[Event "Cycle No Castling Arena"] [Site "https://playstrategy.org/fSaZd7Tu"] [Date "2026.11.02"] [P1 "PST-Greedy-Tom"] [P2 "Omnidextra"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.11.02"] [UTCTime "14:35:26"] [P1Elo "1149"] [P2Elo "1587"] [P1RatingDiff "-2"] [P2RatingDiff "+15"] [P1Title "BOT"] [Variant "No Castling"] [TimeControl "3+2"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Russian Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "playstrategy.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 d6 { C42 Russian Game } 4. Bb5+?? { (0.76 → -3.17) Blunder. The following was best. } (4. Nf3) 4... c6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nxe4 7. Qe2 d5 8. Bb3?! { (-3.24 → -4.46) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (8. Nc3 Be6 9. Nxe4 dxc4 10. b3 Na6 11. h4 h5 12. bxc4 Qd4 13. Rb1 Qxc4 14. Qxc4 Bxc4) 8... Bc5?? { (-4.46 → -1.47) Blunder. The following was best. } (8... Be7 9. c3 Kf8 10. d3 Ba6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. c4 Nec5 13. Kf1 Qc7 14. Nf3 Re8 15. Be3) 9. f4?? { (-1.47 → -9.81) Blunder. The following was best. } (9. f3 h5) 9... h5 10. Nc3 Bg4 11. Qd3? { (-8.84 → Mate in 7) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (11. Nxe4 Bxe2 12. Nxc5 Qe7 13. Kf2 Nd7 14. Re1 Qh4+ 15. Kxe2 Nxc5 16. d3 Qxh2 17. Kd1+ Kd7) 11... Bf2+?! { (Mate in 7 → -11.63) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (11... Qh4+ 12. Qg3 Nxg3 13. d4 Nxh1+ 14. g3 Qe7+ 15. Kd2 Bb4 16. Bc4 dxc4 17. a3 Qe2#) 12. Kf1 Qe7? { (-11.83 → -4.62) Mistake. The following was best. } (12... Nc5 13. Qe2+ Bxe2+ 14. Kxf2 Bg4 15. h3 Qf6 16. d3 Be6 17. Ne2 a5 18. Be3 Nbd7 19. Bd4) 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Qc3 Bh4 15. Qxg7? { (-4.44 → -8.52) Mistake. The following was best. } (15. h3) 15... Rf8? { (-8.52 → -4.11) Mistake. The following was best. } (15... Bf6 16. Qxf7+ Qxf7 17. Bxf7+ Kxf7 18. h3 Bf5 19. Rb1 Rg8 20. b4 Nd7 21. Rb3 Nb6 22. Rg1) 16. Qd4 Nd7 17. Bc4?! { (-4.76 → -6.39) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (17. Qe3 Rd8 18. d3 Nc5 19. Bd2 exd3 20. Qxe7+ Bxe7 21. cxd3 Nxb3 22. axb3 Rxd3 23. Be1 Rd4) 17... Rd8 18. Qxa7 c5 19. Qc7 e3?! { (-5.83 → -3.81) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (19... Rg8) 20. d3?? { (-3.81 → Mate in 2) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (20. dxe3 Rg8) 20... e2+ 21. Kg1 e1=Q# { P2 wins by checkmate. } 0-1