[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9u0CylhX"] [Date "2026.05.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Nivantchess"] [Black "ArnavSandeepKulkarni"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9u0CylhX"] [UTCDate "2026.05.15"] [UTCTime "05:00:02"] [WhiteElo "808"] [BlackElo "1204"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+140"] [BlackRatingDiff "-17"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C50"] [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] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.07] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.28] } 8... d6 { [%eval 0.26] } 9. Bb5 { [%eval 0.11] } 9... a6? { (0.11 → 1.44) Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (9... Bxe3 10. fxe3 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. b3 a5 13. Rf2 d5 14. Nd2 Qe7 15. Na4) 10. Bc4? { (1.44 → -0.08) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Bxc5 dxc5 12. Nd2 Nh7 13. b3 Nf8 14. Qh5 f6 15. Ne2 Be6) 10... Na5 { [%eval 0.21] } 11. Bb3 { [%eval -0.11] } 11... Be6? { (-0.11 → 1.17) Mistake. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (11... Ba7 12. Bd5) 12. Na4? { (1.17 → -0.43) Mistake. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (12. Bxc5 dxc5 13. Nxe5 Nxb3 14. axb3 Bxh3 15. gxh3 Rxe5 16. f4 Qd4+ 17. Kh2 Re6) 12... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.43] } 13. fxe3 { [%eval -0.42] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.11] } 14. Nc3 { [%eval -0.35] } 14... Nxb3 { [%eval -0.33] } 15. axb3 { [%eval -0.31] } 15... b4 { [%eval -0.37] } 16. Na4?! { (-0.37 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (16. Nb1 Qd7 17. Nbd2 a5 18. c3 c5 19. Nc4 Ra6 20. Nfd2 Rea8 21. Qc2 Qb7) 16... a5 { [%eval -1.19] } 17. d4?! { (-1.19 → -2.06) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (17. Qe1 Bd7 18. Nh4 Re6 19. Qg3 Nh7 20. Rf2 Rf6 21. Rxf6 Qxf6 22. Rc1 Rb8) 17... exd4 { [%eval -2.17] } 18. exd4?! { (-2.17 → -3.24) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -3.24] } (18. e5) 18... Nxe4 { [%eval -3.13] } 19. d5 { [%eval -3.38] } 19... Bf5 { [%eval -3.19] } 20. c3 { [%eval -3.23] } 20... bxc3?! { (-3.23 → -2.20) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -2.2] } (20... Ng3 21. Rf2 Bg6 22. Kh2 Ne4 23. Rf1 Rb8 24. Kg1 Bh5 25. Qd3 bxc3 26. bxc3) 21. bxc3 { [%eval -2.59] } 21... Ng3 { [%eval -2.82] } 22. Rf2 { [%eval -3.2] } 22... Ne4?! { (-3.20 → -2.17) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (22... Bg6 23. Kh2 Ne4 24. Rf1 Qf6 25. Qd4 Qf4+ 26. Kg1 Qg3 27. Qc4 Re7 28. Qe2) 23. Rf1?! { (-2.17 → -2.93) Inaccuracy. Re2 was best. } { [%eval -2.93] } (23. Re2 Bg6 24. c4 Rb8 25. Qe1 Kf8 26. Re3 Qf6 27. Ra2 Ng5 28. Nxg5 hxg5) 23... c5?? { (-2.93 → -0.17) Blunder. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (23... Bg6 24. Qe1 Rb8 25. Ra3 Ng5 26. Qd2 Nxf3+ 27. Rxf3 Qh4 28. Kh2 Re1 29. Qf4) 24. Ra2?? { (-0.17 → -3.00) Blunder. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (24. dxc6 Bg6) 24... Qf6?! { (-3.00 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (24... Bd7 25. Qe1 Rb8 26. Re2 f5 27. Qd1 Qf6 28. c4 Ng3 29. Rxe8+ Bxe8 30. Re1) 25. c4 { [%eval -2.8] } 25... Rab8 { [%eval -2.55] } 26. Re1 { [%eval -3.12] } 26... Rb4?! { (-3.12 → -2.06) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (26... Ng5 27. Rf2 Rxe1+ 28. Nxe1 Qg6 29. Kh2 Ne4 30. Rf3 Qg5 31. Nd3 Bh7 32. Nf4) 27. Nd2?! { (-2.06 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (27. Re3) 27... Qd4+ { [%eval -2.73] } 28. Kh1?? { (-2.73 → -6.72) Blunder. