[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mxxEgLr7"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "FaresMohamed17"] [Black "thomast3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mxxEgLr7"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "13:55:17"] [WhiteElo "1015"] [BlackElo "1336"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+29"] [BlackRatingDiff "-54"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Chigorin Variation } 3. e3 { [%eval 0.43] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.42] } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.26] } 5. Bxf5 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... exf5 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval -0.06] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.26] } 9... Ne4 { [%eval 0.18] } 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.12] } 10... fxe4 { [%eval 0.12] } 11. Ne5?! { (0.12 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Bxb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (11. Bxb4 Nxb4 12. Nd2 f5 13. a3 Na6 14. Rc1 c5 15. c4 cxd4 16. exd4 Nc7) 11... Bxd2?! { (-0.50 → 0.51) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (11... Bd6 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. f4 exf3 14. Qxf3 Re8 15. e4 Qh4 16. g3 dxe4 17. Qxf7+) 12. Qxd2?? { (0.51 → -1.15) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.15] } (12. Nxc6 Qd6 13. Qxd2 Qxc6 14. Rec1 f5 15. c4 dxc4 16. b3 Qd7 17. Rxc4 c6) 12... Nxe5?! { (-1.15 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (12... Ne7 13. f3 f6 14. Ng4 exf3 15. gxf3 Qd7 16. Qg2 Rae8 17. Qh3 Qb5 18. Rab1) 13. dxe5 { [%eval -0.45] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -0.21] } 14. c4 { [%eval -0.48] } 14... Rxe5 { [%eval -0.38] } 15. f4?? { (-0.38 → -3.34) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.34] } (15. cxd5 Qxd5 16. Red1 Qxd2 17. Rxd2 Kf8 18. Rad1 Rc5 19. g4 h5 20. gxh5 Rxh5) 15... dxc4?? { (-3.34 → 4.60) Blunder. exf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.6] } (15... exf3 16. gxf3 dxc4 17. Rad1 Qf6 18. f4 Ree8 19. Qd4 Qh4 20. Qxc4 c6 21. Re2) 16. Qxd8+ { [%eval 4.26] } 16... Rxd8 { [%eval 4.45] } 17. fxe5 { [%eval 4.44] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 4.85] } 18. Rac1 { [%eval 4.83] } 18... Rxe5 { [%eval 4.81] } 19. Rxc4 { [%eval 4.97] } 19... b5 { [%eval 5.62] } 20. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.44] } 20... a5?? { (5.44 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (20... h5 21. Rf1 f6 22. h4 Rd5 23. Rxa7 Rd2 24. b4 g5 25. hxg5 fxg5 26. a4) 21. Ra7?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.79) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.79] } (21. Rc8+ Re8 22. Rxe8#) 21... b4?? { (5.79 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (21... Re8 22. Rxa5 Rb8 23. h4 b4 24. Rd5 g6 25. Rc1 Ra8 26. Rb5 Ra4 27. Rb8+) 22. Ra8+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Re8 { [%eval #1] } 23. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0