[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BvWoaojd"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "maoftah"] [Black "PercyKulashe"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "BvWoaojd"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "18:22:55"] [WhiteElo "1565"] [BlackElo "1567"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Nxe4 { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit } 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd7 8. Nc3 Bd6 9. d4 exd4 10. Nb5 Be5 11. O-O a6 12. Bxc6 Bxc6 13. Na3 O-O 14. Re1 Re8 15. Bd2 Qh4 16. h3 Bd7 17. Qf3 Bc6 18. Qg4 Qxg4 19. hxg4 Bd6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Re1 Rxe1+ 22. Bxe1 Bxa3 23. bxa3 Bd5 24. Bd2 Bxa2 25. Bf4 c5 26. Bd6 c4 27. Bc5 d3 28. cxd3 cxd3 29. Be3 Bc4 30. Bd2 b5 31. Kf1 Kf8 32. f4 g6 33. Kf2 Ke7 34. Ke3 Ke6 35. g3 f5 36. g5 Kd5 37. Bc3 Ke6 38. Bb4 Kd5 39. Bc3 Kc6 40. Ba5 Kb7 41. Kd4 Kc6 42. Ke3 Kd5 43. Bb4 Kc6 44. Ba5 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2