[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VzItcIx9"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "KaramSadek"] [Black "mohamedasfora"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VzItcIx9"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:00:02"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+238"] [BlackRatingDiff "-238"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Qf6?! { (0.18 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: McConnell Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nc3 { [%eval 1.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 1.03] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.98] } 4... d6?! { (0.98 → 1.61) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (4... Bb4 5. Bd2 Nxd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. Nb5 Bxd2+ 8. Qxd2 Qe5 9. O-O-O) 5. dxe5?! { (1.61 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (5. Bg5 Qg6 6. h4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Ndb5 Rc8 9. Be3 a6) 5... dxe5 { [%eval 0.53] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval 0.35] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.81] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.37] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. gxf3?! { (0.35 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (8. Qxf3 Qxf3 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. gxf3 Bb4 11. Bd2 Ne7 12. a3 Bd6 13. Na4 Ng6) 8... Bb4 { [%eval -0.66] } 9. Bxc6+ { [%eval -0.62] } 9... Qxc6 { [%eval -0.65] } 10. O-O? { (-0.65 → -1.81) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (10. Bd2 Bxc3 11. Bxc3 Ne7 12. Bxe5 Rd8 13. Qe2 Ng6 14. Bc3 Nf4 15. Qf1 O-O) 10... Bxc3 { [%eval -1.89] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval -1.81] } 11... Qxc3?! { (-1.81 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (11... Ne7 12. f4 exf4 13. Bxf4 O-O 14. Rb1 b6 15. Rb4 Ng6 16. Bg3 Qe6 17. Qg4) 12. Qd5 { [%eval -0.73] } 12... Qxa1?? { (-0.73 → 3.95) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (12... Ne7 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Be3 Qc4 15. Qb3 Qc6 16. Kh2 Rfb8 17. Qa3 Ng6 18. Rab1) 13. Qxb7?? { (3.95 → 1.34) Blunder. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (13. Qb5+ c6 14. Qxb7 Qd4 15. Qxa8+ Qd8 16. Qxc6+ Qd7 17. Qa8+ Qd8 18. Qxa7 Nf6) 13... Rd8?? { (1.34 → 3.77) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (13... Qd4 14. Qxa8+ Qd8 15. Qxa7 Ne7 16. Bb2 Nc6 17. Qa6 Qd7 18. Qa8+ Nd8 19. Ba3) 14. Qxc7?? { (3.77 → -3.50) Blunder. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.5] } (14. Qb5+ Rd7 15. Rd1 Qd4 16. Rxd4 exd4 17. Ba3 Ne7 18. Qb8+ Rd8 19. Qxc7 O-O) 14... Qxa2?! { (-3.50 → -2.28) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (14... Qd4 15. Ba3 Qd7 16. Qxe5+ Ne7 17. Re1 h5 18. f4 f6 19. Qc5 O-O 20. Qxe7) 15. Qxe5+?! { (-2.28 → -3.47) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (15. Bg5 Nf6 16. Qc6+ Kf8 17. Qc7 Re8 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Qd6+ Kg7 20. Kh1 Rhg8) 15... Ne7 { [%eval -2.82] } 16. Bg5?! { (-2.82 → -4.24) Inaccuracy. Qb5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (16. Qb5+ Kf8 17. c4 Qe2 18. Ba3 Qxf3 19. Qa5 Re8 20. Bxe7+ Rxe7 21. Qc5 Qb3) 16... Rd7?? { (-4.24 → -0.37) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (16... Qe6 17. Qc5 f6 18. Bf4 Rd7 19. Qa3 O-O 20. Rb1 Nc6 21. Qa4 Rfd8 22. Bg3) 17. Bxe7 { [%eval -0.44] } 17... Rxe7?? { (-0.44 → 4.16) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (17... Qe6 18. Qxg7 Qg6+ 19. Qxg6 hxg6 20. Bf6 Rxh3 21. Kg2 Rh5 22. e5 Rf5 23. Rb1) 18. Qb8+ { [%eval 3.84] } 18... Kd7 { [%eval 3.74] } 19. Qxh8?! { (3.74 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Rd1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (19. Rd1+ Kc6 20. Qd6+ Kb7 21. Qxe7+ Ka8 22. Rd7 Qa6 23. h4 Rc8 24. h5 Qa5) 19... Qxc2?! { (2.32 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (19... Re6 20. Qf8 Rd6 21. Rc1 a5 22. c4 Qb2 23. Re1 Rd2 24. Qxf7+ Kc6 25. e5) 20. Qxh7?? { (3.25 → 0.94) Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (20. Qxg7 a5 21. Ra1 Qd2 22. Qf6 a4 23. Rb1 Qd6 24. Rb7+ Kc6 25. Qxe7 Qxe7) 20... Qc3?? { (0.94 → 4.76) Blunder. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 4.76] } (20... Re6 21. Qf5 Ke7 22. Qf4 Rf6 23. Qe3 Rg6+ 24. Kh1 Qc8 25. f4 Rh6 26. f5) 21. Qf5+?? { (4.76 → 2.32) Blunder. Rd1+ was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (21. Rd1+ Kc6 22. Qf5 Qc4 23. Qc8+ Rc7 24. Qe8+ Kb6 25. Rb1+ Kc5 26. Kg2 Kd6) 21... Kd6?? { (2.32 → 5.65) Blunder. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval 5.65] } (21... Ke8 22. Rb1 Qc7 23. Qh5 Re6 24. Rb8+ Ke7 25. Qg5+ Kd7 26. Rf8 Rf6 27. e5) 22. Rd1+ { [%eval 5.29] } 22... Kc7 { [%eval 4.39] } 23. Qd5 { [%eval 4.14] } 23... Qxf3?? { (4.14 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (23... Re6 24. Qd7+ Kb8 25. Qxf7 Rc6 26. Kg2 Rc7 27. Qf4 Kb7 28. Qf8 Rc8 29. Qf5) 24. Rc1+ { [%eval #4] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval #2] } 25. Qd8+ { [%eval #4] } 25... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 26. Rb1+ { [%eval #5] } 26... Kc6 { [%eval #4] } 27. Qd5+ { [%eval #3] } 27... Kc7 { [%eval #3] } 28. Rc1+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kb8 { [%eval #2] } 29. Qc5 { [%eval #6] } 29... Re8 { [%eval #3] } 30. Qc7+ { [%eval #3] } 30... Ka8 { [%eval #3] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval #3] } 31... a5 { [%eval #1] } 32. Rxa5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0