[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2kfl2RCz"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "sky_above"] [Black "Apeiron77"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2kfl2RCz"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "10:12:40"] [WhiteElo "786"] [BlackElo "731"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch 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. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation } 4... Nxe4?? { (0.06 → 2.57) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5) 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.59] } 5... d5 { [%eval 2.53] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 2.3] } 6... Nxd4? { (2.30 → 4.46) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (6... e4 7. Ne5 Nxe5 8. dxe5 c6 9. Be2 Qc7 10. Bf4 Be6 11. Qd4) 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.78] } 7... f6?! { (3.78 → 5.44) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (7... c5 8. Nf3 Bg4 9. Be2 Nxe2 10. Qxe2+ Be7 11. h3 Be6 12. O-O d4 13. Ne4) 8. Nd3?! { (5.44 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (8. Qxd4 fxe5 9. Qxd5 Bf5 10. Qxb7 a6 11. Bd3 Rb8 12. Qc6+ Qd7 13. Qxd7+ Bxd7) 8... Bd6 { [%eval 4.2] } 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 3.88] } 9... c6 { [%eval 4.16] } 10. Qe2+?? { (4.16 → -4.92) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (10. Ne3 Qe7 11. c3 Nf5 12. Qe2 Nxe3 13. Qxe3 Be6 14. Nf4 Bxf4 15. Qxf4 O-O-O) 10... Kf7?? { (-4.92 → -0.94) Blunder. Nxe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (10... Nxe2 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bxe2 O-O 13. Be3 Be6 14. O-O-O Bxa2 15. Bf3 Bd5 16. Rhe1) 11. Qe4?? { (-0.94 → -5.50) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.5] } (11. Qd1 cxd5) 11... Qa5+?? { (-5.50 → 0.18) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (11... Re8 12. Qxe8+ Qxe8+ 13. Be3 Nxc2+ 14. Kd2 cxd5 15. Kxc2 Bf5 16. Rc1 d4 17. Bxd4) 12. c3?? { (0.18 → -2.33) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (12. Bd2 Qxd5) 12... cxd5?? { (-2.33 → 3.50) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (12... Re8 13. Qxe8+ Kxe8 14. Ne3 Nf5 15. Be2 Kf8 16. O-O Qc7 17. g3 Be6 18. Nxf5) 13. Qxd4 { [%eval 3.43] } 13... Bf5 { [%eval 3.41] } 14. f4? { (3.41 → 1.45) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (14. Be3 Rhe8 15. Nf4 Be4 16. Ne2 f5 17. Qd2 d4 18. Nxd4 f4 19. Bc4+ Kg6) 14... Qa6?? { (1.45 → 3.89) Blunder. Rhe8+ was best. } { [%eval 3.89] } (14... Rhe8+ 15. Kd1) 15. g3? { (3.89 → 2.39) Mistake. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (15. Nb4 Rhe8+ 16. Kf2 Qb6 17. Qxb6 axb6 18. Bd3 Bc5+ 19. Kf3 Be4+ 20. Bxe4 dxe4+) 15... Rae8+ { [%eval 2.95] } 16. Be3 { [%eval 2.92] } 16... g5?! { (2.92 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (16... Qc6 17. O-O-O Re4 18. Qxa7 Ra4 19. Qb6 Re8 20. Bg2 Rxa2 21. Qd4 Be4 22. Bxe4) 17. O-O-O { [%eval 3.75] } 17... Qxa2 { [%eval 4.19] } 18. Qxd5+?? { (4.19 → -4.49) Blunder. fxg5 was best. } { [%eval -4.49] } (18. fxg5 Rhf8 19. Bg2 Re4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nb4 Bxb4 22. Qxb4 Rc8 23. Rhf1 Rc4) 18... Re6?? { (-4.49 → 7.46) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 7.46] } (18... Qxd5 19. Ne5+ Rxe5 20. Rxd5 Rxd5 21. Bc4 Be6 22. Bxd5 Bxd5 23. Rd1 Ke6 24. fxg5) 19. Qxa2 { [%eval 7.36] } 19... gxf4 { [%eval 7.25] } 20. gxf4 { [%eval 7.68] } 20... Ke7 { [%eval 8.22] } 21. Bd4 { [%eval 7.84] } 21... Re4 { [%eval 8.75] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 7.25] } 22... Be6? { (7.25 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe1+ was best. } { [%eval #10] } (22... Rxe1+ 23. Kd2 Re4 24. Rg1 Rxd4 25. Rg7+ Kd8 26. cxd4 Re8 27. Qxa7 Bd7 28. Qa8+) 23. Rxe4 { [%eval #9] } 23... Bxf4+ { [%eval #5] } 24. Kb1 { [%eval #9] } 24... Bg5 { [%eval #4] } 25. Qxe6+ { [%eval #3] } 25... Kf8 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qc8+ { [%eval #5] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval #5] } 27. Re7+ { [%eval #4] } 27... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 28. Qxh8 { [%eval #3] } 28... f5 { [%eval #1] } 29. Ne5+ { [%eval #3] } 29... Kh5 { [%eval #3] } 30. Qxh7+ { [%eval #2] } 30... Bh6 { [%eval #2] } 31. Be2+ { [%eval #2] } 31... Kg5 { [%eval #2] } 32. Be3+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qxh6+ { [%eval #2] } 33... Kxe7 { [%eval #2] } 34. Qg5+ { [%eval #3] } 34... Ke6 { [%eval #3] } 35. Bc4+ { [%eval #2] } 35... Kxe5 { [%eval #1] } 36. Bd4+ { [%eval #3] } 36... Ke4 { [%eval #1] } 37. Re1+ { [%eval #1] } 37... Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 38. Qh5+ { [%eval #1] } 38... Kf4 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qh4+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qh3+ { [%eval #1] } 40... Kf4 { [%eval #1] } 41. Qh4+ { [%eval #1] } 41... Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 42. Bd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0