[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bYk1eYed"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "SelimElSaied"] [Black "salemhamood"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bYk1eYed"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:29:49"] [WhiteElo "955"] [BlackElo "966"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-31"] [BlackRatingDiff "+38"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A20"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } { A20 English Opening: King's English Variation } 2. Qa4 { [%eval -0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval -0.09] } 3. Qb5?! { (-0.09 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (3. g3 Nf6 4. Bg2 Bc5 5. Nc3 O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Nf3 h6) 3... a6 { [%eval -0.67] } 4. Qd5? { (-0.67 → -2.17) Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (4. Qb3 Nf6 5. Nc3 b5 6. e3 Be7 7. d3 Rb8 8. Qd1 O-O) 4... Bb4? { (-2.17 → -0.91) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (4... Nf6 5. Qd3 d5 6. cxd5 Nxd5 7. e3 Ncb4 8. Qb3 Be6 9. Qd1 Bf5 10. d3) 5. c5?? { (-0.91 → -2.96) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -2.96] } (5. a3 Nf6 6. Qd3 Be7 7. e3 b5 8. Qc2 bxc4 9. Bxc4 Bb7 10. Ne2 d5) 5... Nf6 { [%eval -3.01] } 6. g3?? { (-3.01 → -7.49) Blunder. Qc4 was best. } { [%eval -7.49] } (6. Qc4 Qe7 7. e3 Bxc5 8. d3 d5 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. a3 O-O-O 11. b4 Ba7) 6... O-O? { (-7.49 → -3.68) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (6... Nxd5 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. Nc3 Bxc5 9. Na4 Bxf2+ 10. Kxf2 d6 11. Ke1 Kf8 12. Bxc6) 7. f4? { (-3.68 → -7.56) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -7.56] } (7. Qd3 Bxc5 8. Qc2 Bb6 9. d3 e4 10. dxe4 d5 11. Nc3 Nxe4 12. Nxe4 dxe4) 7... Nxd5 { [%eval -7.56] } 8. fxe5 { [%eval -7.78] } 8... Qe8 { [%eval -7.18] } 9. e3 { [%eval -8.23] } 9... Nxe5 { [%eval -7.53] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval -8.93] } 10... Nxe3 { [%eval -8.88] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval -11.58] } 11... Ng2+ { [%eval -8.77] } 12. Kf1 { [%eval -8.41] } 12... Ne3+ { [%eval -7.86] } 13. Ke2 { [%eval -8.76] } 13... Nd5 { [%eval -8.23] } 14. Bxd5 { [%eval -8.22] } 14... d6 { [%eval -8.23] } 15. h4 { [%eval -10.25] } 15... Bg4+ { [%eval -8.58] } 16. Nf3? { (-8.58 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (16. Kf1 Nd3 17. Kg2 Qe1 18. Kh2 Qxc1 19. Bxb7 Qxb2 20. Bxa8 Rxa8 21. Ne2 Bxe2) 16... Bf5? { (Mate in 6 → -8.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval -8.47] } (16... Nxf3+ 17. Be6 Qxe6+ 18. Kf2 Bxc5+ 19. d4 Bxd4+ 20. Kf1 Qe1+ 21. Kg2 Qe2#) 17. d4 { [%eval -9.68] } 17... Qa4 { [%eval -7.62] } 18. b3 { [%eval -8.41] } 18... Qb5+ { [%eval -8.49] } 19. Ke3? { (-8.49 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (19. Bc4 Nxc4 20. Kf2 Rfe8 21. Rf1 Ne5 22. Nxe5 dxe5 23. Nd2 f6 24. Kg1 Qd7) 19... dxc5? { (Mate in 7 → -7.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.66] } (19... Qd3+ 20. Kf2 Ng4+ 21. Kg1 Qd1+ 22. Ne1 Qxe1+ 23. Kg2 Qf2+ 24. Kh3 Nh6+ 25. g4) 20. dxc5? { (-7.66 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (20. dxe5 Qd3+ 21. Kf2 Qxd5 22. Bf4 f6 23. Nbd2 fxe5 24. Nxe5 Bxd2 25. h5 Be3+) 20... c6?! { (Mate in 7 → -10.