[Event "Cycle 1 - Stage Two CDL 2026 A Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/q8LYoqBN"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "epicsharkoman"] [Black "Just-theyab"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "q8LYoqBN"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "13:11:18"] [WhiteElo "1153"] [BlackElo "1056"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-23"] [BlackRatingDiff "+30"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } { C42 Petrov's Defense } 3. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Ng5?! { (0.00 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. g3 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval -0.8] } (4. g3 d5 5. exd5 Nxd5 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. a3 a5 8. O-O O-O) 4... d5 { [%eval -0.76] } 5. exd5 { [%eval -0.97] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.78] } 6. d4?! { (-0.78 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (6. Nf3 Bf5 7. Nc3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 e4 9. dxe4 Qxd1+ 10. Kxd1 O-O-O+) 6... Bb4+?! { (-1.67 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (6... exd4 7. Bc4 Qe7+ 8. Qe2 Ncb4 9. Na3 Bg4 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. O-O) 7. Ke2?? { (-0.73 → -7.30) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -7.3] } (7. c3) 7... h5? { (-7.30 → -3.98) Mistake. Nxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (7... Nxd4+ 8. Kd3 Bf5+ 9. Ne4 Nf6 10. Nd2 Ng4 11. Qxg4 Bxg4 12. c3 f5 13. cxd4) 8. Nc3?! { (-3.98 → -5.84) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -5.84] } (8. dxe5 Nxe5 9. c3 Bf5 10. f3 Be7 11. Ne4 Qd7 12. Qd4 Qe6 13. Nbd2 O-O) 8... Bg4+?! { (-5.84 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.38] } (8... Bxc3 9. f3 Bf5 10. Kf2 Bxd4+ 11. Ke1 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Bb5 O-O 14. h4) 9. Nf3?! { (-4.38 → -6.91) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -6.91] } (9. f3 Bxc3 10. fxg4 Qd7 11. Kf2 Bxd4+ 12. Ke1 O-O-O 13. gxh5 Kb8 14. Bc4 f6) 9... exd4 { [%eval -6.81] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval -7.06] } 10... Qxd5 { [%eval -6.8] } 11. c4?! { (-6.80 → -9.89) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -9.89] } (11. Be3 O-O-O 12. a3 Qe5 13. axb4 dxe3 14. c3 Rxd1 15. Kxd1 Bxf3+ 16. gxf3 Kb8) 11... Qd8?! { (-9.89 → -5.56) Inaccuracy. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.56] } (11... Qe5+ 12. Be3 O-O-O 13. Qc1 Qe4 14. Qb1 Bxf3+ 15. gxf3 d3+ 16. Kd1 Qxf3+ 17. Kc1) 12. Kd3?? { (-5.56 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (12. Qd3 Ne5 13. Qb3 d3+ 14. Kd1 Qf6 15. Qxb4 Bxf3+ 16. gxf3 Qxf3+ 17. Ke1 O-O-O) 12... f6?? { (Mate in 5 → -2.53) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (12... Bf5+ 13. Ke2 d3+ 14. Ke3 Qe7+ 15. Kf4 Qe4+ 16. Kg3 Qg4#) 13. Be2?? { (-2.53 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (13. Kc2 Be7 14. a3 Qd7 15. h3 Be6 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. Re1 Rhe8 18. b4 g5) 13... Ne5+?? { (Mate in 1 → -3.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf5# was best. } { [%eval -3.49] } (13... Bf5#) 14. Ke4?? { (-3.49 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (14. Kc2 d3+ 15. Bxd3 Qxd3+ 16. Qxd3 Nxd3 17. Kxd3 Bf5+ 18. Ke2 Be6 19. b3 Bc3) 14... Qe7? { (Mate in 4 → -9.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f5+ was best. } { [%eval -9.55] } (14... f5+ 15. Kf4 Ng6+ 16. Kg3 Bd6+ 17. Ne5 h4#) 15. Nxe5? { (-9.55 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (15. Nh4 Nd7+ 16. Kd3 Bxe2+ 17. Kc2 Qe4+ 18. Kb3 Bxd1+ 19. Rxd1 Qxh4 20. a3 Ne5) 15... fxe5?? { (Mate in 2 → -3.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.93] } (15... Qxe5+ 16. Kd3 Bf5#) 16. Re1?? { (-3.93 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (16. Bxg4 hxg4 17. a3 Qe6 18. axb4 Qg6+ 19. Kxe5 O-O 20. Kxd4 Rad8+ 21. Kc3 Rxd1) 16... Rf8?? { (Mate in 8 → -4.64) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.64] } (16... Bf5+ 17. Kf3 e4+ 18. Kg3 h4+ 19. Kf4 Bd6+ 20. Kxf5 g6+ 21. Kxg6 Qe6+ 22. Kg5) 17. c5?? { (-4.64 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (17. Bxg4 hxg4 18. Qxg4 Bxe1 19. Bg5 Qd7 20. Qh5+ Qf7 21. Qxf7+ Kxf7 22. Rxe1 Kg6) 17... Rf5?? { (Mate in 4 → -0.