[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7xzr93vb"] [Date "2025.03.20"] [White "jianniskar"] [Black "kalidassujith"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "7xzr93vb"] [UTCDate "2025.03.20"] [UTCTime "08:48:46"] [WhiteElo "1271"] [BlackElo "1179"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Bc4 Nf6 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. a3 Ng4 6. d4 Bxd4?? { (0.14 → 3.37) Blunder. exd4 was best. } (6... exd4 7. Nd5 Nce5 8. Nxe5 Nxe5 9. b4 Bd6 10. Be2 c6 11. Nf4) 7. Be3?? { (3.37 → -3.14) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxg4 Nxc2+ 9. Kf1 O-O 10. Bg5 d5 11. Qg3 f6 12. Bh6 Qd7) 7... Bxe3 8. fxe3 Nxe3 9. Qd2? { (-3.12 → -5.16) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } (9. Qe2 Nxc4 10. Qxc4 d6 11. O-O Be6 12. Nd5 O-O 13. Rad1 Rc8 14. Qb3 b6) 9... Nxc4 10. Qd1 Nxb2?! { (-5.70 → -4.40) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } (10... d6 11. Qe2 Nb6 12. O-O Bd7 13. Qf2 f6 14. Nh4 Qe7 15. Kh1 Kd8 16. Nd5) 11. Qc1 Nc4 12. Nd5 d6 13. O-O Be6 14. Ng5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Nd4 16. Nxf7 Qe7 17. Qd1 O-O 18. Rb1 Rxf7 19. c3 Rxf1+ 20. Qxf1 Nd2 21. Qd3 Nxb1 22. Qxb1 Ne2+ 23. Kf1 Nxc3 24. Qxb7?! { (-10.97 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe1 was best. } (24. Qe1 Rf8+ 25. Kg1 Qh4 26. g3 Qd4+ 27. Kg2 Qxd5+ 28. Kg1 Qf3 29. h4 Ne2+) 24... Rf8+ 25. Ke1 Qh4+ 26. Kd2 Qd4+ 27. Kc2 Rf2+ 28. Kb3 Nd1 29. Qc8+ Kf7?? { (Mate in 7 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf8 was best. } (29... Rf8 30. Qxf8+ Kxf8 31. Kc2 Ne3+ 32. Kb3 Qc4+ 33. Kb2 Qc2+ 34. Ka1 Nc4 35. g3) 30. Qe6+ Kf8 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Qe6+ Kf8 33. Qc8+ Ke7 34. Qe6+ Kd8 35. Qg8+ Kd7 36. Qe6+ Kd8 37. Qg8+ Ke7 38. Qe6+ Kf8 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2