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc5+ was best. } { [%eval -10.28] } (20... Qxc5+ 21. Nd4 Qxd5 22. Nd2 Ng4+ 23. Ke2 Rfe8+ 24. Ne4 Qxe4+ 25. Be3 Qxe3+ 26. Kd1) 21. Bxc6?! { (-10.28 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (21. Nxe5 Qxc5+ 22. Ke2 Qxd5 23. Ba3 Qxe5+ 24. Kf1 Bd3+ 25. Kf2) 21... bxc6?! { (Mate in 7 → -11.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxc5+ was best. } { [%eval -11.42] } (21... Qxc5+ 22. Nd4 Ng4+ 23. Ke2 Qxd4 24. Bd2 Qf2+ 25. Kd1 Ne3+ 26. Kc1 Qxd2+ 27. Nxd2) 22. Nxe5?! { (-11.42 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (22. Rd1 Bxc5+ 23. Kf4 Nd3+ 24. Kxf5 Be3+ 25. Ke4 Rfe8+ 26. Ne5 Rxe5+ 27. Kf3 Qd5+) 22... Rae8 { [%eval #-8] } 23. Kf4 { [%eval #-6] } 23... Bd3? { (Mate in 6 → -9.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval -9.51] } (23... Rxe5 24. Rh2 Qd3 25. Nc3 Bxc3 26. g4 Re4+ 27. Kg5 Bf6+ 28. Kxf5 Qd5#) 24. Re1? { (-9.51 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (24. Be3 Rxe5 25. Na3 Bxa3 26. Bd4 Rf5+ 27. Kg4 h5+ 28. Kh3 Kh7 29. Bxg7 Kxg7) 24... Kh8? { (Mate in 10 → -9.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe1 was best. } { [%eval -9.24] } (24... Bxe1 25. Nd2 Qxc5 26. Bb2 Qf2+ 27. Ndf3 Bd2+ 28. Kg4 h5+ 29. Kh3 Bf5+ 30. g4) 25. Kg5? { (-9.24 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (25. Re3 Bxc5 26. Bb2 Bxe3+ 27. Kxe3 Rxe5+ 28. Bxe5 Qxe5+ 29. Kxd3 Qxa1 30. Nc3 Re8) 25... h6+?! { (Mate in 6 → -10.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe1 was best. } { [%eval -10.79] } (25... Bxe1 26. a3 Rxe5+ 27. Kf4 Bf5 28. Kxe5 Qd3 29. Be3 f6+ 30. Kf4 Qe4#) 26. Kh5?! { (-10.79 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (26. Kg4 Bxe1 27. Be3 Be2+ 28. Kf5 Rxe5+ 29. Kxe5 Bxg3+ 30. Bf4 Re8+ 31. Kd6 Bxf4+) 26... Rxe5+ { [%eval #-5] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval #-5] } 27... Qb7? { (Mate in 5 → -8.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be2+ was best. } { [%eval -8.5] } (27... Be2+ 28. g4 Qd3 29. Rg5 hxg5 30. Kxg5 Qf3 31. Nc3 Qxg4#) 28. a3? { (-8.50 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (28. Kg4 Qd7+ 29. Kf3 Qd4 30. Bf4 Qxa1 31. h5 Qxb1 32. g4 Qf1+ 33. Ke3 Qe2+) 28... Qa7? { (Mate in 4 → -9.14) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -9.14] } (28... Qd7 29. Bxh6 Be2+ 30. Rxe2 g6+ 31. Kg5 Qf5#) 29. axb4? { (-9.14 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (29. Kg4 f6 30. Rh5 Qe7 31. Ra2 Qe4+ 32. Bf4 f5+ 33. Rxf5 Qxf5+ 34. Kf3 Qd5+) 29... f6? { (Mate in 4 → -9.81) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -9.81] } (29... Qd7 30. Bxh6 Be2+ 31. Rxe2 g6+ 32. Kg5 Qf5#) 30. Rf5? { (-9.81 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (30. Bf4 fxe5 31. Kg4 Qd7+ 32. Kf3 Qd5+ 33. Kf2 Qd4+ 34. Kg2 Qxa1 35. b5 exf4) 30... g6+ { [%eval #-7] } 31. Kxg6 { [%eval #-2] } 31... Rg8+ { [%eval #-4] } 32. Kxf6 { [%eval #-4] } 32... Qd7 { [%eval #-3] } 33. Rh5 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Qd4+ { [%eval #-3] } 34. Kf7 { [%eval #-2] } 34... Qxb4?? { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 4) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg6+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (34... Bg6+ 35. Ke7 Re8#) 35. Rxh6+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Bh7 { [%eval #3] } 36. Rf6?? { (Mate in 3 → Mate in 3) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bb2+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (36. Bb2+ Qd4 37. Bxd4+ Rg7+ 38. Bxg7#) 36... Rg7+ { [%eval #-2] } 37. Kf8 { [%eval #-1] } 37... Qb8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1