[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mgbTQ8lu"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "flintandsteel2"] [Black "AdityaAjay"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "mgbTQ8lu"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:31:24"] [WhiteElo "1216"] [BlackElo "1154"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.08] } { B13 Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.18] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.03] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.04] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval -0.03] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval -0.07] } 7. Nxd5?? { (-0.07 → -2.55) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (7. O-O e6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Qxf3 Bd6 11. Bg5 O-O) 7... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.5] } 8. Bc4?! { (-2.50 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -3.89] } (8. c4 Nc7 9. Ba4 e6 10. O-O Be7 11. h3 Bh5 12. g4 Bg6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6) 8... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.34] } 9. gxf3?! { (-3.34 → -4.19) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.19] } (9. Qxf3 e6 10. c3 Be7 11. h4 Rc8 12. Bb3 O-O 13. Kf1 Qd6 14. Qd3 f5) 9... Nf6?! { (-4.19 → -3.04) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (9... e6 10. Bb3 Qh4 11. c3 Bd6 12. Qe2 O-O 13. Rg1 Qh3 14. Bg5 g6 15. O-O-O) 10. f4?! { (-3.04 → -4.16) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -4.16] } (10. d5 Ne5 11. Bb3 g6 12. Qe2 Ned7 13. h4 Nc5 14. Bc4 Bg7 15. h5 Nxh5) 10... e6 { [%eval -4.0] } 11. d5 { [%eval -4.9] } 11... exd5 { [%eval -4.84] } 12. Bxd5?! { (-4.84 → -6.33) Inaccuracy. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.33] } (12. Qe2+ Be7 13. Bb5 O-O 14. Be3 Qa5+ 15. Bd2 Qc7 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Rg1 Rae8) 12... Nxd5 { [%eval -6.25] } 13. Be3 { [%eval -6.35] } 13... Nxe3 { [%eval -6.02] } 14. Qxd8+ { [%eval -6.51] } 14... Rxd8 { [%eval -6.44] } 15. fxe3 { [%eval -6.46] } 15... Bc5 { [%eval -6.42] } 16. e4 { White offers draw } { [%eval -6.95] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval -6.64] } 17. c3 { [%eval -7.09] } 17... Nc2+ { [%eval -7.2] } 18. Ke2 { [%eval -7.1] } 18... Nxa1 { [%eval -7.06] } 19. Rxa1 { [%eval -7.14] } 19... O-O { [%eval -7.09] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval -7.49] } 20... Rxd1 { [%eval -7.34] } 21. Kxd1 { [%eval -7.14] } 21... Re8 { [%eval -7.45] } 22. Kc2 { [%eval -7.7] } 22... Rxe4 { [%eval -7.47] } 23. Kb3 { [%eval -8.14] } 23... a5 { [%eval -7.86] } 24. c4 { [%eval -8.18] } 24... g5 { [%eval -7.76] } 25. fxg5 { [%eval -7.65] } 25... Rg4 { [%eval -7.2] } 26. Ka4 { [%eval -7.29] } 26... Rxg5 { [%eval -7.34] } 27. a3 { [%eval -7.76] } 27... f5 { [%eval -7.5] } 28. b4 { [%eval -7.31] } 28... Bxb4 { [%eval -7.02] } 29. axb4 { [%eval -7.61] } 29... axb4 { [%eval -7.38] } 30. Kxb4 { [%eval -8.48] } 30... f4 { [%eval -7.87] } 31. Kc3 { [%eval -7.85] } 31... f3 { [%eval -8.9] } 32. Kd3 { [%eval -10.48] } 32... f2 { [%eval -9.37] } 33. Ke2? { (-9.37 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (33. Kc3 Rf5 34. c5 f1=Q 35. c6 bxc6 36. Kd4 Rd5+ 37. Kc3 Qc1+ 38. Kb4 Qe1+) 33... Rf5 { [%eval -9.8] } 34. Kf1? { (-9.80 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (34. Ke3 f1=Q 35. Ke4 Rf4+ 36. Ke3 Rf3+ 37. Kd4 Qf2+ 38. Kd5) 34... Rc5? { (Mate in 9 → -7.