[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8ZB2A49A"] [Date "2026.03.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Vladi_Ivanov"] [Black "Rashaad_Hussain"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "8ZB2A49A"] [UTCDate "2026.03.12"] [UTCTime "12:48:16"] [WhiteElo "1526"] [BlackElo "1528"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... Nxe4?? { (0.12 → 2.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3) 5. Nxe4?? { (2.00 → -0.97) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4 h6 7. Nxe4 Kxf7 8. d5 Nd4 9. c3 Qh4) 5... d5 { [%eval -0.92] } 6. Bxd5?! { (-0.92 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd7 8. Bd5 Qe7 9. d3 f5 10. Nc3 O-O-O) 6... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.81] } 7. Qf3 { [%eval -2.18] } 7... f5?? { (-2.18 → 3.17) Blunder. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (7... Qe6 8. O-O f5 9. Nec3 Bd7 10. d3 O-O-O 11. Nd2 g5 12. Qd1) 8. Qh5+?? { (3.17 → -1.83) Blunder. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (8. Nf6+ gxf6 9. Qxd5 Bd7 10. d3 O-O-O 11. Be3 f4 12. Nd2 fxe3) 8... g6 { [%eval -1.6] } 9. Nf6+ { [%eval -1.61] } 9... Kf7 { [%eval -1.7] } 10. Qxh7+ { [%eval -2.27] } 10... Rxh7 { [%eval -2.19] } 11. Nxd5 { [%eval -2.23] } 11... Bd6 { [%eval -1.76] } 12. O-O? { (-1.76 → -3.80) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (12. d3 Be6 13. Ndc3 Nd4 14. Kd1 g5 15. Be3 g4 16. h4 gxh3 17. gxh3 a6) 12... Nd4 { [%eval -3.74] } 13. Nbc3 { [%eval -3.19] } 13... c6 { [%eval -2.96] } 14. Ne3 { [%eval -2.53] } 14... b5 { [%eval -2.64] } 15. a3 { [%eval -2.59] } 15... g5 { [%eval -2.35] } 16. Nxf5? { (-2.35 → -4.57) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -4.57] } (16. d3 g4 17. Rd1 Be6 18. b4 Rg8 19. Bb2 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 gxf3+ 21. Kh1) 16... Nxf5?! { (-4.57 → -3.01) Inaccuracy. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (16... Bxf5 17. d3 Nxc2 18. Rb1 e4 19. h4 exd3 20. Bxg5 Rah8 21. g3 Be5 22. Rbd1) 17. Ne4 { [%eval -3.09] } 17... Be7 { [%eval -3.02] } 18. b4 { [%eval -3.59] } 18... Nd4 { [%eval -3.55] } 19. c3? { (-3.55 → -6.94) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval -6.94] } (19. d3 Ne2+ 20. Kh1 Bf5 21. h3 Bxe4 22. dxe4 a5 23. Bb2 Ke6 24. bxa5 Nd4) 19... Ne2+ { [%eval -6.95] } 20. Kh1 { [%eval -6.89] } 20... Nxc1? { (-6.89 → -3.39) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (20... Bf5 21. h3 Bxe4 22. f3 Bd3 23. Re1 Rf8 24. Bb2 e4 25. Rxe2 Bxe2 26. fxe4) 21. Raxc1 { [%eval -3.47] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval -3.41] } 22. f3 { [%eval -3.54] } 22... Kg6 { [%eval -3.26] } 23. g4 { [%eval -3.45] } 23... Be6 { [%eval -3.44] } 24. d4 { [%eval -4.14] } 24... exd4 { [%eval -4.21] } 25. cxd4 { [%eval -4.21] } 25... Bd5 { [%eval -4.19] } 26. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.52] } 26... a5 { [%eval -4.34] } 27. Nd2?! { (-4.34 → -5.56) Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best. } { [%eval -5.56] } (27. bxa5 Rxa5 28. Nc3 Bxf3+ 29. Kg1 Bxg4 30. Ne4 Bd7 31. d5 cxd5 32. Nc5 Bxc5+) 27... axb4 { [%eval -5.54] } 28. axb4 { [%eval -5.89] } 28... Bxb4 { [%eval -5.76] } 29. Red1 { [%eval -6.59] } 29... Ra2 { [%eval -6.42] } 30. Nf1?? { (-6.42 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (30. Ne4 Rhxh2+ 31. Kg1 Rag2+ 32. Kf1 Re2 33. Kg1 Ra2 34. Rd3 Rag2+ 35. Kf1 Rb2) 30... Bxf3+ { [%eval #-2] } 31. Kg1 { [%eval #-2] } 31... Rg2+ { [%eval #-1] } 32. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 32... Rgxh2+ { [%eval #-1] } 33. Kg1 { [%eval #-1] } 33... Rg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1