[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ISuv55qt"] [Date "2026.02.09"] [Round "-"] [White "mattmercouris"] [Black "AlexSavc"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ISuv55qt"] [UTCDate "2026.02.09"] [UTCTime "05:15:02"] [WhiteElo "1199"] [BlackElo "1177"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-40"] [BlackRatingDiff "+31"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C49"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bb5 { [%eval 0.15] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.14] } { C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.03] } 5... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.14] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. a4?! { (0.00 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (7. Bxc6 dxc6 8. Qe2 Nd6 9. Qxe5+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Kxe7 11. d3 Re8) 7... d6 { [%eval -0.86] } 8. d3?? { (-0.86 → -2.76) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bf5 10. d4 Nxc3 11. Qd2 Ne4 12. Qe3 Nb4) 8... Nxc3 { [%eval -2.89] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval -2.9] } 9... Nxb5 { [%eval -2.75] } 10. axb5 { [%eval -2.77] } 10... Nd4?? { (-2.77 → -0.93) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (10... Ne7 11. Qe2 O-O 12. d4 f6 13. O-O Ng6 14. Qc4+ Rf7 15. dxe5 dxe5 16. Nh4) 11. Qe3?? { (-0.93 → -6.94) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -6.94] } (11. Nxd4 exd4) 11... Nxc2+ { [%eval -6.91] } 12. Kd1 { [%eval -7.08] } 12... Nxe3+ { [%eval -7.15] } 13. Bxe3 { [%eval -7.08] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval -6.94] } 14. h3 { [%eval -7.13] } 14... Bxf3+ { [%eval -6.9] } 15. gxf3 { [%eval -6.89] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval -6.65] } 16. Rc1 { [%eval -7.34] } 16... Qxf3+ { [%eval -7.3] } 17. Kd2 { [%eval -7.26] } 17... O-O { [%eval -6.67] } 18. Rxc7 { [%eval -8.92] } 18... Qxh1 { [%eval -8.86] } 19. Rxb7 { [%eval -9.88] } 19... Qxb7 { [%eval -9.77] } { White resigns. } 0-1