[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/L0CCvDRZ"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "diaries1423"] [Black "kingarthuraaron2016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "L0CCvDRZ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "15:37:19"] [WhiteElo "1706"] [BlackElo "1713"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+49"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Piano"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Piano } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Re1 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 6. h3?! { (0.18 → -0.83) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.83] } (6. d3 a5 7. c3 d6 8. Nbd2 Be6 9. Bb5 Ne7 10. Ba4 Ng6) 6... Re8?! { (-0.83 → 0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (6... Nxe4 7. Rxe4 d5 8. Bxd5 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Qd8 10. d3 Re8 11. Re1) 7. a3?! { (0.07 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (7. Bb3 h6 8. d3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. c3 Bb6 11. Nd2 c6) 7... d6?! { (-0.86 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (7... Nxe4 8. Rxe4 d5 9. Bxd5 Qxd5 10. Nc3 Qd8 11. d3 b6 12. b4) 8. c3?! { (0.08 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.73] } (8. d3 Nd4 9. Nbd2 c6 10. c3 Nxf3+ 11. Nxf3 Bb6 12. Ba2 h6) 8... Be6? { (-0.73 → 0.57) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (8... Nxe4 9. d4 exd4 10. cxd4 Bb6 11. Bg5 Nxg5 12. Rxe8+ Qxe8 13. Nxg5 Nd8 14. Nc3) 9. Bf1?! { (0.57 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. d4 exd4 11. cxd4 Bb6 12. Be3 h6 13. Nc3 Qd7 14. Qc2 Qf7) 9... a6?? { (-0.19 → 3.02) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (9... d5 10. exd5 Bxd5 11. d3 e4 12. dxe4 Rxe4 13. b4 Rxe1 14. Nxe1 Bb6 15. Nd2) 10. d4 { [%eval 2.75] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 3.03] } 11. cxd4 { [%eval 3.17] } 11... Ba7 { [%eval 3.08] } 12. d5 { [%eval 3.29] } 12... Nxd5? { (3.29 → 5.18) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (12... Bd7 13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Be3 Bxe3 15. Rxe3 Bxe4 16. Nc3 Bxf3 17. Rxe8+ Qxe8 18. Qxf3) 13. exd5 { [%eval 5.18] } 13... Bxd5 { [%eval 5.45] } 14. Rxe8+ { [%eval 5.42] } 14... Qxe8 { [%eval 5.5] } 15. Qxd5 { [%eval 5.43] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 5.88] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval 5.62] } 16... Qe7 { [%eval 6.69] } 17. Bg5 { [%eval 6.75] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 6.72] } 18. Bxd8 { [%eval 6.66] } 18... Qxd8 { [%eval 6.68] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 6.74] } 19... h6 { [%eval 7.48] } 20. Bc4 { [%eval 7.64] } 20... Qd7 { [%eval 7.36] } 21. Qe4 { [%eval 7.16] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 7.9] } 22. Nd5 { [%eval 7.32] } 22... b5? { (7.32 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (22... g6 23. Qf4 Kg7 24. Qf6+ Kh7 25. Qc3 Qd8 26. Nf6+ Kh8 27. Re8+ Qxe8 28. Nxe8+) 23. Ba2? { (Mate in 5 → 7.38) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh7 was best. } { [%eval 7.38] } (23. Qh7 Bxf2+ 24. Kxf2 f6 25. Nxf6 Ne5 26. Qg8+ Ke7 27. Nd5#) 23... Bc5? { (7.38 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (23... Kg8 24. Nxc7 b4 25. axb4 a5 26. Nd5 Ne5 27. Nxe5 dxe5 28. Bb1 Kf8) 24. Qf4?? { (Mate in 5 → 6.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh7 was best. } { [%eval 6.77] } (24. Qh7 Bxf2+ 25. Kxf2 f5 26. Nf6 Ne5 27. Qg8+ Ke7 28. Nd5#) 24... f6?? { (6.77 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (24... a5 25. Qd2 Ne5 26. Nxe5 dxe5 27. Qc1 Bd4 28. Rd1 Qe6 29. Qxc7 Bxb2 30. Qb8+) 25. Nxf6 { [%eval #7] } 25... gxf6 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qxf6+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Qf7 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0