[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4OiLNHPS"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "-"] [White "MarkAce"] [Black "Steffus17"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "4OiLNHPS"] [UTCDate "2026.01.02"] [UTCTime "19:09:00"] [WhiteElo "1355"] [BlackElo "1342"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Paris 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... d6 { [%eval 0.36] } { C50 Italian Game: Paris Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.56] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 0.6] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.71] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.61] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.46] } 7... Bd7?! { (0.46 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (7... Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bf4 Be6 10. Rad1 Qc8 11. h3 Rd8 12. Bxe6) 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.63] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 0.73] } 9. e5?! { (0.73 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (9. Nc3 O-O 10. Rad1 h6 11. Bf4 Re8 12. Rfe1 a6 13. a4 Qc8 14. h3 Be6) 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.26] } 10. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.25] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval 0.04] } 12. Qe2?? { (0.04 → -1.98) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.98] } (12. Qd4 Be6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6 gxf6 15. Nd2 Rfd8 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rad1 b5) 12... Re8 { [%eval -1.98] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval -2.03] } 13... Rxe1+ { [%eval -2.14] } 14. Qxe1 { [%eval -1.96] } 14... Bxh2+ { [%eval -2.19] } 15. Kxh2?? { (-2.19 → -5.21) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -5.21] } (15. Kh1 h6 16. Nc3 hxg5 17. Kxh2 Ng4+ 18. Kg1 Qf6 19. Be2 Re8 20. Qf1 Ne5) 15... Ng4+ { [%eval -5.13] } 16. Kg1 { [%eval -4.83] } 16... Qxg5 { [%eval -4.92] } 17. Nd2 { [%eval -4.87] } 17... Qh4?? { (-4.87 → -1.70) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (17... Re8 18. Qd1 Qh4 19. Nf3 Qxf2+ 20. Kh1 Ne3 21. Qe2 Qxe2 22. Bxe2 Nxg2 23. Rd1) 18. Nf3 { [%eval -1.42] } 18... Qd8? { (-1.42 → 0.16) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (18... Qf6 19. Qe4 Qb6 20. Qd4 Qxd4 21. Nxd4 Rd8 22. c3 g5 23. b4 Nf6 24. Rd1) 19. Rd1 { [%eval 0.18] } 19... Nh6?? { (0.18 → 4.79) Blunder. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (19... Qe8 20. Ng5 Nh6 21. Qa5 b6 22. Qd5 Bg4 23. Bb5 Qf8 24. Rd4 Rc8 25. Bc4) 20. Ne5 { [%eval 4.81] } 20... Qh4 { [%eval 5.32] } 21. Rxd7 { [%eval 5.24] } 21... Ng4?! { (5.24 → 7.77) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 7.77] } (21... Re8 22. Qc3 b5 23. Bb3 c5 24. Qxc5 Qe4 25. Nf3 Qf4 26. Rd1 Ng4 27. Qg5) 22. Nf3 { [%eval 6.98] } 22... Qh6 { [%eval 7.38] } 23. Qd1 { [%eval 7.1] } 23... g6 { [%eval 7.69] } 24. Rd8+?! { (7.69 → 4.74) Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.74] } (24. Bxf7+ Kf8 25. Be6 Qf4 26. g3 Qf6 27. Bxg4 Re8 28. Rxh7 Qxb2 29. Rxc7 Qb6) 24... Rxd8 { [%eval 4.67] } 25. Qxd8+ { [%eval 4.65] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval 4.78] } 26. Qd7 { [%eval 4.2] } 26... Qc1+ { [%eval 4.11] } 27. Bf1 { [%eval 4.3] } 27... Qxc2 { [%eval 5.31] } 28. Qxg4 { [%eval 5.16] } 28... Qxb2 { [%eval 5.13] } 29. Ng5 { [%eval 4.95] } 29... Qxa2?! { (4.95 → 7.04) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.04] } (29... Qf6 30. Qg3 h6 31. Ne4 Qd4 32. Qf4 c5 33. Qf3 a6 34. g4 Qe5 35. Ng3) 30. Qd7?! { (7.04 → 4.95) Inaccuracy. