[Event "ESCC CSC Qualifier Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/s78XDbpy"] [Date "2025.11.24"] [Round "-"] [White "NowKoala"] [Black "VeteranDragon"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "s78XDbpy"] [UTCDate "2025.11.24"] [UTCTime "16:13:15"] [WhiteElo "710"] [BlackElo "732"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-134"] [BlackRatingDiff "+50"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6?! { (0.00 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (3... d5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. Bf4 Bg4 7. Qb3 Na5 8. Qa4+) 4. c3?! { (0.73 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (4. d5 Qa5+ 5. Nc3 Nb4 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O Nbxd5) 4... Qa5 { [%eval 0.63] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.56] } 5... b5?? { (0.56 → 2.96) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.96] } (5... Nf6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Na3 d5 8. Bd3 Bg7 9. O-O O-O 10. Bf4 Nh5 11. Be3) 6. b3?? { (2.96 → 0.50) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (6. b4 Qc7 7. axb5 Nd8 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. c4 e5 10. c5 exd4 11. Be2 d6) 6... Nxd4?? { (0.50 → 4.25) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (6... b4 7. c4 Nf6 8. Nf3 e6 9. Bd3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb2 Ba6 12. Qe2) 7. b4 { [%eval 3.63] } 7... Qb6 { [%eval 4.04] } 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.06] } 8... Qxd4 { [%eval 4.17] } 9. cxd4 { [%eval 4.09] } 9... bxa4 { [%eval 4.09] } 10. Rxa4 { [%eval 4.18] } 10... a5 { [%eval 4.9] } 11. b5 { [%eval 3.93] } 11... Ba6?! { (3.93 → 6.19) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 6.19] } (11... Bb7 12. Bd2 e6 13. Rxa5 Rxa5 14. Bxa5 Nf6 15. Nf3 Bd6 16. Bd3 Ke7 17. Bd2) 12. bxa6 { [%eval 6.04] } 12... Rxa6 { [%eval 7.87] } 13. Ba3?! { (7.87 → 5.41) Inaccuracy. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 5.41] } (13. Bxa6 e5 14. dxe5 Bb4+ 15. Bd2 Ne7 16. Nf3 O-O 17. Bxb4 axb4 18. Ke2 Ra8) 13... Rb6 { [%eval 5.86] } 14. d5? { (5.86 → 3.04) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (14. Nc3 e6 15. Bxf8 Kxf8 16. Bb5 Nf6 17. Rxa5 Nd5 18. Nge2 Nxc3 19. Nxc3 Ke7) 14... Rxb1+ { [%eval 2.97] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval 2.81] } 15... Rb3 { [%eval 3.51] } 16. Rxa5 { [%eval 3.59] } 16... e5?? { (3.59 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (16... Rb8 17. Nf3 e6 18. d6 Nf6 19. Nd2 g6 20. g3 Bh6 21. Bg2 O-O 22. Ra7) 17. Kd1?? { (Mate in 2 → -1.90) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ra8+ was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (17. Ra8+ Rb8 18. Rxb8#) 17... Bxa3 { [%eval -1.71] } 18. Bc4 { [%eval -1.84] } 18... Rc3?! { (-1.84 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Rb1+ was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (18... Rb1+ 19. Kc2 Rc1+ 20. Kd2 Rxc4 21. Rxa3 Ne7 22. Ra8+ Rc8 23. Rxc8+ Nxc8 24. f4) 19. Bb3?? { (-0.98 → -3.28) Blunder. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval -3.28] } (19. Ra4) 19... Rxb3 { [%eval -3.13] } 20. h4? { (-3.13 → -5.21) Mistake. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -5.21] } (20. Kc2 Rb2+ 21. Kc1 Rb8+ 22. Rxa3 Ne7 23. Ne2 f6 24. Nc3 Nf5 25. Kd2 Ke7) 20... e4? { (-5.21 → -3.24) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -3.24] } (20... Bd6 21. f4 e4 22. Ne2 Nf6 23. Nd4 Rb8 24. Nf5 Bb4 25. Ra6 g6 26. Rxf6) 21. Ra6?! { (-3.24 → -5.05) Inaccuracy. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval -5.05] } (21. Kc2 Rb2+ 22. Kc1 Rb8+ 23. Rxa3 f5 24. Kd2 Nf6 25. Nh3 Kf7 26. Rha1 Rhc8) 21... Bc5 { [%eval -4.55] } 22. Re6+? { (-4.55 → -7.72) Mistake. Ra8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.72] } (22. Ra8+ Ke7 23. Kc2 Ra3 24. Rc8 Ra1 25. Rxc5 Nh6 26. h5 Rb8 27. Rc4 f5) 22... dxe6 { [%eval -7.44] } 23. Rh3 { [%eval -7.98] } 23... exd5?! { (-7.98 → -5.50) Inaccuracy. Rxh3 was best. } { [%eval -5.5] } (23... Rxh3 24. Nxh3 exd5 25. Ke1 Ke7 26. g4 Nf6 27. Nf4 Ra8 28. g5 Ra1+ 29. Kd2) 24. Rxb3 { [%eval -5.44] } 24... Bxf2 { [%eval -5.4] } 25. Ke2 { [%eval -6.25] } 25... Bxg1 { [%eval -6.41] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval -6.9] } 26... Bh2 { [%eval -7.13] } 27. Rb8+ { [%eval -9.59] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval -7.11] } 28. Rb7+ { [%eval -8.54] } 28... Kc6 { [%eval -7.31] } 29. Ra7 { [%eval -7.52] } 29... Kb6 { [%eval -6.95] } 30. Rxf7 { [%eval -7.15] } 30... Be5 { [%eval -6.41] } 31. Re7?? { (-6.41 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (31. Rf8 Kc5 32. h5 Bd6 33. Re8 Kd4 34. Ke2 Be7 35. Rb8 Ke5 36. Kd1 Nf6) 31... Nxe7 { [%eval #-11] } 32. g4 { [%eval #-11] } 32... Ng6 { [%eval #-10] } 33. g5 { [%eval #-9] } 33... Nxh4 { [%eval #-8] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval #-6] } 34... h6 { [%eval #-8] } 35. g6 { [%eval #-7] } 35... Nxg6 { [%eval #-6] } 36. Ke3 { [%eval #-8] } 36... d4+ { [%eval #-8] } 37. Kxe4 { [%eval #-8] } 37... Re8 { [%eval #-8] } 38. Kf5 { [%eval #-6] } 38... Rf8+ { [%eval #-8] } 39. Kxg6 { [%eval #-5] } 39... d3 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kh5 { [%eval #-4] } 40... d2 { [%eval #-3] } 41. Kg4 { [%eval #-3] } 41... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-2] } 42. Kh4 { [%eval #-2] } 42... Rf4+ { [%eval #-2] } 43. Kg3 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Qd3+ { [%eval #-2] } 44. Kg2 { [%eval #-2] } 44... Bd4 { [%eval #-2] } 45. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 45... Rh4+ { [%eval #-1] } 46. Kg2 { [%eval #-1] } 46... Qe4+ { [%eval #-1] } 47. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 47... Rf4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1