[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gyULOuAX"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Matthew_AKVP123"] [Black "RayanIHSDUBAIschool"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "gyULOuAX"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:00:46"] [WhiteElo "1110"] [BlackElo "1078"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Bg4?! { (0.12 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (7... h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. h3 Be6 10. Kh1 Nd4 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Na4) 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.54] } 8... Rc8? { (0.54 → 2.29) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.29] } (8... Nd4 9. Nxf6+ gxf6 10. Bh6 Nxf3+ 11. gxf3 Bh3 12. Kh1 Kh8 13. Rg1 Rg8 14. Bxf7) 9. Nxf6+ { [%eval 1.68] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 1.47] } 10. Bxf6?? { (1.47 → -4.55) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (10. Bh6 Nd4 11. c3 Nxf3+ 12. gxf3 Bh3 13. Kh1 Kh8 14. Rg1 Rg8 15. d4 Qd7) 10... Qxf6 { [%eval -4.55] } 11. b4 { [%eval -5.21] } 11... Bxb4 { [%eval -5.13] } 12. Rb1 { [%eval -5.24] } 12... Qg6 { [%eval -4.4] } 13. c3 { [%eval -4.65] } 13... Bxc3 { [%eval -4.69] } 14. Rxb7 { [%eval -4.92] } 14... Bh3 { [%eval -4.51] } 15. Nh4 { [%eval -4.5] } 15... Qg5 { [%eval -4.28] } 16. Rb5 { [%eval -5.16] } 16... Qxh4 { [%eval -4.96] } 17. Be6?! { (-4.96 → -7.14) Inaccuracy. gxh3 was best. } { [%eval -7.14] } (17. gxh3 Nd4 18. Rb7 Kh8 19. Kh1 Ne6 20. f4 Bd4 21. Rb1 Rg8 22. f5) 17... Nd4?! { (-7.14 → -5.01) Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -5.01] } (17... Bxe6 18. Kh1 Kh8 19. Qc1 Rg8 20. Qxc3 Nd4 21. Rbb1 Qg5 22. g3 Qf6) 18. gxh3?! { (-5.01 → -7.27) Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -7.27] } (18. Bxh3 Nxb5 19. Bxc8 Rxc8 20. g3 Qg5 21. f4 Qg7 22. Kh1 Rb8 23. f5 Nd4) 18... Qg5+?! { (-7.27 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval -4.63] } (18... fxe6 19. Rb1 Nf3+ 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Rg1 Nxg1 22. Qxg1 Rb8 23. Rxb8 Rxb8 24. Qg3) 19. Kh1 { [%eval -4.47] } 19... Nxb5?! { (-4.47 → -2.98) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (19... fxe6 20. Rg1 Qxg1+ 21. Qxg1+ Kh8 22. Rb1 Ne2 23. Qg5 Rf7 24. Qh6 Nf4 25. h4) 20. Rg1 { [%eval -2.74] } 20... Qg7?? { (-2.74 → 1.93) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (20... Kh8 21. Rxg5 fxe6 22. h4 Nd4 23. Rg2 Rf7 24. h5 Rcf8 25. h6 Nf3 26. Qb3) 21. Rxg7+ { [%eval 1.95] } 21... Kxg7 { [%eval 1.89] } 22. Qh5?? { (1.89 → -6.52) Blunder. Bxc8 was best. } { [%eval -6.52] } (22. Bxc8 Nd4 23. Bg4 h6 24. Qa4 a6 25. h4 Be1 26. Qd7 Ba5 27. Bd1 Ne6) 22... fxe6 { [%eval -6.24] } 23. Qg5+ { [%eval -6.86] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval -7.01] } 24. h4 { [%eval -7.17] } 24... Rxf2 { [%eval -8.29] } 25. h5 { [%eval -9.35] } 25... Rf1+ { [%eval -8.5] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval -8.35] } 26... Rb1?? { (-8.35 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (26... Rf7 27. Qc1 Rg8+ 28. Kh1 Bd2 29. Qa1 Nd4 30. a4 Bh6 31. a5 Rff8 32. Qe1) 27. h6?? { (Mate in 5 → -9.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval -9.28] } (27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. h6 Rb2+ 29. Kh3 Rg2 30. Kxg2 Rb8 31. Qg7#) 27... Nd4?? { (-9.28 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (27... Rg8 28. Qg3 Rxg3+ 29. hxg3 Nd4 30. a4 Bd2 31. g4 Bxh6 32. a5) 28. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0