[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DEBVPDsn"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "MichaelNr1"] [Black "Bali34"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DEBVPDsn"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "14:54:15"] [WhiteElo "1180"] [BlackElo "1178"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. h3 { [%eval -0.01] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.19] } 8. b3?! { (0.19 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (8. Nd5 Bxd5 9. Bxd5 h6 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. c3 Nd8 12. a4 c6) 8... Bxc4 { [%eval -0.12] } 9. bxc4 { [%eval -0.11] } 9... h6 { [%eval 0.17] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.23] } 10... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.16] } 11. fxe3 { [%eval 0.12] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.32] } 12. O-O { [%eval 0.38] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.4] } 13. d4 { [%eval 0.33] } 13... exd4 { [%eval 0.82] } 14. exd4 { [%eval 0.7] } 14... Ne6?? { (0.70 → 3.33) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (14... Nd7 15. Qd3 Nb4 16. Qd2 Nc6 17. Nd5 Ne7 18. Ne3 Nf6 19. Qd3 Re8) 15. d5 { [%eval 3.18] } 15... Ned4?! { (3.18 → 4.52) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 4.52] } (15... Qf6 16. Qd2 Ne5 17. Nxe5 Qxe5 18. dxe6 fxe6 19. Qe3 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Rf8 21. Rxf8+) 16. dxc6 { [%eval 4.02] } 16... Nxc6 { [%eval 3.99] } 17. Nd5 { [%eval 3.97] } 17... a6 { [%eval 4.22] } 18. c3 { [%eval 4.05] } 18... b5 { [%eval 4.19] } 19. cxb5 { [%eval 4.07] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 3.99] } 20. Nd4 { [%eval 3.38] } 20... Nxd4 { [%eval 3.59] } 21. cxd4 { [%eval 3.54] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 4.22] } 22. Qf3 { [%eval 3.91] } 22... c6 { [%eval 4.76] } 23. Qxf7+ { [%eval 4.59] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval 4.53] } 24. Nc3?! { (4.53 → 3.09) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (24. Nf4 Qg5 25. Ne6 Qe7 26. d5 Qxf7 27. Rxf7 c5 28. Nc7 Kg8 29. Nxe8 Rxe8) 24... b4 { [%eval 3.52] } 25. Ne2 { [%eval 3.68] } 25... Rxe4 { [%eval 3.59] } 26. Rf2?! { (3.59 → 2.79) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (26. Ng3 Re7 27. Qg6 Rea7 28. Rab1 c5 29. Kh2 Rxa2 30. Ne4 R2a6 31. Rf7 Qg8) 26... Re7?! { (2.79 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (26... Qe8 27. Qxe8+ Raxe8 28. Kf1 Ra8 29. Rc1 Rxa2 30. Ng3 Rxf2+ 31. Kxf2 Rxd4 32. Rxc6) 27. Qf3 { [%eval 3.63] } 27... c5 { [%eval 4.08] } 28. dxc5 { [%eval 3.77] } 28... dxc5 { [%eval 3.82] } 29. Qb3?? { (3.82 → 0.09) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (29. Nf4 Ra6 30. Qd3 Qxd3 31. Nxd3 b3 32. Nxc5 Rxa2 33. Rfxa2 bxa2 34. Rxa2 Re5) 29... Qd2?? { (0.09 → 3.52) Blunder. Rxe2 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (29... Rxe2 30. Rxe2 Qd4+ 31. Kh2 Qxa1 32. Qd5 Rc8 33. Qf5 Ra8 34. Qxc5 Qf1 35. Rf2) 30. Nf4 { [%eval 3.65] } 30... Re1+ { [%eval 3.09] } 31. Rxe1 { [%eval 3.94] } 31... Qxe1+ { [%eval 3.94] } 32. Rf1 { [%eval 3.95] } 32... Qd2 { [%eval 4.92] } 33. Rf2?! { (4.92 → 3.61) Inaccuracy. Ng6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (33. Ng6+ Kh7 34. Nf8+ Rxf8 35. Rxf8 Qd4+ 36. Kf1 h5 37. Re8 h4 38. Ke2 c4) 33... Qe1+ { [%eval 3.61] } 34. Rf1 { [%eval 3.28] } 34... Qd2? { (3.28 → 5.54) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.54] } (34... Qe4 35. Qd3 Qxd3 36. Nxd3 Rxa2 37. Nxc5 Rd2 38. Rf8+ Kh7 39. Rb8 Rd5 40. Ne6) 35. Ng6+ { [%eval 5.32] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 4.84] } 36. Qb1 { [%eval 4.12] } 36... Rxa2?? { (4.12 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (36... Qe3+ 37. Kh1 Kg8 38. Qf5 Rd8 39. Nf8 Qd3 40. Qf7+ Kh8 41. Ne6 Rg8 42. Nxc5) 37. Nf8+ { [%eval #1] } 37... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 38. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0