[Event "Queens Across Borders Online"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BW1M18oK"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "dragoneatingwater"] [Black "MaleekaAly14"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BW1M18oK"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "17:24:34"] [WhiteElo "1317"] [BlackElo "811"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [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. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.19] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.13] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.17] } 9. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.11] } 9... fxe6 { [%eval 0.23] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.19] } 10... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.06] } 11. fxe3 { [%eval -0.21] } 11... Qe7 { [%eval -0.2] } 12. d4 { [%eval -0.33] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 13. exd4 { [%eval 0.03] } 13... Rae8 { [%eval 0.04] } 14. Nb5?! { (0.04 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Qb4 16. Nxc6 Qxb2 17. Qd3 bxc6 18. Na4 Qb4 19. Nc5 e5) 14... a6 { [%eval -0.28] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval -0.31] } 15... e5 { [%eval -0.13] } 16. dxe5 { [%eval -0.45] } 16... dxe5 { [%eval -0.44] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval -0.5] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.34] } 18. exd5 { [%eval -0.57] } 18... Nb4 { [%eval -0.1] } 19. a3 { [%eval -0.5] } 19... Nxd5?? { (-0.50 → 4.87) Blunder. Qc5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.87] } (19... Qc5+ 20. Kh1 Nxd5 21. Rxe5 Rxe5 22. Nxe5 Ne3 23. Nd3 Qc4 24. Qe2 Nxc2 25. Rc1) 20. Qxd5+ { [%eval 4.8] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval 5.07] } 21. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.85] } 21... Rf5?! { (4.85 → 7.45) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.45] } (21... Qf6 22. Qc5 b6 23. Qc3 Qf2+ 24. Kh1 Qf6 25. Qg3 Kg8 26. Rad1 Qf5) 22. Ng6+ { [%eval 7.29] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval 7.94] } 23. Nxe7 { [%eval 8.04] } 23... Rxd5 { [%eval 7.99] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 7.59] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval 7.63] } 25. c4 { [%eval 7.01] } 25... c5 { [%eval 7.38] } 26. b4 { [%eval 6.97] } 26... cxb4 { [%eval 7.0] } 27. axb4 { [%eval 6.84] } 27... Kg6 { [%eval 7.11] } 28. b5 { [%eval 6.75] } 28... axb5 { [%eval 6.83] } 29. cxb5 { [%eval 6.56] } 29... Rf5 { [%eval 7.95] } 30. Ne7+ { [%eval 9.58] } 30... Kf6 { [%eval 9.1] } 31. Nxf5 { [%eval 8.8] } 31... Kxf5 { [%eval 9.09] } 32. Rf1+ { [%eval 7.93] } 32... Kg5? { (7.93 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (32... Ke6 33. b6 g5 34. Rad1 Ke7 35. Rf2 Ke6 36. Rc2 Kf6) 33. g3 { [%eval #8] } 33... Kh5 { [%eval #7] } 34. b6 { [%eval #7] } 34... Kg5 { [%eval #8] } 35. Ra7 { [%eval #7] } 35... Kh5 { [%eval #7] } 36. Rxb7 { [%eval #6] } 36... g5 { [%eval #2] } 37. h4 { [%eval #5] } 37... g4 { [%eval #3] } 38. Rc7 { [%eval #3] } 38... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 39. b7 { [%eval #2] } 39... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 40. b8=Q { [%eval #1] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval #1] } 41. Qb6+ { [%eval #1] } 41... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 42. Rf5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0