[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iJPr27om"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "ax_a1xa"] [Black "daryljoshua123"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "iJPr27om"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:32:56"] [WhiteElo "906"] [BlackElo "1076"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... Bb4 { [%eval 0.5] } 3. a3 { [%eval 0.13] } 3... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.03] } 4. bxc3 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... d5 { [%eval 0.08] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... e5? { (0.00 → 1.61) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (5... c5 6. c4 Nf6 7. dxc5 Nc6 8. cxd5 exd5 9. e3 Ne4 10. Bd3) 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.53] } 6... Bf5 { [%eval 1.68] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval 1.12] } 7... Na6?! { (1.12 → 2.25) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (7... Nd7 8. Bf4 Nxe5 9. Bxe5 Nf6 10. Qb1 O-O 11. Qxb7 Rb8 12. Qxc7 Qxc7 13. Bxc7) 8. Qc1 { [%eval 1.67] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 1.89] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 1.69] } 9... h6 { [%eval 1.49] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.35] } 10... gxf6?! { (1.35 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (10... Qxf6 11. h4 Qe6 12. Rb1 Rb8 13. Rg1 O-O) 11. e3?? { (2.24 → -2.77) Blunder. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval -2.77] } (11. Qf4 Be6 12. Ng4 Bxg4 13. Qxg4 c5 14. e3 Qa5 15. Kd2 Ke7 16. Bxa6 Qxa6) 11... fxe5 { [%eval -2.74] } 12. Bb5+ { [%eval -3.28] } 12... c6 { [%eval -3.5] } 13. Bxa6 { [%eval -3.59] } 13... bxa6 { [%eval -3.47] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval -3.77] } 14... Bxc2?? { (-3.77 → 2.18) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (14... Qg5 15. Kd2 c5 16. h4 Qg4 17. Qd1 cxd4 18. Qxg4 dxe3+ 19. Kc1 Bxg4) 15. Qxc2 { [%eval 2.17] } 15... O-O { [%eval 2.01] } 16. Qf5?! { (2.01 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (16. dxe5 Qe7 17. Rb4 Qxe5 18. O-O c5 19. Rg4+ Kh8 20. Rf4 Kg7 21. g3 Rad8) 16... Qg5?! { (1.38 → 2.16) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (16... exd4 17. cxd4 Qa5+ 18. Ke2 Qxa3 19. Qg4+ Kh7 20. Rhc1 Qd6 21. Rb7 Rab8 22. Qf5+) 17. Qc2?? { (2.16 → -0.28) Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (17. Qxe5 Qxe5 18. dxe5 Rfe8 19. Ke2 Rxe5 20. Rhd1 Rd8 21. Rb7 Re4 22. Rd4 c5) 17... Qg6?? { (-0.28 → 2.47) Blunder. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (17... Qxg2 18. Ke2 Qg4+ 19. Kd2 Qf3 20. Rhf1 Rae8 21. Qd1 Qf5 22. dxe5 c5 23. h3) 18. Qc1?? { (2.47 → -0.45) Blunder. Qxg6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (18. Qxg6+ fxg6 19. dxe5 Rab8 20. Ke2 Rb6 21. f4 Rfb8 22. Rxb6 axb6 23. g4 b5) 18... Rfb8? { (-0.45 → 1.03) Mistake. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (18... Qxg2 19. Ke2 Kh8 20. Rg1 Qh3 21. dxe5 Qh5+ 22. Kd2 Rab8 23. Qd1 Qf5 24. Ke2) 19. Rb3?? { (1.03 → -5.71) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -5.71] } (19. O-O exd4 20. cxd4 Rb6 21. Ra1 Kh7 22. a4 Rg8 23. g3 h5 24. Qd1 a5) 19... Rxb3 { [%eval -5.28] } 20. Qc2?? { (-5.28 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. O-O was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (20. O-O Kh7 21. dxe5 Rab8 22. e6 fxe6 23. h4 R3b7 24. h5 Qf5 25. Re1 Qxh5) 20... Qxc2 { [%eval #-8] } 21. O-O { [%eval #-8] } 21... Rb2? { (Mate in 8 → -9.10) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -9.1] } (21... Rb1 22. g3 Rxf1+ 23. Kxf1 Rb8 24. Kg2 Rb2 25. Kh3 Qf5+ 26. Kg2 Qxf2+ 27. Kh3) 22. Re1? { (-9.10 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. e4 Rb1 23. g4 Kh7 24. g5 Rxf1+ 25. Kxf1 Qxe4 26. g6+ Qxg6 27. dxe5 Qb1+) 22... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-1] } 23. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 23... Qxg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1