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -6.72] } (28. Kh2 Qe5+ 29. Kg1 Qg3 30. Rb2 Bg6 31. Qc1 f5 32. Nxe4 Rxe4 33. Rxe4 fxe4) 28... Nf2+ { [%eval -6.14] } 29. Kh2 { [%eval -6.77] } 29... Nxd1 { [%eval -6.63] } 30. Rxe8+ { [%eval -6.6] } 30... Kh7 { [%eval -6.39] } 31. Nf3 { [%eval -7.55] } 31... Qf4+ { [%eval -7.91] } 32. Kg1 { [%eval -7.7] } 32... Rxb3 { [%eval -7.6] } 33. Ne1 { [%eval -7.88] } 33... Qf2+?? { (-7.88 → 0.18) Blunder. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (33... Re3 34. Rxe3 Qxe3+ 35. Kf1 Qb3 36. Rd2 Qxc4+ 37. Kg1 Qxa4 38. Nf3 Qa1 39. Re2) 34. Rxf2 { [%eval 0.02] } 34... Nxf2 { [%eval 0.06] } 35. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.14] } 35... Bd7 { [%eval 0.19] } 36. Re7?? { (0.19 → -3.50) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.5] } (36. Nxc5 dxc5) 36... Bxa4 { [%eval -3.3] } 37. Rxf7 { [%eval -3.8] } 37... Rb2+ { [%eval -3.66] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval -4.06] } 38... Rb3+ { [%eval -3.25] } 39. Kf4 { [%eval -3.32] } 39... Rb1?! { (-3.32 → -2.29) Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.29] } (39... Rb2 40. Nf3 Rxg2 41. Ke3 Bd1 42. Nd2 Re2+ 43. Kd3 Rh2 44. Ke3 Rxh3+ 45. Kf2) 40. Nf3 { [%eval -1.98] } 40... Bd1? { (-1.98 → -0.50) Mistake. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (40... Rb2) 41. Nd2 { [%eval -0.48] } 41... Rb2 { [%eval -0.04] } 42. Ne4 { [%eval -0.08] } 42... Rxg2 { [%eval -0.17] } 43. Ke3?! { (-0.17 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (43. Rd7 a4 44. Nxd6 Rf2+ 45. Ke5 Bc2 46. Ra7 Re2+ 47. Kf4 Kg6 48. Kf3 Rd2) 43... Re2+ { [%eval -1.24] } 44. Kd3?! { (-1.24 → -1.85) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.85] } (44. Kf4) 44... a4 { [%eval -1.78] } 45. Nc3 { [%eval -1.94] } 45... Re1 { [%eval -1.81] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval -1.51] } 46... Rh1?? { (-1.51 → 1.70) Blunder. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.7] } (46... Bh5 47. Ra7 Rh1 48. Ne4 Rh2+ 49. Kc1 Rxh3 50. Rxa4 Bg6 51. Nxd6 Rb3 52. Kd1) 47. Nxd1 { [%eval 1.46] } 47... a3 { [%eval 1.56] } 48. Kc2? { (1.56 → 0.21) Mistake. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (48. Ra7 Rh2+ 49. Kd3 a2 50. Ne3 Kg6 51. h4 Rf2 52. Nc2 Rf3+ 53. Ke4 Rh3) 48... a2 { [%eval 0.31] } 49. Kb2?? { (0.31 → -2.01) Blunder. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (49. Ra7 Rh2+) 49... Rxd1 { [%eval -1.88] } 50. Kxa2 { [%eval -1.56] } 50... Rd2+? { (-1.56 → -0.25) Mistake. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (50... Rd3) 51. Kb1?? { (-0.25 → -3.22) Blunder. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (51. Kb3) 51... Rh2? { (-3.22 → -1.58) Mistake. