[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QATHxj4a"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "a_n_m9"] [Black "Richardm10"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QATHxj4a"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "09:43:17"] [WhiteElo "730"] [BlackElo "614"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Nxe5?? { (0.07 → -2.18) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5) 4... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.57] } 5. Qe2?! { (-1.57 → -2.76) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (5. d4 Ng6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7) 5... d5 { [%eval -2.52] } 6. Qb5+? { (-2.52 → -4.45) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.45] } (6. exd5 Qe7 7. d4 Ng6 8. Be3 Bd7 9. g3 Qb4 10. O-O-O O-O-O 11. Bg2 Kb8) 6... Bd7 { [%eval -4.25] } 7. Qxb7 { [%eval -4.57] } 7... dxe4?! { (-4.57 → -3.59) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval -3.59] } (7... Rb8 8. Qa6 dxe4 9. b3 Rb6 10. Qe2 Bc5 11. Bb2 Bd4 12. h3 O-O 13. O-O-O) 8. f3?! { (-3.59 → -5.39) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.39] } (8. Nxe4 Be7 9. d4 Nc6 10. Nxf6+ Bxf6 11. c3 O-O 12. Qb3 Qe7+ 13. Be3 Bg5) 8... exf3 { [%eval -5.21] } 9. gxf3 { [%eval -5.58] } 9... Nxf3+?? { (-5.58 → -1.67) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (9... Be7 10. f4 Nc6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. Bxc6 Rb8 13. Qxb8 Qxb8 14. Bxd7 Nxd7 15. d3) 10. Kf2?? { (-1.67 → -6.39) Blunder. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -6.39] } (10. Qxf3 Bc5 11. d4 Bxd4 12. Be3 Bxc3+ 13. bxc3 O-O 14. Bd3 Qe7 15. Kd2 Bg4) 10... Bc6?? { (-6.39 → 2.94) Blunder. Bc5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (10... Bc5+ 11. Kxf3 Rb8 12. Qa6 Rb6 13. Qc4 Bc6+ 14. Ke2 Qe7+ 15. Kd1 Bxh1 16. Qh4) 11. Qxc6+ { [%eval 2.97] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 2.9] } 12. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.89] } 12... Ne5? { (2.89 → 5.64) Mistake. Bc5+ was best. } { [%eval 5.64] } (12... Bc5+ 13. Ke1 O-O 14. Kd1 Ne5 15. Qf5 Re8 16. Be2 Rb8 17. Ne4 Bd4 18. Rf1) 13. Qc6+?? { (5.64 → -6.40) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.4] } (13. Bb5+ c6 14. Bxc6+ Ke7 15. Re1 Qd4+ 16. Kg2 Rc8 17. Rxe5+ Qxe5 18. d4 Qe6) 13... Nd7?? { (-6.40 → 5.09) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (13... Nxc6 14. Ke2 Bc5 15. Kd1 O-O 16. b3 Qf6 17. Be2 Kh8 18. Bb2 Rae8 19. Rf1) 14. Qe4+ { [%eval 5.26] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 5.28] } 15. Bb5? { (5.28 → 3.12) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (15. Nd5 f5 16. Qxe7+ Qxe7 17. Nxe7 Kxe7 18. b3 Rad8 19. Ba3+ Kf6 20. Bb2+ Ne5) 15... c6 { [%eval 3.02] } 16. Bxc6 { [%eval 3.06] } 16... Rc8?! { (3.06 → 4.00) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (16... O-O 17. Kg2 Rc8 18. d4 Bd6 19. Rf1 h6 20. Bxd7 Qxd7 21. Qf3 Rfe8 22. Kh1) 17. Bb5 { [%eval 3.19] } 17... Rc5 { [%eval 3.7] } 18. Ba4? { (3.70 → 1.87) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (18. d4 Rxb5 19. Nxb5 O-O 20. Kg2 Nf6 21. Qf3 Qd7 22. Nc3 Rb8 23. Rf1 Bd6) 18... f5?? { (1.87 → 4.60) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.6] } (18... O-O 