[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8Ys7iHHI"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "John_pardon"] [Black "Knight_AK"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8Ys7iHHI"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "05:07:46"] [WhiteElo "851"] [BlackElo "944"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+32"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.54] } 5. a3?! { (0.54 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O) 5... a5?! { (-0.11 → 0.77) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (5... Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Bd3 dxe4 8. Bxe4 Bd6 9. d4 exd4 10. Bxc6+) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.81] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.81] } 7. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.73] } 7... Nxd4?! { (0.73 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (7... Bc5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 Nh7 10. Ne4 Be7 11. Bf4 O-O 12. O-O) 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.51] } 8... b6?? { (1.51 → 3.77) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (8... d6 9. Bf4 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. e5 dxe5 12. Qxe5 Bd6 13. Qd4 Ne8 14. Rhe1) 9. Be3? { (3.77 → 2.26) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (9. e5 Bc5 10. Qf4 Qe7 11. O-O Nh7 12. Nd5 Qd8 13. Nxb6 O-O 14. Nxa8 d5) 9... Bc5 { [%eval 2.05] } 10. Qe5+ { [%eval 1.96] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 2.12] } 11. Qxe7+?! { (2.12 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (11. Qxc7 Bxe3 12. fxe3 Qc5 13. Qxc5 bxc5 14. O-O-O Ba6 15. Bxa6 Rxa6 16. Nd5 Kd8) 11... Bxe7 { [%eval 1.37] } 12. O-O-O?! { (1.37 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (12. e5 Ng4 13. Bf4 Bg5 14. Bg3 h5 15. h4 Bd8 16. O-O-O Nh6 17. Bd5 Rb8) 12... O-O?! { (0.72 → 1.50) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (12... Ng4 13. Bd4 c5 14. Be3 Bb7 15. Na4 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bc6 17. Nxb6 Rb8 18. Nd5) 13. Rhe1 { [%eval 0.99] } 13... Bb7?! { (0.99 → 1.97) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (13... Ng4 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. Bd4 d6 16. Be2 Rb8 17. f3 Ne5 18. f4 Ng6 19. g3) 14. e5 { [%eval 1.99] } 14... Ne4? { (1.99 → 3.57) Mistake. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (14... Ng4 15. Bf4 Bxg2 16. Rxd7 Bh4 17. Bg3 Bxg3 18. hxg3 Bh3 19. Rxc7 Nxf2 20. Nd5) 15. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.68] } 15... Bxe4 { [%eval 3.29] } 16. Rxd7 { [%eval 3.46] } 16... Rfe8 { [%eval 3.45] } 17. Rxc7 { [%eval 3.45] } 17... Bxg2 { [%eval 3.36] } 18. Bxb6 { [%eval 3.39] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 3.56] } 19. Rxc8 { [%eval 3.02] } 19... Rxc8 { [%eval 3.09] } 20. Bf1 { [%eval 2.79] } 20... Bxf1 { [%eval 2.84] } 21. Rxf1 { [%eval 2.75] } 21... Bg5+?! { (2.75 → 4.03) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (21... a4 22. Re1 Kh7 23. Kd2 Bg5+ 24. Be3 Be7 25. Ra1 f6 26. Kd3 Rd8+ 27. Ke4) 22. Be3?! { (4.03 → 2.65) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (22. f4 Bd8 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. b4 Kf8 25. Kb2 Ke7 26. b5 Rd5 27. c4 Rd3) 22... Bxe3+ { [%eval 2.63] } 23. fxe3 { [%eval 2.72] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 3.21] } 24. Rf5 { [%eval 2.52] } 24... g6 { [%eval 2.24] } 25. Rf3 { [%eval 2.35] } 25... Rxe5 { [%eval 2.15] } 26. c4 { [%eval 1.82] } 26... Rc5 { [%eval 2.11] } 27. Rf4 { [%eval 2.16] } 27... g5?! { (2.16 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (27... a4 28. Kc2 Kf8 29. Kc3 Rc8 30. Rf2 Rb8 31. c5 Ke7 32. Kc4 g5 33. e4) 28. Rd4?! { (3.08 → 2.04) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.04] } (28. b4 Re5 29. Rd4 Rxe3 30. Kc2 Rxa3 31. b5 Ra4 32. b6 Rb4 33. Rd8+ Kg7) 28... Re5?! { (2.04 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (28... a4 29. Kc2 Re5 30. Rd3 h5 31. Kc3 Re8 32. Rd2 Rb8 33. c5 Kf8 34. Kc4) 29. Rd8+?! { (3.22 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (29. b4 Rxe3 30. Kb2 axb4 31. axb4 Re2+ 32. Kc3 Re3+ 33. Kc2 Kf8 34. b5 Re2+) 29... Kg7 { [%eval 2.68] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval 1.56] } 30... Rf5? { (1.56 → 2.99) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (30... a4 31. Rd3 Re8 32. c5 Rc8 33. Rd5 Kf6 34. Kc3 Ke7 35. Kc4 g4 36. e4) 31. e4?? { (2.99 → 0.30) Blunder. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (31. Kc3 Rf1 32. b4 Rc1+ 33. Kb3 axb4 34. axb4 f5 35. b5 Rb1+ 36. Ka4) 31... Rf2+ { [%eval 0.33] } 32. Kc3 { [%eval 0.33] } 32... Rxh2 { [%eval 0.45] } 33. c5 { [%eval 0.51] } 33... g4?? { (0.51 → 4.72) Blunder. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval 4.72] } (33... Rh1 34. b4 axb4+ 35. axb4 g4 36. Rd2 Rc1+ 37. Kd4 h5 38. Rg2 Rb1 39. Kc4) 34. c6 { [%eval 4.65] } 34... g3?! { (4.65 → 6.67) Inaccuracy. Rh5 was best. } { [%eval 6.67] } (34... Rh5 35. b4 Rh1 36. Kd2 Rh2+ 37. Kd3 Rh3+ 38. Kd4 g3 39. c7 g2 40. Rg8+) 35. c7 { [%eval 6.09] } 35... g2?! { (6.09 → 10.44) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval 10.44] } (35... Rh1 36. Kd2 g2 37. c8=Q Rd1+ 38. Kxd1 g1=Q+ 39. Kc2 Qf2+ 40. Kb3 Qb6+ 41. Ka2) 36. c8=Q { [%eval 6.02] } 36... g1=Q?? { (6.02 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval #9] } (36... Rh3+ 37. Qxh3 g1=Q 38. Qd3 Qc1+ 39. Kb3 a4+ 40. Ka2 Qc5 41. Qg3+ Kf6 42. Kb1) 37. Rg8+ { [%eval #8] } 37... Kh7 { [%eval #4] } 38. Rxg1 { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } 1-0