[Event "Sahara Сhess Anniversary"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0lKwaC0j"] [Date "2026.01.26"] [Round "-"] [White "paras40"] [Black "azaan15"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "0lKwaC0j"] [UTCDate "2026.01.26"] [UTCTime "16:09:08"] [WhiteElo "1862"] [BlackElo "2200"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+90"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense } 6. Bxd5?! { (0.00 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. c3 Kh8) 6... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.15] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval -1.31] } 7... Qd6 { [%eval -1.13] } 8. d3 { [%eval -1.62] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval -1.56] } 9. Ne4 { [%eval -2.13] } 9... Qg6 { [%eval -2.06] } 10. h3 { [%eval -2.7] } 10... Bxf3 { [%eval -2.56] } 11. Qxf3?! { (-2.56 → -3.96) Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (11. gxf3 Be7 12. Kf1 f5 13. Ng3 O-O-O 14. h4 Rhe8 15. Bd2 Qf7 16. Bc3 g6) 11... h6?? { (-3.96 → -0.22) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (11... Nd4 12. Qd1 Qxg2 13. Rf1 Nf3+ 14. Ke2 Qxh3 15. Rh1 Nd4+ 16. Kd2 Qd7 17. c3) 12. Be3 { [%eval -0.48] } 12... f5 { [%eval -0.5] } 13. Nc5?? { (-0.50 → -3.98) Blunder. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.98] } (13. Nc3 Bb4) 13... O-O-O?? { (-3.98 → -1.51) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (13... f4 14. Qd5 Rd8 15. Qe6+ Qxe6 16. Nxe6 fxe3 17. Nxd8 exf2+ 18. Kxf2 Kxd8 19. c3) 14. g4?? { (-1.51 → -4.56) Blunder. g3 was best. } { [%eval -4.56] } (14. g3 Qf7 15. O-O-O Bxc5 16. Bxc5 Qxa2 17. Qxf5+ Kb8 18. Ba3 Rd4 19. Rhe1 Ra4) 14... Bxc5?? { (-4.56 → -0.43) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (14... f4 15. Qe4 Qe8 16. Nxb7 Kxb7 17. O-O Qd7 18. Bxa7 h5 19. Rfb1 Qd5 20. Qa4) 15. Bxc5 { [%eval -0.46] } 15... e4 { [%eval -0.26] } 16. gxf5?? { (-0.26 → -2.72) Blunder. Qxf5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.72] } (16. Qxf5+) 16... Qf6?? { (-2.72 → -0.67) Blunder. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (16... Qf7 17. dxe4 Qc4 18. Qe3 b6 19. b3 Qxc5 20. Qxc5 bxc5 21. Rd1 Nd4 22. c3) 17. dxe4 { [%eval -0.7] } 17... Qxb2 { [%eval -0.66] } 18. O-O { [%eval -0.65] } 18... Qe5?! { (-0.65 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. Rhe8 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (18... Rhe8) 19. Be3? { (0.12 → -1.13) Mistake. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (19. Qe3) 19... Rhe8?! { (-1.13 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Rde8 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (19... Rde8 20. Rae1 Qxe4 21. Qg4 h5 22. Qxe4 Rxe4 23. Kh1 Rhe8 24. c3 R8e5 25. Rg1) 20. Qg3?? { (-0.28 → -2.34) Blunder. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -2.34] } (20. Rad1 Qxe4) 20... Qxg3+?? { (-2.34 → -0.19) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (20... Qxe4 21. Rfd1 Rxd1+ 22. Rxd1 Qxc2 23. Ra1 Qxf5 24. Qxg7 Qd5 25. Qg4+ Kb8 26. Rd1) 21. fxg3 { [%eval -0.09] } 21... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.09] } 22. Bf4? { (-0.09 → -1.37) Mistake. