[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5HGJ35FY"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "CRonaldo_CR7"] [Black "Hamdan-Thanhany"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "5HGJ35FY"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:00:02"] [WhiteElo "752"] [BlackElo "755"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+31"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Mikenas Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.6] } { A40 Mikenas Defense } 2. Qd3?! { (0.60 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (2. d5 Ne5 3. e4 e6 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. f4 Ng6 6. dxe6 dxe6) 2... e5 { [%eval 0.12] } 3. Qf3?? { (0.12 → -3.28) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (3. d5 Nb4 4. Qd1 Nf6 5. Nc3 c6 6. e4 cxd5 7. exd5 Qb6) 3... Nxd4 { [%eval -3.4] } 4. Qh3?! { (-3.40 → -5.03) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.03] } (4. Qe4 d6 5. Na3 Nf6 6. Qe3 c6 7. Nf3 Nf5 8. Qc3 Be7 9. g3 O-O) 4... Nxc2+ { [%eval -4.97] } 5. Kd1 { [%eval -5.19] } 5... Nxa1 { [%eval -5.2] } 6. Qg4 { [%eval -5.52] } 6... Bb4? { (-5.52 → -2.97) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -2.97] } (6... d5 7. Qg3 Ne7 8. Nc3 f6 9. f4) 7. Bg5? { (-2.97 → -5.19) Mistake. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval -5.19] } (7. Qxb4 d6 8. Nf3 a5 9. Qc3 Nf6 10. Bg5 Be6 11. Nbd2 Nd5 12. Bxd8 Nxc3+) 7... f6 { [%eval -4.7] } 8. Nd2?! { (-4.70 → -6.45) Inaccuracy. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval -6.45] } (8. Qxb4 fxg5 9. Nc3 Nf6 10. Nf3 a5 11. Qa3 d5 12. h4 g4 13. Nxe5 Qe7) 8... d6 { [%eval -5.07] } 9. Ndf3? { (-5.07 → -10.14) Mistake. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval -10.14] } (9. Qxb4 a5 10. Qc3 fxg5 11. e3 Qe7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Ngf3 Kd8) 9... Bd7?! { (-10.14 → -5.40) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval -5.4] } (9... Bxg4 10. Nd4 exd4 11. Bf4 g5 12. Bg3 Nh6 13. f3 Be6 14. e4 Bxa2) 10. e4?! { (-5.40 → -9.25) Inaccuracy. Qxb4 was best. } { [%eval -9.25] } (10. Qxb4 fxg5 11. g4 Nh6 12. h4 Nxg4 13. Kc1 a5 14. Qxb7 Qb8 15. Qe4 Nf6) 10... Ba4+?! { (-9.25 → -6.34) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval -6.34] } (10... Bxg4 11. Bc4 c6 12. h3 Bh5 13. Ne2 Bxf3 14. gxf3 fxg5 15. Ng3 d5 16. Nf5) 11. Ke2 { [%eval -7.52] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval -7.57] } 12. Ke3? { (-7.57 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd7+ was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (12. Qxd7+ Kxd7 13. Nh3 fxg5 14. Nhxg5 Ne7 15. a3 Bb5+ 16. Kd1 Bxf1 17. Rxf1 Ba5) 12... Qc6? { (Mate in 4 → -7.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc2+ was best. } { [%eval -7.91] } (12... Nc2+ 13. Ke2 Qb5+ 14. Kd1 Qxf1+ 15. Ne1 Qxe1#) 13. Bd3 { [%eval -11.13] } 13... Qb6+?! { (-11.13 → -6.78) Inaccuracy. Qc1+ was best. } { [%eval -6.78] } (13... Qc1+ 14. Nd2 Qxd2+ 15. Kf3 Qxd3+ 16. Be3 Bd1+ 17. Kg3 Bxg4 18. h3 Be6 19. a3) 14. Ke2 { [%eval -6.76] } 14... a5?! { (-6.76 → -4.98) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (14... Bb5 15. Ne1 Bd7 16. Qh4 fxg5 17. Qh5+ g6 18. Qxg5 Ne7 19. Ngf3 Rf8 20. Qh4) 15. Bc4?! { (-4.98 → -6.61) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -6.61] } (15. Be3 Qc6 16. Nh3 Bb5 17. Rxa1 Ne7 18. Bxb5 Qxb5+ 19. Kd1 Qd7) 15... g6?? { (-6.61 → -3.26) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -3.26] } (15... Bd7 16. Qg3 Bb5 17. b3 Nc2 18. Kd1 Bxc4 19. bxc4 fxg5 20. Qh3) 16. Qh5?? { (-3.26 → -9.39) Blunder. