[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2qZkA0JF"] [Date "2026.04.19"] [Round "-"] [White "venuthilaga"] [Black "Abhijay1057"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "2qZkA0JF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.19"] [UTCTime "14:06:31"] [WhiteElo "1529"] [BlackElo "1677"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [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 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 6. Bb5 { [%eval -0.26] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.02] } 7. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 7... dxc6 { [%eval 0.13] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.35] } 8... Qd6?? { (-0.35 → 1.41) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (8... Re8 9. Nf3 Nxe4 10. Nxe4 Rxe4 11. d3 Re8 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Rxe8+ Qxe8 14. Bf4) 9. Nd3? { (1.41 → 0.27) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (9. Nc4 Qe7 10. d3 Ng4 11. h3 b5 12. Ne3 Nxe3 13. Bxe3 Bxe3 14. fxe3 Bb7) 9... Re8? { (0.27 → 1.97) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (9... Bd4 10. e5 Bxe5 11. Nxe5 Qxe5 12. Qe1 Qxe1 13. Rxe1 Be6 14. d3 Nd5 15. Bd2) 10. Nxc5 { [%eval 2.06] } 10... Qxc5 { [%eval 2.68] } 11. Re1?? { (2.68 → -0.53) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (11. d3 b6 12. Qf3 Nd7 13. Qg3 Ne5 14. Be3 Qe7 15. f4 Ng4 16. Bd4 c5) 11... Qg5?? { (-0.53 → 2.82) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (11... Bg4 12. d4 Qxc3 13. f3 Qc4 14. fxg4 Nxe4 15. Bf4 Nd6 16. Bg3 Rxe1+ 17. Bxe1) 12. d3 { [%eval 2.69] } 12... Qg6 { [%eval 2.87] } 13. e5? { (2.87 → 1.09) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (13. f4 Qh5 14. f5 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 b5 16. Bf4 c5 17. Rd2 Bd7 18. a3 b4) 13... Bh3 { [%eval 1.64] } 14. g3? { (1.64 → 0.30) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (14. Qf3 Bg4 15. Qg3 Nd5 16. f3 Nxc3 17. fxg4 Nd5 18. Bd2 c5 19. Qf2 Qxg4) 14... Ng4 { [%eval 0.84] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 0.8] } 15... Qh5? { (0.80 → 2.32) Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (15... Qf5 16. d4 g5 17. f3 gxf4 18. fxg4 Bxg4 19. Qd2 Rad8 20. Ne4 Rxe5 21. Nf6+) 16. e6?? { (2.32 → 0.01) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (16. f3 Nxe5 17. g4 Nxg4 18. Rxe8+ Rxe8 19. fxg4 Qc5+ 20. d4 Qb4 21. Qf3 Qxd4+) 16... Bf1?? { (0.01 → 3.92) Blunder. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.92] } (16... fxe6 17. Bxc7 Rf8 18. f4 Rf7 19. Bd6 Rd8 20. Be5 g5 21. Qf3 Qh6 22. Qe2) 17. Kxf1 { [%eval 3.88] } 17... Qh3+ { [%eval 3.84] } 18. Ke2 { [%eval 3.95] } 18... Rxe6+ { [%eval 3.97] } 19. Kd2 { [%eval 3.82] } 19... Qg2? { (3.82 → 6.38) Mistake. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval 6.38] } (19... Nxf2 20. Qf3 Ng4 21. Rxe6 fxe6 22. Qe2 e5 23. Be3 Rf8 24. Ne4 Nxh2 25. Kc3) 20. Rxe6 { [%eval 6.59] } 20... fxe6 { [%eval 6.75] } 21. Kc1? { (6.75 → 3.78) Mistake. