[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dBRWybKp"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "brianye"] [Black "Samymahmoud16"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "dBRWybKp"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "13:18:05"] [WhiteElo "1128"] [BlackElo "1124"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+44"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5... b5?! { (0.14 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (5... Bd6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Ne2 Ne7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ng3 Ng6 10. Bg5) 6. b4? { (0.74 → -0.82) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (6. Bd3 Bd6 7. Ne5 Nf6 8. Bg5 O-O 9. O-O h6 10. Bh4 Nbd7) 6... Nf6 { [%eval -0.85] } 7. Bg5?! { (-0.85 → -1.73) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (7. Rb1 a5 8. bxa5 Qxa5 9. Bd2 b4 10. Ne2 Ne4 11. Ng3 Nxd2 12. Qxd2 Qxa2) 7... h6 { [%eval -1.27] } 8. Bxf6 { [%eval -1.27] } 8... gxf6? { (-1.27 → 0.03) Mistake. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (8... Qxf6 9. a3 a5 10. Bd3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Bxb4 13. O-O O-O 14. Ne5) 9. Bd3?? { (0.03 → -2.53) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (9. a3 a5 10. Bd3 axb4 11. axb4 Rxa1 12. Qxa1 Na6 13. Nxb5 Nxb4 14. Nc3 Nxd3+) 9... Rg8?? { (-2.53 → 1.10) Blunder. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (9... Bxb4 10. Qd2 Qa5 11. O-O Bxc3 12. Qf4 Ke7 13. Rab1 Be6 14. Rb3 Nd7 15. Rfb1) 10. g3?? { (1.10 → -2.91) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (10. O-O a5 11. bxa5 Qxa5 12. Ne2 Kd8 13. Ng3 Be6 14. Nh4 Nd7 15. Nhf5 Nb6) 10... Bxb4 { [%eval -2.83] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval -2.81] } 11... Bxc3?? { (-2.81 → 1.06) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (11... Qa5 12. Qe3+ Be6 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Bf5 Kd8 15. Bxe6 Re8 16. Qxh6 Rxe6 17. Qh8+) 12. Qxc3 { [%eval 1.13] } 12... Bh3 { [%eval 1.22] } 13. Ng1?? { (1.22 → -2.37) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (13. Nh4 Qd6 14. Bf5 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Qe6+ 16. Ne3 Nd7 17. O-O Nb6 18. Rfe1 Kd7) 13... Bg2 { [%eval -2.32] } 14. Be4?? { (-2.32 → -5.37) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -5.37] } (14. f3 Bxh1 15. Kf2 Qd6 16. Bxb5 Kf8 17. Bd3 Nd7 18. Qd2 Rh8 19. Ne2 Bxf3) 14... Bxe4?! { (-5.37 → -3.61) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval -3.61] } (14... dxe4 15. O-O-O Bxh1 16. d5 cxd5 17. Ne2 Nd7 18. Rxd5 Rc8 19. Qd2 Qc7 20. Nd4) 15. Nf3 { [%eval -3.98] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.35] } 16. Qxf3 { [%eval -3.43] } 16... Nd7 { [%eval -3.3] } 17. O-O { [%eval -3.68] } 17... a6?! { (-3.68 → -2.68) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (17... Kf8 18. a4 b4 19. Rae1 b3 20. Qf5 Rg6 21. cxb3 Kg7 22. f4 Nf8) 18. Rae1+ { [%eval -3.21] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval -3.05] } 19. Qf4 { [%eval -3.34] } 19... h5?? { (-3.34 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (19... Kg7 20. Re3 Nf8 21. Rfe1 Ng6 22. Qf5 Qc8 23. Qf3 f5 24. R3e2 c5 25. Kf1) 20. Qh6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Rg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Qxh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Rg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Qh4?? { (0.00 → -3.05) Blunder. Qh8+ was best. } { [%eval -3.05] } (23. Qh8+ Rg8 24. Qh6+ Rg7 25. Qh8+) 23... Nb6?? { (-3.05 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (23... Kg8 24. Re3 Nf8 25. Rfe1 Rg6 26. Re7 Qd6 27. Qh3 f5 28. Qxf5 Qf6 29. Qxf6) 24. Re2?? { (0.00 → -3.15) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (24. f4 Rg7 25. Qh8+ Rg8 26. Qh6+ Rg7) 24... Nc4?? { (-3.15 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (24... Kg7 25. f4 Rg6 26. f5 Rg5 27. g4 Qd6 28. Rf3 Rh8 29. Qe1 Nc4 30. h3) 25. Rfe1?? { (0.00 → -3.20) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (25. f4 Rg7 26. Qh8+ Rg8 27. Qh6+ Rg7) 25... Nb2?? { (-3.20 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25... Kg7 26. f4 Rg6 27. f5 Rh6 28. Qf4 Rh7 29. h4 b4 30. h5 Nd6 31. g4) 26. Qh6+?? { (0.00 → -2.11) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.11] } (26. f4 Rg7 27. Qh8+ Rg8 28. Qh7 Nc4 29. Qh6+ Rg7 30. Qh8+ Rg8) 26... Rg7?? { (-2.11 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26... Kg8 27. h4 Rg6 28. Qf4 Nc4 29. Re7 Nd6 30. h5 Rg5 31. g4 Nf5 32. Re8+) 27. Qh8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Rg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Qxg8+?? { (0.00 → -5.44) Blunder. Qh6+ was best. } { [%eval -5.44] } (28. Qh6+ Rg7 29. Qh8+ Rg8) 28... Kxg8 { [%eval -5.23] } 29. Re8+?! { (-5.23 → -7.61) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -7.61] } (29. g4 Nc4 30. c3 a5 31. a3 b4 32. axb4 Rb8 33. h4) 29... Qxe8 { [%eval -7.99] } 30. Rxe8+ { [%eval -7.79] } 30... Rxe8 { [%eval -7.54] } { White resigns. } 0-1