[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2jQPxNiP"] [Date "2026.01.19"] [Round "-"] [White "karthikvajrapu25"] [Black "Merlinara"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2jQPxNiP"] [UTCDate "2026.01.19"] [UTCTime "13:57:45"] [WhiteElo "1221"] [BlackElo "1289"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+136"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... d6?! { (0.00 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1) 5. Ng5 { [%eval 0.93] } 5... Bg4?! { (0.93 → 2.03) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (5... d5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Ba4 h6 10. Nf3) 6. Bxf7+ { [%eval 1.96] } 6... Kd7 { [%eval 1.92] } 7. Be6+?? { (1.92 → -2.20) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -2.2] } (7. f3 Bh5 8. O-O h6 9. Bxh5 hxg5 10. Bg6 Kc8 11. Nd5 Nd4) 7... Ke7?? { (-2.20 → 5.51) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 5.51] } (7... Bxe6 8. Nxe6 Kxe6 9. O-O Kd7 10. b4 Qe8 11. Nd5 Kc8 12. b5) 8. Nd5+?! { (5.51 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (8. Bxg4 Nxg4 9. Qxg4 Nd4 10. Qd1 Ke8 11. d3 Be7 12. Nf3 Rf8 13. Nxd4 exd4) 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 3.52] } 9. Qxg4?! { (3.52 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (9. Bxg4 Nf6 10. Ne6 Qb8 11. Bh3 Nd8 12. Nxd8 Qxd8 13. O-O g6 14. d4 Ke8) 9... Nd4? { (2.60 → 5.20) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (9... Nf6 10. Qh3 Qe8 11. c3 Qh5 12. Qxh5 Nxh5 13. Bb3 a5 14. a4 Nf4 15. g3) 10. O-O?? { (5.20 → 1.59) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (10. exd5 Qe8 11. Nf3 Nxf3+ 12. Qxf3 g5 13. d4 Bh6 14. Bh3) 10... Nf4 { [%eval 1.76] } 11. g3?? { (1.76 → -2.66) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval -2.66] } (11. Nf7) 11... Nfe2+?? { (-2.66 → 3.08) Blunder. Nfxe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (11... Nfxe6 12. c3 h5 13. Qd1 Nxg5 14. cxd4 Nf7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Qb3 Rh6 17. d4) 12. Kh1 { [%eval 2.76] } 12... h6? { (2.76 → 4.59) Mistake. h5 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (12... h5 13. Qh3 g6 14. f4 exf4 15. c3 Bh6 16. Nf7 Nxe6 17. Nxd8 Raxd8 18. Qg2) 13. Nf7 { [%eval 4.26] } 13... Qe8 { [%eval 4.68] } 14. Nxh8 { [%eval 4.65] } 14... Nxe6 { [%eval 4.49] } 15. Ng6+ { [%eval 4.66] } 15... Kd7 { [%eval 5.1] } 16. Nxf8+ { [%eval 5.09] } 16... Qxf8 { [%eval 5.15] } 17. Qxe2 { [%eval 5.04] } 17... Nd4 { [%eval 5.47] } 18. Qg4+ { [%eval 5.54] } 18... Kc6 { [%eval 5.64] } 19. f4 { [%eval 5.46] } 19... Nxc2 { [%eval 6.05] } 20. Rb1 { [%eval 5.86] } 20... Qe7 { [%eval 5.95] } 21. d3 { [%eval 5.93] } 21... Ne3 { [%eval 7.73] } 22. Bxe3 { [%eval 7.92] } 22... exf4 { [%eval 8.52] } 23. Rbc1+ { [%eval 8.43] } 23... Kb5 { [%eval 8.32] } 24. a4+ { [%eval 8.31] } 24... Kxa4? { (8.31 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (24... Ka6 25. Qxf4 b6 26. b4 Kb7 27. Rf2 Qd7 28. Kg1 Qxa4 29. e5 dxe5) 25. Qd1+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Kb5 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qb3+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Ka5 { [%eval #1] } 27. Ra1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0