[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QlkWDagZ"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Evex4real"] [Black "Zaid_AlJohari"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QlkWDagZ"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "13:01:49"] [WhiteElo "1152"] [BlackElo "1499"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-41"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C64"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central 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] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.34] } { C64 Ruy Lopez: Classical Variation, Central Variation } 4... d6? { (0.34 → 1.72) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (4... Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. e5 Nd5 7. cxd4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 a6 9. Bc4) 5. d4 { [%eval 2.0] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 1.9] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 1.85] } 6... Bb4+?! { (1.85 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (6... Bb6 7. d5 a6 8. Ba4 Ba5+ 9. Nbd2 b5 10. dxc6 bxa4 11. Qxa4) 7. Nbd2?? { (2.79 → 0.72) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (7. Kf1 f5 8. exf5 d5 9. Ne5 Nf6 10. Nxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc6+ Bd7) 7... Bd7 { [%eval 1.22] } 8. O-O { [%eval 1.44] } 8... a6 { [%eval 1.49] } 9. Ba4 { [%eval 1.07] } 9... Bg4?! { (1.07 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (9... Nf6 10. Re1 O-O 11. h3 Ne7 12. Bc2 Ng6 13. a3 Bxd2 14. Qxd2 d5 15. e5) 10. h3 { [%eval 1.96] } 10... h5 { [%eval 2.42] } 11. hxg4? { (2.42 → 0.97) Mistake. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. Nb3 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 d5 14. e5 Qd7 15. a3 Be7 16. Qc3 Rb8) 11... hxg4 { [%eval 0.83] } 12. g3?! { (0.83 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (12. e5 Bxd2 13. Bxd2 gxf3 14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qxf3 d5 16. Qc3 Ne7 17. f3 Qd7) 12... Bxd2? { (0.09 → 1.64) Mistake. gxf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (12... gxf3 13. Nxf3 Qd7 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. Qa4 Ne7 16. Qxb4) 13. Nxd2 { [%eval 1.75] } 13... Qf6? { (1.75 → 3.12) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (13... b5 14. Bb3 Nxd4 15. Kg2 Qe7 16. Rh1 Rxh1 17. Qxh1 O-O-O 18. Qh5 Nf6 19. Qxf7) 14. Kg2?! { (3.12 → 1.89) Inaccuracy. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (14. Bxc6+ bxc6 15. Qxg4 Qh6 16. Qh4 Qxh4 17. gxh4 Rxh4 18. Kg2 Rg4+ 19. Kf3 f5) 14... Qh6? { (1.89 → 3.77) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (14... b5 15. Bb3 Qg6 16. Rh1 Rxh1 17. Qxh1 Kd7 18. Bd1 Nf6 19. Kg1 Re8 20. Nf1) 15. Rh1 { [%eval 3.8] } 15... Qxh1+ { [%eval 3.69] } 16. Qxh1 { [%eval 3.68] } 16... Rxh1 { [%eval 3.7] } 17. Kxh1 { [%eval 3.78] } 17... O-O-O { [%eval 4.07] } 18. Bxc6 { [%eval 3.84] } 18... bxc6 { [%eval 3.95] } 19. d5?! { (3.95 → 2.97) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (19. Kg2 Re8 20. b3 d5 21. e5 Ne7 22. Nf1 c5 23. dxc5 Nc6 24. Bb2 d4) 19... Nf6?! { (2.97 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (19... cxd5 20. exd5 Re8 21. Kg2 Nf6 22. b3 Nxd5 23. Nc4 Re1 24. Bb2 Rxa1 25. Bxa1) 20. dxc6 { [%eval 4.38] } 20... d5 { [%eval 4.76] } 21. e5 { [%eval 4.89] } 21... Ng8 { [%eval 4.93] } 22. b3?! { (4.93 → 3.71) Inaccuracy. