[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/B45j1qJR"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "nicolc56450"] [Black "speedersen21"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "B45j1qJR"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "01:44:09"] [WhiteElo "1472"] [BlackElo "1439"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, with d5"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.15] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.68] } { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, with d5 } 6. exd5 { [%eval 0.72] } 6... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.65] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Be6?! { (0.25 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (7... Nb6 8. Bb5 O-O 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Nxe5 Bd6 11. d4 c5 12. Bf4) 8. Bg5? { (0.84 → -0.46) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (8. Ng5 Qd7 9. Nxe6 Qxe6 10. d4 Be7 11. Re1 O-O-O 12. b4 Qd7) 8... f6 { [%eval -0.67] } 9. Bh4 { [%eval -1.21] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval -1.19] } 10. b4 { [%eval -1.59] } 10... Bb6 { [%eval -1.57] } 11. a4 { [%eval -1.67] } 11... a6? { (-1.67 → -0.33) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (11... a5 12. b5 Nce7 13. d4 g5 14. Bg3 h5 15. Nbd2 O-O-O 16. Ne4 Rhf8 17. h4) 12. a5 { [%eval -0.37] } 12... Ba7 { [%eval -0.2] } 13. Qb3?! { (-0.20 → -1.17) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (13. Bg3 g5 14. b5 axb5 15. Bxb5 O-O 16. Ra4 g4 17. Nfd2 h5 18. Re1 Rab8) 13... O-O-O { [%eval -0.62] } 14. b5 { [%eval -0.92] } 14... Nxa5?? { (-0.92 → 3.11) Blunder. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (14... axb5 15. Qxb5 h5 16. a6 b6 17. Bg3 g5 18. h4 gxh4 19. Nxh4 Rhg8 20. Qb3) 15. bxa6?? { (3.11 → -4.39) Blunder. Rxa5 was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (15. Rxa5 h5 16. Nbd2 Nf4 17. bxa6 b6 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Rxe5 Bh3 20. gxh3 Kb8) 15... bxa6?? { (-4.39 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (15... Nxb3 16. Bxb3 Nf4 17. c4 Qc6 18. Nc3 bxa6 19. Ba4 Qa8 20. Ne4 Rxd3 21. Nxf6) 16. Bxa6+ { [%eval #1] } 16... Nb7 { [%eval #1] } 17. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0