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (22. Rae1) 22... Rf8?! { (-1.37 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (22... Nd4) 23. g4 { [%eval -0.29] } 23... h5 { [%eval -0.08] } 24. Rae1 { [%eval -0.1] } 24... Rc4 { [%eval -0.11] } 25. Re2 { [%eval -0.09] } 25... hxg4 { [%eval -0.14] } 26. hxg4 { [%eval -0.27] } 26... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Ref2? { (0.00 → -1.43) Mistake. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (27. Rg2 gxf5 28. Bh6 Rg8 29. gxf5 Rxg2+ 30. Kxg2 Rxc2+ 31. Kg3 Rxa2 32. f6 Nd8) 27... gxf5 { [%eval -1.37] } 28. gxf5?? { (-1.37 → -3.68) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (28. g5) 28... Ne7?? { (-3.68 → -1.12) Blunder. Rxf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (28... Rxf5 29. Bg3 Rxf2 30. Rxf2 b6 31. Kf1 Kb7 32. Ke1 Nb4 33. Rf4 Nxc2+ 34. Kd2) 29. Bg5?? { (-1.12 → -4.41) Blunder. Bh2 was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (29. Bh2 Rf7 30. Rf3 Rxc2 31. f6 Nd5 32. Be5 Re2 33. Bd4 Re4 34. Bb2 Kd7) 29... Nxf5?! { (-4.41 → -3.07) Inaccuracy. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval -3.07] } (29... Rg4+ 30. Rg2 Rxg2+ 31. Kxg2 Rg8 32. f6 Rxg5+ 33. Kh3 Ng6 34. f7 Kd7 35. f8=Q) 30. Rxf5?? { (-3.07 → -7.11) Blunder. Rg2 was best. } { [%eval -7.11] } (30. Rg2 Rf7 31. Bc1 b6 32. Bb2 Ra4 33. a3 Kb7 34. Bc1 Rc4 35. Bb2 Re4) 30... Rxf5?? { (-7.11 → -0.04) Blunder. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (30... Rg4+ 31. Kf2 Rxf5+ 32. Ke2 Rg2+ 33. Ke1 Rxf1+ 34. Kxf1 Rxg5 35. Ke2 Rh5 36. Kd3) 31. Rxf5 { [%eval -0.04] } 31... Rxc2 { [%eval -0.1] } 32. a4 { [%eval 0.12] } 32... Kd7 { [%eval 0.14] } 33. Rf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Rf6+ { [%eval -0.07] } 34... Kd5 { [%eval -0.07] } 35. Rf7 { [%eval -0.08] } 35... b6 { [%eval -0.15] } 36. Rxc7?? { (-0.15 → -6.68) Blunder. Bd8 was best. } { [%eval -6.68] } (36. Bd8 Ra2 37. Rxc7 Rxa4 38. Kf2 b5 39. Rc8 b4 40. Ke2 a5 41. Rb8 Ra2+) 36... Rxc7 { [%eval -6.63] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval -7.16] } 37... Kc4 { [%eval -7.12] } 38. Bd8 { [%eval -8.12] } 38... Rc5 { [%eval -7.95] } 39. Ke3 { [%eval -7.29] } 39... Ra5 { [%eval -8.64] } 40. Bc7 { [%eval -8.91] } 40... Rxa4 { [%eval -8.75] } 41. Bb8 { [%eval -8.53] } 41... b5 { [%eval -8.21] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval -11.62] } 42... b4 { [%eval -9.65] } 43. Kc2? { (-9.65 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval #-18] } (43. Kc1 a5 44. Be5 Ra2 45. Bf6 b3 46. Bh8 Rc2+ 47. Kb1 a4 48. Bb2 Rxb2+) 43... b3+ { [%eval -10.57] } 44. Kb2?! { (-10.57 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (44. Kb1 b2 45. Be5 Kb3 46. Bxb2 Rg4 47. Kc1 Rg1+ 48. Kd2 Kxb2 49. Ke3 a5) 44... Ra2+ { [%eval #-8] } 45. Kb1 { [%eval #-7] } 45... a5 { [%eval #-8] } 46. Be5 { [%eval #-8] } 46... Re2 { [%eval #-7] } 47. Bf4 { [%eval #-6] } 47... Kc3 { [%eval #-5] } 48. Bg5 { [%eval #-3] } 48... a4 { [%eval #-6] } 49. Bf6+ { [%eval #-6] } 49... Kd3 { [%eval #-5] } 50. Bg5 { [%eval #-4] } 50... a3 { [%eval #-3] } 51. Bh6 { [%eval #-3] } 51... a2+ { [%eval #-4] } 52. Ka1 { [%eval #-4] } 52... Re1+ { [%eval #-3] } 53. Bc1 { [%eval #-3] } 53... Rxc1+ { [%eval #-2] } 54. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] } { White resigns. } 0-1