[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3KD9hSMb"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Sejalseju"] [Black "YounasWaqas"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3KD9hSMb"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:40:58"] [WhiteElo "1432"] [BlackElo "1353"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "B00"] [Opening "Nimzowitsch Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.25] } { B00 Nimzowitsch Defense } 2... Rb8? { (0.25 → 1.46) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (2... d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. c3 e6 5. Bd3 Nge7 6. a4 Bxd3 7. Qxd3) 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.97] } 3... Ra8 { [%eval 1.42] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 1.69] } 4... Nf6?! { (1.69 → 2.92) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (4... d6 5. d5 Nb8 6. e5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Nf6 8. Bf4 g6 9. h4 Bg7 10. h5) 5. Bc4? { (2.92 → 1.43) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (5. d5 Nb8 6. e5 Ng8 7. Ng5 Nh6 8. h4 d6 9. e6 c6 10. Qf3 fxe6) 5... Rb8? { (1.43 → 2.71) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (5... Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Bd3 dxe4 8. Bxe4 Bg4 9. c3 e6 10. Qb3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3) 6. e5 { [%eval 2.39] } 6... b5 { [%eval 2.28] } 7. Bxb5 { [%eval 2.19] } 7... Rxb5? { (2.19 → 4.38) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (7... Nd5 8. Qe2 Nxc3 9. bxc3 e6 10. O-O Bb7 11. Rb1 Na5 12. Nd2 c5 13. Bd3) 8. Nxb5 { [%eval 4.32] } 8... a6 { [%eval 4.62] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval 4.68] } 9... Nh5 { [%eval 5.14] } 10. Ng5?! { (5.14 → 3.62) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (10. d5 Na5 11. g4 d6 12. Rg1 dxe5 13. gxh5 g6 14. Qe2 Bg7 15. h6 Bf6) 10... f6?! { (3.62 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (10... g6 11. Qf3 f6 12. Ne6 Nxe5 13. dxe5 dxe6 14. O-O c5 15. Qc6+ Qd7 16. Qxc5) 11. Qxh5+ { [%eval 5.32] } 11... g6 { [%eval 5.66] } 12. Qg4?! { (5.66 → 4.25) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (12. exf6 exf6 13. Qe2+ Be7 14. Nf3 Bb7 15. d5 Nb4 16. O-O O-O 17. Re1 Nxd5) 12... fxg5 { [%eval 4.4] } 13. Qxg5? { (4.40 → 2.68) Mistake. Bxg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (13. Bxg5 d6 14. Qe4 Nb4 15. O-O Bf5 16. Qe2 h6 17. Bh4 Nxc2 18. Rad1 Bg7) 13... d5?! { (2.68 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (13... Nxd4 14. Qd2 c5 15. Ne2 Ne6 16. O-O Qb6 17. Nf4 Bg7 18. Nxe6 Qxe6 19. f4) 14. Be3 { [%eval 3.69] } 14... Bf5 { [%eval 3.51] } 15. O-O-O { [%eval 2.82] } 15... h6 { [%eval 3.51] } 16. Qg3 { [%eval 3.49] } 16... Bg7 { [%eval 4.03] } 17. Na4?! { (4.03 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (17. Qf3 Nb4 18. g4 Bxc2 19. Rd2 Rf8 20. Qe2 Be4 21. Nxe4 dxe4 22. Qc4 a5) 17... Qb8 { [%eval 3.11] } 18. Nc5 { [%eval 3.09] } 18... Qb4 { [%eval 3.6] } 19. Bd2?! { (3.60 → 2.39) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (19. Rd3 Qb5 20. a3 O-O 21. Rhd1 a5 22. Qf3 a4 23. Qxd5+ Kh7 24. b3) 19... Qc4?! { (2.39 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (19... Qxd4 20. Qc3 Qxe5 21. Nxa6 Kd7 22. Nc5+ Kd6 23. Qxe5+ Bxe5 24. Nd3 Bxd3 25. cxd3) 20. Qb3 { [%eval 3.27] } 20... Qxd4 { [%eval 3.99] } 21. Nxa6 { [%eval 3.25] } 21... Qxe5 { [%eval 3.77] } 22. Rde1 { [%eval 3.47] } 22... Qd4 { [%eval 3.83] } 23. Nxc7+ { [%eval 3.74] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval 3.87] } 24. Nb5?! { (3.87 → 2.57) Inaccuracy. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (24. Bc3 Qf4+ 25. Kb1 Kxc7 26. Bxg7 Rd8 27. Qg3 Qxg3 28. hxg3 h5 29. a3 Kb7) 24... Qf6?? { (2.57 → 5.38) Blunder. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (24... Qc5 25. Rd1 d4 26. a4 Bf6 27. Na3 Rb8 28. Qc4 Qxc4 29. Nxc4 Nb4 30. Bxb4) 25. Qxd5+ { [%eval 6.02] } 25... Ke8 { [%eval 6.78] } 26. Nc7+ { [%eval 6.2] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval 5.88] } 27. Bc3 { [%eval 5.74] } 27... Qg5+ { [%eval 6.35] } 28. Kb1 { [%eval 6.06] } 28... Bxc3 { [%eval 6.1] } 29. bxc3 { [%eval 6.04] } 29... Qd2?! { (6.04 → 9.14) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 9.14] } (29... Kg7 30. Qxc6 Rd8 31. Ka1 Kf8 32. Qc5 Qf6 33. Rd1 Rc8 34. Rhe1 Kf7 35. Rb1) 30. Qxd2 { [%eval 9.37] } 30... Rh7 { [%eval 10.12] } 31. Ne6+ { [%eval 9.7] } 31... Bxe6 { [%eval 11.17] } 32. Rxe6 { [%eval 9.61] } 32... Nd8? { (9.61 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (32... Rf7 33. Rxc6 Kg7 34. Ka1 Rf6 35. Rxf6 Kxf6 36. Qf4+ Ke6) 33. Qf4+?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 10.35] } (33. Qxd8+ Kf7 34. Qxe7+ Kg8 35. Qe8+ Kg7 36. Rxg6#) 33... Rf7?! { (10.35 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (33... Nf7 34. Qb8+ Kg7 35. Rxe7 Kf6 36. Rb7 Kf5 37. Qf8 Kg4 38. h3+ Kf5 39. Rxf7+) 34. Qb8 { [%eval #7] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval #8] } 35. Qxd8 { [%eval #6] } 35... h5 { [%eval #6] } 36. Rxe7 { [%eval #5] } 36... Rxe7 { [%eval #5] } 37. Qxe7+ { [%eval #4] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval #4] } 38. h4 { [%eval #3] } 38... g5 { [%eval #3] } 39. Qf6+ { [%eval #3] } 39... Kh7 { [%eval #3] } 40. Re1 { [%eval #2] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 41. Re8+ { [%eval #1] } 41... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 42. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0