[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LxdO9gbg"] [Date "2026.01.13"] [Round "-"] [White "michael_best"] [Black "LichesDavid"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "LxdO9gbg"] [UTCDate "2026.01.13"] [UTCTime "22:03:59"] [WhiteElo "2120"] [BlackElo "2188"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal } 5. h3 d6 6. a4 a5 7. c3 h6 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. Qb3 O-O 10. O-O Ng6 11. Kh2 Nh5 12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Bb6 14. e5 dxe5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Nf4 17. Ne4 Bf5 18. Ng3 Qg5 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Bxf4 Qg6 21. Bd3 f5 22. Qxb7 Rad8 23. Rad1 Bd5 24. Qa6 h5 25. Bc4 Bxc4 26. Qxc4+ Kh8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Qc2 Rd4 29. Be3 Rd5 30. Bxb6 cxb6 31. Qxf5 Qxf5 32. Nxf5 Rxe5 33. Ng3 h4 34. Nh1 Re2 35. g3 hxg3+ 36. Kxg3 Rxb2 37. Ra1 Rb4 38. f4 Kh7 39. Kg4 Kh6 40. Ng3 g5 41. Nf5+ Kg6 42. Ne7+ Kh6 43. Nd5 Rd4 44. Nxb6 Rxf4+ 45. Kg3 Rd4 46. Rf1 Kh5 47. Rf5 Rd3+ 48. Rf3 Rd4 49. Rc3 Rb4 50. Nd5 Rxa4 51. Nf6+ Kg6 52. Ng4 Ra1 53. Rc6+ Kg7 54. Ne5 Re1 55. Rg6+ Kh7 56. Rxg5 a4 57. Nf3 Re3 58. Ra5 a3 59. Kf4 Rb3 60. Nd4 Rxh3 61. Ke4 Kg6 62. Nf3 Rg3 63. Rxa3 Rg4+ 64. Ke3 Rg3 65. Kf4 Rg2 66. Ra6+ Kf7 67. Ne5+ Ke7 68. Kf3 Rb2 69. Ke4 Re2+ 70. Kd3 Rh2 71. Ra7+ Ke6 72. Nf3 Rh3 73. Ke3 Kf5 74. Ra5+ Kg4 75. Ra4+ Kf5 76. Ra5+ Kg4 77. Rg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0