[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ESZ2ooSF"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "SrimanHoliday"] [Black "xo_baz_ox"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ESZ2ooSF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:47:20"] [WhiteElo "1586"] [BlackElo "1752"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-30"] [BlackRatingDiff "+39"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. b3 { [%eval -0.3] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval -0.2] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval -0.37] } 4... d6 { [%eval -0.09] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval -0.45] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Be2 { [%eval -0.12] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.03] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.32] } 7... Bf5?? { (-0.32 → 3.89) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (7... Bd7 8. d3 a5 9. a4 O-O 10. Nb5 Re8 11. c3 Bb6 12. Nd2) 8. Bc4?? { (3.89 → -0.49) Blunder. exf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (8. exf5 e4 9. Ng5 Bd4 10. Na4 Bxb2 11. Nxb2 d5 12. Bb5 Qd6 13. Bxc6+ Qxc6) 8... Be6?! { (-0.49 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (8... Nxe4 9. Nxe4 Bxe4 10. Re1 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. Rad1 Bb6 13. c3 Qd7 14. d4) 9. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.16] } 9... fxe6 { [%eval 0.17] } 10. Ng5 { [%eval -0.32] } 10... Qd7 { [%eval 0.15] } 11. Nb5? { (0.15 → -1.39) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (11. Na4 Bd4 12. c3 Bb6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. f3 O-O 15. Nh3 d5 16. Nf2 Nh5) 11... a6 { [%eval -0.88] } 12. Nxe6?? { (-0.88 → -3.68) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (12. d4 exd4 13. Nxd4 Bxd4 14. Bxd4 e5 15. Bb2 h6 16. Nh3 Nxe4 17. Qh5+ Qf7) 12... axb5 { [%eval -3.68] } 13. Nxc5 { [%eval -3.71] } 13... dxc5 { [%eval -3.67] } 14. d4 { [%eval -4.53] } 14... cxd4 { [%eval -4.57] } 15. c3 { [%eval -5.19] } 15... dxc3 { [%eval -5.22] } 16. Qxd7+ { [%eval -5.31] } 16... Nxd7 { [%eval -5.18] } 17. Bxc3 { [%eval -5.17] } 17... b4 { [%eval -5.11] } 18. Bd2 { [%eval -5.13] } 18... O-O { [%eval -5.0] } 19. Rfd1 { [%eval -5.23] } 19... Nf6 { [%eval -5.05] } 20. Bg5 { [%eval -5.95] } 20... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.95] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval -7.24] } 21... Nxf2?! { (-7.24 → -5.51) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval -5.51] } (21... Nxg5 22. Rd5 Ne4 23. Re1 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Kf1 Nf6 26. g3 Kf7 27. Rc1) 22. Rd7 { [%eval -5.32] } 22... Rf7 { [%eval -5.31] } 23. Rxf7 { [%eval -5.06] } 23... Kxf7 { [%eval -4.95] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -5.54] } 24... Kg6 { [%eval -5.47] } 25. Rxf2 { [%eval -5.45] } 25... Kxg5 { [%eval -5.36] } 26. g3 { [%eval -6.62] } 26... Nd4 { [%eval -6.53] } 27. Kg2 { [%eval -6.35] } 27... e4 { [%eval -6.39] } 28. Rf7 { [%eval -7.07] } 28... Kg6 { [%eval -6.42] } 29. Rxc7 { [%eval -7.61] } 29... e3 { [%eval -7.15] } 30. a4 { [%eval -7.42] } 30... e2 { [%eval -6.07] } 31. Rc1 { [%eval -7.71] } 31... Nxb3 { [%eval -7.36] } 32. h4? { (-7.36 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re1 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (32. Re1 Re8 33. Kf2 Nd4 34. h4 h5 35. a5 Kf5 36. a6 bxa6 37. Ra1 Re6) 32... Nxc1 { [%eval #-6] } 33. Kh3 { [%eval #-5] } 33... e1=Q { [%eval #-4] } 34. Kg4 { [%eval #-3] } 34... h5+ { [%eval #-2] } 35. Kf4 { [%eval #-1] } 35... Nd3+ { [%eval #-3] } 36. Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 36... Qf2+ { [%eval #-2] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval #-2] } 37... Re8+ { [%eval #-3] } 38. Kxd3 { [%eval #-3] } 38... Qe3+ { [%eval #-3] } 39. Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 39... Rc8+ { [%eval #-2] } 40. Kxb4 { [%eval #-2] } 40... Qc5+ { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kb3 { [%eval #-3] } 41... Qc3+ { [%eval #-3] } 42. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 42... Qb4 { [%eval #-2] } 43. g4 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Rc2+ { [%eval #-1] } 44. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Qa3+ { [%eval #-1] } 45. Kb1 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qa2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1