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval 3.71] } (22. Nb3 d4 23. Kg2 Rd5 24. Bg5 Rxe5 25. Bd2 Rd5 26. Re1 Kd8 27. Rh1 Ke7) 22... Nh6 { [%eval 4.61] } 23. Bb2 { [%eval 4.58] } 23... Nf5 { [%eval 4.56] } 24. Kg2 { [%eval 4.66] } 24... g5 { [%eval 5.03] } 25. Rh1 { [%eval 5.12] } 25... Kb8 { [%eval 5.19] } 26. f3 { [%eval 5.14] } 26... Ne3+ { [%eval 5.01] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval 4.82] } 27... Nf5 { [%eval 5.05] } 28. fxg4 { [%eval 5.38] } 28... Nxg3 { [%eval 5.45] } 29. Rh7 { [%eval 5.53] } 29... f5 { [%eval 7.03] } 30. exf6 { [%eval 7.15] } 30... Nf5 { [%eval 9.09] } 31. f7 { [%eval 7.49] } 31... Nd6 { [%eval 7.42] } 32. Rh8?! { (7.42 → 4.95) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.95] } (32. Nf3 a5 33. Bd4 Rf8 34. Nxg5 Ne4 35. Nxe4 dxe4 36. Rh8 Rxh8 37. Bxh8) 32... Rxh8 { [%eval 4.83] } 33. Bxh8 { [%eval 4.57] } 33... Nxf7 { [%eval 4.58] } 34. Bd4 { [%eval 4.46] } 34... Nd6 { [%eval 5.37] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval 5.3] } 35... Nb5 { [%eval 5.17] } 36. Nf3 { [%eval 5.01] } 36... a5 { [%eval 5.73] } 37. Bc5 { [%eval 5.42] } 37... Nc3 { [%eval 5.34] } 38. a4?! { (5.34 → 3.98) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (38. Ke3 Nxa2 39. Kd2 Kc8 40. Nxg5 d4 41. Ne4 Kd8 42. g5 a4 43. bxa4 Ke8) 38... Ne4+ { [%eval 4.31] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval 4.32] } 39... Nxc5 { [%eval 4.19] } 40. Nxg5 { [%eval 4.2] } 40... Nxb3 { [%eval 4.9] } 41. Ne6 { [%eval 4.69] } 41... Nc5? { (4.69 → 10.00) Mistake. d4+ was best. } { [%eval 10.0] } (41... d4+ 42. Kd3 Nc1+ 43. Kxd4 Na2 44. Nf4 Nb4 45. Kc5 Na6+ 46. Kb5 Nb4 47. g5) 42. Nxc5 { [%eval 8.95] } 42... Ka7 { [%eval 11.64] } 43. g5 { [%eval 9.86] } 43... Kb6 { [%eval 8.91] } 44. Nd7+ { [%eval 8.94] } 44... Kxc6 { [%eval 8.9] } 45. g6 { [%eval 8.37] } 45... Kxd7 { [%eval 6.98] } 46. g7 { [%eval 7.5] } 46... Kc6 { [%eval 12.41] } 47. g8=Q { [%eval 12.76] } 47... Kc5 { [%eval 10.28] } 48. Kd3 { [%eval 7.46] } 48... c6?! { (7.46 → 12.92) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 12.92] } (48... Kd6 49. Qb8 Kd7 50. Kd4 c6 51. Kc5 Ke6 52. Qe8+ Kf5 53. Qxc6 d4) 49. Qa8?! { (12.92 → 7.42) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 7.42] } (49. Qb8 d4 50. Qc7 Kd5 51. Qd7+ Ke5 52. Qxc6 Kf4 53. Qd5 Kg3 54. Kxd4 Kf2) 49... Kb4? { (7.42 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (49... Kd6 50. Qd8+ Ke5 51. Qxa5 Ke6 52. Qc7 c5 53. a5 c4+ 54. Kd4 Kf6 55. Qd8+) 50. Qxc6 { [%eval #4] } 50... Ka3 { [%eval #4] } 51. Qb5 { [%eval #3] } 51... Ka2 { [%eval #2] } 52. Kc2 { [%eval #1] } 52... Ka3 { [%eval #1] } 53. Qb3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0