[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/kr6z8SSY"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Aaronkhokhar"] [Black "ojas5589"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "kr6z8SSY"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:00:02"] [WhiteElo "1235"] [BlackElo "1235"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+37"] [BlackRatingDiff "-44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.56] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense: French Connection } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.39] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.57] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.14] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 5. e5 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Nd7 { [%eval 0.46] } 6. Bg5?! { (0.46 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (6. d4 f6 7. exf6 Nxf6 8. g3 Ne4 9. Bg2 Bb4 10. Qd3 Bxc3+) 6... f6 { [%eval 0.34] } 7. exf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 7... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.12] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.45] } 9. Ng5?? { (0.45 → -1.21) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.21] } (9. d4 O-O 10. Bb5 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Na4 a5 13. O-O Ne4 14. Bxe7 Qxe7) 9... h5?! { (-1.21 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (9... d4 10. Nce4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 g6 12. Qg4 e5 13. Qg3 O-O 14. Nf3 Rf4 15. Bxe7) 10. Qe2?! { (-0.57 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (10. Be2 Ng4 11. h3 Nge5 12. f4 O-O 13. Qd2 Ng6 14. g3 Nxh4 15. gxh4 Qd6) 10... Nd7?? { (-1.45 → 3.42) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (10... Nd4 11. Qd2 Ng4 12. h3 Nh6 13. f4 e5 14. Ne2 Ndf5 15. Bf2 exf4 16. Nf3) 11. d4?? { (3.42 → -3.43) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (11. Nxe6 Bxh4 12. Nxd5 Nf6 13. Nxd8+ Kxd8 14. Nxf6 Bxf6 15. O-O-O a5 16. c3 a4) 11... Bxg5 { [%eval -3.43] } 12. g3?! { (-3.43 → -5.10) Inaccuracy. Qxe6+ was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (12. Qxe6+ Qe7 13. Qxe7+ Bxe7 14. Nxd5 Bxh4 15. Nxc7+ Kd8 16. Nxa8 Re8+ 17. Kd2 Bg5+) 12... Rh6?! { (-5.10 → -3.88) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (12... Nxd4 13. Qd1 Bxh4 14. Qxd4 Bf6 15. Qd2 c6 16. O-O-O Qe7 17. Bd3 Nb6 18. Bg6+) 13. g4?! { (-3.88 → -5.85) Inaccuracy. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval -5.85] } (13. Bxg5 Qxg5 14. f4 Qe7 15. Bh3 Nb6 16. O-O Bd7 17. Rae1 O-O-O 18. f5 Nxd4) 13... hxg4?! { (-5.85 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Bxh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (13... Bxh4 14. O-O-O Qe7 15. gxh5 Kd8 16. Rg1 Bf6 17. Rg6 Nf8 18. Rxh6 gxh6 19. Qg4) 14. Bxg5 { [%eval -4.72] } 14... Qxg5 { [%eval -4.62] } 15. Rg1 { [%eval -5.37] } 15... Rxh2?! { (-5.37 → -3.65) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.65] } (15... Nf6 16. h3 Nxd4 17. Qd3 Qf4 18. Rg3 Ke7 19. hxg4 Bd7) 16. Qxg4?! { (-3.65 → -4.60) Inaccuracy. Rxg4 was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (16. Rxg4 Qe7 17. O-O-O Nf6 18. Rg3 Rh8 19. Bg2 Bd7 20. Na4 b6 21. Nc3 Kd8) 16... Qd8?? { (-4.60 → 0.39) Blunder. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (16... Qxg4 17. Rxg4 Nf6 18. Rxg7 Bd7 19. O-O-O Kf8 20. Rg3 Ne7 21. Be2 Kf7 22. Rf3) 17. Qxg7?? { (0.39 → -3.01) Blunder. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (17. Qg6+ Kf8 18. Qxg7+ Ke8 19. Nb5 Qf6 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Nxc7+ Kd8 22. Nxa8 Nxd4) 17... Nxd4?? { (-3.01 → 0.00) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17... Nf8 18. O-O-O Rh7 19. Qg2 Qf6 20. Re1 Kd8 21. Bd3 Rf7 22. f4 Ne7) 18. Qg8+?? { (0.00 → -2.67) Blunder. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.67] } (18. Qg6+ Ke7 19. Qg7+ Ke8 20. Qg6+ Ke7) 18... Ke7?? { (-2.67 → 5.36) Blunder. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval 5.36] } (18... Nf8 19. O-O-O Qf6 20. Qg3 Rxf2 21. Qxc7 Bd7 22. Kb1 Nf3 23. Qxb7 Rd8 24. Rh1) 19. Nb5?? { (5.36 → -5.88) Blunder. Rg7+ was best. } { [%eval -5.88] } (19. Rg7+ Kd6 20. Qxd8 Nf3+ 21. Kd1 Rh1 22. Qe7+ Ke5 23. Ke2 Nh2 24. Qg5+ Kd6) 19... Nxc2+ { [%eval -5.75] } 20. Kd1 { [%eval -5.23] } 20... Nxa1?? { (-5.23 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (20... Qxg8 21. Rxg8 Nf6 22. Rg7+ Kf8 23. Rc1 Kxg7 24. Rxc2 e5 25. Rxc7+ Kg6 26. Nd6) 21. Qg7+?? { (Mate in 4 → 2.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (21. Rg7+ Kf6 22. Rf7+ Ke5 23. Qg3+ Ke4 24. Qf4#) 21... Ke8 { [%eval 1.91] } 22. Qg8+?? { (1.91 → -3.13) Blunder. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval -3.13] } (22. Qg6+ Ke7 23. Qg7+ Ke8 24. Rg6 Nf8 25. Nxc7+ Qxc7 26. Qxc7 Rh1 27. Rg8 Bd7) 22... Ke7?? { (-3.13 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... Nf8 23. Be2 Qf6 24. Qg3 Rh7 25. Bd3 a6 26. Bxh7 axb5 27. Qxc7 Bd7 28. Rg8) 23. Rg7+ { [%eval #3] } 23... Kf6 { [%eval #3] } 24. Rg6+ { [%eval #3] } 24... Ke5 { [%eval #3] } 25. Qxe6+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Kf4 { [%eval #2] } 26. Rg4+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 27. Ke1 { [%eval #7] } 27... Qg8 { [%eval #1] } 28. Qxg8 { [%eval #7] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval #1] } 29. Nd4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0