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (21. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 22. Qe2 Qxe2+ 23. Kxe2 e5 24. Be3 Rf8 25. Kd2 h5 26. b4 Rf5) 21... Nxf2 { [%eval 3.87] } 22. Qd2?! { (3.87 → 2.97) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (22. Qe2 e5 23. Be3 Qh1+ 24. Nd1 Nxd1 25. Kd2 Qd5 26. Rxd1 Qxa2 27. Qg4 Qxb2) 22... Qg1+?! { (2.97 → 3.90) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.9] } (22... e5 23. Be3 Qh1+ 24. Nd1 Nxd1 25. Qxd1 Qxh2 26. Qg1 Qxg1+ 27. Bxg1 Rf8 28. Kd2) 23. Nd1 { [%eval 3.95] } 23... Rd8?! { (3.95 → 5.95) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 5.95] } (23... Ng4 24. Qe2 e5 25. Bxe5 Nxe5 26. Qxe5 h6 27. b3 Rf8 28. Kb2 Rf1 29. Qe8+) 24. Be3 { [%eval 4.94] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 5.54] } 25. Bxf2 { [%eval 5.49] } 25... Rxf2 { [%eval 6.97] } 26. Qe3?? { (6.97 → 3.04) Blunder. Qxf2 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (26. Qxf2 Qh1 27. Qe2 Qd5 28. c3 Qg5+ 29. Kb1 Qf6 30. h4) 26... Rxc2+?? { (3.04 → 6.69) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 6.69] } (26... Rf1 27. Qxg1 Rxg1 28. Kd2 Rg2+ 29. Ke3 Rxc2 30. Nf2 Rxb2 31. h4 Kf7 32. Ne4) 27. Kxc2 { [%eval 6.64] } 27... Qxh2+ { [%eval 6.61] } 28. Kc1 { [%eval 6.11] } 28... h5 { [%eval 6.74] } 29. Qxe6+ { [%eval 6.74] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 6.71] } 30. Qf5+ { [%eval 6.58] } 30... g6 { [%eval 6.77] } 31. Qf7+ { [%eval 7.07] } 31... Kh6 { [%eval 6.85] } 32. Qxc7 { [%eval 6.61] } 32... h4 { [%eval 6.77] } 33. Qf4+ { [%eval 6.88] } 33... g5 { [%eval 7.17] } 34. Qf6+ { [%eval 7.06] } 34... Kh5? { (7.06 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (34... Kh7 35. Qf7+ Kh6 36. gxh4 Qxh4 37. Qf2 Qb4 38. a4 c5 39. Qf6+ Kh7 40. Qf7+) 35. Qf3+?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.36) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g4+ was best. } { [%eval 6.36] } (35. g4+ Kxg4 36. Ne3+ Kg3 37. Nf1+ Kg2 38. Nxh2 g4 39. Kd2 c5 40. Nxg4 b5) 35... g4 { [%eval 7.79] } 36. Qf5+ { [%eval 7.99] } 36... Kh6 { [%eval 7.81] } 37. gxh4 { [%eval 6.42] } 37... Qxh4 { [%eval 7.6] } 38. Kc2 { [%eval 7.7] } 38... Qh2+ { [%eval 7.36] } 39. Kb3 { [%eval 6.95] } 39... g3 { [%eval 8.37] } 40. Nc3 { [%eval 8.15] } 40... g2 { [%eval 7.26] } 41. Ne2 { [%eval 7.46] } 41... b5 { [%eval 7.26] } 42. Rg1 { [%eval 7.23] } 42... Qh3? { (7.23 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (42... c5 43. Qf4+ Qxf4 44. Nxf4 c4+ 45. Kc3 Kg5 46. Nxg2 cxd3 47. Kd2 Kf6 48. Ne1) 43. Qxh3+ { [%eval #3] } 43... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 44. Rxg2+ { [%eval #3] } 44... Kf6 { [%eval #3] } 45. Qe3 { [%eval #3] } 45... c5 { [%eval #3] } 46. Rf2+ { [%eval #2] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 47. Qg3+ { [%eval #1] } 47... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 48. Rh2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0