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval -7.36] } (34... Kf7 35. c5 Kf6 36. c6 bxc6 37. h4 Ke5 38. h5 h6 39. Ke2 f1=Q+ 40. Kd2) 35. h4 { [%eval -10.08] } 35... Rxc4 { [%eval -7.88] } 36. h5 { [%eval -10.06] } 36... b5 { [%eval #-9] } 37. h6 { [%eval #-8] } 37... b4 { [%eval #-8] } 38. Kxf2 { [%eval #-8] } 38... b3 { [%eval #-8] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval #-7] } 39... b2 { [%eval #-6] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval #-6] } 40... Rb4 { [%eval #-5] } 41. Kc3 { [%eval #-4] } 41... b1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval #-3] } 42... Rb2+ { [%eval #-4] } 43. Kc3 { [%eval #-4] } 43... Qc2+ { [%eval #-5] } 44. Kd4 { [%eval #-4] } 44... Rb4+ { [%eval #-3] } 45. Ke3 { [%eval #-3] } 45... Qc3+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. Ke2 { [%eval #-2] } 46... Rb2+ { [%eval #-1] } 47. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 47... Qc1+?! { (Mate in 1 → -10.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2# was best. } { [%eval -10.16] } (47... Qd2#) 48. Kxc1 { [%eval -8.88] } 48... Rh2 { [%eval -8.64] } 49. Kd1 { [%eval -44.61] } 49... Rxh6 { [%eval -44.59] } 50. Ke2 { [%eval -9.8] } 50... Rg6 { [%eval -10.24] } 51. Kf3 { [%eval -9.65] } 51... h5 { [%eval -11.82] } 52. Kf2 { [%eval -12.18] } 52... Rh6 { [%eval -11.79] } 53. Kf3 { [%eval -11.42] } 53... h4 { [%eval -9.74] } 54. Kg2? { (-9.74 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (54. Kf4 h3 55. Kg5 Rh7 56. Kg4 h2 57. Kf3 Rh6 58. Ke3 h1=Q 59. Kf2 Qh4+) 54... h3+ { [%eval #-10] } 55. Kh2 { [%eval #-10] } 55... Kg7 { [%eval #-9] } 56. Kh1 { [%eval #-5] } 56... Kg6 { [%eval #-6] } 57. Kh2 { [%eval #-6] } 57... Kg5 { [%eval #-6] } 58. Kh1 { [%eval #-5] } 58... Kg4 { [%eval #-4] } 59. Kh2 { [%eval #-4] } 59... Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 60. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 60... Kg3 { [%eval #-2] } 61. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 61... Rg6 { [%eval #-2] } 62. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 62... Kf2 { [%eval #-3] } 63. Kh2 { [%eval #-3] } 63... Rg2+ { [%eval #-9] } 64. Kxh3 { [%eval #-7] } 64... Kf3 { [%eval #-6] } 65. Kh4 { [%eval #-6] } 65... Kf4 { [%eval #-5] } 66. Kh5 { [%eval #-5] } 66... Kf5 { [%eval #-5] } 67. Kh4 { [%eval #-5] } 67... Rg5 { [%eval #-4] } 68. Kh3 { [%eval #-4] } 68... Kf4 { [%eval #-3] } 69. Kh4 { [%eval #-3] } 69... Rg6 { [%eval #-4] } 70. Kh5 { [%eval #-2] } 70... Kf5 { [%eval #-5] } 71. Kh4 { [%eval #-5] } 71... Rg5 { [%eval #-4] } 72. Kh3 { [%eval #-4] } 72... Rg4 { [%eval #-5] } 73. Kh2 { [%eval #-5] } 73... Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 74. Kh3 { [%eval #-4] } 74... Kf5 { [%eval #-5] } 75. Kh2 { [%eval #-5] } 75... Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 76. Kh3 { White offers draw } { [%eval #-4] } 76... Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 77. Kh2 { [%eval #-3] } 77... Rg3 { [%eval #-3] } 78. Kh1 { [%eval #-3] } 78... Rg2?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (78... Rh3+ 79. Kg1 Rh4 80. Kf1 Rh1#) 1/2-1/2