[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Qz0kxda9"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "kingarthuraaron2016"] [Black "gnourtking"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Qz0kxda9"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "11:34:29"] [WhiteElo "1703"] [BlackElo "1701"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Paris Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.36] } { C50 Italian Game: Paris Defense } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.61] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.64] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.68] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.58] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.55] } 7... Bh5 { [%eval 0.97] } 8. Qe2 { [%eval 1.1] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 1.23] } 9. a3?! { (1.23 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (9. g4 Bg6 10. a3 Qd7 11. O-O-O a6 12. Ba2 Rb8 13. Rhg1 b5 14. Kb1 b4) 9... a6?! { (0.44 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (9... Nd4 10. Bxd4 exd4 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 13. Ba2 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 Bf6 15. O-O-O) 10. Bb3?! { (1.14 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (10. g4 Bg6) 10... Na5?! { (0.50 → 1.55) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (10... Nd4 11. Bxd4 exd4 12. Nb1 Bxf3 13. Qxf3 a5 14. Nd2 a4 15. Ba2 O-O 16. Qe2) 11. Ba2 { [%eval 1.35] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 1.46] } 12. Nd5?! { (1.46 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (12. g4) 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.78] } 13. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.77] } 13... Qd7 { [%eval 0.79] } 14. g4 { [%eval 0.79] } 14... Bg6 { [%eval 0.81] } 15. d4 { [%eval 0.5] } 15... Bf6?! { (0.50 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (15... h5) 16. dxe5 { [%eval 1.3] } 16... Nxe5? { (1.30 → 2.55) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (16... dxe5 17. O-O-O) 17. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.6] } 17... Bxe5 { [%eval 2.46] } 18. c3?? { (2.46 → 0.00) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (18. O-O-O) 18... O-O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 19. f4 { [%eval 0.02] } 19... Bf6 { [%eval 0.47] } 20. f5 { [%eval 0.16] } 20... Bh7 { [%eval 0.25] } 21. Bc4?! { (0.25 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (21. O-O-O) 21... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.32] } 22. Bxa6?? { (-0.32 → -3.68) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (22. Bd3) 22... Bh4+? { (-3.68 → -1.93) Mistake. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (22... Rxe4 23. Bd3 Rxe3 24. Qxe3 Re8 25. Be4 Qa4 26. b4 d5 27. O-O dxe4 28. Rad1) 23. Kf1 { [%eval -1.83] } 23... bxa6?? { (-1.83 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (23... Rxe4) 24. Qxa6+ { [%eval #2] } 24... Kb8 { [%eval #2] } 25. Qa7+ { [%eval #1] } 25... Kc8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0