[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NOHqnzuv"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Gawaher"] [Black "MaliKing_2009"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NOHqnzuv"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:18:09"] [WhiteElo "999"] [BlackElo "1115"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+17"] [BlackRatingDiff "-34"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.64] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.6] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.37] } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.65] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.34] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.58] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval 0.6] } 6... Ng6?! { (0.60 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (6... c5 7. Qe2 Nc6 8. Be3 Na5 9. d4 c4 10. d5 cxb3 11. axb3) 7. Be3 { [%eval 0.86] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 1.15] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.62] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.68] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.61] } 9... Bg5?! { (0.61 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (9... Nd7 10. a4 O-O 11. d4 b6 12. a5 a6 13. axb6 Nxb6 14. g3 d5 15. h4) 10. Qd2?! { (1.20 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Qg4 f6 12. Qg3 e5 13. d4 exd4 14. Bxd4 Nd7 15. Rad1 Nde5) 10... Bd7?? { (0.50 → 2.70) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (10... Bxe3 11. Qxe3 O-O 12. d4 a5 13. a4 Bd7 14. g3 Re8 15. Rad1 e5 16. dxe5) 11. Nxg5 { [%eval 2.56] } 11... hxg5 { [%eval 2.59] } 12. Bxg5 { [%eval 2.7] } 12... f6 { [%eval 2.68] } 13. Bh4?? { (2.68 → -2.79) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (13. Be3 a5 14. a4 e5 15. f4 exf4 16. Bxf4 Nxf4 17. Qxf4 Kf8 18. d4 Qe7) 13... Nxh4 { [%eval -2.43] } 14. g3?? { (-2.43 → -7.71) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -7.71] } (14. f4 Kf8 15. Qf2 a5 16. a4 Nc8 17. d4 Ne7 18. Nb5 Nhg6 19. Re3 d5) 14... Ng6?? { (-7.71 → -2.95) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.95] } (14... Nf3+ 15. Kg2 Nxd2 16. h4 Ke7 17. h5 Qg8 18. Rh1 c6 19. f4 d5 20. e5) 15. Qe3 { [%eval -3.24] } 15... f5?? { (-3.24 → 1.25) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (15... a5 16. a4 Qe7 17. f4 e5 18. f5 Nf8 19. d4 Kd8 20. Rad1 Kc8 21. Qf2) 16. exf5 { [%eval 0.93] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 0.94] } 17. fxe6 { [%eval 0.9] } 17... Bc8?? { (0.90 → 3.71) Blunder. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (17... Bc6 18. Qf4 Rf8 19. Qg5 d5 20. a4 a5 21. Qxg7 Qd6 22. Re2 O-O-O 23. Nb5) 18. Qf4 { [%eval 3.62] } 18... Ng6?? { (3.62 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (18... Rf8 19. Qg5 a5 20. a4 d5 21. Qxg7 c6 22. Re5 Qd6 23. h4 Rg8 24. Qf7+) 19. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0