[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3UNgy26m"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Noah_n1"] [Black "Faisal_alkhatib"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "3UNgy26m"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:48:11"] [WhiteElo "964"] [BlackElo "1099"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+21"] [BlackRatingDiff "-42"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.13] } 2. Qf3 { [%eval -0.36] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 3. Bc4?! { (0.00 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (3. d4 c5 4. Bb5+ Nd7 5. dxc5 dxc5 6. Nd2 Be7 7. Nc4 Nf6) 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.32] } 4. b3?! { (-0.32 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (4. Bb3 d5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. d3 a6 7. e4 Bb4 8. Bd2 O-O) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.66] } 5. h4?! { (-0.66 → -1.32) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Qe2 a6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Nf3 g5 9. h3 h5 10. Nc3 Bg7) 5... Be7 { [%eval -1.09] } 6. g3 { [%eval -1.54] } 6... O-O { [%eval -1.39] } 7. Nh3 { [%eval -1.84] } 7... d5 { [%eval -1.63] } 8. Bf1?! { (-1.63 → -2.32) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (8. Be2 e5 9. Qg2 d4 10. a3 Bg4 11. f3 Bxh3 12. Rxh3) 8... Nb4?! { (-2.32 → -1.57) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (8... e5 9. Bb2 Bg4 10. Qg2 e4 11. Be2 Bxe2 12. Kxe2 d4 13. Rd1 Nb4 14. Na3) 9. Kd1?! { (-1.57 → -2.66) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.66] } (9. Qd1 e5 10. a3 Nc6 11. d3 Bg4 12. Be2 Qd7 13. Ng1 Rfe8 14. Bb2 Bc5) 9... Bc5?! { (-2.66 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (9... e5 10. Qg2 Bf5 11. Na3 d4 12. exd4 exd4 13. Bb2 a5 14. f3 a4 15. g4) 10. Bb2 { [%eval -1.71] } 10... Ne8? { (-1.71 → -0.19) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (10... e5 11. Kc1 Bg4 12. Qg2 e4 13. Ng5 Re8 14. Nc3 h6 15. a3 Nc6 16. Be2) 11. Qg4? { (-0.19 → -1.87) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (11. a3 Nc6 12. d4 Bd6 13. Nf4 Nf6 14. Nd2 Rb8 15. Kc1 Re8 16. Bd3 h6) 11... f6?! { (-1.87 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (11... e5 12. Qe2 d4 13. Kc1 Nf6 14. a3 Nc6 15. Bg2 a5 16. Ng5 Bg4 17. Qb5) 12. a3 { [%eval -0.89] } 12... Nxc2?? { (-0.89 → 1.66) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (12... e5 13. Qe2 Nc6 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Na4 Bd6 16. Bg2 Ne7 17. Ke1 c6 18. d4) 13. Kxc2 { [%eval 1.69] } 13... e5 { [%eval 1.71] } 14. Nc3?? { (1.71 → -5.70) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.7] } (14. Qd1 Bf5+ 15. d3 Qd7 16. Nc3 d4 17. Ne4 Bb6 18. exd4 Nd6 19. Bg2 Nb5) 14... Bxg4 { [%eval -5.83] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval -6.65] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval -5.99] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -6.09] } 16... d4 { [%eval -5.81] } 17. exd4 { [%eval -6.22] } 17... exd4 { [%eval -5.07] } 18. Nd5?! { (-5.07 → -6.60) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -6.6] } (18. Ne4 Be7 19. Bc4+ Kh8 20. Nf4 Nd6 21. Nxd6 Bxd6 22. Rag1 Bxf4 23. gxf4 Bc6) 18... c6 { [%eval -5.29] } 19. Ndf4 { [%eval -5.75] } 19... a5 { [%eval -4.73] } 20. Re1 { [%eval -5.61] } 20... Bxh3?! { (-5.61 → -4.45) Inaccuracy. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.45] } (20... Bf5+ 21. Bd3 Bxd3+ 22. Nxd3 Bd6 23. h5 Nc7 24. Bxd4 Re8 25. h6 Rxe1 26. Rxe1) 21. Nxh3 { [%eval -5.04] } 21... d3+?! { (-5.04 → -3.92) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (21... Nc7 22. Nf4 Re8 23. Bc4+ Nd5 24. a4 Kh8 25. Reg1 Nxf4 26. gxf4 b5 27. axb5) 22. Bxd3 { [%eval -3.88] } 22... Ra6 { [%eval -3.36] } 23. Nf4 { [%eval -3.34] } 23... Bxf2?! { (-3.34 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (23... Nc7 24. h5 Rf7 25. h6 g5 26. Ne6 Nxe6 27. Rxe6 Ra8 28. Rhe1) 24. Ne6? { (-2.23 → -3.76) Mistake. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -3.76] } (24. Re2 Bxg3 25. Nh5 Kh8 26. Nxg3 a4 27. Bc4 Nc7) 24... Qd6 { [%eval -3.66] } 25. Bc4?! { (-3.66 → -4.83) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -4.83] } (25. Re4 b5 26. h5 Ra7 27. Re2 Re7 28. g4 Nc7 29. Bg6 hxg6 30. hxg6 Rxe6) 25... Bxe1 { [%eval -4.79] } 26. Rxe1 { [%eval -5.36] } 26... Rb6?! { (-5.36 → -3.54) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (26... b5 27. Bd3 Nc7 28. Nxf8 Kxf8 29. Bxh7 Ra8 30. h5 Qc5+ 31. Kb1 Qxh5 32. Be4) 27. g4 { [%eval -3.37] } 27... Nc7?! { (-3.37 → -2.64) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval -2.64] } (27... Kh8 28. g5 c5 29. h5 a4 30. h6 axb3+ 31. Kd1 gxh6 32. gxf6 Rxf6 33. Re3) 28. Nxc7+ { [%eval -2.68] } 28... Kh8 { [%eval -2.52] } 29. Ne6 { [%eval -2.23] } 29... Re8?? { (-2.23 → 0.55) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (29... a4 30. Nxf8 axb3+ 31. Kb1 Qxf8 32. Bc3 h5 33. gxh5 Qd8 34. Kb2 Qd7 35. a4) 30. h5?? { (0.55 → -2.70) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (30. Ng5 Rf8 31. Nf7+ Rxf7 32. Bxf7 g6 33. Bc4 Kg7 34. Re6 Qd8 35. g5 Kf8) 30... Rxe6?? { (-2.70 → -0.44) Blunder. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (30... Qh2 31. Nxg7 Rxe1 32. Bxf6 c5 33. Bc3 h6 34. Ne6+ Kg8 35. Nxc5+ Kf8 36. Nd7+) 31. Rxe6 { [%eval -0.68] } 31... Qf4?? { (-0.68 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (31... Qd8 32. Bc3 Rb5 33. Bxb5 cxb5 34. h6 Kg8 35. hxg7 Kxg7 36. Rxf6 Kg8 37. Rf5) 32. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0