[Event "Cycle 2 - Stage One CDL 2026 Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zCsf1ucM"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "jeremiahjosil"] [Black "retal_ahmed"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "zCsf1ucM"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "12:54:28"] [WhiteElo "963"] [BlackElo "796"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-107"] [BlackRatingDiff "+92"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Horwitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.37] } { A40 Horwitz Defense } 2. d5?! { (0.37 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (2. Nc3 d5 3. e4 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6) 2... exd5 { [%eval -0.66] } 3. c3?! { (-0.66 → -1.73) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (3. Qxd5 Nf6 4. Qd1 d5 5. g3 Bc5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. Nf3 Re8) 3... d6? { (-1.73 → -0.49) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (3... c6 4. Nf3 a5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 g6 7. a4 Bg7 8. Nbd2) 4. b3?! { (-0.49 → -1.59) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.59] } (4. Qxd5 Nf6 5. Qd1 d5 6. Nf3 Be7 7. h3 O-O 8. Bf4 c5) 4... c6 { [%eval -1.35] } 5. c4?? { (-1.35 → -3.90) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -3.9] } (5. Bb2 Nf6 6. e3 g6 7. c4 dxc4 8. bxc4 Bg7 9. Be2 Qe7 10. Qb3 O-O) 5... Bg4?? { (-3.90 → -1.38) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (5... Qf6 6. cxd5 Qxa1 7. Qc2 Qd4 8. e4 Nf6 9. Bd3 Qb6 10. Nf3 Nbd7 11. Be3) 6. cxd5? { (-1.38 → -2.93) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (6. Nc3 dxc4 7. bxc4 Nf6 8. Nf3 d5 9. cxd5 Bb4 10. Bd2 Qa5 11. Rc1 O-O) 6... cxd5?? { (-2.93 → -0.27) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (6... Qf6 7. f3 Qxa1 8. Qc2 Bf5 9. e4 Qe5 10. Kf2 Bd7 11. Nc3 Na6 12. Bxa6) 7. b4?? { (-0.27 → -3.45) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -3.45] } (7. Bb2 Nc6 8. h3 Be6 9. e3 Nf6 10. Bd3 d4 11. exd4 d5 12. Nc3 Bb4) 7... Qh4?? { (-3.45 → 0.22) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (7... Qf6 8. Qc2 Qxa1 9. Bb2 Qxa2 10. e3 Nc6 11. Bb5 Ne7 12. Nc3 Bf5 13. e4) 8. a4?! { (0.22 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (8. Nc3 Qd8 9. g3 Nf6 10. Nf3 Nc6 11. Bg2 Rc8 12. O-O Be7 13. Bb2 O-O) 8... Na6?! { (-0.80 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (8... Qf6 9. Ra3 d4 10. Rg3 h5 11. h3 Bd7 12. Bg5 Qe6 13. Nf3 d5 14. Nxd4) 9. a5?! { (-0.22 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (9. Bd2 Be7 10. Nf3 Qh5 11. e3 Nf6 12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Be2 O-O 14. Nd4 Bxe2) 9... Nxb4? { (-1.07 → 0.27) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (9... Qf6 10. Ra3 d4 11. b5 Nc7 12. g3 d5 13. Rb3 Ne6 14. Nf3 Qd8 15. a6) 10. Nc3?! { (0.27 → -0.76) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.76] } (10. Nf3 Qh5 11. Nc3 Rc8 12. Qa4+ Nc6 13. a6 b6 14. e3 Nf6) 10... Rd8?? { (-0.76 → 1.63) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (10... Rc8 11. Qb3 Bf5 12. e4 Rxc3 13. Bb5+ Kd8 14. Qxc3 Qxe4+ 15. Kf1 Nc2 16. Ra4) 11. Nxd5?? { (1.63 → -0.35) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (11. Nf3 Bxf3 12. exf3 Rc8 13. Qa4+ Kd8 14. Bd2 Be7 15. Rb1 Nc6 16. f4 d4) 11... f5?? { (-0.35 → 4.88) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.88] } (11... Nxd5 12. Qxd5 Nf6 13. Qxb7 Bc8 14. Qb2 d5 15. Nf3 Qb4+ 16. Qxb4 Bxb4+ 17. Bd2) 12. e3?? { (4.88 → -5.09) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -5.09] } (12. g3 Qh5 13. Nxb4 f4 14. Bxf4 Be7 15. Bg2 Bf6 16. Ra3 Ne7 17. Nf3) 12... Nf6?? { (-5.09 → 2.62) Blunder. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (12... Bxd1 13. Nxb4 Qxb4+ 14. Bd2 Qb2 15. Rxd1 d5 16. Nf3 Bb4 17. Be2 Bxd2+ 18. Nxd2) 13. e4?? { (2.62 → -6.30) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -6.3] } (13. Qa4+ Nc6 14. Nf3 Qh6 15. Rb1 Nxd5 16. Rxb7 Nb4 17. Rxb4 d5 18. Rb7 Bxf3) 13... Nh5?? { (-6.30 → 3.98) Blunder. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (13... Bxd1 14. Bb5+ Kf7 15. Nxf6 gxf6 16. Bb2 Bb3 17. Rc1 Nc2+ 18. Kf1 Qxe4 19. Ne2) 14. exf5?? { (3.98 → -5.23) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.23] } (14. Qa4+ Nc6 15. a6 fxe4 16. axb7 Bd7 17. g3 Nxg3 18. fxg3 Qh5 19. Qxe4+ Be7) 14... Rd7?? { (-5.23 → 1.44) Blunder. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (14... Bxd1 15. Bb5+ Rd7 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Ne6 Qe4+ 18. Kf1 Qxf5 19. Nd4 Qd5 20. Bb2) 15. Qb3?! { (1.44 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (15. Ne2 Nxd5 16. Qxd5 Nf6 17. Qd4 Re7 18. h3 d5 19. Rb1 Re4 20. hxg4 Qxh1) 15... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.6] } 16. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.75] } 16... Rg8?? { (0.75 → 3.55) Blunder. Re7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (16... Re7+ 17. Be2 Qf6 18. Qb5+ Kd8 19. Ra2 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 Bxf5 21. Nf3 Bd3 22. Be3) 17. Qxg8 { [%eval 3.68] } 17... Rc7?! { (3.68 → 5.73) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 5.73] } (17... Bxf5 18. Qb3 d5 19. Bb5 Bc5 20. Nf3 Qe4+ 21. Kf1 Kd8 22. Bg5+ Nf6 23. Bxf6+) 18. Qxh7?? { (5.73 → 2.47) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (18. Bb5+ Rc6 19. Ra3 Qf6 20. Qe6+ Qxe6+ 21. fxe6 Bxe6 22. Bxc6+ bxc6 23. Ne2 Bc4) 18... Nf6?? { (2.47 → 7.22) Blunder. Re7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.22] } (18... Re7+ 19. Ne2 Bxe2 20. Qg6+ Kd8 21. Bxe2 Rxe2+ 22. Kxe2 Qe4+ 23. Kf1 Qd3+ 24. Ke1) 19. Qxg7?? { (7.22 → -5.70) Blunder. Qxh4 was best. } { [%eval -5.7] } (19. Qxh4 d5 20. Bd2 Rc2 21. Bb5+ Kf7 22. f3 Rb2 23. Qg3 Rxd2 24. Kxd2 Ne4+) 19... Qh3?? { (-5.70 → 8.70) Blunder. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 8.7] } (19... Bxg7 20. Bb5+ Nd7 21. Nf3 Bxa1 22. Nxh4 Rxc1+ 23. Kd2 Rxh1 24. h3 a6 25. hxg4) 20. Qxc7 { [%eval 7.44] } 20... Qb3 { [%eval 7.25] } 21. Qxb7?? { (7.25 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc8+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (21. Qc8+ Ke7 22. Qe6+ Qxe6+ 23. fxe6 Bxe6 24. Rb1 Ne4 25. Rxb7+ Kf6 26. Bb2+ Kg6) 21... Qc3+ { [%eval #-3] } 22. Bd2 { [%eval #-3] } 22... Qxa1+ { [%eval #-2] } 23. Bc1 { [%eval #-1] } 23... Qxc1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1