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (51... Rd4) 52. Rf3? { (-1.58 → -3.60) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -3.6] } (52. Rd7 Rxh3) 52... Rh1+?! { (-3.60 → -2.56) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (52... h5 53. Kc1 h4 54. Re3 g5 55. Kd1 Kg6 56. Re6+ Kf5 57. Rxd6 Rxh3 58. Kd2) 53. Kc2 { [%eval -2.5] } 53... g5?? { (-2.50 → -0.59) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (53... h5 54. Kd3 Kg6 55. Ke4 h4 56. Kd3 Kg5 57. Kc2 g6 58. Kb3 Rb1+ 59. Ka4) 54. Kd3?? { (-0.59 → -3.24) Blunder. Rf7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.24] } (54. Rf7+ Kg8) 54... Rb1?? { (-3.24 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (54... Kg6 55. Kc2 h5 56. Kb3 h4 57. Kb2 Rg1 58. Rf8 Rg2+ 59. Kb3 Rg3+ 60. Ka4) 55. Rf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Rd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Rb3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Rxh3 { [%eval -0.02] } 58. Rxd6+ { [%eval -0.08] } 58... Kf7 { [%eval -0.05] } 59. Rc6 { [%eval -0.35] } 59... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. d6+?! { (0.00 → -1.04) Inaccuracy. Rxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.04] } (60. Rxc5 g4 61. Rc7+ Kf6 62. Rc6+ Kf7 63. Rc7+) 60... Kd7 { [%eval -1.28] } 61. Ra6?? { (-1.28 → -5.35) Blunder. Rxc5 was best. } { [%eval -5.35] } (61. Rxc5 Kxd6) 61... g4 { [%eval -5.34] } 62. Kd2 { [%eval -5.57] } 62... g3 { [%eval -5.4] } 63. Ke1?! { (-5.40 → -7.49) Inaccuracy. Ra7+ was best. } { [%eval -7.49] } (63. Ra7+ Kxd6 64. Rg7 h5 65. Ke3 h4 66. Rg6+ Ke5 67. Rg5+ Kf6 68. Rxc5 Rh1) 63... g2 { [%eval -6.18] } 64. Kf2 { [%eval -5.25] } 64... Rh2 { [%eval -4.66] } 65. Rb6 { [%eval -4.85] } 65... h5 { [%eval -4.76] } 66. Kg1 { [%eval -5.15] } 66... Rh1+ { [%eval -5.28] } 67. Kxg2 { [%eval -4.78] } 67... h4?? { (-4.78 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (67... Rh4 68. Rb7+ Kxd6 69. Rh7 Ke5 70. Kg3 Rxc4 71. Rxh5+ Kd4 72. Kf2 Kc3 73. Ke2) 68. Kxh1 { [%eval #11] } 68... Ke6 { [%eval #11] } 69. Kh2 { [%eval #10] } 69... Kd7 { [%eval #10] } 70. Kh3 { [%eval #9] } 70... Kd8 { [%eval #8] } 71. Kxh4 { [%eval #8] } 71... Kd7 { [%eval #8] } 72. Kg4 { [%eval #7] } 72... Ke6 { [%eval #7] } 73. Kf4 { [%eval #8] } 73... Kd7 { [%eval #5] } 74. Ke5 { [%eval #4] } 74... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 75. Kd5 { [%eval #4] } 75... Kd7 { [%eval #4] } 76. Kxc5 { [%eval #6] } 76... Kd8 { [%eval #5] } 77. Rb7 { [%eval #4] } 77... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 78. Kc6 { [%eval #1] } 78... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 79. d7 { [%eval #5] } 79... Ke7 { [%eval #5] } 80. Rb8 { [%eval #5] } 80... Ke6 { [%eval #4] } 81. d8=Q { [%eval #4] } 81... Ke5 { [%eval #4] } 82. Kb5 { [%eval #5] } 82... Ke4 { [%eval #5] } 83. c5 { [%eval #5] } 83... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 84. c6 { [%eval #5] } 84... Ke6 { [%eval #4] } 85. Kb6 { [%eval #5] } 85... Ke5 { [%eval #5] } 86. c7 { [%eval #4] } 86... Ke4 { [%eval #4] } 87. Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 87... Ke3 { [%eval #4] } 88. c8=R { [%eval #3] } 88... Kf3 { [%eval #3] } 89. Qd3+ { [%eval #3] } 89... Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 90. Rc4+ { [%eval #3] } 90... Ke5 { [%eval #2] } 91. Rd8 { [%eval #3] } 91... Ke6 { [%eval #2] } 92. Qd5+ { [%eval #2] } 92... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 93. Rcc8 { [%eval #2] } 93... Kf6 { [%eval #2] } 94. Rd6+ { [%eval #1] } 94... Ke7 { [%eval #1] } 95. Rc7+ { [%eval #1] } 95... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 96. Rd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0