[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/sgthFEC3"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "AMMAR_ALZAHMI"] [Black "DROOPT"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "sgthFEC3"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "12:05:56"] [WhiteElo "1524"] [BlackElo "1585"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: Old Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.61] } { A43 Benoni Defense: Old Benoni } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.13] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.23] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.24] } 5... Bxf3 { [%eval -0.05] } 6. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.23] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. exd4 { [%eval -0.06] } 7... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.24] } 8. Qd3 { [%eval 0.27] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.3] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.31] } 9... Bc5 { [%eval 0.26] } 10. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.07] } 11. Qb5+ { [%eval 0.04] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 0.05] } 12. Qxd7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 12... Kxd7 { [%eval 0.04] } 13. O-O-O?? { (0.04 → -1.73) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (13. Nxd5 Kd6 14. Bc4 b5 15. Bb3 Bxb2 16. Rb1 Ne7 17. Rxb2 Nxd5 18. Bxd5 Kxd5) 13... a6?? { (-1.73 → 1.01) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (13... Ne7 14. f4 Bxc3 15. bxc3 e4 16. c4 Rhc8 17. Rh2 Kd6 18. g4) 14. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.78] } 14... Ne7?? { (0.78 → 3.29) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (14... Rd8 15. Bc4 b5 16. c3 bxc4 17. cxd4 Kc6 18. Nb4+ Kb5 19. Nc2 Nf6 20. Na3+) 15. Nb6+ { [%eval 3.2] } 15... Kc6 { [%eval 3.8] } 16. Nxa8 { [%eval 3.68] } 16... Rxa8 { [%eval 3.68] } 17. g4 { [%eval 3.42] } 17... Bxf2 { [%eval 3.56] } 18. Bg2+ { [%eval 3.67] } 18... Kc7 { [%eval 3.77] } 19. Rhf1 { [%eval 3.57] } 19... Be3+ { [%eval 3.5] } 20. Kb1 { [%eval 3.57] } 20... f6?! { (3.57 → 4.64) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (20... Bf4 21. Bxb7 Kxb7 22. Rd7+ Kc6 23. Rxe7 Kd5 24. Rxf7 g5 25. Re1 h5 26. a4) 21. Bxb7?! { (4.64 → 3.30) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (21. Rd3 Bf4 22. Rfd1 Nc6 23. Rd7+ Kb6 24. R1d3 Na5 25. a3 Rc8 26. b4 Nc6) 21... Kxb7 { [%eval 3.48] } 22. Rd7+ { [%eval 3.8] } 22... Kc6 { [%eval 3.61] } 23. Rxe7 { [%eval 3.88] } 23... g5 { [%eval 3.99] } 24. Rxf6+ { [%eval 4.1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0