[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/809IqiCw"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Poths77"] [Black "yeleazar"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "809IqiCw"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "19:38:52"] [WhiteElo "1301"] [BlackElo "1242"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+29"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+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 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation } 4... Nb4?? { (0.06 → 3.52) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5) 5. Nxe5? { (3.52 → 1.90) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (5. dxe5 Ng8 6. Bc4 d6 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. exd6 Qxd6) 5... c5? { (1.90 → 3.94) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (5... d6 6. Nd3 Nxd3+ 7. Bxd3 Be7 8. O-O O-O 9. Kh1 d5 10. e5) 6. Bc4 { [%eval 3.95] } 6... cxd4 { [%eval 4.01] } 7. Nxf7 { [%eval 3.87] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 4.4] } 8. Qe2?? { (4.40 → 2.00) Blunder. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (8. Nb5 Qc5 9. a3 d5 10. axb4 Qb6 11. exd5 Bxb4+ 12. c3 dxc3 13. O-O Kxf7) 8... dxc3?! { (2.00 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. Nxc2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (8... Nxc2+ 9. Kf1) 9. Nxh8?! { (2.94 → 2.05) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.05] } (9. O-O Nc6 10. Nxh8 Ne5 11. Bd5 Bc5 12. b4 Bd4 13. Bg5 d6 14. Kh1 a5) 9... Ng4? { (2.05 → 4.30) Mistake. Nxc2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.3] } (9... Nxc2+ 10. Kf1 Nd4 11. Bf7+ Kd8 12. Qd3 b6 13. Bc4 Nc6 14. Nf7+ Ke8 15. e5) 10. Bf7+ { [%eval 3.92] } 10... Kd8 { [%eval 4.43] } 11. Bg5+ { [%eval 4.32] } 11... Be7 { [%eval 4.12] } 12. Bxe7+ { [%eval 4.33] } 12... Kxe7 { [%eval 4.16] } 13. bxc3?? { (4.16 → -3.71) Blunder. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.71] } (13. Qxg4) 13... Qc5?? { (-3.71 → 4.91) Blunder. Qxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (13... Qxc3+) 14. cxb4?? { (4.91 → 0.06) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (14. O-O d5 15. cxb4 Qc7 16. e5 d4 17. h3 Qxe5 18. Qxe5+ Nxe5 19. Rae1) 14... Qc6?? { (0.06 → 7.03) Blunder. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval 7.03] } (14... Qc3+ 15. Qd2) 15. Qxg4 { [%eval 7.2] } 15... d6 { [%eval 8.94] } 16. Qe6+?? { (8.94 → -4.18) Blunder. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.18] } (16. Qg5+ Kd7 17. O-O Qc3 18. Bd5 h6 19. Qh4 Kc7 20. Nf7 Bd7 21. Rad1 Rf8) 16... Bxe6 { [%eval -4.13] } 17. Bxe6 { [%eval -5.07] } 17... Kxe6?! { (-5.07 → -3.77) Inaccuracy. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (17... Qc3+ 18. Ke2 Qxc2+ 19. Ke3 Qc3+ 20. Ke2 Qb2+ 21. Ke3 Kxe6 22. Rhc1 Rxh8 23. Rab1) 18. O-O { [%eval -4.08] } 18... Rxh8 { [%eval -4.05] } 19. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.29] } 19... Qxc2 { [%eval -4.2] } 20. a3 { [%eval -4.37] } 20... Qa4 { [%eval -4.15] } 21. f3 { [%eval -4.38] } 21... Rc8 { [%eval -4.27] } 22. Kf2 { [%eval -4.87] } 22... Qb3 { [%eval -5.03] } 23. Kg3 { [%eval -6.31] } 23... h5 { [%eval -5.25] } 24. Kf4?! { (-5.25 → -8.46) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -8.46] } (24. Rad1 Qb2 25. Rd5 Rc2 26. Rg1 Rd2 27. Rxh5 Qd4 28. Rf1 Qe3 29. h3 g6) 24... Rf8+?! { (-8.46 → -5.85) Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.85] } (24... Qb2 25. Rac1 Rxc1 26. Rxc1 Qxc1+ 27. Kg3 Qg1 28. h4 d5 29. b5 Kd6 30. Kf4) 25. Kg5?? { (-5.85 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (25. Kg3 g5 26. Rf1 g4 27. Rae1 Qc3 28. Re2 Rg8 29. Kf2 gxf3 30. gxf3 h4) 25... Qb2 { [%eval #-4] } 26. Kg6 { [%eval #-2] } 26... Qf6+ { [%eval #-2] } 27. Kxh5 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Rh8+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Kg4 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Rh4+? { (Mate in 1 → -8.09) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh4# was best. } { [%eval -8.09] } (28... Qh4#) 29. Kg3 { [%eval -7.46] } 29... d5? { (-7.46 → -3.92) Mistake. