[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MXQLG1ft"] [Date "2026.03.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Ganesh-Panjimar"] [Black "Arnav_venkatesh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "MXQLG1ft"] [UTCDate "2026.03.09"] [UTCTime "11:05:15"] [WhiteElo "1346"] [BlackElo "1370"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [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... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.05] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6. b4 { [%eval -0.12] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval -0.05] } 7. Nd5? { (-0.05 → -1.16) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (7. O-O d6 8. d3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. Qe1 c6 11. Bb3 a5) 7... Nxd5?! { (-1.16 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (7... Nxe4 8. O-O Nxf2 9. Qe2 Ng4+ 10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Bb3 d5 12. d3) 8. exd5?! { (-0.47 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (8. Bxd5 a5 9. b5 Ne7 10. Ba2 d5 11. d3 Be6 12. O-O dxe4) 8... Nd4?! { (-1.09 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (8... e4 9. dxc6 d5 10. Bb5 bxc6 11. Bxc6 Bg4 12. O-O exf3 13. g3 Qg5 14. d4) 9. Nxd4?? { (-0.51 → -2.88) Blunder. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (9. Bb2 Nxf3+ 10. Qxf3 d6 11. Be2 Qg5 12. c4 Bd7 13. Rc1 Bd4 14. Bxd4 exd4) 9... exd4?? { (-2.88 → -0.13) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (9... Bxd4 10. c3 Bxf2+ 11. Kf1 Bb6 12. h4 d6 13. a4 a5 14. b5 Bd7 15. Qf3) 10. O-O { [%eval -0.17] } 10... d6 { [%eval -0.13] } 11. Ba2?! { (-0.13 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (11. d3 Qf6 12. Qd2 a5 13. Rb1 h6 14. Qf4 Qg6 15. Bd2 axb4 16. axb4 Re8) 11... c6?! { (-0.81 → 0.27) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (11... d3 12. Qf3 dxc2 13. Bb3 a5 14. Bb2 Qg5 15. Bxc2 Qxd2 16. Qe4 Qh6 17. Rae1) 12. dxc6 { [%eval -0.11] } 12... bxc6 { [%eval -0.03] } 13. Bb1?! { (-0.03 → -1.11) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.11] } (13. Qf3 d5 14. c4 dxc3 15. dxc3 Re8 16. Bd2 Ba6) 13... Be6 { [%eval -0.67] } 14. c3 { [%eval -0.63] } 14... dxc3 { [%eval -0.13] } 15. dxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 15... Qf6 { [%eval -0.06] } 16. Qd3 { [%eval -0.1] } 16... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 17. Qxd6?? { (0.00 → -3.07) Blunder. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -3.07] } (17. Qg3 Bc4 18. Bg5 Qe5 19. Bf4 Qf6) 17... Qxc3 { [%eval -2.46] } 18. Ra2?! { (-2.46 → -3.42) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.42] } (18. Bf4 Qxa1 19. Be5 Qxa3 20. Qd2 Bxf2+ 21. Qxf2 f6 22. Bxf6 Qxb4 23. Bxg6 hxg6) 18... Qb3?? { (-3.42 → -0.16) Blunder. Bxa2 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (18... Bxa2 19. Bxa2 Rad8 20. Qf4 Bd4 21. Qh4 Bf6 22. Qg4 Rfe8 23. Qc4 Qxc4 24. Bxc4) 19. Rb2 { [%eval -0.17] } 19... Qxa3?! { (-0.17 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (19... Rfd8 20. Qf4 Qxa3 21. Rc2 Qd3 22. Bb2 Qf5 23. Qh4 Qg4 24. Qh6 Bd4 25. h3) 20. Rc2? { (0.61 → -0.69) Mistake. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (20. Rd2 Qa4 21. Qf4 f6 22. Re1) 20... Rfd8?? { (-0.69 → 4.33) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (20... Qb3 21. Bb2 Rad8 22. Qf4 f6 23. h3 Bf5 24. Qc4+ Qxc4 25. Rxc4 Bxb1 26. Rxb1) 21. Qxd8+ { [%eval 4.21] } 21... Rxd8 { [%eval 4.59] } 22. Bxa3 { [%eval 4.53] } 22... Bd7 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 5.54] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2