[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7zZdmEyf"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "JoeLovesChess"] [Black "DCP_E"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "7zZdmEyf"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "15:35:05"] [WhiteElo "1260"] [BlackElo "1257"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 3. Nf3 { [%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... d6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Nd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.03] } 7... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Nb5 { [%eval -0.26] } 8... Bc5?! { (-0.26 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (8... Bb6 9. a4 a5 10. d3 c6 11. Nc3 O-O 12. h3 h6 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. fxe3) 9. Qf3?! { (0.33 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (9. d4 Bb6 10. dxe5 dxe5 11. a4 a6 12. Nc3 O-O 13. Bg5 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5) 9... O-O { [%eval -0.22] } 10. d3?! { (-0.22 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (10. Nc3 c6 11. a4 a5 12. d3 h6 13. h3 Be6 14. Ba2 Re8 15. Ne2 d5) 10... Bg4 { [%eval -1.38] } 11. Qg3 { [%eval -1.36] } 11... Be2 { [%eval -1.32] } 12. Re1 { [%eval -1.45] } 12... Bh5?? { (-1.45 → 0.25) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (12... Nxe4 13. dxe4 Bxc4 14. Nc3 Be6 15. Be3 Bxe3 16. Qxe3 f6 17. Rad1 Rf7 18. h3) 13. d4?! { (0.25 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (13. Nc3 c6 14. Bg5 a5 15. Nd1 Bg6 16. Ne3 Nh5 17. Bxd8 Nxg3 18. Bxa5 Nxe4) 13... exd4 { [%eval -0.36] } 14. Bd3? { (-0.36 → -1.70) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (14. b4 Bb6 15. Bb2 Bg6 16. Nxd4 Bxe4 17. Bd3 Bxd3 18. Qxd3 Ng4 19. Qg3 Qd7) 14... Ng4?? { (-1.70 → 0.35) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (14... a6 15. Bg5 Bg6 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. f4 axb5 18. f5 Qe7 19. Kh1 Qe5 20. Qxe5) 15. e5?? { (0.35 → -1.46) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (15. b4 Bb6 16. Bb2 a6 17. Nxd4 Qf6 18. h3 Bxd4 19. Bxd4 Qxd4 20. hxg4 Bg6) 15... Re8? { (-1.46 → -0.01) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (15... a6 16. Be2 f5 17. h3 d3 18. hxg4 fxg4 19. Be3 Bxe3 20. Qxe3 dxe2 21. Nc3) 16. Qh3? { (-0.01 → -1.46) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Be2 Qd7 18. Bxg4 Bxg4 19. exd6 cxd6 20. b4 Qxb5 21. bxc5 Rxe1+) 16... g6 { [%eval -1.15] } 17. f3? { (-1.15 → -2.97) Mistake. e6 was best. } { [%eval -2.97] } (17. e6 a6 18. f3 Ne5 19. exf7+ Nxf7 20. Rxe8+ Qxe8 21. g4 Bxg4 22. Qxg4 Qe1+) 17... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.89] } 18. g4?! { (-2.89 → -3.86) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (18. Bh6 a6 19. g4 Bxg4 20. fxg4 axb5 21. b4 Bb6 22. Bxb5 c6 23. Bd3 Qd7) 18... Nxd3?! { (-3.86 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (18... Nxf3+ 19. Qxf3 Rxe1+ 20. Kg2 c6 21. b4 Rxc1 22. Rxc1 cxb5 23. bxc5 Qg5 24. Rf1) 19. cxd3?? { (-3.06 → -7.32) Blunder. Rxe8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.32] } (19. Rxe8+ Qxe8 20. Nxc7 Nf2 21. Qg2 Qe5 22. Kxf2 d3+ 23. Kf1 Bxg4 24. fxg4 Qf6+) 19... Rxe1+ { [%eval -7.22] } 20. Kg2 { [%eval -6.94] } 20... Re2+ { [%eval -5.98] } 21. Kg3 { [%eval -6.0] } 21... Bxg4 { [%eval -5.96] } 22. Qxg4 { [%eval -6.29] } 22... a6 { [%eval -5.82] } 23. Bh6 { [%eval -6.68] } 23... axb5 { [%eval -6.39] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval -7.41] } 24... d5 { [%eval -7.36] } 25. Qf4 { [%eval -9.32] } 25... Bd6 { [%eval -9.23] } 26. Qxd6 { [%eval -9.6] } 26... Qxd6+ { [%eval -10.14] } 27. Kg4?! { (-10.14 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (27. Bf4 Qe7 28. Rf2 Re8 29. Rf1 g5 30. Bc1 f5 31. Rf2 Rxf2 32. Bxg5 Qxg5+) 27... Rg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Kh3 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Qxh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1