19. Nc7+ Ke7 20. Kg2 Kd6 21. f3) 16. Nb5 { [%eval 3.64] } 16... f5? { (3.64 → 6.43) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 6.43] } (16... Be7 17. Nc7+ Kd8 18. Nxa8 Bxa8 19. Bd5 Nc6 20. c3 Kc7 21. d4 Qg4 22. Kg2) 17. Nxd6+? { (6.43 → 3.22) Mistake. exf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (17. exf5 Qf6 18. Bg5 a6 19. Bxf6 axb5 20. Bxe5 Bxe5 21. Rxe5+ Kd8 22. Bd5 Nc6) 17... Qxd6 { [%eval 3.14] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 3.11] } 18... fxe4?? { (3.11 → 6.36) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 6.36] } (18... f4 19. Rxb7 fxe3 20. Rxe3 Nc6 21. Rf3 Rb8 22. Rxb8+ Qxb8 23. Bf7+ Ke7 24. Bb3) 19. Rxb7 { [%eval 6.26] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval 6.55] } 20. dxe4 { [%eval 6.53] } 20... Qxd1 { [%eval 6.36] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval 6.31] } 21... O-O-O { [%eval 6.86] } 22. Rxa7?? { (6.86 → 3.06) Blunder. Rdb1 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (22. Rdb1 Rdf8 23. Bxc5 Na5 24. Bxf8 Nxc4 25. Bxg7 Rh7 26. Rb8+ Kc7 27. R8b3 Rxg7) 22... Nxa7 { [%eval 3.05] } 23. Bxc5 { [%eval 3.31] } 23... d6? { (3.31 → 5.83) Mistake. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 5.83] } (23... Kb7 24. Rd5 Nc6 25. Kg2 Kc7 26. Bd6+ Kb6 27. Rb5+ Ka7 28. Bd3 Rhe8 29. a4) 24. Bxa7 { [%eval 5.35] } 24... d5 { [%eval 6.42] } 25. exd5 { [%eval 6.38] } 25... g5 { [%eval 6.41] } 26. hxg5 { [%eval 6.37] } 26... e4 { [%eval 6.72] } 27. Ba6+ { [%eval 6.11] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval 5.96] } 28. Bb6 { [%eval 5.81] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval 6.01] } 29. Bd4 { [%eval 5.9] } 29... e3 { [%eval 6.67] } 30. Bxh8 { [%eval 6.63] } 30... Rxh8 { [%eval 6.57] } 31. fxe3 { [%eval 6.84] } 31... h4 { [%eval 7.16] } 32. gxh4 { [%eval 7.09] } 32... Rxh4 { [%eval 6.92] } 33. Bb5+ { [%eval 6.67] } 33... Kd6 { [%eval 6.63] } 34. a4 { [%eval 6.73] } 34... Rg4+ { [%eval 6.46] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 6.36] } 35... Rxg5 { [%eval 6.26] } 36. Ra1 { [%eval 6.03] } 36... Rxd5 { [%eval 5.63] } 37. Bc4 { [%eval 5.3] } 37... Rd2+ { [%eval 5.15] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval 4.85] } 38... Rxc2 { [%eval 5.9] } 39. Bd3 { [%eval 6.24] } 39... Rc5 { [%eval 6.52] } 40. a5 { [%eval 5.99] } 40... Rf5+?? { (5.99 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (40... Rc7 41. a6 Rf7+ 42. Ke2 Ra7 43. Rb1 Rg7 44. Rb7 Rg2+ 45. Kf3 Rh2 46. a7) 41. Ke2?? { (Mate in 8 → 5.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 5.59] } (41. Bxf5 Ke5 42. a6 Kxf5 43. a7 Ke5 44. a8=Q Kd6 45. Ra6+ Kc5 46. Qb7 Kc4) 41... Rd5?! { (5.59 → 8.92) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 8.92] } (41... Rf7 42. a6 Ra7 43. Kd2 Kc6 44. Rb1 Rf7 45. Rb8 Rf2+ 46. Ke1 Ra2) 42. a6 { [%eval 8.35] } 42... Kc7 { [%eval 11.77] } 43. a7 { [%eval 8.17] } 43... Kb7? { (8.17 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (43... Rd8 44. a8=Q Rxa8 45. Rxa8 Kc6 46. e4 Kd6 47. Ra5 Kc7 48. e5 Kb6 49. Ra6+) 44. a8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 44... Kb6 { [%eval #2] } 45. Qxd5 { [%eval #2] } 45... Kc7 { [%eval #2] } 46. Rc1+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Kb6 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qb3+ { [%eval #1] } 47... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 48. Ra1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0