Event: Commonwealth 2025
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/commonwealth-chess-championship-2025--open-category/round-1/tKPxJ1hR/9h5Exg6J
Date: 2025-11-09
White: Naidoo, Kirthan
WhiteElo: 1790
Black: Liyanage, Ranindu Dilshan
BlackTitle: IM
BlackElo: 2393
Result: 0-1
ECO: C02
Opening: French Defense: Advance Variation, Paulsen Attack
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90 minutes + 30 seconds

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:51] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:30:28] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:42] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:30:50] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:31] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:09] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:30:08] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:31:32] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 1:30:15] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:51] } 6. Bd3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:29:45] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:32:06] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:43] } 7... Nb4 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:32:24] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:40] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval 0.34] [%clk 1:31:58] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 0.23] [%clk 1:26:56] } 9... Nxd3 { [%eval 0.35] [%clk 1:31:50] } 10. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:27:10] } 10... Qc4 { [%eval 0.2] [%clk 1:31:56] } 11. Qd1 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:25:29] } 11... Rc8 { [%eval 0.29] [%clk 1:30:57] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:24:23] } 12... Ne7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:30:05] } 13. Rc1 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:23:57] } 13... Qa6 { [%eval 0.11] [%clk 1:29:11] } 14. h4 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:22:55] } 14... Nc6?! { [%eval 0.64] } { Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%clk 1:25:54] } 15. a4 { [%eval 0.49] [%clk 1:20:08] } 15... Qb6 { [%eval 0.55] [%clk 1:23:33] } 16. Ng5?! { [%eval -0.41] } { Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%clk 1:11:45] } 16... h6 { [%eval -0.34] [%clk 1:21:21] } 17. Nh3 { [%eval -0.52] [%clk 1:09:59] } 17... Na5?! { [%eval 0.21] } { Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%clk 1:18:26] } 18. Nb5? { [%eval -1.37] } { Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 1:07:08] } 18... Rxc1 { [%eval -1.25] [%clk 1:09:23] } 19. Qxc1 { [%eval -1.26] [%clk 1:06:26] } 19... a6 { [%eval -1.43] [%clk 1:08:56] } 20. Nc7+?! { [%eval -2.21] } { Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%clk 0:59:08] } 20... Kd8 { [%eval -2.06] [%clk 1:08:58] } 21. Na8 { [%eval -2.08] [%clk 0:58:59] } 21... Qc6 { [%eval -1.97] [%clk 1:09:09] } 22. Bg5+? { [%eval -3.75] } { Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:08] } 22... hxg5 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 1:01:13] } 23. Qxg5+ { [%eval -3.63] [%clk 0:53:25] } 23... Ke8 { [%eval -3.19] [%clk 0:59:39] } 24. Rc1 { [%eval -3.85] [%clk 0:52:56] } 24... Be7 { [%eval -3.62] [%clk 0:57:31] } 25. Qd2 { [%eval -4.44] [%clk 0:50:41] } 25... Nb3 { [%eval -4.39] [%clk 0:54:47] } 26. Rxc6 { [%eval -4.5] [%clk 0:50:17] } 26... Nxd2 { [%eval -4.35] [%clk 0:55:12] } 27. Rc7 { [%eval -4.18] [%clk 0:50:19] } 27... Rxh4 { [%eval -4.06] [%clk 0:50:42] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval -4.85] [%clk 0:50:10] } 28... Rxd4 { [%eval -4.65] [%clk 0:48:24] } 29. Rb8+ { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:49:51] } 29... Bd8 { [%eval -4.58] [%clk 0:48:32] } 30. Nc7+ { [%eval -5.07] [%clk 0:49:57] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval -5.23] [%clk 0:48:28] } 31. Nxa6 { [%eval -5.24] [%clk 0:50:05] } 31... Rxa4 { [%eval -5.2] [%clk 0:47:24] } 32. Nc5 { [%eval -5.26] [%clk 0:50:22] } 32... Ra1+ { [%eval -5.25] [%clk 0:47:40] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval -5.3] [%clk 0:50:35] } 33... Nf1+ { [%eval -5.1] [%clk 0:48:06] } 34. Kg1 { [%eval -5.48] [%clk 0:50:46] } 34... Ne3+ { [%eval -5.43] [%clk 0:48:31] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval -5.22] [%clk 0:51:05] } 35... Ng4+ { [%eval -5.44] [%clk 0:48:46] } 36. Kg3 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:51:20] } 36... Nxe5 { [%eval -5.36] [%clk 0:48:59] } 37. f4 { [%eval -5.54] [%clk 0:51:39] } 37... Nc6 { [%eval -5.42] [%clk 0:48:45] } 38. Rb7 { [%eval -5.66] [%clk 0:51:40] } 38... Ra7 { [%eval -5.62] [%clk 0:49:08] } 39. Rb3 { [%eval -5.57] [%clk 0:51:29] } 39... Nd4 { [%eval -5.55] [%clk 0:49:12] } 40. Rd3 { [%eval -5.79] [%clk 0:51:46] } 40... Nf5+ { [%eval -5.82] [%clk 0:49:23] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval -5.91] [%clk 0:51:45] } 41... Bc6 { [%eval -5.92] [%clk 0:49:41] } 42. g4 { [%eval -5.71] [%clk 0:51:26] } 42... Nd6 { [%eval -5.84] [%clk 0:49:29] } 43. Kg2 { [%eval -6.73] [%clk 0:50:58] } 43... Bb6 { [%eval -6.93] [%clk 0:49:52] } 44. Nb3 { [%eval -6.72] [%clk 0:51:16] } 44... d4+ { [%eval -6.42] [%clk 0:50:15] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval -6.46] [%clk 0:51:33] } 45... Be4 { [%eval -6.26] [%clk 0:50:14] } 46. Rd2 { [%eval -6.51] [%clk 0:51:45] } 46... d3 { [%eval -6.38] [%clk 0:50:37] } 47. Rd1 { [%eval -7.0] [%clk 0:51:40] } 47... Ra2 { [%eval -6.93] [%clk 0:50:55] } 48. Nd2 { [%eval -6.99] [%clk 0:51:53] } 48... Rxb2 { [%eval -7.01] [%clk 0:51:12] } 49. Kg3 { [%eval -6.98] [%clk 0:52:17] } 49... Bd5 { [%eval -6.91] [%clk 0:51:33] } 50. Ng5 { [%eval -6.93] [%clk 0:52:09] } 50... Nc4 { [%eval -7.24] [%clk 0:50:55] } 51. Nxc4 { [%eval -7.07] [%clk 0:52:11] } 51... Bxc4 { [%eval -7.04] [%clk 0:51:20] } 52. Nf3 { [%eval -6.97] [%clk 0:52:19] } 52... f6 { [%eval -6.46] [%clk 0:51:19] } 53. Nd2 { [%eval -7.96] [%clk 0:52:27] } 53... Bd5 { [%eval -7.34] [%clk 0:51:43] } 54. Nf3? { [%eval #-22] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb1 was best. } { [%clk 0:52:50] } 54... Bf2+ { [%eval #-28] [%clk 0:52:04] } 55. Kg2 { [%eval -12.97] [%clk 0:53:01] } 55... Be1+ { [%eval -14.09] [%clk 0:52:27] } 56. Kf1?! { [%eval #-11] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:53:22] } 56... Bxf3 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:52:51] } 57. Rxe1 { [%eval #-10] [%clk 0:53:45] } 57... d2 { [%eval #-9] [%clk 0:53:16] } 0-1