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.95] } (30. Qd4+ Kg8 31. Bc4 Qb1+ 32. Kh2 Qf5 33. Nxf7 Qxf7 34. Qd8+ Kg7 35. Bxf7 Kxf7) 30... c5 { [%eval 4.85] } 31. Qxf7+?? { (4.85 → -0.47) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (31. Qh3 Qd5 32. Qxh7+ Kf6 33. Nf3 a5 34. Qh8+ Ke7 35. Qa1 Kf8 36. Qxa5 Qc6) 31... Qxf7 { [%eval -0.57] } 32. Nxf7 { [%eval -0.47] } 32... Kxf7 { [%eval -0.81] } 33. g3?! { (-0.81 → -1.55) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (33. f4 Ke6 34. Bc4+ Kf5 35. g3 a5 36. Bb5 Ke4 37. Kf2 Kd4 38. g4 Ke4) 33... a6?! { (-1.55 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (33... a5 34. Bb5 Ke6 35. Kf1 Kd5 36. Ke1 c4 37. Kd1 Kc5 38. Be8 b5 39. Kc1) 34. f4 { [%eval -0.81] } 34... b5 { [%eval -0.43] } 35. Kf2? { (-0.43 → -1.68) Mistake. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (35. Bh3 a5 36. Bd7 b4 37. Kf2 b3 38. Bb5 Kf6 39. Ke2 g5 40. fxg5+ Kxg5) 35... Kf6? { (-1.68 → -0.33) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (35... Ke7 36. Ke3 Kd6 37. Kd3 c4+ 38. Kc3 a5 39. Bh3 Kd5 40. Bd7 b4+ 41. Kd2) 36. Ke3 { [%eval -0.33] } 36... Kf5 { [%eval -0.27] } 37. Be2?! { (-0.27 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Bh3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (37. Bh3+ Kf6 38. Bc8 a5 39. Bd7 b4 40. Kd3 g5 41. fxg5+ Kxg5 42. Kc4 h6) 37... c4?! { (-0.97 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (37... Ke6 38. Bd3 Kd6 39. g4 c4 40. Bb1 a5 41. f5 gxf5 42. Bxf5 Ke5 43. Bxh7) 38. Kf2?? { (-0.30 → -3.12) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.12] } (38. Bf3 c3 39. Be2 c2 40. g4+ Kf6 41. Kd2 h5 42. Kxc2 hxg4 43. Bxg4 a5) 38... c3?? { (-3.12 → -0.35) Blunder. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (38... Ke4 39. Bf3+ Kd4 40. g4 a5 41. f5 gxf5 42. gxf5 Ke5 43. Bc6 b4 44. Ke3) 39. Ke1?! { (-0.35 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (39. Ke3 Kf6 40. Kd3 b4 41. Ke3 a5 42. Bd1 Ke6 43. Ke4 h5 44. Bb3+ Kf6) 39... b4 { [%eval -1.31] } 40. Kd1?? { (-1.31 → -5.33) Blunder. Bd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.33] } (40. Bd1 Ke4 41. Ke2 a5 42. Bc2+ Kd4 43. g4 Kc4 44. Bd3+ Kb3 45. f5 Ka2) 40... a5 { [%eval -5.31] } 41. Kc2 { [%eval -5.73] } 41... a4 { [%eval -5.07] } 42. Bd3+ { [%eval -6.43] } 42... Kg4 { [%eval -6.16] } 43. Bc4 { [%eval -6.73] } 43... Kxg3 { [%eval -6.81] } 44. f5 { [%eval -6.5] } 44... gxf5 { [%eval -6.29] } 45. Kc1?! { (-6.29 → -8.92) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -8.92] } (45. Bd3 h5 46. Bxf5 h4 47. Bd7 a3 48. Kb3 Kf2 49. Be6 Ke3 50. Kxb4 c2) 45... f4 { [%eval -7.91] } 46. Be2 { [%eval -9.49] } 46... f3 { [%eval -8.3] } 47. Bxf3? { (-8.30 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (47. Bb5 f2 48. Kd1 h5 49. Ke2 f1=Q+ 50. Kxf1 c2 51. Bxa4 c1=Q+ 52. Ke2 Qc3) 47... Kxf3 { [%eval #-5] } 48. Kc2 { [%eval #-5] } 48... Ke3 { [%eval #-6] } 49. Kc1 { [%eval #-6] } 49... Kd3 { [%eval #-6] } 50. Kd1 { [%eval #-6] } 50... b3 { [%eval #-6] } 51. Kc1 { [%eval #-4] } 51... b2+ { [%eval #-5] } 52. Kb1 { [%eval #-5] } 52... a3 { [%eval #-4] } 53. Ka2 { [%eval #-4] } 53... c2 { [%eval #-3] } 54. Kxa3 { [%eval #-3] } 54... c1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 55. Kb3 { [%eval #-3] } 55... Qc3+ { [%eval #-3] } 56. Ka4 { [%eval #-3] } 56... b1=Q?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (56... h6 57. Kb5 b1=Q+ 58. Ka4 Qca1#) 1/2-1/2