[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Gj9d3EsP"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "null-empty-void"] [Black "Benedictlewis"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Gj9d3EsP"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "18:37:53"] [WhiteElo "869"] [BlackElo "832"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-21"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [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] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.09] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Ne5? { (0.06 → 1.51) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3) 6. f3? { (1.51 → 0.17) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (6. Bg5 d6 7. f4 Ng6 8. h4 h5 9. Qd2 Bg4 10. Bb5+ c6) 6... Bc5?! { (0.17 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.72] } (6... Bb4 7. Bf4 Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 d6 9. Bb5+ c6 10. Be2 Ng6 11. Bg3) 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.85] } 7... Nd3+?? { (0.85 → 4.68) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (7... Ng6 8. Bg3 O-O 9. Qd2 d5 10. Nb3 Bb4 11. O-O-O a5 12. Qd4) 8. Qxd3 { [%eval 4.61] } 8... Nh5 { [%eval 5.01] } 9. Be5 { [%eval 4.37] } 9... O-O { [%eval 4.49] } 10. g4?? { (4.49 → 1.07) Blunder. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (10. Nb3 Be7 11. Nd5 d6 12. Bc3 Bg5 13. Bd2 c6 14. Bxg5 Qxg5 15. Nc3 a5) 10... Nf4?? { (1.07 → 5.95) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.95] } (10... Qh4+ 11. Kd2 d6 12. Bxg7 Nxg7 13. Rd1 Ne6 14. Nf5 Qg5+ 15. Ke1 Nf4 16. Qd2) 11. Qd1?? { (5.95 → 2.78) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.78] } (11. Bxf4 b5 12. Nb3 Bb6 13. Qd2 c6 14. Bg5 f6 15. Be3 b4 16. Ne2 d5) 11... Qh4+ { [%eval 2.53] } 12. Kd2 { [%eval 3.22] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval 4.01] } 13. Bxd4 { [%eval 3.99] } 13... Nh5? { (3.99 → 6.39) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 6.39] } (13... d5 14. Qe1 Qh6 15. g5 Qh5 16. exd5 c5 17. Be3 Nxd5 18. Nxd5 Rd8 19. Qf2) 14. gxh5 { [%eval 6.32] } 14... Qxh5 { [%eval 6.6] } 15. Be2 { [%eval 6.25] } 15... Qh3 { [%eval 7.2] } 16. Nd5 { [%eval 7.02] } 16... Qg2 { [%eval 9.07] } 17. Ne7+ { [%eval 9.09] } 17... Kh8 { [%eval 8.36] } 18. Nxc8 { [%eval 6.67] } 18... a5 { [%eval 8.92] } 19. Ne7?! { (8.92 → 5.50) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (19. Rg1 Qg6 20. Rxg6 fxg6 21. Ne7 d5 22. Qg1 dxe4 23. fxe4 Rf4 24. Nd5 Rxe4) 19... Ra6?! { (5.50 → 9.75) Inaccuracy. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.75] } (19... Qg5+ 20. Be3 Qxe7 21. a4 f5 22. Ra3 fxe4 23. fxe4 Qxe4 24. Kc1 d5 25. Rg1) 20. Nd5 { [%eval 8.58] } 20... Rd6 { [%eval 9.56] } 21. Nf4?! { (9.56 → 6.16) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval 6.16] } (21. Rg1 Qg6 22. Rxg6 Rxg6 23. Ne7 Rg5 24. f4 Re8 25. fxg5 Rxe7 26. e5 Kg8) 21... Qf2 { [%eval 7.49] } 22. Qg1 { [%eval 6.56] } 22... Rxd4+ { [%eval 6.47] } 23. Kc3 { [%eval 6.43] } 23... Qh4 { [%eval 6.18] } 24. Qg3?! { (6.18 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (24. Qxd4 Qxf4 25. Kd3 f5 26. e5 Qh6 27. c3 b5 28. Rad1 Qe6 29. Kd2 Qxa2) 24... Qe7? { (3.94 → 7.03) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 