[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NbEqLbIe"] [Date "2026.05.30"] [Round "-"] [White "Mathis2017"] [Black "CapSnake"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NbEqLbIe"] [UTCDate "2026.05.30"] [UTCTime "09:02:25"] [WhiteElo "968"] [BlackElo "983"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5?! { (0.00 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. h4) 5. Nxf7?! { (0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line } (5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bc4 Qe8 7. Nc3 Nd4 8. d3 d6 9. Nd5+ Nxd5) 5... Qe7?? { (0.00 → 2.56) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (5... Bxf2+ 6. Kf1 Qe7 7. Nxh8 d5 8. exd5 Nd4 9. d6 Qxd6 10. Nf7) 6. Nxh8 { [%eval 3.03] } 6... d6 { [%eval 3.07] } 7. Nf7? { (3.07 → 1.56) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (7. Nc3 Bg4 8. f3 Be6 9. Bxe6 Qxe6 10. Na4 a5 11. Nxc5 dxc5) 7... Bg4 { [%eval 1.65] } 8. f3 { [%eval 1.66] } 8... Bh5?! { (1.66 → 2.45) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (8... Nxe4 9. d4 Bxd4 10. c3 Qh4+ 11. g3 Nxg3 12. Bg5 Qh3 13. fxg4 Nxh1 14. cxd4) 9. Ng5 { [%eval 2.28] } 9... h6 { [%eval 2.75] } 10. Ne6?! { (2.75 → 1.72) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval 1.72] } (10. d3 hxg5 11. Bxg5 O-O-O 12. Nc3 Nd4 13. Qd2 d5 14. Nxd5 Rxd5 15. Bxd5 Bxf3) 10... Bf7?? { (1.72 → 5.19) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.19] } (10... Nxe4 11. Kf1 Qh4 12. Nxg7+ Kf8 13. Qe1 Ng3+ 14. Qxg3 Qxc4+ 15. Ke1 Nd4 16. Nc3) 11. Nxc5 { [%eval 4.59] } 11... Bxc4 { [%eval 4.5] } 12. Nxb7? { (4.50 → 2.80) Mistake. d3 was best. } { [%eval 2.8] } (12. d3 O-O-O 13. Nb3 d5 14. O-O dxe4 15. fxe4 h5 16. N1d2 Ba6 17. a4 Ng4) 12... Rb8?! { (2.80 → 4.39) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.39] } (12... Nxe4 13. g3 Nf6 14. d3 Ba6 15. Nxd6+ cxd6 16. O-O d5 17. Nc3 O-O-O 18. Rf2) 13. Na5 { [%eval 3.92] } 13... Nxa5 { [%eval 4.54] } 14. d4?? { (4.54 → 1.46) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (14. d3 Be6 15. Nc3 Nc6 16. O-O Nh5 17. Rf2 Qh4) 14... d5? { (1.46 → 3.24) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (14... Nxe4 15. fxe4 Qh4+ 16. g3 Qxe4+ 17. Kf2 Qf5+ 18. Kg1 Kd7 19. g4 Qg6 20. Nd2) 15. exd5?! { (3.24 → 2.09) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (15. b3 Nh5 16. g3 Ba6 17. Nc3 dxe4 18. Nxe4 Nf6 19. Nxf6+ Qxf6 20. c4 exd4) 15... Bxd5? { (2.09 → 4.01) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (15... e4 16. Kf2 exf3 17. Nc3 Rxb2 18. gxf3 Ng4+ 19. Kg2 Ne3+ 20. Bxe3 Qxe3) 16. Nc3?! { (4.01 → 2.88) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (16. O-O Nc6 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nd2 Qc5+ 19. Kh1 Kf7 20. b3 Qd4 21. Ba3 c5) 16... Nc6? { (2.88 → 4.63) Mistake. exd4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (16... exd4+ 17. Ne2 Kf7 18. O-O Bc4 19. Re1 Re8 20. Kf2 Qc5 21. Nf4 d3+ 22. Be3) 17. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.5] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.56] } 18. O-O { [%eval 4.5] } 18... exd4 { [%eval 5.49] } 19. Re1 { [%eval 5.43] } 19... Ne3 { [%eval 5.42] } 20. Bxe3 { [%eval 5.36] } 20... dxe3 { [%eval 5.29] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 5.3] } 21... Kf8 { [%eval 5.48] } 22. Rxe3 { [%eval 5.45] } 22... Rd8 { [%eval 5.82] } 23. Qa3 { [%eval 4.94] } 23... Rd5? { (4.94 → 8.73) Mistake. Qxa3 was best. } { [%eval 8.73] } (23... Qxa3 24. bxa3 Rd2 25. c3 Kf7 26. Re4 a5 27. a4 Rc2 28. h4 Ne7 29. Rae1) 24. Rxe7 { [%eval 8.6] } 24... Nxe7 { [%eval 8.51] } 25. Re1 { [%eval 8.12] } 25... Rd2? { (8.12 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (25... Rd7 26. Qa4 Rd5 27. Qe4 Rd7 28. Qa8+ Kf7 29. h4 Nf5) 26. Qxe7+ { [%eval #6] } 26... Kg8 { [%eval #6] } 27. Qe8+ { [%eval #7] } 27... Kh7 { [%eval #8] } 28. Re6 { [%eval #7] } 28... Rd1+ { [%eval #7] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval #6] } 29... Rd2+ { [%eval #6] } 30. Kg3 { [%eval #5] } 30... Rxc2 { [%eval #2] } 31. Qg6+ { [%eval #1] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 32. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0