[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9bij6Bxm"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "joshthree"] [Black "Maksym_07"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "9bij6Bxm"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "19:12:51"] [WhiteElo "1043"] [BlackElo "1053"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [Termination "Insufficient material"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. d3?! { (1.07 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6) 4... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.36] } 5. gxf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... Nf6?! { (0.10 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (5... Qh4 6. d4 d5 7. Bxd5 Ne7 8. Nc3 Ng6 9. Be3 Be7 10. Qd2) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.73] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.74] } 7. Bg5?? { (0.74 → -1.03) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (7. Qxd4 c6 8. Nc3 b5 9. Bd3 b4 10. Na4 d5 11. Be3 dxe4 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8) 7... Bb4+?! { (-1.03 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (7... h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 Bg7 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Na3 Nxe4 12. Be5 c5 13. Qxe4) 8. c3 { [%eval -0.18] } 8... dxc3 { [%eval -0.25] } 9. Bxf7+?? { (-0.25 → -2.14) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (9. Nxc3 Bxc3+ 10. bxc3 d6 11. Rg1 Qe7 12. Qd4 h6 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. O-O-O Be6) 9... Kxf7 { [%eval -2.0] } 10. Qb3+ { [%eval -1.97] } 10... Ke8?? { (-1.97 → 0.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10... d5 11. Qxb4 cxb2 12. Qxb2 dxe4 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. Qxf6+ Kxf6 15. fxe4 Be6 16. Nc3) 11. Qxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... c2? { (0.00 → 1.11) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (11... Nd5 12. exd5 Qxg5 13. Nxc3 Kd8 14. Ne4 Re8 15. d6 cxd6 16. Qxd6 b6 17. Qg3) 12. Nc3 { [%eval 1.07] } 12... Qe7?? { (1.07 → 3.03) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (12... d5 13. Qa4+ Kf7 14. Nxd5 Re8 15. Nf4 Qd6 16. Qc4+ Kf8 17. Rc1 Nd7 18. Nd3) 13. Qd4?? { (3.03 → 0.96) Blunder. Qxe7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (13. Qxe7+ Kxe7 14. e5 Kf7 15. exf6 gxf6 16. Bf4 d5 17. Kd2 Bf5 18. Nb5 Rac8) 13... Rf8? { (0.96 → 2.60) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (13... d6 14. Rg1 Be6 15. Rc1 c5 16. Qd3 h6 17. Bxf6 gxf6 18. Rxc2 Rd8 19. Rd2) 14. e5?? { (2.60 → 0.44) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (14. Nd5 c5 15. Qc4 Qe5 16. Bxf6 gxf6 17. Qxc5 Kf7 18. Qxc2 b6 19. O-O-O Bb7) 14... h6?? { (0.44 → 2.82) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (14... d6 15. Nd5 Qxe5+ 16. Qxe5+ dxe5 17. Nxc7+ Kf7 18. Nxa8 Nd5 19. Kd2 h6 20. Bh4) 15. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.3] } 15... gxf6 { [%eval 2.32] } 16. Qh4?? { (2.32 → -1.45) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (16. Nd5 fxe5 17. Qc3 Qd6 18. Nxc7+ Kd8 19. Nxa8 b6 20. Qxc2 Bb7 21. Rd1 Qb4+) 16... Qxe5+ { [%eval -1.42] } 17. Qe4?! { (-1.42 → -2.17) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (17. Kd2 Qg5+ 18. Qxg5 fxg5 19. h4 c6 20. hxg5 hxg5 21. Rag1 Rxf3 22. Rh8+ Rf8) 17... Qxe4+?! { (-2.17 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (17... c6 18. Ne2 Kd8 19. Qxc2 Re8 20. Rg1 Qxh2 21. O-O-O Qxf2 22. Nf4 Qxc2+ 23. Kxc2) 18. fxe4 { [%eval -1.45] } 18... f5 { [%eval -1.24] } 19. f3?! { (-1.24 → -2.12) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.12] } (19. e5 b6 20. Rg1 Kf7 21. Rc1 Ba6 22. Rxc2 Rg8 23. Rg3 Ke6 24. f4 h5) 19... f4?? { (-2.12 → 0.00) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (19... d6 20. Rg1 Be6 21. Rg7 Rg8 22. Rxg8+ Bxg8 23. Rc1 fxe4 24. fxe4 Be6 25. Rxc2) 20. Kd2 { [%eval -0.15] } 20... Rg8?! { (-0.15 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (20... a5 21. Kxc2 Ra6 22. Rag1 Rc6 23. a3 d5 24. exd5 Bf5+ 25. Kd1 Rb6 26. Rg2) 21. Rag1 { [%eval 0.72] } 21... Rxg1 { [%eval 0.69] } 22. Rxg1 { [%eval 0.79] } 22... d6?! { (0.79 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (22... Kf7 23. Nb5 Rb8 24. Nxc7 d6 25. Kxc2 Be6 26. Nxe6 Kxe6 27. Kd3 Ke5 28. Rg7) 23. Rg7?! { (1.63 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Rg8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (23. Rg8+ Kf7 24. Rh8 Kg7 25. Rd8 b6 26. Nd5 Bb7 27. Rd7+ Kg6 28. Nxf4+ Kf6) 23... Be6 { [%eval 0.81] } 24. b3 { [%eval 0.32] } 24... Kf8?? { (0.32 → 2.07) Blunder. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (24... Bf7 25. Rh7 Ke7 26. Nd5+ Kf8 27. Nxf4 Kg8 28. Rxh6 a5 29. Kxc2 a4 30. Kb2) 25. Rxc7 { [%eval 2.01] } 25... Rc8?! { (2.01 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (25... d5 26. Nxd5 Bxd5 27. exd5 Rd8 28. Kxc2 Rxd5 29. Rxb7 a5 30. a4 Rh5 31. Kd3) 26. Rxc8+ { [%eval 3.28] } 26... Bxc8 { [%eval 3.15] } 27. Kxc2 { [%eval 3.38] } 27... Be6 { [%eval 3.31] } 28. Kd3 { [%eval 3.01] } 28... h5?! { (3.01 → 4.00) Inaccuracy. Bf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (28... Bf7 29. Nd5 Kg7 30. Nxf4 Kf6 31. h4 a5 32. Kd4 b5 33. Nd5+ Kg6 34. Nc7) 29. h4 { [%eval 4.01] } 29... a6 { [%eval 4.45] } 30. Kd4 { [%eval 3.75] } 30... Ke7 { [%eval 4.29] } 31. b4 { [%eval 3.97] } 31... b5 { [%eval 4.79] } 32. a4?! { (4.79 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (32. Nd5+ Ke8 33. a3 Bf7 34. Nxf4 Kf8 35. Nd5 Be6 36. f4 Bg4 37. e5 dxe5+) 32... bxa4 { [%eval 3.67] } 33. Nxa4 { [%eval 2.79] } 33... Bb3?! { (2.79 → 3.70) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (33... Bh3 34. e5 Bg2 35. exd6+ Kxd6 36. Ke4 Kc6 37. Nc3 Bh1 38. Kxf4 Kb6 39. Ke3) 34. Nc3 { [%eval 3.51] } 34... Bd1?? { (3.51 → 10.43) Blunder. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 10.43] } (34... Kd7 35. e5 Kc6 36. exd6 Kxd6 37. Ke4 Bc2+ 38. Kxf4 Ke6 39. Kg5 Ke5 40. b5) 35. Nxd1 { [%eval 9.43] } 35... Ke6 { [%eval 10.46] } 36. Nc3 { [%eval 9.53] } 36... Ke7 { [%eval 8.9] } 37. Nd5+ { [%eval 8.95] } 37... Ke6? { (8.95 → Mate in 19) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #19] } (37... Kd7 38. Nxf4 Kc6 39. Nxh5 Kb5 40. Kc3 a5 41. bxa5 Kxa5 42. Nf4 Kb5 43. h5) 38. Nxf4+ { [%eval #19] } 38... Ke7 { [%eval 14.73] } 39. Nxh5 { [%eval 11.01] } 39... Ke6?! { (11.01 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (39... d5 40. Kxd5 Kd7 41. Nf4 Ke7 42. Ng2 Kd7 43. h5 Ke7 44. e5 Kf8 45. Kd6) 40. Nf4+ { [%eval #16] } 40... Kf6 { [%eval #14] } 41. Kd5 { [%eval #13] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval #13] } 42. h5 { [%eval #12] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval #11] } 43. Kxd6 { [%eval #10] } 43... Kg7 { [%eval #9] } 44. Kc6 { [%eval #11] } 44... Kf6 { [%eval 65.18] } 45. Kb6 { [%eval 45.42] } 45... Kg5 { [%eval 80.89] } 46. Kxa6 { [%eval 10.41] } 46... Kxf4 { [%eval 80.35] } 47. h6 { [%eval 14.45] } 47... Kg5?! { (14.45 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (47... Ke3 48. h7 Kd3 49. b5 Ke2 50. h8=Q Kxf3 51. Kb7 Ke3 52. Kc6 Kf4 53. e5) 48. h7 { [%eval #9] } 48... Kg6 { [%eval #8] } 49. h8=Q { [%eval 81.15] } 1/2-1/2