[Event "Best Ultra League 313th Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uF5we8Xo"] [Date "2026.04.03"] [Round "-"] [White "ArhaanKhan3000"] [Black "tharindujayasuriya"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "uF5we8Xo"] [UTCDate "2026.04.03"] [UTCTime "13:02:22"] [WhiteElo "1757"] [BlackElo "2041"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "15+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... Be7 { [%eval 0.53] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.03] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.52] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.57] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.65] } 5. c4 { [%eval 0.43] } 5... cxd4 { [%eval 0.5] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... exd5 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.17] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.37] } 8. Bxc6+?! { (0.37 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (8. Qxd4 Qd7 9. Qd1 Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Bxd2+ 11. Qxd2 Nge7 12. Nc3 O-O) 8... Bd7?? { (-0.36 → 5.01) Blunder. bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (8... bxc6 9. O-O Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 Qd7 12. Qg3 Bf8 13. Nd2 Ne7 14. Nb3) 9. O-O?? { (5.01 → 0.49) Blunder. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O Bd8 11. Bf4 Ne7 12. Nxd4 O-O 13. Nc3 Bb6 14. Nf3 Nc6) 9... Bxc6?! { (0.49 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (9... bxc6 10. Nxd4 Bc5 11. Be3 Bb6 12. Qh5 Qc8 13. Re1 Ne7 14. e6 Bxe6 15. Nxe6) 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.16] } 10... b6?? { (1.16 → 4.95) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 4.95] } (10... Bc5 11. Nf5 g6 12. Be3 d4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Qxd4 Qxd4 15. Bxd4 Nh6 16. Rd1) 11. Nf3?? { (4.95 → 0.46) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (11. Nxc6 Qd7 12. Nd4 Bc5 13. Nf3 a5 14. Nc3 Ne7 15. Ne2 O-O 16. Re1 Ng6) 11... Qb8? { (0.46 → 2.20) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (11... Bc5 12. Bd2 a5 13. Ng5 Nh6 14. Bf4 d4 15. Nd2 O-O 16. Nge4 Nf5 17. Qg4) 12. Nc3 { [%eval 2.12] } 12... Qb7 { [%eval 2.1] } 13. Nd4 { [%eval 1.78] } 13... Rd8?! { (1.78 → 2.88) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (13... Bc5 14. Nf5 O-O-O 15. b4 Ne7 16. Nd6+ Bxd6 17. exd6 Rxd6 18. b5 Bd7 19. Bf4) 14. Nxc6?! { (2.88 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (14. Qg4 g6 15. Re1 h5 16. Qf3 h4 17. e6 f6 18. a3 Bd6) 14... Qxc6 { [%eval 1.79] } 15. f4?? { (1.79 → -0.25) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (15. Re1 Bc5 16. Qg4 Kf8 17. Bg5 Qg6 18. Qf4 f6 19. exf6 Nxf6) 15... Nh6? { (-0.25 → 0.94) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (15... d4 16. Ne2 d3 17. Nc3 Bc5+ 18. Kh1 Ne7 19. f5 O-O 20. Bg5 Rd4 21. f6) 16. Qd4?? { (0.94 → -5.28) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval -5.28] } (16. f5 d4 17. Nb1 d3 18. Kh1 Bc5 19. h3 O-O 20. f6 Qe4 21. fxg7 Kxg7) 16... O-O?? { (-5.28 → -1.09) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (16... Bc5 17. Ne2 Nf5 18. Be3 Nxe3 19. Qd3 Nxf1+ 20. Kxf1 O-O 21. Rc1 Qh6 22. Qh3) 17. Qd3 { [%eval -0.98] } 17... Nf5?? { (-0.98 → 3.21) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (17... f6 18. h3 Bc5+ 19. Kh1 d4 20. Ne4 fxe5 21. Kg1 Nf7 22. Bd2 exf4 23. Rxf4) 18. Qxf5 { [%eval 3.1] } 18... g6?! { (3.10 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (18... f6 19. exf6 Bxf6 20. Qd3 Qc4 21. Rf3 b5 22. Bd2 b4 23. Nd1 a5 24. h3) 19. Qd3 { [%eval 3.94] } 19... Qe6 { [%eval 4.45] } 20. Ne2 { [%eval 4.49] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 4.84] } 21. Ng3 { [%eval 4.58] } 21... Bc5+ { [%eval 4.55] } 22. Be3 { [%eval 4.49] } 22... f5 { [%eval 4.71] } 23. Bxc5 { [%eval 4.12] } 23... bxc5 { [%eval 4.32] } 24. Rfd1 { [%eval 4.15] } 24... c4 { [%eval 4.74] } 25. Qc3 { [%eval 4.73] } 25... d4 { [%eval 4.44] } 26. b3?? { (4.44 → -4.80) Blunder. Qxc4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (26. Qxc4+ Qd5 27. Qxd5+ Rxd5 28. Rd2 d3 29. e6 Rb8 30. Rad1 Kf8 31. Rxd3 Rxd3) 26... d3?? { (-4.80 → 4.58) Blunder. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (26... dxc3 27. Rxd7 Rxd7 28. e6 Rd3 29. Nf1 c2 30. e7 Rc8 31. b4 Kf7 32. Rc1) 27. Qxc4+ { [%eval 4.38] } 27... Kh8 { [%eval 4.61] } 28. Rxd3?? { (4.61 → -1.58) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (28. Kh1 Qd4 29. h3 Qe3 30. Nf1 Qe4 31. e6 Rfe8 32. Rd2 Rxe6 33. Rad1 Rc6) 28... Qf7?? { (-1.58 → 8.62) Blunder. Qxd3 was best. } { [%eval 8.62] } (28... Qxd3 29. Qxd3 Rxd3 30. Nf1 Rc8 31. Re1 Rd4 32. g3 Rc2 33. e6 Rc8 34. Re5) 29. Rxd8 { [%eval 8.73] } 29... Qxc4 { [%eval 9.12] } 30. Rxf8+ { [%eval 8.72] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 9.83] } 31. bxc4 { [%eval 9.29] } 31... Kxf8 { [%eval #13] } 32. c5 { [%eval 9.72] } 32... a5? { (9.72 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (32... g5 33. c6 Ke7 34. Rd1 gxf4 35. Nxf5+ Ke6 36. Nd4+ Ke7 37. Nf3 Kf7 38. c7) 33. c6 { [%eval #6] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval #6] } 34. Rd1 { [%eval #5] } 34... Ke8 { [%eval #4] } 35. Rd7 { [%eval #3] } 35... g5 { [%eval #3] } 36. Rxh7 { [%eval #4] } 36... gxf4 { [%eval #2] } 37. Ra7? { (Mate in 2 → 8.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c7 was best. } { [%eval 8.67] } (37. c7 fxg3 38. c8=Q#) 37... Kd8? { (8.67 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxg3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (37... fxg3 38. hxg3 Kd8 39. Kf2 Kc8 40. Rf7 a4 41. Ke3 a3 42. Rxf5 Kc7 43. Rf6) 38. Nxf5 { [%eval #3] } 38... a4 { [%eval #2] } 39. Nd6 { [%eval #1] } 39... f3 { [%eval #1] } 40. c7+ { [%eval #1] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval #1] } 41. c8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0