[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/s7T6Ysdi"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "aswathmurali"] [Black "MDRAYYANKHAN"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "s7T6Ysdi"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "13:10:18"] [WhiteElo "955"] [BlackElo "1219"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+57"] [BlackRatingDiff "-26"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C10"] [Opening "French Defense: Paulsen Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. e4 { [%eval 0.28] } { C10 French Defense: Paulsen Variation } 3... b6 { [%eval 0.75] } 4. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.36] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.41] } 5. Ba4?! { (0.41 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (5. Bd3 Ba6 6. Bxa6 Nxa6 7. a3 Nc7 8. Qd3 dxe4 9. Nxe4 f5) 5... b5 { [%eval -0.33] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval -0.17] } 6... b4 { [%eval -0.22] } 7. Na4 { [%eval -0.28] } 7... dxe4 { [%eval -0.28] } 8. Qe2?! { (-0.28 → -1.33) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (8. Ne2 Nf6 9. Ng3 Nbd7 10. Qe2 a5 11. Nxe4 Ba6 12. Nxf6+ Nxf6 13. Qf3 Rc8) 8... c5?? { (-1.33 → 2.54) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (8... Qxd4 9. c3 Qd3 10. Qxd3 exd3 11. Nf3 Nd7 12. O-O Ba6 13. c4 Ngf6 14. Rd1) 9. dxc5?? { (2.54 → -0.38) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (9. Qxe4 Ne7 10. Qxa8 Nec6 11. Bf4 Bd6 12. Bxd6 Qxd6 13. O-O-O cxd4 14. Nf3 Qc7) 9... e5?? { (-0.38 → 3.83) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (9... Nf6 10. Qb5+ Bd7 11. Qxb4 Na6 12. Qc4 Nxc5 13. Nxc5 Qa5+ 14. Bd2 Qxc5 15. Ne2) 10. Qxe4 { [%eval 3.59] } 10... f5?! { (3.59 → 5.02) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 5.02] } (10... Ne7 11. Nf3 f6 12. Be3 Qc7 13. Qxb4 Nbc6 14. Qc4 Nf5 15. Nc3 Na5 16. Ba4+) 11. Qxa8 { [%eval 5.16] } 11... e4?! { (5.16 → 7.56) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 7.56] } (11... Qc7 12. Qf3 Bb7 13. Qh3 Nf6 14. Be3 Bc8 15. Qf3 f4 16. Bxf4 Bg4 17. Qd3) 12. Qxa7 { [%eval 6.45] } 12... Qd7 { [%eval 8.26] } 13. Qxb8 { [%eval 7.94] } 13... Qd8 { [%eval 8.27] } 14. Qe5+ { [%eval 8.42] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 9.08] } 15. Nb6 { [%eval 8.11] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 10.26] } 16. Qe6 { [%eval 11.24] } 16... e3?! { (11.24 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (16... Qd4 17. Be3 Qd5 18. Bxd5 Bxd5 19. Nxd5 Kf8 20. Qc8+ Kf7 21. Qc7 Ke8 22. Ne2) 17. Bxe3?! { (Mate in 1 → 10.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7# was best. } { [%eval 10.3] } (17. Qf7#) 17... f4?! { (10.30 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (17... Nh6 18. Ba4+ Kf8 19. Nd7+ Ke8 20. Ne5+ Kf8 21. Bxh6 Bd5 22. Nd7+ Qxd7 23. Qxd7) 18. Bxf4?! { (Mate in 1 → 11.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7# was best. } { [%eval 11.13] } (18. Qf7#) 18... Qd4 { [%eval 12.55] } 19. Bd6 { [%eval 9.12] } 19... Qxb2? { (9.12 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (19... Qe4+ 20. Qxe4 Bxe4 21. f3 Bc6 22. Ne2 Bf6 23. O-O-O Bh4 24. Bxg8) 20. Qf7+ { [%eval #6] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval #6] } 21. Qxg7?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (21. Bc7+ Kxc7 22. Qf4+ Kc6 23. Ba4+ Kxc5 24. Qc7+ Kd4 25. Ne2+ Ke4 26. Qf4#) 21... Bf6?? { (0.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (21... Qxg7 22. O-O-O Qa1+ 23. Kd2 Qc3+ 24. Kc1 Qa1+) 22. Qxb7 { [%eval #4] } 22... Qxa1+ { [%eval #4] } 23. Kd2? { (Mate in 4 → 9.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 9.22] } (23. Ke2 Qe5+ 24. Bxe5 Ke8 25. Qd7+ Kf8 26. Qf7#) 23... Bg5+ { [%eval 8.97] } 24. Kd3 { [%eval 8.82] } 24... Nf6? { (8.82 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (24... Qc3+ 25. Ke4 Qe1+ 26. Kd5 Nf6+ 27. Kc4 Qe4+ 28. Qxe4 Nxe4 29. Nf3 Bf6 30. Rd1) 25. Qc7+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Ba4+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Nd7 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qxd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0