[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QuULdJXL"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Aireonna"] [Black "thaanthiriwaththage"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QuULdJXL"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "12:09:48"] [WhiteElo "527"] [BlackElo "588"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+26"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Qe8? { (0.12 → 1.28) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (7... h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. h3 Be6 10. Kh1 Nd4 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Na4) 8. a4 { [%eval 1.37] } 8... h6? { (1.37 → 2.69) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 2.69] } (8... Ne7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 a6 12. Nde2 Kh8 13. Ng3 Qd8 14. Nd5) 9. Bh4? { (2.69 → 1.15) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. Nh4 Kh7 12. c3 a5 13. Kh1 Ne7 14. Nxf6+ Kg7) 9... Bf5?? { (1.15 → 5.23) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.23] } (9... Qd8 10. Nd5 g5 11. Nxg5 Nxd5 12. Qh5 hxg5 13. Bxg5 Nf4 14. Qh6 Qxg5 15. Qxg5+) 10. exf5 { [%eval 5.11] } 10... Ne4?! { (5.11 → 7.27) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 7.27] } (10... e4 11. dxe4 Nxe4 12. Nd5 Qd7 13. c3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 c6 16. Ne3) 11. dxe4 { [%eval 7.21] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 7.37] } 12. Nxd4 { [%eval 6.28] } 12... Bxd4 { [%eval 7.43] } 13. Nb5 { [%eval 6.88] } 13... Bxb2 { [%eval 6.82] } 14. Ra3 { [%eval 5.79] } 14... Bxa3 { [%eval 5.8] } 15. Nxa3 { [%eval 5.72] } 15... c5 { [%eval 6.52] } 16. Bd5 { [%eval 6.0] } 16... g6 { [%eval 7.32] } 17. f6 { [%eval 6.02] } 17... g5?? { (6.02 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa4 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (17... Qxa4 18. Nc4 Rad8 19. f3 Kh7 20. Ne3 Qd7 21. Bf2 a5 22. Qd2 a4 23. Ng4) 18. Bg3?? { (Mate in 5 → 6.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 6.55] } (18. Qh5 Qe6 19. Bxe6 Kh7 20. Bxg5 fxe6 21. Qxh6+ Kg8 22. Qg7#) 18... h5?? { (6.55 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (18... Kh7 19. Nc4 Qd8 20. h4 Qxf6 21. Qg4 Rg8 22. h5 Rg7 23. Ne3 Rag8 24. a5) 19. Qxh5 { [%eval #2] } 19... Rd8 { [%eval #2] } 20. Nc4 { [%eval #2] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval #2] } 21. Qg4 { [%eval #2] } 21... Rc7 { [%eval #2] } 22. Qxg5+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 23. Bh4 { [%eval #1] } 23... Rg8 { [%eval #1] } 24. Qf5+? { (Mate in 1 → 8.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5# was best. } { [%eval 8.3] } (24. Qh5#) 24... Rg6 { [%eval 7.99] } 25. Qf3 { [%eval 7.66] } 25... Qg8 { [%eval 7.91] } 26. Nxd6 { [%eval 8.02] } 26... Rxg2+ { [%eval 9.41] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval 8.26] } 27... Rxh2+? { (8.26 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (27... Rg6 28. Nf5 Kh8 29. Ne7 Qh7 30. Nxg6+ fxg6 31. Qg4 a5 32. h3 Rd7 33. Kg2) 28. Kxh2 { [%eval #7] } 28... Qg7 { [%eval #4] } 29. Bxf7 { [%eval #8] } 29... Rd7 { [%eval #4] } 30. Nf5 { [%eval #12] } 30... Qh8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Bg6+ { [%eval #8] } 31... Kg8 { [%eval #5] } 32. Nh6+? { (Mate in 5 → 8.37) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb3+ was best. } { [%eval 8.37] } (32. Qb3+ Kf8 33. Qe6 Qxh4+ 34. Nxh4 Re7 35. Qxe7+ Kg8 36. Qg7#) 32... Kf8 { [%eval 10.6] } 33. Nf7?! { (10.60 → 6.08) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.08] } (33. Nf5 b5 34. f7 Rxf7 35. Rd1 Kg8 36. Bxf7+ Kxf7 37. Rd7+ Kf8 38. Rd8+ Kf7) 33... Qg8?? { (6.08 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxh4+ was best. } { [%eval #6] } (33... Qxh4+ 34. Qh3 Qxf6 35. Qg3 Rxf7 36. Bxf7 Kxf7 37. Rg1 Qh6+ 38. Kg2 Qf6 39. Qg4) 34. Nxe5 { [%eval #6] } 34... Rd4 { [%eval #4] } 35. c3 { [%eval #8] } 35... Rxa4 { [%eval #1] } 36. Nd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0