[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/RGSXkKal"] [Date "2026.01.31"] [Round "-"] [White "NewToChess12626"] [Black "mattusa90"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "RGSXkKal"] [UTCDate "2026.01.31"] [UTCTime "21:59:28"] [WhiteElo "1093"] [BlackElo "1075"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [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 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... d6?! { (0.00 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (4... Nxe4 5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1) 5. d3?! { (0.90 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Be7) 5... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] } 6. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.2] } 6... fxe6 { [%eval 0.13] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 7... d5?! { (0.12 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (7... Be7 8. Ne2 O-O 9. Ng3 a5 10. c3 d5 11. Qe2 Bd6 12. d4) 8. a3?! { (1.12 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (8. exd5 exd5 9. Nxe5 Nxe5 10. Re1 Be7 11. Rxe5 O-O 12. Bg5 c6) 8... dxe4 { [%eval 0.75] } 9. dxe4?! { (0.75 → 0.18) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (9. Nxe4) 9... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.15] } 10... Rd8 { [%eval 0.46] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.32] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 0.52] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.37] } 12... Be7 { [%eval 0.45] } 13. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.05] } 13... Kxe7 { [%eval 0.06] } 14. h3 { [%eval 0.08] } 14... Nf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 15. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... Rhf8 { [%eval 0.2] } 16. Ke2? { (0.20 → -1.12) Mistake. Rxd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (16. Rxd8 Rxd8 17. Rc1 Rg8 18. Re1 g5 19. Nb1 h5 20. Re3 g4 21. Nfd2 Rb8) 16... h6? { (-1.12 → 0.14) Mistake. Nd4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (16... Nd4+ 17. Kf1 Nxf3 18. Rxd8 Kxd8 19. gxf3 Nh5 20. Kg2 Nf4+ 21. Kh2 Ke7 22. Rd1) 17. Ke3 { [%eval 0.22] } 17... g5 { [%eval 0.31] } 18. Nh2?! { (0.31 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (18. Rxd8) 18... a6?! { (-0.57 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (18... Nd4) 19. f3?! { (0.20 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Ng4 h5 21. Nxf6 Kxf6 22. Rc1 Na5 23. b3 Rd6 24. Rd1 Rc6) 19... Nh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Ng4 { [%eval -0.31] } 20... Nf4 { [%eval -0.26] } 21. Kf2 { [%eval -0.2] } 21... h5 { [%eval -0.32] } 22. Ne3 { [%eval -0.79] } 22... Nd4 { [%eval -0.8] } 23. Rd2? { (-0.80 → -2.09) Mistake. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (23. Kg3) 23... g4?? { (-2.09 → 0.94) Blunder. Nxh3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (23... Nxh3+) 24. hxg4 { [%eval 0.85] } 24... hxg4? { (0.85 → 2.16) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (24... h4) 25. Nxg4 { [%eval 2.32] } 25... Nxc2? { (2.32 → 4.69) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.69] } (25... Nc6 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Rd1 Rd6 28. Ne3 b5 29. Rh1 Nd4 30. Rh7+ Kd8 31. Rh8+) 26. Rxc2 { [%eval 4.48] } 26... Nd3+ { [%eval 4.82] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval 4.72] } 27... Rf4?! { (4.72 → 6.17) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 6.17] } (27... c5 28. Rd1 c4 29. Rcd2 Rg8 30. Rxd3 Rxd3+ 31. Rxd3 cxd3 32. Nd1 d2 33. Kxd2) 28. Nxe5 { [%eval 5.81] } 28... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.77] } 29. Kxf4 { [%eval 5.68] } 29... Nd3+ { [%eval 6.35] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval 6.09] } 30... Nc5 { [%eval 6.67] } 31. Rd2? { (6.67 → 3.79) Mistake. Nd5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.79] } (31. Nd5+ exd5 32. Rxc5 dxe4 33. fxe4 Rb8 34. Rxc7+ Kd6 35. Rg7 Ke5 36. Rh1 Kf6) 31... Nb3? { (3.79 → 7.23) Mistake. Rxd2 was best. } { [%eval 7.23] } (31... Rxd2 32. Kxd2 Nb3+ 33. Kd3 Nxa1 34. e5 Nb3 35. Ne4 b6 36. g4 c5 37. f4) 32. Rxd8 { [%eval 7.09] } 32... Kxd8 { [%eval 7.12] } 33. Rd1+ { [%eval 6.79] } 33... Ke7 { [%eval 6.81] } 34. g4 { [%eval 6.75] } 34... Nc5 { [%eval 7.4] } 35. f4 { [%eval 6.97] } 35... Nd7 { [%eval 7.33] } 36. g5 { [%eval 7.13] } 36... Nf8 { [%eval 7.9] } 37. f5 { [%eval 7.82] } 37... exf5 { [%eval 8.07] } 38. exf5 { [%eval 7.78] } 38... Nh7 { [%eval 8.78] } 39. f6+ { [%eval 7.21] } 39... Kf7? { (7.21 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (39... Nxf6 40. gxf6+ Kxf6 41. Kf4 Ke6 42. Ne4 c5 43. Nxc5+ Kf6 44. Nxb7 a5 45. Nc5) 40. Rd7+ { [%eval 14.98] } 40... Ke6?! { (14.98 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (40... Kg8 41. Rxc7) 41. Rxh7 { [%eval #7] } 41... Kf5 { [%eval #5] } 42. f7 { [%eval #4] } 42... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 43. f8=Q { [%eval #3] } 43... Kxh7 { [%eval #3] } 44. Qe7+ { [%eval #4] } 44... Kg6 { [%eval #4] } 45. Qxc7 { [%eval #5] } 45... Kxg5 { [%eval #5] } 46. Qxb7 { [%eval #6] } 46... Kg4 { [%eval #5] } 47. Qxa6 { [%eval #4] } 47... Kg3 { [%eval #3] } 48. Qf1 { [%eval #4] } 48... Kh2 { [%eval #4] } 49. Ke2 { [%eval #4] } 49... Kg3 { [%eval #4] } 50. Nd1 { [%eval #5] } 50... Kh2 { [%eval #3] } 51. b3 { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0