[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/BwDdcN9D"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "garymccormack"] [Black "LiKZ4R"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "BwDdcN9D"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "14:38:18"] [WhiteElo "1545"] [BlackElo "1500"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-201"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game"] [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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } { C47 Four Knights Game } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.15] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d6?! { (0.00 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (5... O-O 6. Nd5 Be7 7. Bxf6 Bxf6 8. g3 g6 9. h4 Bg7 10. Ne3) 6. Qd2?! { (0.63 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (6. Nd5 Be6 7. c3 Bxd5 8. exd5 Nb8 9. Qc2 O-O 10. O-O-O c6) 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.04] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 8. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.38] } 8... Qd7?? { (0.38 → 2.51) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (8... Bb4 9. a3 Bxc3 10. bxc3 h6 11. Be3 Qd7 12. h3 d5 13. exd5 Nxd5 14. Rb1) 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.41] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 2.36] } 10. Nd5 { [%eval 2.23] } 10... Nd4?? { (2.23 → 5.95) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 5.95] } (10... O-O-O 11. Nxf6 Qe7 12. Nd5 Qf8 13. b4 Bb6 14. Nxb6+ axb6 15. c3 f5 16. O-O) 11. Nxf6+ { [%eval 5.92] } 11... Ke7 { [%eval 6.17] } 12. Nxd7 { [%eval 6.13] } 12... Kxd7 { [%eval 6.01] } 13. O-O-O { [%eval 5.41] } 13... Rad8 { [%eval 6.32] } 14. c3 { [%eval 6.33] } 14... Kc8 { [%eval 6.71] } 15. cxd4 { [%eval 7.0] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 7.3] } 16. Rhe1 { [%eval 7.14] } 16... d5 { [%eval 7.57] } 17. exd5 { [%eval 7.62] } 17... c6 { [%eval 8.94] } 18. dxc6 { [%eval 9.03] } 18... bxc6 { [%eval 9.02] } 19. Bxc6 { [%eval 7.64] } 19... Kc7 { [%eval 8.55] } 20. Ba4 { [%eval 8.71] } 20... Rhe8 { [%eval 11.56] } 21. Qf4+ { [%eval 10.88] } 21... Kc8 { [%eval 12.21] } 22. Rxe8 { [%eval #7] } 22... Rxe8 { [%eval #7] } 23. Bxe8 { [%eval #9] } 23... Kd8 { [%eval #5] } 24. Bxf7?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 10.61] } (24. Re1 Kc8 25. Bc6 Bb6 26. Qxf7 Bc7 27. Re8+ Bd8 28. Qb7#) 24... Ke7?! { (10.61 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (24... Bb4 25. Qb8+ Ke7 26. Qb7+ Kf6 27. Bd5 Be7 28. Kb1 h5 29. a4 h4) 25. Bc4 { [%eval #6] } 25... Bb4 { [%eval #12] } 26. Re1+ { [%eval 10.79] } 26... Kd7?! { (10.79 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxe1 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (26... Bxe1 27. Qe4+ Kd7 28. Qxe1 a5 29. Qe6+ Kc7 30. a3 h5 31. Qe7+ Kc6 32. Kd1) 27. Qxd4+ { [%eval #5] } 27... Kc6 { [%eval #5] } 28. Re6+ { [%eval #4] } 28... Kc7 { [%eval #4] } 29. Qxa7+ { [%eval #3] } 29... Kd8 { [%eval #3] } 30. Qb8+ { [%eval #3] } 30... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 31. Qe8+ { [%eval #3] } 31... Kc7 { [%eval #3] } 32. Rc6+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 33. Qc8+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Ka7 { [%eval #1] } 34. Ra6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0