[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0XaZR4MZ"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Valerchik1950"] [Black "kushagra43"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "0XaZR4MZ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.29"] [UTCTime "15:07:24"] [WhiteElo "1526"] [BlackElo "1523"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-16"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.51] } { C50 Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.15] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.34] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.1] } 6... b5 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. Ba2 { [%eval 0.17] } 7... Bb7 { [%eval 0.5] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.62] } 8... b4? { (0.62 → 1.93) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (8... Bc5) 9. Bd2?! { (1.93 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. axb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (9. axb4 Nxb4 10. Bb3 Nc6 11. Ba4 Bd6 12. Nbd2 O-O 13. Nc4 Re8 14. Bd2 Nh7) 9... a5 { [%eval 0.96] } 10. Bc3?? { (0.96 → -3.86) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (10. c3 Bd6 11. Nh4 Nxe4 12. Qh5 Ng5 13. Ng6 Rh7 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Bxf4) 10... bxc3 { [%eval -3.66] } 11. Nxc3 { [%eval -3.76] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval -3.65] } 12. Nb5 { [%eval -3.64] } 12... O-O { [%eval -3.82] } 13. Nxd6 { [%eval -3.82] } 13... cxd6 { [%eval -3.91] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -3.92] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval -3.42] } 15. Nxd4 { [%eval -3.41] } 15... exd4 { [%eval -3.44] } 16. e5 { [%eval -4.23] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval -4.4] } 17. Rxe5 { [%eval -4.45] } 17... d6 { [%eval -4.25] } 18. Re2 { [%eval -4.75] } 18... Nh5 { [%eval -4.57] } 19. Re1 { [%eval -5.37] } 19... Nf4 { [%eval -5.25] } 20. Qg4 { [%eval -5.41] } 20... Nxg2 { [%eval -5.28] } 21. Red1 { [%eval -6.17] } 21... Nh4 { [%eval -5.74] } 22. c3?! { (-5.74 → -8.55) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -8.55] } (22. f4 Nf3+ 23. Kf2 Qf6 24. Rg1 Rae8 25. b4 Kh8 26. bxa5 Ng5 27. a6 Bc8) 22... Nf3+ { [%eval -8.13] } 23. Kf1 { [%eval -9.47] } 23... Nh2+ { [%eval -9.41] } 24. Kg1? { (-9.41 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (24. Ke2 Nxg4 25. Kd2 dxc3+ 26. bxc3 Qg5+ 27. Kc2 Rae8 28. Rd2 Nf6 29. f4 Qc5) 24... Nxg4 { [%eval -10.09] } 25. hxg4?! { (-10.09 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (25. Rd2 Ne5 26. Kf1 Qh4 27. Ke1 Rae8 28. Kd1 dxc3 29. bxc3 Bf3+ 30. Kc2) 25... Qh4 { [%eval #-5] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval #-5] } 26... Rfe8 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1