[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NXI4eeeK"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "joshuashinto"] [Black "epicsharkoman"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NXI4eeeK"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:52:44"] [WhiteElo "1219"] [BlackElo "1160"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+25"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Van't Kruijs Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } { A00 Van't Kruijs Opening } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.26] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.19] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.31] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval -0.16] } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.54] } 4... d5 { [%eval -0.53] } 5. exd5 { [%eval -0.53] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.5] } 6. h4?! { (-0.50 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (6. Be2 Bf5 7. Nc3 Qd7 8. O-O O-O-O 9. Nxd5 Qxd5 10. Re1 f6) 6... Bb4+ { [%eval -1.0] } 7. c3 { [%eval -0.92] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval -0.71] } 8. c4?! { (-0.71 → -1.39) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 a5 10. Nbd2 a4 11. O-O Bg4 12. Qc2 Qd7) 8... Nf4 { [%eval -0.95] } 9. Rg1? { (-0.95 → -2.48) Mistake. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (9. Bxf4 exf4 10. d4 O-O 11. Be2 Bg4 12. Nc3 Re8 13. Kf1 Qf6 14. Nd5 Qe6) 9... Bb4+ { [%eval -1.86] } 10. Bd2?! { (-1.86 → -2.94) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (10. Nc3 O-O 11. Bxf4 exf4 12. Be2 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Qxd4 14. Qb3 Ba5 15. O-O-O Qxf2) 10... Nd4?? { (-2.94 → 2.14) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (10... O-O 11. Qb3 Re8 12. Nc3 Nd4 13. Nxd4 Bxc3 14. Nf3 Bxd2+ 15. Nxd2 Bg4 16. g3) 11. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.95] } 11... Nxd3+?? { (1.95 → 4.28) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (11... Bg4 12. Nc3 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qxh4 14. Qa4+ c6 15. O-O-O a5 16. Rg3 Nfe6 17. Bd6) 12. Qxd3? { (4.28 → 2.59) Mistake. Bxd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (12. Bxd3 Bg4 13. Nc3 c6 14. Bc5 Qf6 15. Bxd4 exd4 16. Ne2 Bh5 17. Qd2 O-O-O) 12... Nxf3+?? { (2.59 → 5.64) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 5.64] } (12... Bf5 13. Qc3 Nc2+ 14. Ke2 e4 15. Ne1 Bg4+ 16. f3 Nxb4 17. fxg4 Qxh4 18. Qe5+) 13. gxf3 { [%eval 5.88] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval 5.99] } 14. Qe4 { [%eval 5.93] } 14... Ba4?? { (5.93 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (14... Qf6 15. Qxb7 Rd8 16. Qxc7 e4 17. Nc3 Be6 18. fxe4 Qxh4 19. Be2 Rd4) 15. Qxe5+ { [%eval #3] } 15... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 16. Bh3+ { [%eval #2] } 16... f5 { [%eval #2] } 17. Bxf5+ { [%eval #1] } 17... Kc6 { [%eval #1] } 18. Qxg7?? { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc5# was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (18. Qc5#) 18... Re8+?? { (Mate in 1 → 6.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd1# was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (18... Qd1#) 19. Be4+? { (6.70 → 3.77) Mistake. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (19. Kf1 Qd1+ 20. Kg2 Rg8 21. Rxd1 Rxg7+ 22. Kf1 Bxd1 23. Nd2 Ba4 24. b3 Bxb3) 19... Kb6? { (3.77 → 7.75) Mistake. Rxe4+ was best. } { [%eval 7.75] } (19... Rxe4+ 20. Kf1 Rxh4 21. Nc3 b6 22. Ne2 Rxc4 23. b3 Rxb4 24. bxa4 Rxa4 25. Rg4) 20. Qxh7?? { (7.75 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (20. Qh6+ c6 21. Qe3+ Ka6 22. Nc3 Bc2 23. Ne2 Ba4 24. Bd2 Re6 25. b3 Qxh4) 20... Qd4?? { (Mate in 1 → 7.73) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd1# was best. } { [%eval 7.73] } (20... Qd1#) 21. Qh6+ { [%eval 7.56] } 21... Bc6 { [%eval 7.81] } 22. Qg6?! { (7.81 → 5.54) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 5.54] } (22. Nd2 Qxb2 23. Rb1 Qxa2 24. Bc3+ Ka6 25. Ra1 Qxa1+ 26. Bxa1 Rad8 27. Qe3 b5) 22... Qxb2 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 5.42] } 23. a3?? { (5.42 → 2.60) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (23. Bd2 Qxa1 24. Be3+ Ka5 25. Rg5+ Re5 26. Rxe5+ Qxe5 27. Bxc6 bxc6 28. f4 Qa1) 23... Qxa1 { [%eval 2.59] } 24. Bd2?? { (2.59 → -0.41) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (24. Ke2 Qd4 25. c5+ Ka6 26. Rd1 Qc4+ 27. Ke3 Re6 28. Qg2 Rf8 29. Nc3 Bxe4) 24... Qxb1+ { [%eval -0.51] } 25. Ke2 { [%eval -0.5] } 25... Kc5?? { (-0.50 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa2 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (25... Qa2 26. Rg5 Qxc4+ 27. Ke1 Rad8 28. Be3+ Ka6 29. Rc5 Qa4 30. Rc1 Rd6 31. Bd3+) 26. h5?? { (Mate in 6 → 3.54) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (26. Qf5+ Kd4 27. Rxb1 Rxe4+ 28. Be3+ Kc3 29. Qf6+ Kxc4 30. Rb4+ Kd5 31. fxe4#) 26... Ba4?? { (3.54 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Bxe4 27. Be3+ Kxc4 28. Qf7+ Kc3 29. Qxc7+ Kb3 30. Rxb1+ Bxb1 31. Qxb7+ Ka2 32. Qd5+) 27. Rxb1 { [%eval #7] } 27... Kxc4 { [%eval #2] } 28. Qf7+ { [%eval #2] } 28... Kd4 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qxc7 { [%eval #5] } 29... Rad8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qxb7 { [%eval #7] } 30... a5 { [%eval #3] } 31. Qa7+ { [%eval #5] } 31... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 32. Qxa5+ { [%eval #5] } 32... Bb5+ { [%eval #5] } 33. Qxb5+ { [%eval #4] } 33... Kd4 { [%eval #1] } 34. Kf1 { [%eval #1] } 34... Re5 { [%eval #1] } 35. Qb6+ { [%eval #2] } 35... Kc4 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qxd8 { [%eval #2] } 36... Rd5 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qxd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0