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (29... Qg5+ 30. Kf2 Rxh2 31. Rg1 Qd2+ 32. Kf1 g5 33. Re1 g4 34. Re2 Qd3 35. f4) 30. e5? { (-3.92 → -6.45) Mistake. exd5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.45] } (30. exd5+ Kd7 31. h3 Rc4 32. Kh2 Rc2 33. Kh1 Qg5 34. Rg1 Qe5 35. Rae1 Re2) 30... Qg6+?? { (-6.45 → -1.47) Blunder. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.47] } (30... Qg5+ 31. Kf2 Rxh2 32. Rg1 Qd2+ 33. Kf1 Rh5 34. Re1 Rxe5 35. Rxe5+ Kxe5 36. g3) 31. Kf2?? { (-1.47 → -7.93) Blunder. Kxh4 was best. } { [%eval -7.93] } (31. Kxh4 Qxg2 32. Rg1 Qxh2+ 33. Kg5 Qxe5+ 34. Kg4 Qh2 35. f4 d4 36. Rae1+ Kf6) 31... Rxh2 { [%eval -7.49] } 32. Rec1? { (-7.49 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (32. Rg1 Qc2+ 33. Kg3 Rh6 34. Raf1 Qe2 35. Kg4 Rg6+ 36. Kh3 d4 37. b5 d3) 32... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-6] } 33. Ke3 { [%eval #-6] } 33... Kxe5 { [%eval #-5] } 34. f4+ { [%eval #-4] } 34... Kf5 { [%eval #-6] } 35. Rf1 { [%eval #-3] } 35... Qg3+ { [%eval #-6] } 36. Rf3 { [%eval #-6] } 36... Qg6 { [%eval #-13] } 37. Rd1 { [%eval #-4] } 37... Qe6+ { [%eval #-4] } 38. Kd4 { [%eval #-4] } 38... Qe2 { [%eval #-7] } 39. Rdd3 { [%eval #-7] } 39... Qe4+ { [%eval #-6] } 40. Kc3 { [%eval #-1] } 40... d4+ { [%eval #-6] } 41. Kc4 { [%eval #-6] } 41... Rc2+ { [%eval #-12] } 42. Kb3 { [%eval #-12] } 42... Rc6 { [%eval #-11] } 43. b5 { [%eval #-7] } 43... Rc1?! { (Mate in 7 → -13.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval -13.21] } (43... Qe6+ 44. Kb2 Qe2+ 45. Kb1 Rc2 46. Rf2 Qxf2 47. a4 Rb2+ 48. Ka1 Ra2+ 49. Kb1) 44. Kb4?! { (-13.21 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (44. Kb2 Rg1 45. a4 Qe2+ 46. Ka3 Ra1+ 47. Kb4 Rb1+ 48. Kc5 Rc1+ 49. Rc3 Rxc3+) 44... Rb1+ { [%eval #-14] } 45. Ka4 { [%eval #-7] } 45... b6 { [%eval #-6] } 46. Rb3 { [%eval #-5] } 46... Rxb3 { [%eval #-6] } 47. Rxb3 { [%eval #-4] } 47... Qxf4?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.87) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -10.87] } (47... Qc2 48. Kb4 a6 49. bxa6 Qc5+ 50. Ka4 Qa5#) 48. Rh3?! { (-10.87 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval #-10] } (48. Rd3 Qe4 49. Rd2 Qe3 50. Rh2 d3 51. Kb3 Qe6+ 52. Kc3 Qe5+ 53. Kxd3 Qxh2) 48... Qe4?! { (Mate in 10 → -13.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval -13.49] } (48... Qf1 49. Rh5+ Ke4 50. Rc5 bxc5 51. Ka5 d3 52. b6 axb6+ 53. Kxb6 d2 54. Kxc5) 49. Rh5+?! { (-13.49 → Mate in 24) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb4 was best. } { [%eval #-24] } (49. Kb4 Qe1+ 50. Kb3 Qb1+ 51. Ka4 Qf1 52. Rh5+ Ke4 53. Rh4+ Ke3 54. Kb4 Qe1+) 49... Kf4 { [%eval -63.16] } 50. Rh4+ { [%eval -21.92] } 50... Ke3 { [%eval -12.23] } 51. Rxe4+?! { (-12.23 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval #-13] } (51. Rh3+ Kf4 52. Rh2 d3+ 53. Kb3 g5 54. Kc3 Qe1+ 55. Rd2 Ke3 56. Kc4 Qxd2) 51... Kxe4 { [%eval #-12] } 52. Kb3 { [%eval #-13] } 52... d3 { [%eval #-12] } 53. Kc3 { [%eval #-10] } 53... g5 { [%eval #-9] } 54. Kd2 { [%eval #-9] } 54... g4 { [%eval #-8] } 55. Ke1 { [%eval #-8] } 55... g3 { [%eval #-7] } 56. Kf1 { [%eval #-6] } 56... d2 { [%eval #-7] } 57. Ke2 { [%eval #-7] } 57... g2 { [%eval #-6] } 58. Kxd2 { [%eval #-6] } 58... g1=Q { [%eval #-5] } 59. Kc3 { [%eval #-5] } 59... Qd4+ { [%eval #-5] } 60. Kb3 { [%eval #-4] } 60... Kd3 { [%eval #-3] } 61. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 61... a5 { [%eval #-3] } 62. Kb3 { [%eval #-3] } 62... a4+ { [%eval #-3] } 63. Ka2 { [%eval #-3] } 63... Qd5+ { [%eval #-3] } 64. Kb2 { [%eval #-3] } 64... Qxb5+ { [%eval #-2] } 65. Ka2 { [%eval #-2] } 65... Qd5+ { [%eval #-3] } 66. Kb2 { [%eval #-3] } 66... b5 { [%eval #-3] } 67. Ka1 { [%eval #-3] } 67... Kc2?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (67... Kc3 68. Kb1 Qd2 69. Ka1 Qb2#) 1/2-1/2