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (17... Bf5+ 18. Kf3 e4+ 19. Kg3 h4+ 20. Kf4 g5#) 18. Bb5+?? { (-0.42 → -5.77) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval -5.77] } (18. Bxg4) 18... c6 { [%eval -5.55] } 19. Bc4?! { (-5.55 → -10.01) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -10.01] } (19. f3 Bxe1 20. fxg4 Rf8 21. Qxe1 cxb5 22. Kd3 O-O-O 23. gxh5 Qf6 24. b3 Rde8) 19... b5?! { (-10.01 → -6.61) Inaccuracy. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval -6.61] } (19... Bxd1 20. Rxd1 Rxf2 21. Bg8 O-O-O 22. Bd2 Bxd2 23. Rf1 Rxg8 24. g4 Rg2 25. gxh5) 20. Be2?? { (-6.61 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (20. Qxg4 hxg4 21. Kxf5 Qf6+ 22. Kxg4 bxc4 23. Bg5 Qe6+ 24. Kg3 Bxe1 25. Rxe1 d3) 20... Rxf2?? { (Mate in 5 → -5.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.49] } (20... Rf4+ 21. Bxf4 exf4+ 22. Kxf4 g5+ 23. Kg3 Qe5+ 24. f4 Qxf4#) 21. Bd3?? { (-5.49 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxg4 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval #-1] } (21. Bxg4 hxg4 22. Re2 Rxe2+ 23. Qxe2 Qe6 24. h3 Qd5+ 25. Kf5 O-O-O 26. Kxg4 d3) 21... Bxd1 { [%eval #-6] } 22. Rxd1 { [%eval #-2] } 22... Rxg2?! { (Mate in 2 → -10.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -10.35] } (22... Qe6 23. g4 Qd5#) 23. h3?! { (-10.35 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (23. Rf1 Qh4+ 24. Rf4 exf4 25. Bxf4 Rd8 26. Rf1 Qg4 27. a3 Re2+ 28. Bxe2 Qxe2+) 23... Rg3 { [%eval #-9] } 24. h4 { [%eval #-4] } 24... Rxd3? { (Mate in 4 → -9.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh4+ was best. } { [%eval -9.43] } (24... Qxh4+ 25. Kf5 Qf6+ 26. Ke4 Rg4+ 27. Bf4 Qxf4#) 25. Rxd3 { [%eval -9.76] } 25... Qf7 { [%eval -9.92] } 26. a3 { [%eval -10.92] } 26... Qg6+ { [%eval -10.25] } 27. Kxe5?! { (-10.25 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (27. Kf3 Qxd3+ 28. Kg2 Qe4+ 29. Kh2 Qe2+ 30. Kg1 Bxc5 31. b4 Bd6 32. Bb2 Kd7) 27... Qxd3 { [%eval #-5] } 28. axb4 { [%eval #-3] } 28... a6? { (Mate in 3 → -9.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -9.83] } (28... Rd8 29. Bg5 Rd5+ 30. Ke6 Qf5#) 29. Bf4? { (-9.83 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (29. Ra3 Qe2+ 30. Be3 Rd8 31. Ke4 d3 32. Kf4) 29... Qc4? { (Mate in 3 → -8.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -8.66] } (29... Rd8 30. Bc1 Rd5+ 31. Kf4 Rf5#) 30. b3? { (-8.66 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (30. Kd6 Qd5+ 31. Kc7 Qf7+ 32. Kxc6 Qxf4 33. Re1+ Kf7 34. Kb6 Qb8+ 35. Kc6 d3) 30... Qxb4? { (Mate in 1 → -8.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd5# was best. } { [%eval -8.42] } (30... Qd5#) 31. Bg5 { [%eval -12.16] } 31... Qxc5+ { [%eval -10.82] } 32. Ke4 { [%eval -9.9] } 32... Rd8 { [%eval -7.58] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval -11.33] } 33... Rd5 { [%eval -9.13] } 34. Re1+ { [%eval -9.03] } 34... Kd7 { [%eval -8.98] } 35. Kd2? { (-8.98 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (35. Bd2 Qa3 36. Bf4 Qxb3+ 37. Ke4 d3 38. Rg1 Qb2 39. Be3 Qe5+ 40. Kf3 d2) 35... Qc3+ { [%eval #-9] } 36. Kd1 { [%eval #-9] } 36... Qxb3+ { [%eval #-9] } 37. Ke2 { [%eval #-7] } 37... d3+? { (Mate in 7 → -9.27) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re5+ was best. } { [%eval -9.27] } (37... Re5+ 38. Kf2 Qc2+ 39. Kf1 Rf5+ 40. Kg1 Qf2+ 41. Kh1 Qxe1+ 42. Kh2 Qe2+ 43. Kh1) 38. Kf3? { (-9.27 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (38. Kf2 Qc2+ 39. Kg1 Rxg5+ 40. hxg5 d2 41. Ra1 Ke6 42. Rf1 c5 43. Kg2 d1=Q+) 38... d2+ { [%eval #-4] } 39. Re3 { White offers draw } { [%eval #-4] } 39... Rd3 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Rxd3+ { [%eval #-4] } 40... Qxd3+ { [%eval #-3] } 41. Be3 { [%eval #-3] } 41... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-2] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval #-2] } 42... Qe1 { [%eval #-2] } 43. Kg5 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Qdxe3+ { [%eval #-2] } 44. Kxh5 { [%eval #-2] } 44... Qe5+ { [%eval #-3] } 45. Kg6 { [%eval #-3] } 45... Qh1 { [%eval #-3] } 46. h5 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qhxh5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1