[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Vbnmm56W"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Evex4real"] [Black "blueskyscarf"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Vbnmm56W"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:39:04"] [WhiteElo "1115"] [BlackElo "1026"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [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... d6 { [%eval 0.39] } { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval 0.51] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.51] } 5... f6 { [%eval 0.84] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.7] } 6... Nh6? { (0.70 → 2.20) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.2] } (6... a6 7. Bd3 g6 8. a4 Nh6 9. a5 Bg7 10. Qb3 Qc8 11. Bc4) 7. O-O?! { (2.20 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (7. Bxh6 gxh6 8. Nh4 Ne7 9. Qh5+ Ng6 10. Nxg6 hxg6 11. Qxg6+ Ke7 12. Bxd7 Qxd7) 7... a6?! { (1.09 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (7... g6 8. a4 Bg7 9. a5 a6 10. Bc4 Qe7 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Nf7 13. b4) 8. Bc4?! { (1.78 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Bxh6 gxh6 10. Nh4 Qe7 11. Nd2 Qf7 12. Re1 h5 13. Nf1 Bh6) 8... b5 { [%eval 1.69] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 1.6] } 9... f5?? { (1.60 → 3.84) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.84] } (9... Nf7 10. a4 Be7 11. dxe5 Ncxe5 12. Nd4 O-O 13. Ne6 Bxe6 14. Bxe6 c6 15. f4) 10. exf5 { [%eval 3.36] } 10... Nxf5 { [%eval 3.52] } 11. Be3?! { (3.52 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (11. Re1 Qf6 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bg5 Qd6 14. Nbd2 Be7 15. a4 Rd8 16. axb5 axb5) 11... Qf6 { [%eval 2.3] } 12. Qc2?! { (2.30 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (12. Re1 Be7 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bg5 Qg6 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Bxe7 Nxe7 17. Rxe5 Rf8) 12... O-O-O? { (1.24 → 2.77) Mistake. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.77] } (12... Qg6 13. Qe2 Be7 14. Bd5 exd4 15. cxd4 Rb8 16. Nc3 Bf6 17. Rac1 Nce7 18. Bf4) 13. Nbd2?! { (2.77 → 1.55) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (13. Bg5 Qg6 14. Bxd8 Kxd8 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Nxe5 dxe5 17. Nd2 Bc5 18. Qe4 Re8) 13... g6?? { (1.55 → 4.00) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (13... Qg6 14. d5 Na5 15. a4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 e4 17. axb5 exf3 18. Rxf3 Qxc2 19. Bxc2) 14. Bg5 { [%eval 4.03] } 14... Qg7 { [%eval 3.91] } 15. Bxd8 { [%eval 3.76] } 15... Kxd8 { [%eval 4.17] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval 3.44] } 16... Qh6?! { (3.44 → 4.32) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 4.32] } (16... g5 17. a4 h5 18. axb5 g4 19. Nxe5 gxh3 20. Qxh3 Ncxd4 21. Nxd7 Ne2+ 22. Kh2) 17. dxe5 { [%eval 4.31] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.75] } 18. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.59] } 18... dxe5 { [%eval 4.77] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval 4.16] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval 4.02] } 20. Nxd6 { [%eval 4.01] } 20... cxd6 { [%eval 4.21] } 21. Qd5?! { (4.21 → 3.33) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (21. a4 b4 22. Qxa6 Rf8 23. Bd5 g5 24. Rfe1 g4 25. hxg4 Rf6 26. Qb6+ Ke7) 21... Rf8 { [%eval 3.56] } 22. Kh2?! { (3.56 → 2.36) Inaccuracy. Qa8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (22. Qa8+ Ke7 23. Qb7 Qd2 24. Rab1 a5 25. Bd5 Rc8 26. Rfd1 Qe2 27. Bf3 Qc4) 22... Nh4 { [%eval 2.77] } 23. c4?? { (2.77 → -3.02) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (23. f4 Nxg2 24. Qxg2 exf4 25. Bd1 Kc7 26. Bg4 f3 27. Rxf3 Bxg4 28. Rxf8 Qxf8) 23... Qf4+?? { (-3.02 → 0.70) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (23... Nf3+ 24. gxf3 Qxh3+ 25. Kg1 Rf5 26. f4 Qg4+ 27. Qg2 Qxf4 28. Rfd1 Rg5 29. Rxd6) 24. g3?? { (0.70 → -3.74) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (24. Kg1 Nxg2 25. Qxg2 Rf5 26. Qa8+ Bc8 27. Rad1 Kc7 28. Qa7+ Bb7 29. Rfe1 Rg5+) 24... Qd4?? { (-3.74 → 2.18) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (24... Nf3+ 25. Kg2 Qf5 26. g4 Qf4 27. Rfd1 Qh2+ 28. Kf1 Qxh3+ 29. Ke2 Qxg4 30. Kd3) 25. cxb5?? { (2.18 → -3.87) Blunder. gxh4 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (25. gxh4 Qxh4 26. Qg2 bxc4 27. Bd1 Rf4 28. Qg3 Qh6 29. Kg2 c3 30. Bg4 cxb2) 25... Nf3+?? { (-3.87 → 2.65) Blunder. Rxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (25... Rxf2+ 26. Kh1 Nf3 27. Qxf3 Rxf3 28. Rxf3 Qe4 29. Kg2 Bxh3+ 30. Kxh3 Qxf3 31. bxa6) 26. Kh1? { (2.65 → 1.09) Mistake. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (26. Kg2 Ng5 27. bxa6 Qb6 28. Qa8+ Ke7 29. Qb7 Qxb7+ 30. axb7 Bc6+ 31. f3 Bxb7) 26... Qb6?! { (1.09 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 2.08] } (26... axb5 27. Rac1 Qxd5 28. Bxd5 Bxh3 29. Rfd1 Nd4 30. Rd2 g5 31. Rc3 Bf5 32. Ra3) 27. Rac1 { [%eval 1.67] } 27... Bxb5?? { (1.67 → 4.26) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (27... Ke7 28. bxa6 Qxa6 29. Rfd1 Qb6 30. Rc4 Nd4 31. Rdxd4 Rxf2 32. Rd1 Rxb2 33. Bc2) 28. Rfd1 { [%eval 3.83] } 28... Qxf2?? { (3.83 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (28... Ng5 29. Qxd6+ Qxd6 30. Rxd6+ Ke7 31. Rd2 Ne4 32. Rc7+ Kf6 33. Rd5 Nxf2+ 34. Kg2) 29. Qxd6+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Bd7 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qxd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0