[Event "ZA'BA CHESS CHAMPIONSHIP 2026"] [Site "https://lichess.org/E5VLGiuG"] [Date "2026.06.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Khaiyer"] [Black "Kjayy"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "E5VLGiuG"] [UTCDate "2026.06.14"] [UTCTime "02:27:00"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1124"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-700"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } { C42 Petrov's Defense } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. d4?! { (0.00 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. a3 a5 8. O-O O-O) 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.36] } 5. Ng5?? { (-0.36 → -3.25) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.25] } (5. d5 Bb4+ 6. c3 Bc5 7. dxc6 Bxf2+ 8. Ke2 Bb6 9. Qd5 Nf2) 5... Nxg5 { [%eval -2.97] } 6. Be3? { (-2.97 → -5.40) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -5.4] } (6. d5 Nb8 7. Nc3 Bb4 8. Bd3 f5 9. Bxf5 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 Nf7 11. Qg4 Qf6) 6... exd4 { [%eval -5.29] } 7. Bxd4 { [%eval -5.22] } 7... Ne4 { [%eval -4.63] } 8. Qf3 { [%eval -5.33] } 8... Qe7 { [%eval -4.8] } 9. c3 { [%eval -5.81] } 9... Ng5+ { [%eval -5.18] } 10. Be3?! { (-5.18 → -6.97) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -6.97] } (10. Qe3 Nxd4 11. cxd4 d5 12. Nc3 c6 13. Bd3 Qxe3+ 14. fxe3 f5 15. h4 Nf7) 10... Nxf3+ { [%eval -6.89] } 11. gxf3 { [%eval -6.85] } 11... Qf6 { [%eval -6.72] } 12. Be2 { [%eval -7.09] } 12... d5 { [%eval -7.01] } 13. Nd2 { [%eval -6.97] } 13... Bd6 { [%eval -6.77] } 14. Nf1 { [%eval -7.98] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval -6.6] } 15. f4 { [%eval -7.18] } 15... Nc4 { [%eval -6.95] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval -7.82] } 16... Nxe3 { [%eval -7.59] } 17. Nxe3 { [%eval -7.9] } 17... Be6 { [%eval -7.43] } 18. Ng4 { [%eval -8.25] } 18... Qxf4 { [%eval -8.31] } 19. Rg1 { [%eval -8.5] } 19... O-O-O { [%eval -8.31] } 20. Rd4 { [%eval -8.94] } 20... Qg5 { [%eval -8.55] } 21. h3 { [%eval -8.8] } 21... c5 { [%eval -8.86] } 22. Ra4 { [%eval -9.95] } 22... c4 { [%eval -8.52] } 23. Rh1? { (-8.52 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxa7 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (23. Rxa7 Qc1+ 24. Bd1 Kb8 25. Ra5 Qxb2 26. Kf1 Qb6 27. Ra4 Bd7 28. Ne3 Bxh3+) 23... Rhe8? { (Mate in 10 → -9.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc1+ was best. } { [%eval -9.11] } (23... Qc1+ 24. Bd1 Bxg4 25. hxg4 Rde8+ 26. Kf1 Qxd1+ 27. Kg2 Qxg4+ 28. Kf1 Qe2+ 29. Kg2) 24. h4? { (-9.11 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (24. Ne3 Bc5 25. h4 Qf4 26. Rf1 Qxh4 27. Kd1 Qh6 28. Bf3 Kb8 29. Rg1 Bxe3) 24... Qc1+ { [%eval #-4] } 25. Bd1 { [%eval #-4] } 25... Bxg4+ { [%eval #-3] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval #-3] } { White resigns. } 0-1