[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WquBkBw5"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "thomast3"] [Black "CB_Nihal1"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "WquBkBw5"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:00:02"] [WhiteElo "1282"] [BlackElo "1284"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-30"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.08] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.16] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 8... b6?! { (-0.03 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (8... d6 9. a4 g5 10. Bg3 Bg4 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bh2 Qc8 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. Nd5) 9. g3?? { (0.57 → -1.09) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (9. Bb5 Nd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2 c6 12. Ba4 a5 13. a3 b5 14. Bb3 c5) 9... Bb7? { (-1.09 → 0.21) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (9... g5 10. Nxg5 hxg5 11. Bxg5 d5 12. Nxd5 Nxd5 13. Bxd5 Bxg5 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxc6) 10. d4? { (0.21 → -1.03) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (10. a3 g6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Bd5 Rb8 13. h4 h5 14. Ba2 Nd4 15. Nxd4 exd4) 10... exd4 { [%eval -1.07] } 11. Nxd4? { (-1.07 → -2.41) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Nd5 Re8 13. Re1 d6 14. a4 Ne5 15. Nxe5 dxe5 16. Qh5 Qd6) 11... Nxd4 { [%eval -2.16] } 12. Qxd4 { [%eval -2.18] } 12... g5 { [%eval -2.25] } 13. Bxg5 { [%eval -2.3] } 13... hxg5 { [%eval -2.11] } 14. Rad1 { [%eval -2.55] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval -2.68] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval -2.75] } 15... Re8 { [%eval -2.64] } 16. h4 { [%eval -3.05] } 16... gxh4 { [%eval -2.81] } 17. g4?! { (-2.81 → -4.07) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -4.07] } (17. b4 Bf8 18. Rfe1 d5 19. Qf3 Re5 20. Nxd5 Nxd5 21. Rxd5 Rxd5 22. Bxd5 Bxd5) 17... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.13] } 18. Nxe4 { [%eval -4.17] } 18... Rxe4 { [%eval -3.98] } 19. Qxd7? { (-3.98 → -7.11) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -7.11] } (19. Bd5 Bxd5 20. Qxd5 Re6 21. b4 Bxb4 22. Kh1 Qf8 23. Rg1 Rae8 24. Qf5 Qc5) 19... Qxd7 { [%eval -7.54] } 20. Rxd7 { [%eval -7.53] } 20... Rxg4+ { [%eval -7.46] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -7.49] } 21... Rxc4 { [%eval -7.24] } 22. Rxc7 { [%eval -9.28] } 22... Bd6+ { [%eval -9.28] } 23. Kh3 { [%eval -9.06] } 23... Rxc7 { [%eval -8.54] } 24. Rd1 { [%eval -8.45] } 24... Be7 { [%eval -8.71] } 25. Rd4 { [%eval -10.08] } 25... Rxc2 { [%eval -9.24] } 26. Rg4+ { [%eval -9.68] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval -9.33] } 27. Rf4? { (-9.33 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (27. f3 Rd8 28. Rg2 Rdd2 29. Rxd2 Rxd2 30. Kg4 Bd8 31. a4 Bc8+ 32. Kf4 Re2) 27... Bc8+ { [%eval #-9] } 28. Kg2 { [%eval #-9] } 28... Bb7+ { [%eval #-8] } 29. Kh3 { [%eval #-8] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval #-7] } 30. Kg4 { [%eval #-12] } 30... Bc8+ { [%eval -13.45] } 31. Kf3 { [%eval -13.08] } 31... Rd3+ { [%eval -11.48] } 32. Ke4 { [%eval -13.15] } 32... Rc4+ { [%eval -11.61] } 33. Kxd3 { [%eval -11.11] } 33... Rxf4 { [%eval -10.15] } 34. Ke3 { [%eval -10.39] } 34... Rf6 { [%eval #-10] } 35. Ke4 { [%eval #-7] } 35... h3 { [%eval #-6] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval #-6] } 36... h2 { [%eval #-5] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval #-5] } 37... h1=Q { [%eval #-4] } 38. Ke3 { [%eval #-4] } 38... Qe1+ { [%eval #-3] } 39. Kd3 { [%eval #-3] } 39... Ba6+ { [%eval #-2] } 40. Kc2 { [%eval #-2] } 40... Rc6+ { [%eval #-1] } 41. Kb3 { [%eval #-1] } 41... Qb4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1