[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/tzvab2KR"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "THEREALBLAZE"] [Black "vishiviswaraj"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "tzvab2KR"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:23:21"] [WhiteElo "1292"] [BlackElo "934"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } { C42 Petrov's Defense } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.12] } 3... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.08] } 4. Bd3? { (-0.08 → -1.23) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (4. d3 Nc5 5. Nxe5 Qe7 6. d4 Nc6 7. Be2 Nxe5 8. O-O d5) 4... Nc5 { [%eval -1.32] } 5. Be2 { [%eval -1.62] } 5... d6?! { (-1.62 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (5... e4 6. Nd4 Be7 7. d3 Nxd3+ 8. Bxd3 exd3 9. Qxd3 O-O 10. O-O d6 11. Bf4) 6. d4 { [%eval -0.83] } 6... Ne6?! { (-0.83 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Ncd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (6... Ncd7) 7. Qa4+?! { (0.13 → -0.77) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.77] } (7. dxe5 dxe5) 7... Bd7 { [%eval -0.83] } 8. Bb5? { (-0.83 → -2.45) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (8. Qc2) 8... Ke7?? { (-2.45 → 0.50) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (8... e4 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Ng1 d5 11. Ne2 c6 12. Qb3 Bd6 13. Qxb7 Rc8 14. Be3) 9. Qc4?? { (0.50 → -3.48) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.48] } (9. dxe5 Ke8 10. exd6 Bxd6 11. O-O a6 12. Bxd7+ Qxd7 13. Qc2 Nc6 14. Re1 h6) 9... c5?? { (-3.48 → 0.02) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (9... c6 10. d5 cxb5 11. Qh4+ Ke8 12. dxe6 Bxe6 13. Qxd8+ Kxd8 14. Ng5 Ke7 15. Nxe6) 10. dxe5 { [%eval -0.17] } 10... dxe5? { (-0.17 → 1.15) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (10... d5 11. Qxd5) 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.85] } 11... Bxb5 { [%eval 1.08] } 12. Qxb5 { [%eval 1.31] } 12... a6?? { (1.31 → 5.09) Blunder. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (12... Qc7 13. O-O Nd7 14. Nxd7 Qxd7 15. Qe2 Rd8 16. Be3 Ke8 17. Na3 Be7 18. Rad1) 13. Qe2?? { (5.09 → 1.11) Blunder. Qxb7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (13. Qxb7+ Qc7 14. Qxa8 Qxe5+ 15. Be3 Nf4 16. Qf3 Nd3+ 17. Kf1 Nxb2 18. Nd2 Nd3) 13... Qd5?! { (1.11 → 2.02) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (13... f6 14. f4 fxe5 15. f5 Ke8 16. fxe6 Qf6 17. Nd2 Qxe6 18. O-O Nd7 19. Ne4) 14. Bg5+?? { (2.02 → -0.04) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (14. f4) 14... Kd6?? { (-0.04 → 3.18) Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (14... Nxg5 15. f4 Nd7 16. Ng6+ Kf6 17. Nxh8 Ne4 18. Na3 Re8 19. O-O c4 20. Rad1) 15. Nxf7+ { [%eval 2.67] } 15... Kd7?! { (2.67 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (15... Kc7 16. Nxh8 Nxg5 17. O-O Nc6 18. Re1 Be7 19. h4 Nh3+ 20. gxh3 Bxh4 21. Qe4) 16. Nxh8?! { (4.14 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. Na3 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (16. Na3 Kc7 17. Rd1 Qf5 18. Nc4 Nxg5 19. Nxh8 Nd7 20. O-O Qf4 21. Qe3 Qxe3) 16... Qxg2 { [%eval 3.02] } 17. Qd2+?? { (3.02 → -0.78) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (17. Rf1) 17... Nd4?? { (-0.78 → 3.52) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (17... Bd6 18. Nf7 Qxh1+ 19. Ke2 Qxh2 20. Nxd6 Qxd6 21. Be3 Nc6 22. Qxd6+ Kxd6 23. Nd2) 18. cxd4?! { (3.52 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (18. Rf1 Nc6 19. cxd4 cxd4 20. Nc3 Qf3 21. Be3 Re8 22. Qe2 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 Bb4) 18... Qxh1+ { [%eval 1.97] } 19. Ke2 { [%eval 1.89] } 19... Qxh2?? { (1.89 → 4.24) Blunder. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (19... Qe4+ 20. Be3) 20. Nc3? { (4.24 → 2.50) Mistake. dxc5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (20. dxc5+ Kc6 21. Nc3 Qh5+ 22. f3 Qh2+ 23. Kd1 Qxd2+ 24. Kxd2 Bxc5 25. Nf7 Kd7) 20... Qg2?? { (2.50 → 6.33) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 6.33] } (20... Qh5+ 21. f3 Qh2+ 22. Kd3 Qxd2+ 23. Bxd2 Nc6 24. Nd5 Re8 25. Nb6+ Kc7 26. Nc4) 21. Qf4 { [%eval 6.17] } 21... Qc6?? { (6.17 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (21... Nc6 22. Qf5+ Kc7 23. Nd5+ Qxd5 24. Qxd5 Nxd4+ 25. Kf1 Kb6 26. Rc1 Re8 27. Be3) 22. Qf7+ { [%eval #4] } 22... Kd6 { [%eval #1] } 23. Qxf8+ { [%eval #2] } 23... Ke6 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qf7+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kd6 { [%eval #1] } 25. Bf4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0