[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zA45NkTM"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Saikiran_Hi"] [Black "S_ifoo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zA45NkTM"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:55:58"] [WhiteElo "1424"] [BlackElo "890"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.54] } 2. Nf3? { (0.54 → -0.75) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.75] } (2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd8 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bg5 Be7) 2... e6?! { (-0.75 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (2... dxe4 3. Ng5 e5 4. h4 Be7 5. Nxe4 Nc6 6. Bc4 Na5 7. Be2) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... c5?! { (0.10 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (4... Nc6 5. Nc3) 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.23] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.69] } 6. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.56] } 6... Qa5+?! { (0.56 → 1.49) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.49] } (6... Nc6 7. Bb5 Qe7+ 8. Be3 Nf6 9. O-O Be6 10. c4 Qc7 11. Nc3) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.44] } 7... Bb4?? { (1.44 → 4.77) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (7... Nc6 8. Bb5 Ne7 9. Qe2 Bd7 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Bc5 a6 12. Bxc6 Qxc5 13. Bxd5) 8. Bxg7 { [%eval 4.49] } 8... Bxc3+?! { (4.49 → 6.02) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 6.02] } (8... f6 9. Bd3 d4 10. a3 Bxc3+ 11. bxc3 Qxc3+ 12. Kf1 Be6 13. Bxh8 Nc6 14. h4) 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 5.99] } 9... Qb5?! { (5.99 → 9.03) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 9.03] } (9... Qc5 10. Bxh8 Nc6 11. Be2 Be6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. c3 Qd6 14. Re1 Bf5 15. Bd4) 10. Bxb5+ { [%eval 9.1] } 10... Bd7 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 9.03] } 11. Bxd7+ { [%eval 9.01] } 11... Nxd7 { [%eval 8.85] } 12. Qxd5 { [%eval 8.72] } 12... Ngf6 { [%eval 9.85] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 9.7] } 13... Nxf6 { [%eval 11.52] } 14. Qxb7 { [%eval 8.16] } 14... Rd8 { [%eval 9.03] } 15. O-O { [%eval 8.17] } 15... Rd7? { (8.17 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } { [%eval #10] } (15... O-O 16. Rfe1 Rd5 17. h3 Kg7 18. Kh2 Rh5 19. Qxa7 Rd8 20. Ne5 Rxe5 21. Rxe5) 16. Qc8+ { [%eval #9] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval #9] } 17. Qc6+?! { (Mate in 9 → 13.54) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rfe1+ was best. } { [%eval 13.54] } (17. Rfe1+ Kf8 18. Qc5+ Rd6 19. Qxd6+ Kg7 20. Qg3+ Ng4 21. Qxg4+ Kf8 22. Rad1 f5) 17... Rd7?! { (13.54 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (17... Kf8 18. Qxf6 Rg8 19. Qxd8+ Kg7 20. Qg5+ Kf8 21. Qh6+ Ke8 22. Rfe1+ Kd7 23. Rad1+) 18. Rfe1+?! { (Mate in 16 → 11.15) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval 11.15] } (18. Qc8+ Rd8 19. Rfe1+ Kf8 20. Qc5+ Rd6 21. Qxd6+ Kg7 22. Qg3+ Kf8 23. Qe5 Rg8) 18... Ne4?! { (11.15 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (18... Kf8 19. Qc5+ Rd6 20. Qxd6+ Kg7 21. Qg3+ Kf8 22. Qg5 Rg8 23. Qh6+ Rg7 24. g3) 19. Rxe4+ { [%eval #4] } 19... Kd8 { [%eval #4] } 20. Rd4 { [%eval #4] } 20... Rxd4 { [%eval #4] } 21. Nxd4 { [%eval 12.69] } 21... Ke7?! { (12.69 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (21... Rg8 22. Qa8+ Kc7 23. Qxg8 Kd6 24. Re1 Kc7 25. Qxf7+ Kb6 26. Qe6+ Kb7 27. Qc6+) 22. Nf5+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval #1] } 23. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0