[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/UCvlSWIo"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "luckystrike55"] [Black "ToddHowardChessclub"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "UCvlSWIo"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "09:26:41"] [WhiteElo "1329"] [BlackElo "1333"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo"] [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... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.13] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. d3 { [%eval 0.04] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.08] } 7. a3 { [%eval 0.06] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. b4 { [%eval -0.31] } 8... Bd4 { [%eval -0.29] } 9. Bb2?! { (-0.29 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (9. Bd2) 9... a6?! { (-0.91 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (9... Bh5) 10. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 11. b5?! { (0.00 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (11. g4 Nxg4 12. Nxd4 Qh4 13. hxg4 Nxd4 14. gxh5 Qh3 15. f4 Qg3+ 16. Kh1 Qh3+) 11... axb5 { [%eval -0.88] } 12. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.8] } 12... O-O { [%eval -0.96] } 13. Bc4?! { (-0.96 → -1.74) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.74] } (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. g4 Bxg4 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. Qe2 f5 17. Rae1 Ra5 18. Nd1 fxe4) 13... Ra5 { [%eval -1.4] } 14. g4? { (-1.40 → -2.94) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (14. Rb1 Kh8 15. Qe2 Rc5 16. a4 Na5 17. g4 Nxg4 18. Nxd4 exd4 19. hxg4 Nxc4) 14... Nxg4 { [%eval -2.93] } 15. hxg4 { [%eval -2.94] } 15... Bxg4 { [%eval -2.82] } 16. Kg2 { [%eval -2.82] } 16... b5?! { (-2.82 → -1.82) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.82] } (16... Qf6) 17. Bd5 { [%eval -1.51] } 17... Qd7?? { (-1.51 → 1.08) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (17... Ne7) 18. Rh1? { (1.08 → -0.19) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (18. Bxc6 Qxc6 19. Nxd4 exd4 20. Qxg4 dxc3 21. Bc1 f5 22. Qg3 fxe4 23. Bxh6 exd3+) 18... Ne7 { [%eval -0.05] } 19. Bb3? { (-0.05 → -1.23) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (19. Qd2) 19... Ng6 { [%eval -1.37] } 20. Kg3 { [%eval -1.5] } 20... c6? { (-1.50 → -0.12) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (20... d5 21. Nxd5 Bxb2 22. Rb1 Bd4 23. Qd2 Ra6 24. Rxh6 gxh6 25. Qxh6 Bxf3 26. Kxf3) 21. Qd2 { [%eval -0.17] } 21... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 22. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 22... Ra7?! { (0.15 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (22... Qd8 23. Rab1) 23. Ke2?? { (1.07 → -1.78) Blunder. Rag1 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (23. Rag1 Kh7) 23... Qg4+ { [%eval -1.98] } 24. Kf1 { [%eval -1.85] } 24... Nf4? { (-1.85 → -0.57) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -0.57] } (24... Nh4 25. Qe1 b4 26. Rxh4 Qxh4 27. Nd1 Qh1+ 28. Ke2 Qh5+ 29. Kd2 Qg5+ 30. Ke2) 25. Rg1?? { (-0.57 → -2.91) Blunder. Rh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (25. Rh2 Kh7) 25... Qh5?! { (-2.91 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (25... Qh3+ 26. Ke1 Qh2 27. Rf1 Qh5 28. Rg1 Kh7 29. a4 Rfa8 30. a5 Rxa5 31. Rxa5) 26. Rb1?! { (-2.23 → -3.25) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -3.25] } (26. Nd1 Qh3+ 27. Ke1 Qh2 28. Rf1 Ng2+ 29. Ke2 Kh8 30. Bxd4 exd4 31. c3 c5) 26... Kh8? { (-3.25 → -1.87) Mistake. Qh2 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (26... Qh2 27. Rg3 Kh8 28. Nxb5 Qh1+ 29. Rg1 Qh3+ 30. Ke1 Qh2 31. Rf1 cxb5 32. Bxd4) 27. Ne2 { [%eval -1.61] } 27... Nxe2?? { (-1.61 → 0.81) Blunder. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (27... Qh3+ 28. Ke1) 28. Qxe2 { [%eval 1.15] } 28... Qh2? { (1.15 → 2.53) Mistake. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (28... Qh3+ 29. Ke1) 29. Bxd4 { [%eval 2.41] } 29... exd4 { [%eval 2.89] } 30. Ra1? { (2.89 → 1.21) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (30. Qf3 Qe5 31. Rh1 Qe8 32. Qg4 Rxa3 33. Rh5 Kh7 34. Kg2 d5 35. Rbh1 Qe6) 30... f5? { (1.21 → 2.95) Mistake. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (30... Qh3+ 31. Ke1 f5 32. Rg3 Qh1+ 33. Qf1 Qh5 34. Qh3 Qe8 35. Rf3 fxe4 36. Rxf8+) 31. exf5?? { (2.95 → 0.58) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (31. Qf3 Re7 32. Rh1 Qe5 33. Rh5 d5 34. exd5 cxd5 35. Kg2 Rf6 36. Bxd5 Kh7) 31... Rxf5?? { (0.58 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh3+ was best. } { [%eval #3] } (31... Qh3+ 32. Ke1) 32. Qe8+ { [%eval #2] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 33. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0