7.03] } (24... Qf6 25. Nd3 c5 26. Kd2 c4 27. c3 cxd3 28. Bxd3 Rxd3+ 29. Kxd3 a4 30. Rhg1) 25. Kxd4 { [%eval 6.84] } 25... d6 { [%eval 7.62] } 26. Ke3 { [%eval 7.41] } 26... d5 { [%eval 8.2] } 27. Nxd5 { [%eval 8.18] } 27... Qc5+ { [%eval 8.25] } 28. Kf4 { [%eval 6.23] } 28... Rd8 { [%eval 6.77] } 29. Rhd1 { [%eval 6.94] } 29... Qd6+ { [%eval 8.19] } 30. Kg4 { [%eval 7.84] } 30... Qe6+ { [%eval 7.45] } 31. Kh4 { [%eval 6.69] } 31... Rd6 { [%eval 6.86] } 32. f4 { [%eval 6.9] } 32... Qh6+ { [%eval 7.43] } 33. Bh5 { [%eval 6.7] } 33... g6 { [%eval 6.54] } 34. f5?? { (6.54 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (34. Kh3 Qxh5+ 35. Kg2 h6 36. Kf1 Kh7 37. Nc3 g5 38. f5 Rc6 39. Rd3 Rc4) 34... gxh5?? { (Mate in 1 → 9.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh5# was best. } { [%eval 9.31] } (34... Qxh5#) 35. Ne7 { [%eval 9.93] } 35... Rf6? { (9.93 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (35... Qg7 36. Rxd6 Qxg3+ 37. Kxg3 cxd6 38. f6 h6 39. Kf4 d5 40. Rg1 a4 41. Rg8+) 36. Kh3? { (Mate in 1 → 8.89) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg8# was best. } { [%eval 8.89] } (36. Qg8#) 36... Rg6? { (8.89 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (36... Qf8 37. Rg1 Rg6 38. fxg6 hxg6 39. Qxg6 fxg6 40. Nxg6+ Kg7 41. Nxf8+ Kxf8 42. Rg3) 37. Qxc7?? { (Mate in 5 → 3.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 3.69] } (37. Rd8+ Qf8 38. Rxf8+ Kg7 39. Rg8+ Kh6 40. Qe3+ Rg5 41. Qxg5#) 37... Qg5?? { (3.69 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (37... Qe3+ 38. Qg3 Rxg3+ 39. hxg3 h6 40. Re1 Qf3 41. Nd5 a4 42. Nf4 a3 43. bxa3) 38. Rd8+? { (Mate in 7 → 8.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.83] } (38. Qe5+ Qf6 39. Rd8+ Kg7 40. Rg8+ Kh6 41. Nxg6 Qd6 42. Qg7+ Kg5 43. Rg1+ Qg3+) 38... Kg7 { [%eval 8.64] } 39. Qe5+ { [%eval 8.08] } 39... Kh6? { (8.08 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (39... f6 40. Rg8+ Kh6 41. Qg3 Rg7 42. Rxg7 Kxg7 43. Qxg5+ fxg5 44. Nd5 a4 45. Rg1) 40. Nxg6?? { (Mate in 7 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ng8+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (40. Ng8+ Rxg8 41. Rxg8 Qxg8 42. Qf6+ Qg6 43. fxg6 hxg6 44. Qh8+ Kg5 45. Kg3 f5) 40... fxg6?? { (Mate in 1 → 6.43) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4# was best. } { [%eval 6.43] } (40... Qg4#) 41. Rg8?? { (6.43 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (41. Qg3 Qxd8 42. Rf1 Qd4 43. Kg2 Qxe4+ 44. Qf3 Qxc2+ 45. Rf2 Qxf5 46. Qxf5 gxf5) 41... h4?? { (Mate in 1 → Mate in 5) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4# was best. } { [%eval #5] } (41... Qg4#) 42. Qg7+ { [%eval #5] } 42... Kh5 { [%eval #5] } 43. Qxh7+ { [%eval #4] } 43... Qh6 { [%eval #4] } 44. Qxh6+ { [%eval #4] } 44... Kxh6 { [%eval #4] } 45. Rd1 { [%eval #6] } 45... Kh5 { [%eval #3] } 46. Rd6 { [%eval #6] } 46... gxf5 { [%eval #2] } 47. exf5 { [%eval #2] } 47... a4 { [%eval #2] } 48. Rdd8 { [%eval #3] } 48... b5 { [%eval #2] } 49. Rh8+ { [%eval #9] } 49... Kg5 { [%eval #8] } 50. Rdf8 { [%eval #7] } 50... Kf4 { [%eval #7] } 51. f6 { [%eval #7] } 51... Ke4 { [%eval #6] } 52. Re8+ { [%eval #5] } 52... Kf4 { [%eval #3] } 53. f7 { [%eval #3] } 53... Kf3 { [%eval #1] } 54. f8=Q# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0