[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/EVISjXBj"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "LeatherJan"] [Black "Mathew2026"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "EVISjXBj"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "11:22:31"] [WhiteElo "1083"] [BlackElo "1116"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Paris Defense"] [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... d6 { [%eval 0.36] } { C50 Italian Game: Paris Defense } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.69] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.28] } 5... Na5?! { (0.28 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (5... Nf6 6. d5 Nb8 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. Bc2 O-O 9. O-O Nc5 10. Re1) 6. Bb3? { (1.04 → -0.23) Mistake. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (6. Qa4+ c6 7. Bd3 b5 8. Qc2 Qc7 9. a4 bxa4 10. Rxa4 Nf6) 6... Nf6? { (-0.23 → 0.87) Mistake. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (6... Nxb3 7. axb3 Nf6 8. dxe5 Nxe4 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Bf5 11. exd6) 7. dxe5?! { (0.87 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (7. Bc2 exd4 8. cxd4 d5 9. e5 Ne4 10. O-O Bg4 11. Nc3 Nxc3 12. bxc3 Qd7) 7... dxe5 { [%eval 0.31] } 8. O-O?! { (0.31 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Ba4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (8. Ba4+ c6 9. Nxe5 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Bd6 11. f4 Nxe4 12. Bc2 f5 13. Nd2 Nxd2) 8... O-O { [%eval 0.2] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.14] } 9... Qd6 { [%eval 0.4] } 10. Re1?! { (0.40 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (10. Bc2 c5 11. Re1 Re8 12. Qe2 Bf8 13. h3 h6 14. Nh2 Qc6 15. Ndf1 b5) 10... Rd8?! { (-0.29 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (10... Nxb3 11. axb3 Ne8 12. Nc4 Qxd1 13. Rxd1 f6 14. Be3 b6 15. Nfd2 g5 16. b4) 11. Ng5 { [%eval 0.58] } 11... Qa6? { (0.58 → 1.77) Mistake. Nxb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (11... Nxb3 12. Qxb3 Rf8 13. Nc4 Qa6 14. Nxe5 h6 15. Ngf3 Nd7 16. Qc2 Nxe5 17. Nxe5) 12. Bxf7+ { [%eval 1.9] } 12... Kf8 { [%eval 1.96] } 13. b4?! { (1.96 → 1.30) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (13. Bh5 Nxh5 14. Qxh5 Bxg5 15. Qxg5 Qf6 16. Qg3 Re8 17. Nf1 Kg8 18. Ne3 Qf7) 13... Nc4?? { (1.30 → 5.08) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (13... h6 14. bxa5 hxg5 15. Qb3 g4 16. Nf1 Bd7 17. Rb1 Rab8 18. Bg5 b5 19. Ne3) 14. Bxc4 { [%eval 4.9] } 14... Qxc4 { [%eval 5.66] } 15. Nxc4 { [%eval 5.62] } 15... Rxd1 { [%eval 5.77] } 16. Rxd1 { [%eval 5.73] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval 6.5] } 17. f3 { [%eval 6.54] } 17... Bh5 { [%eval 6.47] } 18. Ne6+ { [%eval 6.14] } 18... Ke8?! { (6.14 → 8.60) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 8.6] } (18... Kg8 19. Ne3 Nxe4 20. Nxc7 Nxc3 21. Nxa8 Nxd1 22. Nxd1 e4 23. g4 Bf7 24. fxe4) 19. Nxc7+ { [%eval 8.57] } 19... Kf7 { [%eval 8.73] } 20. Nxa8 { [%eval 8.57] } 20... b6 { [%eval 9.14] } 21. Nxe5+ { [%eval 9.29] } 21... Ke6 { [%eval 9.31] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval 9.4] } 22... Be8? { (9.40 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (22... Bd6 23. Rxd6+ Kxd6 24. Rd1+ Ke7 25. Nc7 Be8 26. Nxe8 Kxe8 27. Kf1 h6 28. Nc6) 23. Nc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0