[Event "The Return Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zE7SMCy0"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Aryankalathil"] [Black "Gothamchess2016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zE7SMCy0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "13:59:14"] [WhiteElo "1224"] [BlackElo "1738"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-659"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.55] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... Be6 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... fxe6 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Ng5?? { (0.46 → -3.99) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -3.99] } (5. c3 Nf6 6. Qb3 Qc8 7. d4 Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. Re1 O-O) 5... Qxg5 { [%eval -4.02] } 6. d3 { [%eval -4.97] } 6... Qxg2 { [%eval -4.83] } 7. Rf1 { [%eval -5.07] } 7... Qg6 { [%eval -4.51] } 8. f3 { [%eval -4.81] } 8... Qf7 { [%eval -4.19] } 9. f4 { [%eval -4.26] } 9... exf4 { [%eval -4.19] } 10. Bxf4 { [%eval -4.2] } 10... e5 { [%eval -3.68] } 11. Bxe5 { [%eval -4.18] } 11... Qe6 { [%eval -3.88] } 12. Qh5+ { [%eval -3.7] } 12... g6?? { (-3.70 → -1.45) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (12... Qg6 13. Qh3 Nc6 14. Bf4 Be7 15. Nd2 Kd8) 13. Qf3 { [%eval -1.27] } 13... Qxe5 { [%eval -1.18] } 14. Qf7+? { (-1.18 → -2.76) Mistake. Qxf8+ was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (14. Qxf8+ Kd7 15. Rf7+ Ne7 16. Rxe7+ Qxe7 17. Qxh8 Nc6 18. Qxa8 Qh4+ 19. Kf1 Qh3+) 14... Kd8 { [%eval -3.11] } 15. Qxf8+ { [%eval -2.85] } 15... Kd7? { (-2.85 → -1.29) Mistake. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (15... Qe8 16. Qg7 Ne7 17. Nc3 h5 18. O-O-O Rg8 19. Qh6 Nd7) 16. Qf7+?? { (-1.29 → -3.57) Blunder. Rf7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (16. Rf7+ Ne7 17. Rxe7+ Qxe7 18. Qxh8 Nc6 19. Qxa8 Qh4+ 20. Kf1 Qh3+ 21. Kg1 Qe3+) 16... Kc6?! { (-3.57 → -2.54) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (16... Ne7 17. Nc3 Nc6 18. O-O-O Raf8 19. Qxf8 Rxf8 20. Rxf8 b5 21. a3 b4 22. axb4) 17. Qc4+ { [%eval -2.86] } 17... Kd7 { [%eval -2.86] } 18. Qf7+ { [%eval -3.52] } 18... Kc6?! { (-3.52 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (18... Ne7 19. Nc3 Nc6 20. O-O-O Nd4 21. Kb1 b5 22. a3 Rhf8 23. Qxf8 Rxf8 24. Rxf8) 19. Qc4+ { [%eval -2.39] } 19... Kd7?? { (-2.39 → 0.00) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (19... Qc5 20. Qd5+ Qxd5 21. exd5+ Kxd5 22. Nc3+ Kc6 23. Rf8 b6 24. Kd2 Kb7 25. Re1) 20. Qa4+?? { (0.00 → -4.02) Blunder. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.02] } (20. Qf7+) 20... c6? { (-4.02 → -2.17) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (20... Nc6 21. Nd2 Qh5 22. d4 Ne7 23. d5 Raf8 24. dxc6+ Nxc6 25. Rxf8 Rxf8 26. Qb3) 21. Rf7+?! { (-2.17 → -3.20) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (21. Nd2 Nh6 22. O-O-O Kc7 23. d4 Qe7 24. d5 Nf7 25. Nc4 Ne5 26. Qa5+ b6) 21... Ke8?! { (-3.20 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (21... Ne7 22. Nd2 Qe6 23. Rf1 Na6 24. O-O-O Raf8 25. d4 Rxf1 26. Rxf1 d5 27. c4) 22. Qb3 { [%eval -2.67] } 22... Qxh2?? { (-2.67 → 2.36) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (22... Nh6 23. Rxb7 Nd7 24. Qa4 Qf4 25. Qxc6 Rd8 26. Qd5 Nc5 27. Nc3 Qe3+ 28. Ne2) 23. Qe6+ { [%eval 2.07] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval 2.23] } 24. Rf8+ { [%eval 2.45] } 24... Kc7 { [%eval 2.04] } 25. Qe7+?? { (2.04 → -6.59) Blunder. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.59] } (25. Qc8+ Kb6 26. Qd8+ Ka6 27. b4 Qg1+ 28. Kd2 Qh2+ 29. Kc1 Qg1+ 30. Kb2 Qb6) 25... Kb6?? { (-6.59 → 2.00) Blunder. Nxe7 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (25... Nxe7 26. Rxh8 Qxc2 27. Rxh7 Qxb2 28. Rxe7+ Nd7 29. Nd2 Qxa1+ 30. Ke2 Qxa2 31. d4) 26. Rf7?? { (2.00 → -6.98) Blunder. Qd8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.98] } (26. Qd8+ Ka6 27. b4 b6 28. a4 Ne7 29. Rxh8 c5 30. b5+ Ka5 31. Qxe7 Qg1+) 26... Qh1+ { [%eval -6.9] } 27. Kd2 { [%eval -6.79] } 27... Qg2+ { [%eval -6.41] } 28. Ke1 { [%eval -7.35] } 28... Qg3+ { [%eval -6.76] } 29. Kf1 { [%eval -7.0] } 29... Nxe7 { [%eval -7.96] } 30. Nd2 { [%eval -7.69] } 30... Qh3+ { [%eval -7.17] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval -7.37] } 31... Qg3+ { [%eval -6.92] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval -8.84] } 32... Qh4+ { [%eval -8.67] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -8.5] } 33... Qg4+ { [%eval -7.46] } 34. Kf2 { [%eval -7.18] } { White wins on time. } 1-0