[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8B3ejrLq"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "MENMALA"] [Black "Akshay05012007"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8B3ejrLq"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "15:21:04"] [WhiteElo "1267"] [BlackElo "1257"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [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] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... g6? { (0.00 → 1.61) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.61] } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1) 5. Ng5 { [%eval 0.98] } 5... d5 { [%eval 1.35] } 6. exd5 { [%eval 1.35] } 6... Nd4 { [%eval 1.48] } 7. Nxf7?? { (1.48 → -2.31) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval -2.31] } (7. d6 Qxd6 8. Bxf7+ Ke7 9. Bb3 Qa6 10. d3 Nxb3 11. cxb3 Bg4) 7... Kxf7 { [%eval -2.03] } 8. O-O { [%eval -2.33] } 8... Bf5 { [%eval -2.23] } 9. Bd3? { (-2.23 → -4.00) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -4.0] } (9. d3 Kg7 10. a4 Bc5 11. h3 Re8 12. Be3 a6 13. Qd2 Qd6 14. Rae1 c6) 9... e4 { [%eval -3.26] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval -3.34] } 10... b5 { [%eval -2.8] } 11. Bb3?! { (-2.80 → -3.63) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.63] } (11. Nxb5 Nxb5 12. Bxb5 Qxd5 13. Ba4 c5 14. d4 exd3 15. cxd3 Bxd3 16. Bd2 c4) 11... b4 { [%eval -3.6] } 12. Nb5 { [%eval -4.19] } 12... Nxb5 { [%eval -4.05] } 13. d6+ { [%eval -4.48] } 13... Kg7 { [%eval -4.67] } 14. dxc7 { [%eval -4.79] } 14... Qxc7 { [%eval -4.93] } 15. d3 { [%eval -4.91] } 15... exd3 { [%eval -4.89] } 16. cxd3 { [%eval -4.89] } 16... Rd8 { [%eval -4.74] } 17. Qc2 { [%eval -5.28] } 17... Bxd3 { [%eval -4.86] } 18. Qxc7+ { [%eval -4.66] } 18... Be7?? { (-4.66 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (18... Nxc7 19. Rd1 Bc5 20. Bg5 Bf5 21. Rac1 Rxd1+ 22. Bxd1 Bd6 23. g4 Bxg4) 19. Qxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0