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Lichess Game of the Month April 2026 - Contest

[Event "Chess Tournament"]
[Date "2026.04.26"]
[Round "2"]
[White "RedCurlyShow"]
[Black "J1Miner"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "1530"]
[BlackElo "2001"]
[Termination "J1Miner won by checkmate"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "B32"]
[Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon"]

  1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. f3 a6 9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Rc8 13. c3 Rb8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Bh6 Qc7 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Bd5 Rhd8 19. Bb3 d5 20. Qe3 dxe4 21. Qxe4 b4 22. cxb4 Rb5 23. O-O Rh5 24. h3 Rxh3 25. Qg4 Qh2+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Rxg2 28. Bc4 Rxg4 29. fxg4 Re3+ 30. Kd1 Qd6+ 31. Kc2 e6 32. Rf2 Qxb4 33. b3 Qc3+ 34. Kd1 Re1# 0-1
[Event "Chess Tournament"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "2"] [White "RedCurlyShow"] [Black "J1Miner"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "2001"] [Termination "J1Miner won by checkmate"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B32"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Bc4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Nc3 Bd7 8. f3 a6 9. Bb3 Nf6 10. Qd2 b5 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Rc8 13. c3 Rb8 14. Nxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxc6+ Kf8 16. Bh6 Qc7 17. Bxg7+ Kxg7 18. Bd5 Rhd8 19. Bb3 d5 20. Qe3 dxe4 21. Qxe4 b4 22. cxb4 Rb5 23. O-O Rh5 24. h3 Rxh3 25. Qg4 Qh2+ 26. Kf2 Rd2+ 27. Ke1 Rxg2 28. Bc4 Rxg4 29. fxg4 Re3+ 30. Kd1 Qd6+ 31. Kc2 e6 32. Rf2 Qxb4 33. b3 Qc3+ 34. Kd1 Re1# 0-1

https://lichess.org/UoOeC9neQkma

Interesting opening sacrifice from the KID

https://lichess.org/UoOeC9neQkma Interesting opening sacrifice from the KID

https://lichess.org/v73qv3Ec/black

https://lichess.org/v73qv3Ec/black

Probably not the best game but I enjoyed is as I came back from a mistake in the early stages and had already lost to the same player twice in that arena.

https://lichess.org/lTKYyqW4/black

Probably not the best game but I enjoyed is as I came back from a mistake in the early stages and had already lost to the same player twice in that arena. https://lichess.org/lTKYyqW4/black

the problem is i don't have any instresting games =(

the problem is i don't have any instresting games =(

https://lichess.org/FpPhCqHp/white

One of my best games against a 1900!

https://lichess.org/FpPhCqHp/white One of my best games against a 1900!

https://lichess.org/lAeqgHhtr90w

https://lichess.org/lAeqgHhtr90w

https://lichess.org/ABsEjP6PQcnj

https://lichess.org/ABsEjP6PQcnj

[Event "Yashmit- Oct-Dec 2025: Yashmit Rastogi-James Joseph Fallon 1-0 Round 3"]
[Date "2026.01.08"]
[Result "*"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[ECO "C50"]
[Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo"]
[StudyName "Yashmit- Oct-Dec 2025"]
[ChapterName "Yashmit Rastogi-James Joseph Fallon 1-0 Round 3"]
Check out the game in the link below vv
[ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/7zT7Nyj6/pL7MTUnd"]
[Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/a100ratedbot"]
[UTCDate "2026.01.08"]
[UTCTime "00:15:42"]

  1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. a3 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 d6 10. h3 Re8 11. Qd3 a6 12. O-O Ba7 13. Re1 b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Bxf7 Rf8 19. Qxh6+ Nh7 20. Bg6 Qe7 21. Ng5 Bxd4 22. Nce4 Na5 23. Nxh7 Kg8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Rf1 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rf6 27. Bd5+ Rf7 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxa6 Nb3 30. Rad1 Nc5 31. Qc6 Kg7 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. Qxc5 Qd7 34. Rd1 d3 35. Qc3+ Kf7 36. Qxd3 Qe6 37. Qd7+ { And he resigned } *

This was a live USCF tournament game

[Event "Yashmit- Oct-Dec 2025: Yashmit Rastogi-James Joseph Fallon 1-0 Round 3"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Result "*"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo"] [StudyName "Yashmit- Oct-Dec 2025"] [ChapterName "Yashmit Rastogi-James Joseph Fallon 1-0 Round 3"] Check out the game in the link below vv [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/7zT7Nyj6/pL7MTUnd"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/a100ratedbot"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "00:15:42"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. d3 h6 5. a3 Nf6 6. c3 O-O 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 9. Nc3 d6 10. h3 Re8 11. Qd3 a6 12. O-O Ba7 13. Re1 b5 14. Ba2 Bb7 15. e5 dxe5 16. Bxh6 gxh6 17. Qg6+ Kh8 18. Bxf7 Rf8 19. Qxh6+ Nh7 20. Bg6 Qe7 21. Ng5 Bxd4 22. Nce4 Na5 23. Nxh7 Kg8 24. Nxf8 Rxf8 25. Rf1 Bxe4 26. Bxe4 Rf6 27. Bd5+ Rf7 28. Bxf7+ Qxf7 29. Qxa6 Nb3 30. Rad1 Nc5 31. Qc6 Kg7 32. Rxd4 exd4 33. Qxc5 Qd7 34. Rd1 d3 35. Qc3+ Kf7 36. Qxd3 Qe6 37. Qd7+ { And he resigned } * This was a live USCF tournament game

https://lichess.org/Nj0y82Jl

https://lichess.org/Nj0y82Jl