[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HURae38b"] [Date "2026.06.16"] [Round "-"] [White "bgaylor"] [Black "GuenterM"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "HURae38b"] [UTCDate "2026.06.16"] [UTCTime "17:41:54"] [WhiteElo "1072"] [BlackElo "1188"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense } 4. O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.17] } 5. Bd5 { [%eval -0.29] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval -0.32] } 6. Bc4? { (-0.32 → -1.91) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (6. Bxc6 dxc6 7. Nxe5 Bd6 8. Re1 O-O 9. d4 Bxe5 10. dxe5 Qxd1) 6... d5 { [%eval -2.01] } 7. Bb5 { [%eval -2.29] } 7... e4?! { (-2.29 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (7... Bd6 8. d4 e4 9. Ne5 O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Nxc6 Qe8 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5) 8. Nd4 { [%eval -1.44] } 8... a6 { [%eval -1.3] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval -1.65] } 9... bxc6?? { (-1.65 → 1.52) Blunder. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (9... Qd6 10. Na7+ axb5 11. Nxb5 Qb6 12. N5c3 Bc5 13. d3 Ng4 14. Qe2 Qd6 15. g3) 10. Bxc6+ { [%eval 1.69] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval 1.68] } 11. Bxa8 { [%eval 1.56] } 11... Qxa8 { [%eval 1.61] } 12. b4? { (1.61 → 0.45) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (12. d3 Bd6 13. dxe4 dxe4 14. Bg5 Ng4 15. h3 Ne5 16. Qd4 O-O 17. Bf4 Re8) 12... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.56] } 13. f3? { (0.56 → -1.00) Mistake. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (13. Ba3 Bxa3 14. Nxa3 Qc6 15. c4 d4 16. d3 Qd6 17. c5 Qxc5 18. Qc1 Qa7) 13... O-O { [%eval -1.07] } 14. f4?? { (-1.07 → -3.15) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -3.15] } (14. Bb2 Qa7+ 15. Kh1 Qb6 16. Nc3 Ba5 17. Rb1 Qd6 18. Ne2 exf3 19. gxf3 Nh5) 14... Qa7+ { [%eval -2.75] } 15. d4?? { (-2.75 → -6.29) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -6.29] } (15. Kh1 Re8 16. h3 Bb5 17. Rg1 Bc6 18. Bb2 d4 19. Qe2 e3 20. Qc4 Qc5) 15... Bg4 { [%eval -6.47] } 16. Rf3 { [%eval -7.67] } 16... exf3 { [%eval -7.39] } 17. h3 { [%eval -9.55] } 17... Bh5?! { (-9.55 → -6.58) Inaccuracy. f2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.58] } (17... f2+ 18. Kxf2 Bxd1 19. Be3 Bxc2 20. a3 Ba5 21. a4 Re8 22. Na3 Be4 23. Rc1) 18. c3 { [%eval -8.62] } 18... fxg2 { [%eval -6.37] } 19. Qb3 { [%eval -7.27] } 19... Bd6 { [%eval -7.1] } 20. f5 { [%eval -7.6] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval -7.06] } 21. Qa4 { [%eval -8.51] } 21... c5 { [%eval -8.3] } 22. Bg5 { [%eval -8.98] } 22... cxd4 { [%eval -8.46] } 23. Bxf6 { [%eval -9.4] } 23... dxc3+ { [%eval -8.89] } 24. Kxg2? { (-8.89 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (24. Bd4 Bc5 25. Kxg2 Bxd4 26. Qb3 c2 27. Qxc2 Bxa1 28. Qd3 Qd4 29. Qxd4 Bxd4) 24... gxf6 { [%eval #-7] } 25. Nxc3 { [%eval #-4] } 25... Rb4?? { (Mate in 4 → -6.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb2+ was best. } { [%eval -6.55] } (25... Rb2+ 26. Qc2 Rxc2+ 27. Ne2 Rxe2+ 28. Kh1 Bf3#) 26. Qc6?? { (-6.55 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8+ was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (26. Qe8+ Kg7 27. Rg1 Rb2+ 28. Kf1+ Bg6 29. Nd1 Rb1 30. Kg2 Bxf5 31. Qe1 Be4+) 26... Rb2+ { [%eval #-2] } 27. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 27... Qf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1