[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BMSXjkam"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "graemcchrn"] [Black "BananaJoe79"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "BMSXjkam"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "15:24:29"] [WhiteElo "1445"] [BlackElo "1407"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+12"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 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. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.96] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.98] } 5. O-O { [%eval 1.04] } 5... Bc5?? { (1.04 → 3.38) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (5... c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Bf6 9. Qh5 Qe7 10. e5) 6. d3?? { (3.38 → 1.18) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (6. Bxf7+ Kf8 7. d3 a5 8. a4 c6 9. Ba2 d5 10. Nd2 Be6) 6... d6 { [%eval 0.8] } 7. Nd2 { [%eval 0.82] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.96] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval 0.67] } 8... Bd7?! { (0.67 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (8... c6 9. h3 O-O 10. Bb3 d5 11. e5 Ne8 12. c3 dxc3 13. bxc3 Bf5 14. d4) 9. a3 { [%eval 1.13] } 9... b5 { [%eval 1.24] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 1.17] } 10... a5 { [%eval 1.31] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval 0.95] } 11... b4?! { (0.95 → 1.62) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (11... O-O 12. Bg5 Be6 13. Nd2 Bxa2 14. Rxa2 Qe7 15. f4 h6 16. Bh4 Qe6 17. Ra1) 12. axb4 { [%eval 1.46] } 12... axb4 { [%eval 1.54] } 13. Bb3 { [%eval 1.27] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.24] } 14. h3 { [%eval 1.04] } 14... c6?! { (1.04 → 1.65) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (14... h6 15. Rxa8 Qxa8 16. Qe1 Qb8 17. e5 Re8 18. Bxh6 dxe5 19. Bd2 Bd6 20. Ng5) 15. Re1 { [%eval 1.28] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 1.62] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval 1.16] } 16... Re7 { [%eval 1.64] } 17. Nf3?! { (1.64 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (17. e5 Rxa1 18. Qxa1 Nd5 19. exd6 Bxd6 20. Rxe7 Bxe7 21. Qa7 h6 22. Nf3 Be8) 17... d5?! { (1.06 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. Rxa1 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (17... Rxa1 18. Qxa1 h6 19. Bf4 Nh7 20. Bg3 Nf8 21. Nd2 Ng6 22. f4 Kh7 23. f5) 18. exd5?! { (1.95 → 1.32) Inaccuracy. Rxa8 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (18. Rxa8 Qxa8 19. exd5 cxd5 20. Rxe7 Bxe7 21. Qe1 Qf8 22. Qe5 Bd6 23. Qxd4 Bc5) 18... Rxe1+ { [%eval 1.21] } 19. Qxe1 { [%eval 1.27] } 19... Rxa1 { [%eval 1.38] } 20. Qxa1 { [%eval 1.25] } 20... cxd5 { [%eval 1.8] } 21. Bg5 { [%eval 1.67] } 21... h6 { [%eval 2.12] } 22. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.04] } 22... Qxf6 { [%eval 2.3] } 23. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.75] } 23... Qd6?! { (1.75 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (23... g6 24. Qa8+ Kg7 25. Qb7 Qe7 26. Kf1 Kf8 27. Nd2 Bd6 28. Qb6 h5 29. Nf3) 24. Qa8+ { [%eval 2.24] } 24... Kh7?? { (2.24 → 6.49) Blunder. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.49] } (24... Qf8 25. Qa6 Qd6 26. Qc4 Be8 27. g3 Ba7 28. Nxd4 Qc5 29. Qxc5 Bxc5 30. Ne2) 25. Be4+?? { (6.49 → 1.33) Blunder. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (25. Bxf7 Qf8 26. Qe4+ g6 27. Qxg6+ Kh8 28. Qf6+ Kh7 29. Ne5 Be7 30. Bg6+ Kg8) 25... g6 { [%eval 1.22] } 26. Qd5? { (1.22 → 0.00) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26. Bd5 Kg7 27. Qb7 Bb6 28. Kf1 g5 29. Ke2 Kf6 30. Bb3 Kg7 31. g4 Bd8) 26... Qe7?? { (0.00 → 1.76) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (26... Qxd5 27. Bxd5 f6 28. Kf1 Kg7 29. Ke2 g5 30. Bb7 f5 31. h4 g4 32. Ne5) 27. Ne5? { (1.76 → 0.18) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (27. Nxd4 Bd6 28. Kf1 Be5 29. b3 Kg7 30. Nf3 Bc3 31. Qc4 Qf6 32. Bd5 Be8) 27... Be6 { [%eval 0.21] } 28. Qc6 { [%eval 0.24] } 28... Ba2?? { (0.24 → 3.06) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (28... Qd6 29. Nf3 Qxc6 30. Bxc6 Kg7 31. Kf1 f5 32. Ng1 Kf6 33. Ba4 Bd5 34. Bb3) 29. Nf3? { (3.06 → 1.54) Mistake. Nxg6 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (29. Nxg6 fxg6 30. Qxg6+ Kh8 31. Qxh6+ Kg8 32. b3 Qe5 33. Qg6+ Kf8 34. Qa6 Bb1) 29... Bb1? { (1.54 → 2.82) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (29... Be6 30. Bd5 Bd7 31. Qb7 Kg7 32. Kf1 Be8 33. Qxe7 Bxe7 34. Nxd4 Bf6 35. c3) 30. Ne1?? { (2.82 → -0.55) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (30. Qa4 Qa7 31. Qxa7 Bxa7 32. Ne1 b3 33. cxb3 Bc5 34. Bd5 Kg7 35. Kf1 f5) 30... Ba2?? { (-0.55 → 1.48) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (30... f5 31. b3 fxe4 32. dxe4 Qa7 33. Kh2 d3 34. Nxd3 Bd4 35. Qc4 Bc3 36. Nxb4) 31. Qa4?! { (1.48 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (31. Nf3 Be6 32. Bd5 Bd7 33. Qc7 Kg7 34. Kf1 Be8 35. Qxe7 Bxe7 36. Nxd4 Bf6) 31... Be6 { [%eval 0.31] } 32. Nf3 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.14] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2