19. d4 Bh4+ 20. Kg2 Re8 21. Qg4 Re6 22. dxc5 Rg6 23. Qxg6 hxg6 24. Rd1) 19. Qd4?! { (4.60 → 3.21) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (19. Qe6 Ra5 20. Re1 Rxa4 21. Nxa4 Kf8 22. Qxe7+ Qxe7 23. Rxe7 Kxe7 24. d4 Kf7) 19... h5? { (3.21 → 5.68) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 5.68] } (19... O-O 20. Qxd7 Qb6 21. d4 Re5 22. Bf4 Bh4+ 23. Bg3 Rd8 24. Bb3+ Kh8 25. Qxd8+) 20. Qxg7 { [%eval 5.69] } 20... f4?! { (5.69 → 8.29) Inaccuracy. Bh4+ was best. } { [%eval 8.29] } (20... Bh4+ 21. Ke2 Qe7+ 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. d4 Ra5 24. Bxd7 Kxd7 25. Bf4 Ra6 26. Nd5) 21. d4 { [%eval 6.93] } 21... Rc6?! { (6.93 → 10.47) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 10.47] } (21... Rf8 22. dxc5 Bxc5+ 23. Kf3 Qa8+ 24. Ne4 Rf7 25. Bxd7+ Rxd7 26. Qe5+ Kf7 27. Qxc5) 22. Bxf4?! { (10.47 → 6.73) Inaccuracy. Qxh8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.73] } (22. Qxh8+ Nf8 23. Bxc6+ Qd7 24. Bxd7+ Kxd7 25. Qxh5 Ne6 26. Qg4 Kc7 27. Qxe6 Bd6) 22... Rf8 { [%eval 6.8] } 23. Rhg1?? { (6.80 → 3.06) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (23. Bxc6 Qc8 24. Qg6+ Kd8 25. Rhf1 Rxf4+ 26. Ke2 Qa6+ 27. Qd3 Qxc6 28. Rxf4 Qg2+) 23... Nf6?? { (3.06 → 10.22) Blunder. Rxf4+ was best. } { [%eval 10.22] } (23... Rxf4+ 24. Ke2 Re6+ 25. Kd3 Rf3+ 26. Kd2 Rf2+ 27. Kc1 Bf8 28. Qh7 Qe7 29. Qxe7+) 24. Bxc6+ { [%eval 10.12] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 11.38] } 25. Bxd7+ { [%eval 10.72] } 25... Kxd7?! { (10.72 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxd7 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (25... Nxd7 26. Nd5 Bh4+ 27. Ke2 Kd8 28. Bg5+ Bxg5 29. Rxg5 Kc8 30. Re5 Rd8 31. Re7) 26. Qg5? { (Mate in 7 → 9.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval 9.0] } (26. Rae1 Ne4+ 27. Rxe4 Rxf4+ 28. Rxf4 Kd8 29. Re1 Bh4+ 30. Rxh4 a6 31. Rxh5 Kc8) 26... Rh8? { (9.00 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng4+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (26... Ng4+ 27. Rxg4 Rxf4+ 28. Qxf4 hxg4 29. Kg2 g3 30. hxg3 Kc8 31. Qg4+ Kc7 32. Re1) 27. Qb5+ { [%eval #6] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval #6] } 28. Rge1+ { [%eval #8] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval #8] } 29. Na4?! { (Mate in 8 → 10.35) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval 10.35] } (29. Qc4+ Kf8 30. Qc8+ Ne8 31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Re1+ Kf6 33. Qe6+ Kg7 34. Qd7+ Kf6) 29... a6?! { (10.35 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng4+ was best. } { [%eval #8] } (29... Ng4+ 30. Kf3 Bf6 31. Qf5 Kg7 32. Nc5 a6 33. Qd7+ Kg6 34. Rg1 Bg5 35. Bxg5) 30. Qxa6?! { (Mate in 8 → 12.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval 12.02] } (30. Qc4+ Kf8 31. Qc8+ Kf7 32. Qe6+ Kg7 33. Qxe7+ Kg6 34. Re6 Kf5 35. Qxf6+ Kg4) 30... Ng4+ { [%eval 11.27] } 31. Kg3 { [%eval 10.17] } 31... Rg8?! { (10.17 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (31... Bf6 32. Nc5 Kg6 33. Qe6 Kg7 34. Qf5 Kf7 35. Kf3 Kg7 36. Rg1 Re8 37. Rxg4+) 32. Rxe7+ { [%eval #9] } 32... Kxe7 { [%eval #9] } 33. Re1+ { [%eval #8] } 33... Kf7 { [%eval #8] } 34. Qc4+ { [%eval #17] } { Black left the game. } 1-0