[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/JFJxyNI5"] [Date "2026.05.29"] [Round "-"] [White "avril_vc"] [Black "checcolus"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "JFJxyNI5"] [UTCDate "2026.05.29"] [UTCTime "22:33:01"] [WhiteElo "863"] [BlackElo "859"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Nxe5?? { (0.07 → -2.18) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5) 4... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.57] } 5. d4 { [%eval -1.6] } 5... Ng6 { [%eval -1.56] } 6. e5 { [%eval -2.21] } 6... Ng4?? { (-2.21 → 1.53) Blunder. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (6... Ng8 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qc4+ d5 11. exd6+) 7. Qxg4 { [%eval 1.49] } 7... Bb4 { [%eval 2.03] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 2.02] } 8... Ne7?! { (2.02 → 3.33) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (8... d6 9. Qg3 Qd7 10. O-O-O Bxc3 11. Qxc3 O-O 12. h4 h6 13. h5 Ne7 14. Bd2) 9. Qd1? { (3.33 → 1.77) Mistake. Bxe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (9. Bxe7 Qxe7 10. Qxg7 Qf8 11. Qxf8+ Kxf8 12. a3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 h5 14. Bd3 b6) 9... O-O { [%eval 2.23] } 10. Bb5? { (2.23 → 1.03) Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (10. Qh5 h6 11. Bd3 d6 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 dxe5 14. Rae1 Qd6 15. dxe5 Qe6) 10... c6?! { (1.03 → 2.03) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.03] } (10... d6 11. exd6 Qxd6 12. O-O h6 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Nd5 Qg5 15. Nxb4 Qxb5 16. c3) 11. Bc4? { (2.03 → 0.83) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (11. Bd3 h6 12. Qh5 d6 13. O-O dxe5 14. dxe5 Qd4 15. Bxh6 gxh6 16. Qxh6 Ng6) 11... b5?! { (0.83 → 1.83) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (11... d6 12. exd6 Qxd6 13. O-O Qg6 14. Bxe7 Bxe7 15. Re1 Bh3 16. Qf3 Bg4 17. Qg3) 12. Bb3?! { (1.83 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (12. Bd3 h6 13. Qh5 d6 14. O-O dxe5 15. dxe5 Bxc3 16. bxc3 Qe8 17. a4 Nf5) 12... d5 { [%eval 1.24] } 13. O-O { [%eval 1.24] } 13... f6?! { (1.24 → 2.19) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.19] } (13... Bxc3 14. bxc3 h6 15. Bc1 Be6 16. a4 a6 17. f4 Qd7 18. Ba3 Rfe8 19. Qf3) 14. exf6 { [%eval 1.85] } 14... gxf6 { [%eval 1.96] } 15. Bh6 { [%eval 1.99] } 15... Rf7 { [%eval 2.04] } 16. Qh5?! { (2.04 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (16. Ne2 Bd6 17. Qd2 Qc7 18. Bf4 Bxf4 19. Nxf4 Ng6 20. Ne2 Rg7 21. c3 b4) 16... Ng6?! { (1.10 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (16... Bxc3 17. bxc3 a6 18. a4 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Nf5 20. h3 Nxh6 21. Qxh6 Qf8 22. Qf4) 17. a3 { [%eval 1.8] } 17... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.96] } 18. bxc3 { [%eval 1.63] } 18... Nf4?? { (1.63 → 4.69) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (18... Bd7 19. f4 Ne7 20. f5 Qc8 21. g4 c5 22. dxc5 Qxc5+ 23. Kg2 a5 24. Rf3) 19. Qh4?? { (4.69 → 1.80) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (19. Bxf4 Rg7 20. Rae1 Bg4 21. Qh4 a5 22. f3 Bf5 23. g4 b4 24. cxb4 axb4) 19... Qd6?? { (1.80 → 5.28) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (19... Ng6 20. Qh5 Bd7 21. f4 f5 22. a4 a6 23. Rf3 Qe8 24. Rg3 Re7 25. h4) 20. Rae1?? { (5.28 → 1.72) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (20. Bxf4 Qd8 21. Bh6 Kh8 22. Rfe1 Bf5 23. Qf4 Qd7 24. Re3 Rg8 25. Rae1 a5) 20... Be6?? { (1.72 → 5.34) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 5.34] } (20... Ne6 21. a4 a6 22. axb5 axb5 23. Qg4+ Kh8 24. Ra1 Rfa7 25. Rxa7 Rxa7 26. h3) 21. Bxf4 { [%eval 5.21] } 21... Qxa3?! { (5.21 → 8.01) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 8.01] } (21... Qd7 22. Re3 Bf5 23. Rfe1 Kh8 24. h3 a5 25. Kh2 a4 26. Ba2 Rg8 27. Rg3) 22. Rxe6 { [%eval 7.9] } 22... a5 { [%eval 8.25] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 7.62] } 23... Qb2? { (7.62 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (23... Qf8 24. Bh6 Qd8 25. Rxc6 Kh8 26. Rce6 Qd7 27. Bxd5 Rg8 28. Qe4 a4 29. Ba2) 24. Re8+ { [%eval #8] } 24... Rxe8 { [%eval #8] } 25. Rxe8+ { [%eval #7] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0