[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Nsb5xHnz"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Core_Iris"] [Black "youseffau"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Nsb5xHnz"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "01:29:49"] [WhiteElo "1035"] [BlackElo "1034"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo"] [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... h6 { [%eval 0.51] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.29] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.27] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.21] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 0.19] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.17] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.16] } 7. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] } { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8... exd4?! { (0.00 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (8... Ba7 9. Be3 Ng4 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Nf1 Nxe3 12. Nxe3 Re8 13. Bd5 exd4 14. cxd4) 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.81] } 9... Ba7 { [%eval 0.82] } 10. d5 { [%eval 0.45] } 10... Na5?! { (0.45 → 1.03) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 1.03] } (10... Ne5 11. Nxe5 dxe5 12. Be3 Bxe3 13. Rxe3 Bd7 14. Qb3 b5 15. Bf1 c6 16. Qa3) 11. Be2 { [%eval 0.84] } 11... Qe7?? { (0.84 → 2.88) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (11... Ng4 12. Rf1 b5 13. Bd2 c5 14. h3 Nf6 15. Bd3 O-O 16. Re1 Nd7 17. b3) 12. Bf1?? { (2.88 → 0.81) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (12. Qa4+ b5 13. Qxa5 Ng4 14. Be3 Nxe3 15. fxe3 f5 16. exf5 Qxe3+ 17. Kh1 O-O) 12... Bg4?? { (0.81 → 3.43) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (12... Ng4 13. Re2 Nc4 14. h3 Nge5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. Be3 Bxe3 17. Rxe3 O-O 18. f4) 13. h3? { (3.43 → 1.89) Mistake. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.89] } (13. Qa4+ Nd7 14. Nbd2 O-O 15. Qxa5 f5 16. Qc3 Rae8 17. exf5 Qf7 18. Ne4 Bxf3) 13... Bh5?! { (1.89 → 3.15) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (13... O-O 14. hxg4 Nxg4 15. Be3 Nxe3 16. fxe3 f5 17. exf5 Rxf5 18. Qd3 Qf7 19. Nc3) 14. g4?! { (3.15 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (14. Qa4+ Nd7 15. Nbd2 O-O 16. Qxa5 f5 17. exf5 Qf6 18. g4 Rfe8 19. gxh5 Rxe1) 14... Bg6?! { (1.95 → 2.92) Inaccuracy. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (14... Bxg4 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. Qa4+ b5 17. Qxa5 Bxf2+ 18. Kg2 O-O 19. Re2 Bb6 20. Qe1) 15. Nbd2?! { (2.92 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (15. Be3 c5 16. Qa4+ b5 17. Qxa5 O-O 18. Nbd2 Nxe4 19. Nh2 Qb7 20. Bg2 Rae8) 15... O-O-O { [%eval 2.69] } 16. Qa4?! { (2.69 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (16. b4 h5 17. g5 Ng4 18. Re2 Nxf2 19. Rxf2 f5 20. exf5 Bxf5 21. Bb2 Qe3) 16... Bb6?? { (1.44 → 3.51) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 3.51] } (16... h5 17. g5 Ng4 18. hxg4 hxg4 19. Qxa5 g3 20. Re2 gxf2+ 21. Rxf2 f6 22. Nc4) 17. b4 { [%eval 3.25] } 17... Qd7 { [%eval 3.49] } 18. Qa3 { [%eval 3.19] } 18... Nxe4 { [%eval 3.58] } 19. bxa5?? { (3.58 → -2.05) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (19. Nxe4 Nc4 20. Qc3 f5 21. Qxc4 fxe4 22. Nd4 h5 23. g5 Bf5 24. Kh2 Rhf8) 19... Bc5 { [%eval -1.71] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval -1.61] } 20... Nxf2?? { (-1.61 → 1.62) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (20... Bxf2+ 21. Kh2 Bg3+ 22. Kg1 Nc5 23. Qc3 Bxe1 24. Nxe1 f5 25. Nb3 fxg4 26. Nxc5) 21. Kg2?? { (1.62 → -0.21) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (21. Ba3 Nxh3+ 22. Kh2 Bxa3 23. Bxh3 Bc5 24. Nh4 Qb5 25. Qxb5 axb5 26. Nxg6 fxg6) 21... h5 { [%eval -0.33] } 22. gxh5?? { (-0.33 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (22. Nh4 hxg4 23. Nxg6 Rde8 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Rb1 fxg6 26. Qxb7+ Kd8 27. Qxa6 gxh3+) 22... Rxh5?? { (Mate in 2 → -4.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh3+ was best. } { [%eval -4.6] } (22... Qxh3+ 23. Kg1 Qh1#) 23. Kg3?? { (-4.60 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re6 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (23. Re6 fxe6 24. dxe6 Qc6 25. e7 Re8 26. Qe6+ Qd7 27. Qxd7+ Kxd7 28. Nb3 Ne4) 23... Qxh3+?? { (Mate in 3 → 3.73) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxh3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (23... Rxh3+ 24. Bxh3 Qxh3+ 25. Kf4 Qg4#) 24. Bxh3+ { [%eval 3.58] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval 4.37] } 25. Rb1 { [%eval 4.14] } 25... Nxh3?? { (4.14 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh3+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Rxh3+ 26. Kg2 Bxb1 27. Qxb1 g5 28. Ne4 Nxe4 29. Kxh3 g4+ 30. Kxg4 Rg8+ 31. Ng5) 26. Qxb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0