[Event "level 3 Arena"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/GeoeIjeI"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "kumaran_kgm"] [Black "DevanathAravind"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "GeoeIjeI"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "11:02:47"] [WhiteElo "1418"] [BlackElo "1456"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+5"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.4] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.44] } 6. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.42] } 6... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.75] } 7. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.65] } 7... bxc6 { [%eval 0.75] } 8. e5? { (0.75 → -0.54) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. b3 g6 11. Bb2 Bg7 12. f4 Qh4+) 8... dxe5 { [%eval -0.48] } 9. Qxd8+ { [%eval -0.75] } 9... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.78] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.64] } 10... Ra8 { [%eval -0.34] } 11. Nc3?! { (-0.34 → -1.03) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (11. Nd2 Nf6 12. Nc4 Bd6 13. O-O-O Nd5 14. Rhe1 f6 15. Na5 Bb4 16. Bd2 Bxa5) 11... Nf6?! { (-1.03 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (11... Bd6 12. O-O f5 13. f4 e4 14. g4 fxg4 15. Nxe4 Nf6 16. Nxd6+ cxd6) 12. O-O-O { [%eval -0.42] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval -0.19] } 13. Bd2 { [%eval -0.44] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.62] } 14... Ba5 { [%eval -0.2] } 15. Na2 { [%eval -0.71] } 15... Bb6 { [%eval -0.67] } 16. Bb4?! { (-0.67 → -1.48) Inaccuracy. Rde1 was best. } { [%eval -1.48] } (16. Rde1 Bxf2 17. Rxe5 Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8 19. Nb4 c5 20. Nd3 Bd4 21. c3 c4) 16... Rfd8 { [%eval -1.01] } 17. f3 { [%eval -1.01] } 17... Rxd1+ { [%eval -1.03] } 18. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.93] } 18... h6 { [%eval -0.59] } 19. Bc3 { [%eval -0.64] } 19... Bd4?? { (-0.64 → 1.25) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (19... Re8 20. Nb4 Re6 21. Re1 e4 22. fxe4 Nxe4 23. Nxc6 f5 24. Nd4 Rf6 25. a4) 20. Bxd4 { [%eval 1.39] } 20... exd4 { [%eval 1.27] } 21. Rxd4 { [%eval 1.43] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 1.7] } 22. Ra4?? { (1.70 → 0.00) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (22. Kd2 Kf8 23. Ra4 Rd8+ 24. Kc1 Re8 25. b3 Re2 26. Rxa7 Rxg2 27. a4 Rxh2) 22... Ra8?? { (0.00 → 2.31) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (22... Re1+ 23. Kd2 Rg1 24. g3 Rg2+ 25. Kd1 Rg1+) 23. Ra6 { [%eval 2.25] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 2.12] } 24. Rxa7?! { (2.12 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (24. b3 Re2 25. a4 Rxg2 26. Rxa7 Rxh2 27. a5 Rh5 28. a6 Ra5 29. Nb4 c5) 24... Nd5? { (1.43 → 2.74) Mistake. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (24... Re1+ 25. Kd2 Rh1 26. h3 Rg1 27. Kd3 Rxg2 28. Rxc7 Rg3 29. a4 Rxh3 30. a5) 25. Nc3?? { (2.74 → 0.88) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (25. Nb4 Re1+ 26. Kd2 Rg1 27. g3 Rg2+ 28. Kd3 Rxh2 29. Nxd5 cxd5 30. Rxc7 Rh3) 25... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.52] } 26. bxc3 { [%eval 0.56] } 26... Re1+?! { (0.56 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (26... Re2 27. Ra8+ Kh7 28. g4 f5 29. gxf5 Rxh2 30. Ra4 Rf2) 27. Kd2?! { (1.40 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (27. Kb2 Re2 28. g4 Rxh2 29. a4 f5 30. Rxc7 fxg4 31. fxg4 Rh4 32. Rxc6 Rxg4) 27... Rg1 { [%eval 0.79] } 28. Rxc7?! { (0.79 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (28. g4 Rg2+ 29. Kd3 Rxh2 30. Rxc7 Rf2 31. Ke4 Rxc2 32. Rxc6 g6 33. a4 h5) 28... Rxg2+ { [%eval -0.03] } 29. Kd3 { [%eval 0.01] } 29... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.02] } 30... Rh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Rc8+ { [%eval -0.05] } 31... Kh7 { [%eval -0.11] } 32. Rc7? { (-0.11 → -1.41) Mistake. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -1.41] } (32. Ke4 f5+ 33. Kd4 Rxf3 34. c4 Rf2 35. Kd3 h5 36. c5 Rf3+ 37. Kd4 h4) 32... Rxf3+ { [%eval -1.49] } 33. Kc4?! { (-1.49 → -2.39) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -2.39] } (33. Ke4 Rf1 34. c4 g5 35. c5 g4 36. Rd7 g3 37. Rd2 f5+ 38. Ke5 Rf2) 33... Rf4+ { [%eval -2.17] } 34. Kb3?! { (-2.17 → -3.02) Inaccuracy. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (34. Kd5 g5 35. c4 g4 36. Re7 g3 37. Re1 h5 38. c5 Rf5+ 39. Kd4 Rf6) 34... h5?! { (-3.02 → -2.00) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (34... g5 35. Rc4 Rf1 36. a4 Rb1+ 37. Ka3 h5 38. Rc5 Kg6 39. a5 g4) 35. a4? { (-2.00 → -3.58) Mistake. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.58] } (35. Rc5 f5 36. Rd5 h4 37. c4 Rf3+ 38. Kb4 Rf2 39. a4 h3) 35... h4 { [%eval -3.56] } 36. Re7 { [%eval -3.62] } 36... h3 { [%eval -3.59] } 37. Re1 { [%eval -4.02] } 37... Rf6 { [%eval -3.89] } 38. Rh1 { [%eval -3.61] } 38... Rb6+?? { (-3.61 → -1.39) Blunder. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (38... Rh6 39. a5 g5 40. a6 g4 41. Ra1 Rb6+ 42. Kc4 Rxa6 43. Rxa6 h2 44. Ra1) 39. Ka3?? { (-1.39 → -4.76) Blunder. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.76] } (39. Kc4 Rh6 40. a5 g5 41. Kb5 g4 42. a6 Rh5+ 43. Kb6 Kg6 44. c4 Kg5) 39... Rh6 { [%eval -4.18] } 40. Kb4 { [%eval -4.39] } 40... Kg8?? { (-4.39 → -1.43) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (40... g5 41. a5 g4 42. Rf1 g3 43. Rxf7+ Kg6) 41. Kb5 { [%eval -1.26] } 41... Kf8? { (-1.26 → 0.00) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (41... g5 42. a5 g4 43. a6 Rh8 44. a7 Kg7 45. c4 f5 46. c5 Ra8 47. Kb6) 42. c4? { (0.00 → -1.28) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (42. a5 Rh5+ 43. Kb6 Rh6+) 42... Ke8 { [%eval -0.99] } 43. c5 { [%eval -0.81] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval -0.72] } 44. c6?! { (-0.72 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (44. a5 Kc7 45. c4 Rh5 46. Rh2 g5 47. a6 Kb8) 44... Kc8?? { (-1.38 → 3.25) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (44... Kc7 45. c4 g5 46. a5 g4 47. Rf1 h2 48. Rxf7+ Kd6 49. c5+ Ke5 50. c7) 45. Kb6 { [%eval 2.06] } 45... Rh4 { [%eval 2.08] } 46. a5?? { (2.08 → 0.00) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (46. c3 h2 47. a5 Rh3 48. a6 Rxc3 49. Rxh2 Rb3+ 50. Kc5 Kc7) 46... Rb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Ra4?! { (0.00 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (47... Rh4 48. Kb6 Rb4+ 49. Ka7 Rh4 50. Kb6) 48. Kb6?! { (0.85 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (48. Rxh3 Kc7 49. Kb5 Ra2 50. a6 g5 51. Rd3 Rb2+ 52. Rb3 Ra2 53. c4 g4) 48... Rb4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Ra4 { [%eval 0.47] } 50. Rxh3 { [%eval 0.69] } 50... Rxa5+?? { (0.69 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (50... Kc7 51. Kb5 Ra2 52. a6 g5 53. Re3 Rb2+ 54. Rb3 Ra2 55. c4 g4 56. Re3) 51. Kd6 { [%eval #11] } 51... Kb8 { [%eval #6] } 52. Rh8+?! { (Mate in 6 → 11.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c7+ was best. } { [%eval 11.68] } (52. c7+ Ka7 53. c8=Q Kb6 54. Rb3+ Rb5 55. Qc6+ Ka7 56. Rxb5 g6 57. Qb7#) 52... Ka7 { [%eval 8.77] } 53. Rc8? { (8.77 → 4.73) Mistake. c7 was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (53. c7 Ra6+ 54. Kd7 Kb6 55. Rb8+ Kc5 56. c8=Q+ Kd5 57. Qxa6 Ke5 58. Qd6+ Ke4) 53... Ra6 { [%eval 5.37] } 54. Rc7+ { [%eval 6.08] } 54... Kb8 { [%eval 5.19] } 55. Kd7 { [%eval 5.02] } 55... g5?! { (5.02 → 7.64) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval 7.64] } (55... Ra4 56. Rb7+ Ka8 57. c3 Ra5 58. Rb8+ Kxb8 59. c7+ Ka7 60. c8=Q Rb5 61. c4) 56. Rb7+ { [%eval 6.99] } 56... Ka8 { [%eval 8.95] } 57. c7 { [%eval 8.25] } 57... Kxb7 { [%eval 7.81] } 58. c8=Q+ { [%eval 5.11] } 58... Ka7?? { (5.11 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (58... Kb6 59. c4 Ra5 60. Qc7+ Ka6 61. c5 Kb5 62. Qb6+ Ka4 63. c6 Rd5+ 64. Kc8) 59. Qc7+ { [%eval #3] } 59... Ka8 { [%eval #3] } 60. Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 60... Ra7 { [%eval #1] } 61. Qb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0