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval -9.39] } (16. Qe6+ Ne7 17. Qf7+ Kd8 18. Bxf6 Re8 19. Nh3 Nc2 20. Rc1 Nd4+ 21. Kf1 Nxf3) 16... gxh5 { [%eval -9.45] } 17. Nxe5 { [%eval -9.81] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval -9.62] } 18. Bxg8? { (-9.62 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (18. Nf3 Bb5 19. Rc1 Bxc4+ 20. Rxc4 Qd6 21. Rxb4 Qxb4 22. Nd2 Nc2 23. Kd1) 18... Rxg8?! { (Mate in 7 → -12.03) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval -12.03] } (18... Qb5+ 19. Kf3 Qd3+ 20. Be3 Bd1+ 21. Kg3 Rxg8+ 22. Kh4 Qxe4+ 23. f4 Rg4+ 24. Kxh5) 19. Bxf6?! { (-12.03 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (19. Kf1 Bb5+ 20. Ne2 Rxg5 21. g3 Qc6 22. Kg1 Bxe2 23. h4 Rg8 24. Kh2 Nc2) 19... Qxf6 { [%eval #-4] } 20. Nh3 { [%eval #-3] } 20... Rxg2 { [%eval #-4] } 21. Rxa1 { [%eval #-3] } 21... Qb6 { [%eval #-6] } 22. Rd1 { [%eval #-5] } 22... Bb5+ { [%eval #-5] } 23. Kf3 { [%eval #-5] } 23... Qxf2+? { (Mate in 5 → -8.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval -8.34] } (23... Qg6 24. Ng5 Rxg5 25. Rd8+ Rxd8 26. Ke3 Qf6 27. a3 Qf4#) 24. Nxf2 { [%eval -8.33] } 24... Rxf2+ { [%eval -8.18] } 25. Kxf2 { [%eval -8.35] } 25... c5 { [%eval -6.64] } 26. Rd6 { [%eval -7.27] } 26... Bc6 { [%eval -7.46] } 27. Re6+ { [%eval -7.53] } 27... Kf7 { [%eval -7.49] } 28. Rxe5 { [%eval -6.9] } 28... Bc3?! { (-6.90 → -4.88) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -4.88] } (28... c4 29. Rxh5 Bxe4 30. a3 Bf8 31. Re5 Bc6 32. Rh5 h6 33. Rh4 Bg7 34. Rxc4) 29. Rxh5?! { (-4.88 → -7.31) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.31] } (29. bxc3 Re8 30. Rxc5 a4 31. Rxh5 Kg6 32. Rh3 Bxe4 33. a3 Kg5 34. Re3) 29... Bxe4?! { (-7.31 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. Bd4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (29... Bd4+ 30. Kf3 Rf8 31. Rh4 Ke7+ 32. Ke2 Rf2+ 33. Kd1 Rf7 34. Kd2 b6 35. Kd3) 30. Rh4?! { (-5.34 → -7.52) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -7.52] } (30. bxc3 b6 31. Rh4 Bg6 32. Kf3 b5 33. a4 b4 34. Rc4 Ke6 35. cxb4 axb4) 30... Bd4+ { [%eval -7.52] } 31. Kf1 { [%eval -7.72] } 31... Bc3?! { (-7.72 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (31... Bg6 32. Rh3 b5 33. Kg2 Ke6 34. b4 Be4+ 35. Kg3 Be5+ 36. Kf2 axb4) 32. Rxe4 { [%eval -5.42] } 32... Bf6 { [%eval -4.89] } 33. b4?! { (-4.89 → -6.51) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -6.51] } (33. Re3 Bd4 34. Rb3 a4 35. Rxb7+ Kg6 36. Ke2 a3 37. bxa3 Rxa3) 33... axb4 { [%eval -6.42] } 34. a4 { [%eval -7.65] } 34... Rxa4 { [%eval -6.79] } 35. Re3 { [%eval -7.56] } 35... Bg5 { [%eval -6.82] } 36. Re5 { [%eval -7.04] } 36... Bd2?! { (-7.04 → -4.75) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval -4.75] } (36... b3 37. Rxc5 Rb4 38. Re5 b2 39. Re1 b1=Q 40. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 41. Ke2 Kg6 42. Kf2) 37. Kg2?! { (-4.75 → -7.79) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -7.79] } (37. Ke2 Bc3 38. Rxc5 Ra2+ 39. Ke3 Rxh2 40. Rb5 Ke6 41. Kd3 Rd2+ 42. Kc4 Rd7) 37... b3 { [%eval -6.91] } 38. Re1?? { (-6.91 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf5+ was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (38. Rf5+ Ke6 39. Rf1 Kd5 40. Rd1 Rd4 41. Kf3 Kc4 42. Rb1 Bf4 43. Kg2 Kc3) 38... Bxe1 { [%eval #-5] } 39. Kf3 { [%eval #-5] } 39... b2 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kg2 { [%eval #-4] } 40... b1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kf3 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Ra3+ { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval #-3] } 42... Qb2+ { [%eval #-2] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Bg3 { [%eval #-1] } 44. Kg1 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1