[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5nBwKcuk"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Hamdaalmazrouei"] [Black "Ethanjolly30july2017"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "5nBwKcuk"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:32:07"] [WhiteElo "924"] [BlackElo "780"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-26"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Bird Invitation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bb5 { [%eval -0.12] } { C00 French Defense: Bird Invitation } 2... h6 { [%eval 0.32] } 3. Qh5?! { (0.32 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (3. d4 a6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Nge7) 3... b6?! { (-0.71 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (3... a6 4. Ba4 b5 5. Bb3 Bb7 6. d3 d5 7. exd5 exd5 8. Qe5+) 4. Bd3?! { (0.19 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (4. d4 Nf6 5. Qe2 Bb7 6. Bd3 c5 7. Nf3 c4 8. Bxc4 Bxe4 9. O-O Nc6) 4... g6 { [%eval -0.59] } 5. Qg4?! { (-0.59 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (5. Qe2 Ne7 6. f4 Bg7 7. c3 O-O 8. Nf3 c5 9. Na3 Nbc6 10. Bc2 d6) 5... h5?! { (-1.27 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (5... Nc6 6. Qe2 Nb4 7. Nc3 Ne7 8. b3 Bg7 9. Bb2 Nxd3+ 10. Qxd3 d5 11. f4) 6. Qh3?! { (-0.46 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (6. Qe2 Nc6 7. c3 Bb7 8. a4 Qe7 9. Bc2 Bh6 10. b4 f5 11. Nf3 g5) 6... g5 { [%eval -0.7] } 7. Bc4 { [%eval -1.2] } 7... g4 { [%eval -1.08] } 8. Qc3 { [%eval -1.07] } 8... h4?? { (-1.07 → 4.13) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (8... Nf6 9. Ne2 Bb7 10. d3 Rg8 11. Bf4 d5 12. Bb3 c5 13. Ba4+ Nbd7 14. Nd2) 9. h3?? { (4.13 → 0.61) Blunder. Qxh8 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (9. Qxh8 Nf6 10. Qxh4 Bb7 11. d3 Nc6 12. h3 Ne5 13. hxg4 Nexg4 14. Bb5) 9... gxh3?? { (0.61 → 2.98) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (9... Nf6 10. hxg4 Rg8 11. f3 Bb7 12. Ne2 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Qd3 Nc6 15. Bxd5) 10. gxh3?? { (2.98 → -1.20) Blunder. Qxh8 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (10. Qxh8 hxg2 11. Rh3 Ne7 12. Qxh4 d5 13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Bxd7+ Qxd7 15. Qg3 Nbc6) 10... f6?! { (-1.20 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (10... Nf6 11. Qe3 d5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Qe4 Nc6 14. Nc3 Nde7 15. Nf3) 11. Qb3? { (-0.22 → -1.59) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (11. d4 Bb7 12. d5 Na6 13. a3 Nc5 14. Qf3 Qe7 15. Ne2 exd5 16. exd5 Qe4) 11... Rh5?? { (-1.59 → 0.96) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (11... Bb7 12. f3 d5 13. exd5 exd5 14. Bb5+ c6 15. Bf1 c5 16. Bb5+ Nc6 17. Ne2) 12. Bxe6?? { (0.96 → -3.10) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (12. d4 Qe7 13. Ne2 Nc6 14. d5 Na5 15. Qf3 Rh8 16. Bd3 Bb7 17. Bf4 O-O-O) 12... dxe6 { [%eval -2.99] } 13. Rh2?! { (-2.99 → -3.90) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -3.9] } (13. Ne2 Qe7 14. d4 Qb4+ 15. Nbc3 Nc6 16. Bf4 Qxb3 17. axb3 e5 18. Nd5 Bd6) 13... Na6 { [%eval -3.29] } 14. f4?! { (-3.29 → -4.82) Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.82] } (14. Rg2 Rh8 15. Ne2 Nc5 16. Qf3 Bb7 17. Nbc3 f5 18. d3 Qd7 19. Bg5 Ne7) 14... Nc5 { [%eval -4.07] } 15. Qxe6+? { (-4.07 → -7.79) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -7.79] } (15. Qf3 Rh8 16. Nc3 Bb7 17. d3 Qd7 18. Be3 O-O-O 19. O-O-O Na4 20. Bd2 Nxc3) 15... Bxe6 { [%eval -7.88] } 16. f5 { [%eval -7.81] } 16... Bxf5 { [%eval -7.98] } 17. exf5 { [%eval -8.44] } 17... Rxf5 { [%eval -8.21] } 18. Re2+ { [%eval -8.42] } 18... Kf7 { [%eval -8.23] } 19. d4 { [%eval -10.78] } 19... Nb7 { [%eval -7.09] } 20. Bh6 { [%eval -9.83] } 20... Bxh6 { [%eval -8.39] } 21. Kd1? { (-8.39 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (21. Nd2 Bxd2+ 22. Rxd2 Qd5 23. O-O-O Qxa2 24. Rd3 Qa1+ 25. Kd2 Qxb2 26. Ne2 Nd6) 21... Rg5? { (Mate in 3 → -8.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval -8.55] } (21... Rf1+ 22. Re1 Qxd4+ 23. Ke2 Rf2#) 22. Rf2? { (-8.55 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (22. Nf3 Rg7 23. c3 Qd7 24. Nxh4 Qxh3 25. Nd2 Nd6 26. Ndf3 Re8 27. Rxe8 Kxe8) 22... Rxg1+ { [%eval #-3] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 23... Rg3?! { (Mate in 3 → -12.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -12.27] } (23... Qxd4 24. Rf1 Qe3+ 25. Kd1 Rxf1#) 24. Na3?! { (-12.27 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (24. c3 Qe7+ 25. Kd1 Re8 26. Rd2 Qe1+ 27. Kc2 Qe4+ 28. Kb3 Qf5 29. Rd1 Na5+) 24... Rxh3?! { (Mate in 4 → -12.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -12.53] } (24... Qd5 25. Rxf6+ Nxf6 26. Nc4 Qf3+ 27. Ke1 Rg1#) 25. Raf1?! { (-12.53 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (25. Rd1 Qd7 26. Rf4 Re8+ 27. Kf2 Bxf4 28. Rd3 Rh2+ 29. Kf1 Rh1+ 30. Kf2 Qf5) 25... Qxd4 { [%eval #-4] } 26. Rxf6+ { [%eval #-4] } 26... Nxf6 { [%eval #-3] } 27. Nb5 { [%eval #-1] } 27... c6? { (Mate in 1 → -9.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd2# was best. } { [%eval -9.6] } (27... Qd2#) 28. Nxd4 { [%eval -9.33] } 28... a5 { [%eval -8.6] } 29. Nxc6 { [%eval -8.82] } 29... Nd8 { [%eval -7.88] } 30. Nxd8+? { (-7.88 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (30. Ne5+ Ke6 31. Rxf6+ Kxf6 32. Ng4+ Kg5 33. Nxh6 Kxh6 34. b4 Ne6 35. bxa5 Re8) 30... Rxd8 { [%eval #-8] } 31. Rf3 { [%eval #-4] } 31... Rxf3 { [%eval #-5] } 32. Kxf3 { [%eval #-5] } 32... Rd1 { [%eval #-6] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval #-5] } 33... Rc1 { [%eval #-6] } 34. b3 { [%eval #-5] } 34... Rxc2+ { [%eval #-4] } 35. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 35... Rxa2 { [%eval #-2] } 36. b4 { [%eval #-2] } 36... axb4 { [%eval #-2] } 37. Kxh4 { [%eval #-2] } 37... b3 { [%eval #-4] } 38. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 38... b2 { [%eval #-3] } 39. Kh4 { [%eval #-3] } 39... b1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 40. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 40... Qb4 { [%eval #-1] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Ra3+ { [%eval #-2] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval #-2] } 42... Qb2+ { [%eval #-1] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 43... Ra1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1