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Analysis: Pranavsjo vs erivera90

Date: 2026.03.08 | Event: Live Chess | Site: Chess.com
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Evaluation

-8 -4 +0 +4 +8 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 e6 (+2.8) Blunder Nxc4 (+3.3) Blunder Qe7 (+5.6) Blunder
Your moves Opponent moves

Found 3 crucial moments.

Moment 1 — Blunder MAJOR ↗

Positional 
r . b q k . . r
p p . p p p b p
. . n . . n p .
. . p . . . B .
. . . . P . . .
. . N P . N . .
P P P Q . P P P
R . . . K B . R
FEN: r1bqk2r/pp1pppbp/2n2np1/2p3B1/4P3/2NP1N2/PPPQ1PPP/R3KB1R b KQkq - 4 6
You Played: e6
Engine Best: O-O
Eval Swing: -320 cp
Variation: O-O Nd5
Refutation: e5 Nxe5 Nxe5 h6

Coach Explanation

e6 weakens the pawn structure and develops slowly. Black's king remains exposed. O-O is superior because it castles the king to safety. The refutation of e6 is e5, followed by Nxe5 and Nxe5 again and h6 for white.

Moment 2 — Blunder MAJOR ↗

Hanging Piece 
r . b . . r . .
p p . . . p k p
. . . . p . p .
. N . . n . q .
. . P p . . . .
. . . . . . . P
P P P R Q P P .
. . K . . B . R
FEN: r1b2r2/pp3pkp/4p1p1/1N2n1q1/2Pp4/7P/PPPRQPP1/2K2B1R b - - 0 16
You Played: Nxc4
Engine Best: Nc6
Eval Swing: -321 cp
Variation: Nc6 h4
CRITICAL: Your move allowed the opponent to immediately capture your Black Knight on c4.
Refutation: Qxc4 e5 h4 Qf6

Coach Explanation

BLUNDER: You hung your Knight. The opponent can simply take it with Qxc4. Nc6 is much better because it develops a piece to a safe square, avoiding immediate capture. The best line is Nc6 h4.

Moment 3 — Blunder CRITICAL ↗

Positional 
r . b . . r . .
. p . . . p k p
p . . . . . p .
. N . . p . q .
. . . . . . . .
. . . . Q . . P
P P P R . P P .
. . K . . B . R
FEN: r1b2r2/1p3pkp/p5p1/1N2p1q1/8/4Q2P/PPPR1PP1/2K2B1R b - - 1 19
You Played: Qe7
Engine Best: Qxe3
Eval Swing: -609 cp
Variation: Qxe3 fxe3
Refutation: Nc3 b5 Nd5 Qe6

Coach Explanation

Queen on g5 was hanging. Qe7 does not address this. Qxe3 forces a recapture, improving the position after fxe3.

Recurring Patterns


This game reinforces the recurring pattern of missed opportunities related to hanging pawns and pieces, observed across the prior 20 games. The instance of a 'Hanging Piece' blunder with the Knight directly aligns with previous instances, though it is not the most frequent type. We also see a situation in which the queen was hanging. The positional weaknesses and slow development contributing to king exposure also echo previously observed positional errors.

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[Event "Live Chess"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2026.03.08"] [White "Pranavsjo"] [Black "erivera90"] [Result "1-0"] 1. e4 {+0.36} c5 {+0.36} 2. Nf3 {+0.38} Nc6 {+0.32} 3. Nc3 {+0.27} g6 {+0.35} 4. d3 {-0.39} Bg7 {-0.13} 5. Bg5 {-0.43} Nf6 {-0.39} 6. Qd2 {-0.46} e6 $4 {+2.77 Positional · e5} 7. Bh6 {+0.22} O-O {+0.56} 8. Bxg7 {+0.19} Kxg7 {+0.22} 9. O-O-O {-0.89} d5 {-0.47} 10. e5 {-0.39} Ng4 {-0.04} 11. h3 {-1.21} Ngxe5 {-1.09} 12. Nxe5 {-1.15} Nxe5 {-1.09} 13. Qe2 {-1.67} Qg5+ {-1.66} 14. Rd2 {-1.98} d4 {-0.95} 15. Nb5 {-2.00} c4 {+0.60} 16. dxc4 {+0.00} Nxc4 $4 {+3.26 Hanging Piece · Qxc4} 17. Qxc4 {+3.03} a6 {+4.97} 18. Qxd4+ {+2.19} e5 {+1.99} 19. Qe3 {-0.52} Qe7 $4 {+5.57 Positional · Nc3} 20. Nc3 {+5.39} b5 {+5.51} 21. Nd5 {+5.41} Qb7 {+5.92} 22. Qxe5+ {+5.74} Kg8 {+6.78} 23. Ne7+ {+6.74} Qxe7 {+6.84} 24. Qxe7 {+7.03} Be6 {+7.06} 25. Bd3 {+6.97} Rae8 {+7.07} 26. Qc7 {+6.71} Rc8 {+6.90} 27. Qe5 {+6.67} Rfd8 {+6.92} 28. h4 {+7.42} Rc6 {+7.71} 29. Rh3 {+6.65} Rdc8 {+7.15} 30. c3 {+5.82} Rd8 {+7.17} 31. Re3 {+7.22} 1-0