[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XQuQKhjC"] [Date "2026.07.16"] [Round "-"] [White "LinearInterpolation"] [Black "francis455"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "XQuQKhjC"] [UTCDate "2026.07.16"] [UTCTime "14:32:11"] [WhiteElo "1800"] [BlackElo "1766"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. Nd5 { [%eval -0.28] } 5... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.27] } 6. Nxe7 { [%eval -0.41] } 6... Qxe7 { [%eval -0.39] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.89] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.83] } 8. Qe2?! { (-0.83 → -1.95) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 d5 10. Bb5 Bg4 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. h3 Bxf3) 8... d6 { [%eval -1.53] } 9. O-O { [%eval -1.52] } 9... O-O { [%eval -1.61] } 10. d4? { (-1.61 → -3.33) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval -3.33] } (10. h3 Be6 11. Bb5 h6 12. Re1 Rae8 13. b3 Bd7 14. d4 e4 15. Qd2 Qe6) 10... Bg4 { [%eval -2.82] } 11. dxe5 { [%eval -2.88] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval -2.67] } 12. Kh1 { [%eval -3.24] } 12... Nxf3?? { (-3.24 → 4.19) Blunder. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 4.19] } (12... Rfe8 13. Be3 Bh5 14. Bd3 Nxf3 15. gxf3 Ne4 16. Rg1 Nxf2+ 17. Qxf2 Qxe3 18. Qxe3) 13. gxf3?? { (4.19 → -2.48) Blunder. Qxe7 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (13. Qxe7 Rae8 14. Qxc7 Re5 15. Qxd6 Rfe8 16. Bf4 Rh5 17. Qc7 Rf8 18. Bg3 Kh8) 13... Bh3?? { (-2.48 → 5.21) Blunder. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (13... Rfe8 14. Qd3 Bh5 15. Bg5 d5 16. Bb3 h6 17. Bh4 c6 18. Kg2 Qb4 19. Bxf6) 14. Qxe7 { [%eval 5.31] } 14... Bxf1 { [%eval 5.5] } 15. Bxf1 { [%eval 5.33] } 15... Rfe8 { [%eval 5.99] } 16. Qxc7 { [%eval 6.0] } 16... Re1 { [%eval 5.65] } 17. Kg1 { [%eval 5.16] } 17... Nd5 { [%eval 6.53] } 18. Qxb7 { [%eval 7.0] } 18... Nb6 { [%eval 6.71] } 19. a4 { [%eval 6.12] } 19... Rae8 { [%eval 6.09] } 20. Qxa7 { [%eval 5.56] } 20... Nd5 { [%eval 6.59] } 21. Kg2 { [%eval 6.55] } 21... Nf4+ { [%eval 8.53] } 22. Bxf4 { [%eval 8.38] } 22... Rxa1 { [%eval 8.4] } 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 8.28] } 23... h6? { (8.28 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxf1 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (23... Rxf1 24. Kxf1 h5 25. Qd7 Re6 26. Qc8+ Kh7 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. a5 g5 29. a6) 24. Bd3? { (Mate in 8 → 7.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 7.77] } (24. Bc4 Kh8 25. Qxf7 Rae1 26. Bd3 Rg1+ 27. Kxg1 Re1+ 28. Kg2 g6 29. Bxg6 Rg1+) 24... g6? { (7.77 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (24... Rae1 25. Bc4 R8e6 26. Bxe6 Rxe6 27. Be5 Rg6+ 28. Kf1 Rg5 29. Qb8+ Kh7 30. Qe8) 25. Bc4 { [%eval #6] } { Black resigns. } 1-0