[Event "Cycle 3 - Stage Two CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/z61CbWOa"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Khalid_ATHS"] [Black "DROOPT"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "z61CbWOa"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "13:29:14"] [WhiteElo "1287"] [BlackElo "1558"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [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. dxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Qd4 { [%eval -0.1] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Qa4?! { (0.00 → -0.88) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.88] } (5. Bb5 Qg5 6. Ne2 Qxg2 7. Rg1 Qxh2 8. e4 e5 9. Qxd5 Bd7) 5... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.77] } 6. Bb5?! { (-0.77 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (6. c4 d4 7. Nf3 e5 8. exd4 exd4 9. Bd3 Qe7+ 10. Kf1 Bd7) 6... Bd7 { [%eval -1.69] } 7. Nc3?! { (-1.69 → -2.33) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (7. Nf3 Nf6 8. Bd2 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. c4 a6 11. Bxc6 Bxc6 12. Qb3 dxc4) 7... a6 { [%eval -2.35] } 8. Bxc6 { [%eval -2.4] } 8... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.4] } 9. Qf4 { [%eval -2.47] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval -2.14] } 10. Qe5? { (-2.14 → -4.23) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (10. Nf3 Bd6 11. Qh4 e5 12. b3 O-O 13. Bb2 Re8 14. O-O e4 15. Nd4 Re5) 10... Bd6 { [%eval -4.15] } 11. Qd4 { [%eval -4.28] } 11... e5 { [%eval -4.04] } 12. Qh4 { [%eval -4.06] } 12... O-O?! { (-4.06 → -2.55) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (12... d4 13. exd4 exd4 14. Qxd4 Bxg2 15. Nge2 Bxh1 16. Be3 Be7 17. O-O-O Qxd4 18. Nxd4) 13. b3?? { (-2.55 → -5.23) Blunder. Nge2 was best. } { [%eval -5.23] } (13. Nge2 Rc8 14. O-O Re8 15. Rd1 b5 16. a3 h6 17. Ng3 Bb7 18. f3) 13... Qa5?! { (-5.23 → -3.80) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (13... d4 14. exd4 Bb4 15. Ne2 exd4 16. O-O Bxc3 17. Bg5 Bxa1 18. Rxa1 Re8 19. Ng3) 14. Bb2?! { (-3.80 → -4.80) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (14. Bd2 Bb4 15. Nb1 d4 16. Bxb4 Qxb4+ 17. c3 Qb6 18. Ne2 dxe3 19. f3 Rad8) 14... Bb4 { [%eval -4.01] } 15. O-O-O?! { (-4.01 → -5.56) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -5.56] } (15. Ne2 Ne4 16. a3 Bxc3+ 17. Nxc3 Nxc3 18. b4 Qc7 19. Bxc3 Bb5 20. Bd2 Qxc2) 15... Bxc3 { [%eval -5.32] } 16. Bxc3 { [%eval -5.9] } 16... Qxc3 { [%eval -6.01] } 17. Rd3?! { (-6.01 → -8.68) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -8.68] } (17. Ne2 Qa1+ 18. Kd2 Qb2 19. Ke1 Rae8 20. f3 a5 21. Kf2 h6 22. g4 Nd7) 17... Qa1+ { [%eval -8.79] } 18. Kd2 { [%eval -8.63] } 18... Ne4+ { [%eval -8.34] } 19. Ke2 { [%eval -8.45] } 19... Nc3+ { [%eval -6.82] } 20. Kf3 { [%eval -7.67] } 20... e4+ { [%eval -7.6] } 21. Kf4 { [%eval -8.96] } 21... exd3 { [%eval -8.35] } 22. Qe7 { [%eval -10.81] } 22... d2 { [%eval -10.88] } 23. Nf3 { [%eval -11.93] } 23... Qxh1 { [%eval -11.84] } 24. Nxd2?! { (-11.84 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval #-15] } (24. Kg3 Rfe8 25. Qxe8+ Rxe8 26. Nd4 Ne4+ 27. Kf3 f6 28. Ne2 d1=R) 24... Qxh2+ { [%eval -13.7] } 25. g3 { [%eval -12.52] } 25... Qh6+ { [%eval -10.95] } 26. Kf3 { [%eval -12.83] } 26... d4+ { [%eval -12.35] } 27. Ne4?! { (-12.35 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (27. e4 Qxd2 28. Kg2 Nxe4 29. Kh3 Rfe8 30. Qxe8+ Rxe8 31. f4 f6 32. g4 Qf2) 27... Bxe4+ { [%eval #-6] } 28. Kg4 { [%eval #-1] } 28... f5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1