Event: Round 7: Fernandez, Daniel Howard - Lalit Babu M R
Site: https://lichess.org/broadcast/commonwealth-chess-championship-2025--open-category/round-7/C58SnZLL/k9zuASWg
Date: 2025-11-08
White: Fernandez, Daniel Howard
WhiteTitle: GM
WhiteElo: 2501
Black: Lalit Babu M R
BlackTitle: GM
BlackElo: 2506
Result: 1-0
ECO: C48
Opening: Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 1:25:22] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] [%clk 1:28:08] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:24:45] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] [%clk 1:28:31] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 1:25:09] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] [%clk 1:28:43] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] [%clk 1:21:18] } 4... Nd4 { [%eval 0.05] [%clk 1:28:24] } 5. Ba4 { [%eval -0.17] [%clk 1:21:18] } 5... Bb4?! { [%eval 0.42] } { Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%clk 1:14:36] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:13:44] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:14:42] } 7. Ng4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 1:01:02] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:55:05] } 8. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.74] [%clk 0:56:18] } 8... gxf6 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:55:33] } 9. dxc3 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:56:34] } 9... Qxe4+ { [%eval 0.63] [%clk 0:55:59] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.58] [%clk 0:49:55] } 10... Nf5 { [%eval 0.82] [%clk 0:38:19] } 11. Qd3 { [%eval 0.87] [%clk 0:48:11] } 11... Qxd3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:37:06] } 12. cxd3 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:48:31] } 12... Nxe3 { [%eval 0.84] [%clk 0:35:11] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:48:57] } 13... Ke7 { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:35:38] } 14. O-O { [%eval 0.78] [%clk 0:46:21] } 14... d6 { [%eval 0.79] [%clk 0:35:28] } 15. Rf4 { [%eval 0.76] [%clk 0:46:32] } 15... Rg8 { [%eval 0.77] [%clk 0:35:42] } 16. Raf1 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:45:49] } 16... Rg6 { [%eval 0.93] [%clk 0:31:49] } 17. Rh4 { [%eval 0.54] [%clk 0:41:46] } 17... Rg4 { [%eval 0.62] [%clk 0:30:35] } 18. Rf4 { [%eval 0.56] [%clk 0:38:59] } 18... Rxh4 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:22:19] } 19. Rxh4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:39:25] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval 0.81] [%clk 0:22:45] } 20. e4 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:34:44] } 20... Bg6 { [%eval 0.53] [%clk 0:22:56] } 21. Rf4 { [%eval 0.61] [%clk 0:35:09] } 21... d5 { [%eval 0.66] [%clk 0:18:03] } 22. exd5 { [%eval 0.64] [%clk 0:25:06] } 22... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.69] [%clk 0:18:28] } 23. Kf2 { [%eval 0.57] [%clk 0:24:23] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:17:38] } 24. Bd1 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:22:20] } 24... Rd8 { [%eval 1.51] [%clk 0:08:04] } 25. Bf3 { [%eval 1.59] [%clk 0:17:54] } 25... Bb1 { [%eval 1.55] [%clk 0:08:18] } 26. Ra4 { [%eval 1.19] [%clk 0:12:50] } 26... a6 { [%eval 1.31] [%clk 0:08:11] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval 1.26] [%clk 0:11:26] } 27... Rd6?! { [%eval 2.09] } { Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:18] } 28. c4 { [%eval 2.03] [%clk 0:09:39] } 28... b5 { [%eval 2.09] [%clk 0:02:05] } 29. cxb5 { [%eval 2.13] [%clk 0:09:03] } 29... axb5 { [%eval 1.98] [%clk 0:02:32] } 30. Ra7 { [%eval 1.84] [%clk 0:08:22] } 30... Kd7?! { [%eval 3.1] } { Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%clk 0:02:53] } 31. Kd4 { [%eval 2.98] [%clk 0:08:32] } 31... f5 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:02:59] } 32. Be2 { [%eval 3.24] [%clk 0:05:50] } 32... b4 { [%eval 3.17] [%clk 0:03:24] } 33. Bb5+ { [%eval 3.2] [%clk 0:05:08] } 33... Kd8 { [%eval 3.09] [%clk 0:03:51] } 34. Bc6 { [%eval 2.97] [%clk 0:02:30] } 34... Rg6? { [%eval 5.23] } { Mistake. Be4 was best. } { [%clk 0:03:31] } 35. Ke5 { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:01:58] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 5.17] [%clk 0:02:29] } 36. d6+ { [%eval 5.1] [%clk 0:02:17] } 1-0