[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OOlqGEfA"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexSavc"] [Black "NovagSaitekMephisto"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "OOlqGEfA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "04:59:17"] [WhiteElo "1216"] [BlackElo "1152"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense } 6. Bb5?? { (0.00 → -1.84) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.84] } (6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 Bg4 10. c3 Kh8) 6... dxe4 { [%eval -1.91] } 7. Bxc6+? { (-1.91 → -3.81) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (7. Nxe5 Qg5 8. d4 Qxg2 9. Rf1 Bd6 10. Nxc6 a6 11. Ba4 O-O) 7... bxc6 { [%eval -3.24] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -3.51] } 8... Qg5 { [%eval -3.33] } 9. O-O?! { (-3.33 → -4.23) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (9. d4 Qxg2 10. Rf1 Bh3 11. Qe2 Qxf1+ 12. Qxf1 Bxf1 13. Kxf1 c5 14. d5 Bd6) 9... Qxe5 { [%eval -4.58] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -4.63] } 10... Bd6 { [%eval -4.67] } 11. g3 { [%eval -4.77] } 11... f5 { [%eval -4.32] } 12. d3 { [%eval -4.56] } 12... Qd4?! { (-4.56 → -3.32) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.32] } (12... O-O 13. Bf4 Qe8 14. Qd2 h6 15. Rad1 Kh7 16. dxe4 fxe4 17. Bxd6 cxd6 18. Qxd6) 13. Be3?! { (-3.32 → -4.41) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -4.41] } (13. Qh5+ g6 14. Qh6 Bf8 15. Qh4 Bg7 16. c3 Qf6 17. Bg5 Qe6 18. dxe4 O-O) 13... Qxb2?! { (-4.41 → -3.23) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.23] } (13... Qd5 14. c4 Qf7 15. dxe4 fxe4 16. c5 Be7 17. Qa4 O-O 18. Qxc6 Bh3 19. Bf4) 14. dxe4 { [%eval -3.59] } 14... fxe4?? { (-3.59 → 0.00) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (14... O-O 15. e5 Be7 16. Bd4 Qb4 17. e6 Qd6 18. Rb1 f4 19. c4 c5 20. Be5) 15. f3?? { (0.00 → -4.31) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.31] } (15. Bd4 Qb5 16. Bxg7 Rf8 17. Rxe4+ Kf7 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Qd4 Kf7 20. Rae1 Qd5) 15... exf3?? { (-4.31 → 4.64) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (15... O-O 16. Bd4 Qb5 17. c4 Qxc4 18. Rc1 Qf7 19. Rxe4 Bf5 20. Rxc6 Bxe4 21. fxe4) 16. Bd4+ { [%eval 4.95] } 16... Be7 { [%eval 5.98] } 17. Bxb2 { [%eval 4.8] } 17... Rf8?! { (4.80 → 7.13) Inaccuracy. f2+ was best. } { [%eval 7.13] } (17... f2+ 18. Kxf2 O-O+ 19. Kg1 Bc5+ 20. Bd4 Bd6 21. Rf1 Bh3 22. Rxf8+ Rxf8 23. Qh5) 18. Bxg7? { (7.13 → 3.69) Mistake. Rxe7+ was best. } { [%eval 3.69] } (18. Rxe7+ Kxe7 19. Ba3+ Kf6 20. Qxf3+ Bf5 21. Bxf8 Rxf8 22. g4 g6 23. gxf5 Kg7) 18... f2+ { [%eval 3.3] } 19. Kf1?? { (3.30 → -1.90) Blunder. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (19. Kg2 fxe1=N+ 20. Qxe1 Rf7 21. Qe4 Bd7 22. Be5 Rb8 23. Rd1 Rb4 24. c4 Rb6) 19... fxe1=Q+?? { (-1.90 → 1.59) Blunder. Bh3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (19... Bh3+ 20. Ke2 Rf7 21. Qd4 fxe1=R+ 22. Kxe1 Rd8 23. Qc3 Rd6 24. Qa5 Rd5 25. Qa4) 20. Kxe1 { [%eval 1.71] } 20... Rf7 { [%eval 1.71] } 21. Qh5 { [%eval 1.24] } 21... Bf5 { [%eval 1.43] } 22. Be5 { [%eval 1.54] } 22... O-O-O?? { (1.54 → 6.85) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 6.85] } (22... Rb8 23. a3 Rb5 24. Qe2 Bxc2 25. Rc1 Bf5 26. Rxc6 Rb1+ 27. Kd2 Bg5+ 28. Kc3) 23. Bg7?? { (6.85 → -5.56) Blunder. Qxf7 was best. } { [%eval -5.56] } (23. Qxf7 Bb4+ 24. c3 Ba5 25. Qxf5+ Kb7 26. Rb1+ Bb6 27. Qxh7 Re8 28. Qxc7+ Ka6) 23... Rxg7?? { (-5.56 → 3.16) Blunder. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (23... Bb4+ 24. c3 Re8+ 25. Qe2 Rfe7 26. Qxe7 Bxe7 27. Kf2 Bc5+ 28. Bd4 Bd6 29. a4) 24. Qxf5+ { [%eval 2.93] } 24... Kb8? { (2.93 → 5.61) Mistake. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.61] } (24... Rd7 25. Kf1 Rg5 26. Qe6 Rg6 27. Qh3 Bc5 28. Rd1 Rd6 29. Rxd6 cxd6 30. Qe6) 25. Rb1+ { [%eval 5.55] } 25... Ka8 { [%eval 5.01] } 26. Rd1?? { (5.01 → 0.65) Blunder. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (26. Qe4 Rd6 27. Kf1 Rg8 28. Qxe7 Rb8 29. Rxb8+ Kxb8 30. Qxh7 Rd2 31. Qg8+ Kb7) 26... Rxd1+?? { (0.65 → 3.54) Blunder. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (26... Bb4+ 27. Ke2 Rf8 28. Qxf8+ Bxf8 29. Rd8+ Kb7 30. Rxf8 Rg5 31. Rf4 Rh5 32. h4) 27. Kxd1 { [%eval 3.43] } 27... Bd6?? { (3.43 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (27... Kb7 28. Qe5 Bf8 29. Qb2+ Ka6 30. Qc3 Rg6 31. Qh8 Bd6 32. Qxh7 Rg5 33. Ke2) 28. Qc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0