[Event "Cycle No Castling Arena"] [Site "https://playstrategy.org/hQ3bT7iS"] [Date "2026.10.15"] [P1 "PST-Greedy-Tom"] [P2 "woll"] [Result "0-1"] [UTCDate "2026.10.15"] [UTCTime "14:13:44"] [P1Elo "1202"] [P2Elo "1822"] [P1RatingDiff "-1"] [P2RatingDiff "+0"] [P1Title "BOT"] [Variant "No Castling"] [TimeControl "3+2"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "playstrategy.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Zukertort Variation } e6 3. Qd3?! { (0.57 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (3. c4 c5) 3... f5?! { (-0.16 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (3... c5 4. c4) 4. Qb5+? { (0.68 → -0.61) Mistake. The following was best. } (4. c4 Nf6) 4... c6 5. Qd3 Nf6 6. Ne5? { (-0.29 → -1.53) Mistake. The following was best. } (6. c4) 6... Bd6?! { (-1.53 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (6... c5 7. c3) 7. Nf3?! { (-0.94 → -1.59) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (7. Bf4 Qb6) 7... Rf8 8. h3 Kf7 9. Ng5+? { (-1.52 → -2.95) Mistake. The following was best. } (9. c4 Kg8) 9... Kg8 10. h4 h6 11. Nh3 Ng4?! { (-3.01 → -2.30) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (11... c5 12. e3) 12. b4? { (-2.30 → -4.30) Mistake. The following was best. } (12. Bf4 e5 13. dxe5 Nxe5 14. Qg3 Qf6 15. Nd2 Nbd7 16. c3 b5 17. a3 a5 18. e3 Rb8) 12... Bxb4+ 13. Kd1?! { (-3.53 → -4.43) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (13. c3 Bd6 14. g3 e5 15. dxe5 Nxe5 16. Qc2 Nbd7 17. Nf4 Nc5 18. Nd2 Ng4 19. e3 Ne4) 13... Bd6 14. Qb3 b6 15. e4?! { (-4.52 → -6.76) Inaccuracy. The following was best. } (15. e3 Qxh4) 15... fxe4 16. Be2 Nxf2+ 17. Nxf2 Rxf2 18. Bh5 Qf6 19. Ke1 Bg3?? { (-15.92 → 0.00) Blunder. The following was best. } (19... Rxg2 20. Be3 Qf5 21. Kd1 Qxh5+ 22. Kc1 c5 23. Qa3 Nc6 24. Nd2 Nb4 25. Qc3 Qe2 26. Kb1) 20. Qxg3 Nd7?? { (0.00 → 7.00) Blunder. The following was best. } (20... Rf5 21. Bg4 Qxd4 22. Bxf5 Qxa1 23. Qc7 exf5 24. Qxc8+ Kh7 25. Qxf5+ Kg8 26. Qc8+ Kh7) 21. Nc3?? { (7.00 → -0.60) Blunder. The following was best. } (21. Qxf2 e5 22. dxe5 Qxe5 23. Qf7+ Kh8 24. Qe8+ Qxe8 25. Bxe8 Ne5 26. Bh5 Bf5 27. Rf1 Bh7) 21... Rxc2 22. Nxe4?? { (-0.42 → -8.22) Blunder. The following was best. } (22. Bd1 Rxc3) 22... dxe4? { (-8.22 → -4.02) Mistake. The following was best. } (22... Qxd4 23. Nc3) 23. Be3? { (-4.02 → -9.03) Mistake. The following was best. } (23. Bd1 Qxd4 24. Bxc2 Qxa1 25. Qa3 Ba6 26. Qb2 Qxb2 27. Bxb2 Rf8 28. Bxe4 Nc5 29. Bg6 Rf4) 23... Ba6 24. Rb1 Rf8 25. d5?! { (-13.68 → Mate in 2) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (25. Qf4 Qxf4) 25... exd5?! { (Mate in 2 → -22.15) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (25... Qf1+ 26. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 26. a4?! { (-22.15 → Mate in 2) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (26. Bf4 Qxf4 27. Qxf4 Rxf4 28. g3 Rff2 29. Rc1 Rxa2 30. Ra1 Ne5 31. Rxa2 Nd3+ 32. Kd1 Rxa2) 26... Ne5?! { (Mate in 2 → -19.24) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (26... Qf1+ 27. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 27. Bd4?! { (-19.24 → Mate in 2) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (27. Kd1 Rc3) 27... Nd3+?! { (Mate in 2 → -12.05) Lost forced winning sequence. The following was best. } (27... Qf1+ 28. Rxf1 Rxf1#) 28. Kd1?! { (-12.05 → Mate in 10) Your opponent can now force a win. The following was best. } (28. Qxd3) 28... Qxd4 29. Kxc2 Rf2+ 30. Kd1 Nf4+ 31. Qd3 Qxd3+ 32. Ke1 Qd2# { P2 wins by checkmate. } 0-1