[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6wtdgEq8"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Chessplayererer"] [Black "atr_ward85"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "6wtdgEq8"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:37:41"] [WhiteElo "894"] [BlackElo "1303"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.29] } { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } 2... h6 { [%eval 0.7] } 3. g4?! { (0.70 → -0.35) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (3. Nc3 d5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Nb4 6. Be2 Nf6 7. e5 Ne4) 3... a6?! { (-0.35 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (3... d5 4. Nc3 dxe4 5. Nxe4 e5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8. dxe5) 4. g5? { (0.36 → -0.91) Mistake. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (4. Bg2 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Nge2 dxe4 7. Nxe4 Nf6 8. Bf4 Nxe4) 4... hxg5 { [%eval -0.85] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -1.31] } 5... g4 { [%eval -1.1] } 6. Ne5 { [%eval -1.18] } 6... f6?? { (-1.18 → 1.36) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.36] } (6... Nc6 7. Be3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qh4 9. Nd2 Ne7 10. Rg1 Qxh2 11. Qxg4 Qxe5 12. O-O-O) 7. Ng6 { [%eval 1.49] } 7... Rh7 { [%eval 1.4] } 8. Nxf8?! { (1.40 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (8. Qxg4 d5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 dxe4 12. Bc4 f5 13. Qg3 Nc6) 8... Kxf8 { [%eval 0.92] } 9. Bd2? { (0.92 → -0.67) Mistake. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (9. Qxg4 Nc6 10. Be3 f5 11. Qg2 Qh4 12. Nd2 Nf6 13. h3 Nxe4 14. Nf3 Qh5) 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.71] } 10. Bb4+?? { (-0.71 → -3.62) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -3.62] } (10. Be3 d5 11. Qxg4 e5 12. Qg6 Rh4 13. Rg1 Qd7 14. dxe5 d4 15. Bd2 Qf7) 10... d6? { (-3.62 → -1.84) Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (10... Nxb4 11. Qd2 a5 12. Nc3 d5 13. O-O-O dxe4 14. Bg2 Ne7 15. Nxe4 Nxa2+ 16. Kb1) 11. Nc3? { (-1.84 → -3.77) Mistake. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (11. Bc3 e5 12. Qd3 Qe8 13. d5 Nce7 14. Nd2 Bd7 15. O-O-O f5 16. h3 f4) 11... b6? { (-3.77 → -2.19) Mistake. Nxb4 was best. } { [%eval -2.19] } (11... Nxb4 12. Qd2 Nc6 13. O-O-O Nge7 14. Be2 b6 15. Bxg4 e5 16. Bxc8 Qxc8 17. dxe5) 12. Bxd6+? { (-2.19 → -4.04) Mistake. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (12. Ba3 b5 13. Qxg4 b4 14. Bxb4 Nxb4 15. O-O-O Qe8 16. Qg3 Rb8 17. a3 Nc6) 12... Qxd6 { [%eval -3.85] } 13. e5 { [%eval -4.5] } 13... Qd8?! { (-4.50 → -3.41) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.41] } (13... Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Nxd4 15. Bg2 Rb8 16. O-O-O c5 17. h3 gxh3 18. Bxh3 Bb7 19. Bg2) 14. Ne4?! { (-3.41 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -4.38] } (14. Bg2 Bb7 15. Qd2 fxe5 16. Ne2 Rh6 17. O-O-O Nge7 18. h3 gxh3 19. Rxh3 Rxh3) 14... Nxd4 { [%eval -4.38] } 15. c4?! { (-4.38 → -6.26) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (15. Bg2 Bb7 16. Nxf6 gxf6 17. Bxb7 Rb8 18. c3 f5 19. Bg2 Nf3+ 20. Bxf3 gxf3) 15... Bb7 { [%eval -5.39] } 16. c5?! { (-5.39 → -7.98) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -7.98] } (16. Bg2 Rh6 17. Qd2 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxd2+ 19. Nxd2 gxf3 20. O-O-O fxe5 21. Rhg1 Nf6) 16... bxc5?! { (-7.98 → -5.39) Inaccuracy. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (16... Bxe4 17. cxb6 cxb6 18. Bd3 Qd5 19. O-O Nf3+ 20. Qxf3 gxf3 21. Bxa6 Rxa6 22. Rfc1) 17. Nxc5 { [%eval -5.22] } 17... Rb8 { [%eval -4.73] } 18. Nxb7 { [%eval -5.86] } 18... Rxb7 { [%eval -5.06] } 19. Qxd4?! { (-5.06 → -8.96) Inaccuracy. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval -8.96] } (19. Bg2 Rb5 20. O-O Rxe5 21. Rc1 Rhh5 22. Re1 Rd5) 19... Qxd4 { [%eval -8.98] } 20. Bxa6? { (-8.98 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (20. Bg2 Qxe5+ 21. Kf1 Rxb2 22. Kg1 Qe2 23. Rf1 Ne7 24. h4 f5 25. Ba8) 20... Ra7? { (Mate in 4 → -7.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxb2 was best. } { [%eval -7.24] } (20... Rxb2 21. O-O Qf4 22. h4 Rxh4 23. exf6 Qh2#) 21. Bc8 { [%eval -8.62] } 21... Qe4+ { [%eval -7.91] } 22. Kf1? { (-7.91 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (22. Kd2 Kf7 23. Rac1 Qf4+ 24. Kd1 Qxe5 25. Rc4 Qd5+ 26. Ke1 Qxh1+ 27. Ke2) 22... Qxh1+ { [%eval #-6] } 23. Ke2 { [%eval #-6] } 23... Qxa1 { [%eval #-5] } 24. exf6 { [%eval #-4] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval #-5] } 25. Bxe6 { [%eval #-5] } 25... Nh6?! { (Mate in 5 → -12.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxb2+ was best. } { [%eval -12.37] } (25... Qxb2+ 26. Kd3 Rh3+ 27. Kc4 Ra4+ 28. Kc5 Qb6+ 29. Kd5 Qb5#) 26. Bf5?! { (-12.37 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (26. b4 Qe5+ 27. Kd3 Qxe6 28. Kd4 Ra3 29. Kc5 Nf5 30. b5 Rd7 31. Kb4 Qe7+) 26... Re7+ { [%eval #-4] } 27. Kd3 { [%eval #-4] } 27... Qxb2 { [%eval #-3] } 28. Bxg4 { [%eval #-3] } 28... Nxg4 { [%eval #-3] } 29. h3 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Nxf2+ { [%eval #-2] } 30. Kc4 { [%eval #-2] } 30... Ra4+ { [%eval #-2] } 31. Kc5 { [%eval #-2] } 31... Ne4+ { [%eval #-2] } 32. Kc6 { [%eval #-2] } 32... Qc2+ { [%eval #-2] } 33. Kd5 { [%eval #-1] } 33... Ra5+ { [%eval #-1] } 34. Kd4 { [%eval #-1] } 34... Qd2+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Kc4 { [%eval #-1] } 35... Nd6+ { [%eval #-1] } 36. Kb3 { [%eval #-1] } 36... Qd1+ { [%eval #-2] } 37. Kb4 { [%eval #-2] } 37... Qa4+ { [%eval #-2] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval #-2] } 38... Ne4+ { [%eval #-3] } 39. Kd3 { [%eval #-3] } 39... Qa3+ { [%eval #-3] } 40. Kd4 { [%eval #-1] } 40... Ra4+ { [%eval #-1] } 41. Kd5 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Rd7+ { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kc6 { [%eval #-3] } 42... Qd6+ { [%eval #-2] } 43. Kb7 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Nc5+ { [%eval #-1] } 44. Kc8 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Rd8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1