[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ub3inwaN"] [Date "2026.05.09"] [Round "-"] [White "nicholas_ilic"] [Black "Like_a_Gin"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Ub3inwaN"] [UTCDate "2026.05.09"] [UTCTime "13:41:55"] [WhiteElo "2319"] [BlackElo "2538"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-37"] [BlackRatingDiff "+24"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [WhiteFideId "3221580"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights 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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.06] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Be6 { [%eval 0.02] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.11] } 9. Bxe6 { [%eval -0.03] } 9... fxe6 { [%eval -0.09] } 10. Be3 { [%eval -0.33] } 10... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.07] } 11. fxe3 { [%eval 0.07] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 12. Rf2 { [%eval 0.09] } 12... Qe8 { [%eval 0.16] } 13. Nh4?! { (0.16 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.81] } (13. Qe2 Qg6 14. Raf1 Rf7 15. d4 Raf8 16. Qc4 exd4 17. exd4 Nh5 18. Nh4 Qg5) 13... g5 { [%eval -0.55] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval -0.6] } 14... Qg6?! { (-0.60 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (14... g4 15. hxg4 Nxg4 16. Re2 Rf7 17. Qe1 Rg7 18. Qh4 Qg6 19. Qh3 Re8 20. Rf1) 15. Nh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... h5 { [%eval 0.13] } 16. Rf3?! { (0.13 → -0.52) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -0.52] } (16. g4 hxg4 17. Nxg4 Kg7 18. Rg2 Rh8 19. Rg3 Raf8 20. Qe2 Nh5 21. Rf3 Rxf3) 16... Rf7?! { (-0.52 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (16... Kg7 17. Qe2 g4 18. Rg3 h4 19. Rxg4 Nxg4 20. Nxg4 Nb8 21. Qe1 Qh5 22. Nd1) 17. Qe2 { [%eval 0.03] } 17... Raf8 { [%eval 0.08] } 18. Raf1 { [%eval 0.1] } 18... Nb8 { [%eval 0.29] } 19. g4 { [%eval -0.01] } 19... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.31] } 20. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Nxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Rxf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Rxf7 { [%eval 0.12] } 23. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.15] } 23... Rg7 { [%eval 0.19] } 24. h4 { [%eval -0.03] } 24... Nf8 { [%eval 0.01] } 25. h5 { [%eval 0.05] } 25... Qh6 { [%eval 0.2] } 26. d4 { [%eval 0.2] } 26... exd4 { [%eval 0.2] } 27. exd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 27... Nh7 { [%eval 0.41] } 28. e5 { [%eval 0.3] } 28... d5?! { (0.30 → 1.09) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (28... dxe5 29. dxe5 Rf7 30. Rf3 Rxf3 31. Qxf3 Qg7 32. Qxb7 Qxe5 33. Qxa6 Nf6 34. h6) 29. Rf3 { [%eval 1.0] } 29... Rf7 { [%eval 1.08] } 30. Rxf7 { [%eval 1.03] } 30... Kxf7 { [%eval 0.96] } 31. Nxd5? { (0.96 → -0.21) Mistake. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (31. Nd1 Qf8 32. Nf2 Qe7 33. Kg2 Kg7 34. Qf3 b6 35. Ng4 Qf8 36. Qxf8+ Nxf8) 31... exd5 { [%eval -0.24] } 32. Qd7+ { [%eval -0.43] } 32... Kg8 { [%eval -0.17] } 33. Qxd5+ { [%eval -0.28] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval -0.26] } 34. e6? { (-0.26 → -1.76) Mistake. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (34. Qxb7 Nf8 35. Qc8 Kg8 36. Qg4 Ne6 37. d5 Nf4 38. d6 cxd6 39. exd6 Qf6) 34... Qxh5 { [%eval -1.71] } 35. Qd8+ { [%eval -1.92] } 35... Kg7 { [%eval -1.78] } 36. Qxc7+ { [%eval -1.92] } 36... Kh6?! { (-1.92 → -1.09) Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval -1.09] } (36... Kg6 37. Qf7+ Kh6 38. Qf5 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qe2+ 40. Kg1 Qe3+ 41. Kg2 Qd2+ 42. Kf1) 37. Qe5 { [%eval -1.37] } 37... Qd1+ { [%eval -1.07] } 38. Kh2 { [%eval -1.19] } 38... Qxc2+ { [%eval -1.13] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval -1.62] } 39... Qd3+ { [%eval -1.28] } 40. Kg2? { (-1.28 → -2.88) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (40. Kf2 Qc2+ 41. Kg3 Qb3+ 42. Kh2 Qxb2+ 43. Kg1 Qb1+ 44. Kg2 Qg6 45. e7 Nf6) 40... Qc2+? { (-2.88 → -1.13) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (40... g4 41. Qf4+ Kh5 42. Qf7+ Qg6 43. Qxb7 Qc2+ 44. Kf1 Qc4+ 45. Kf2 Qxd4+ 46. Ke2) 41. Kg3 { [%eval -1.22] } 41... Qb3+ { [%eval -1.55] } 42. Kg4? { (-1.55 → -3.04) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (42. Kf2 Qxb2+ 43. Kg1 Qb1+ 44. Kf2 Qg6 45. e7 Nf6 46. e8=Q Nxe8 47. Qh8+ Qh7) 42... Qxb2?! { (-3.04 → -1.82) Inaccuracy. Qd1+ was best. } { [%eval -1.82] } (42... Qd1+ 43. Kg3 Qg1+ 44. Kf3 Qf1+ 45. Kg3 Nf6 46. e7 Qg1+ 47. Kf3 Qd1+ 48. Kg2) 43. e7? { (-1.82 → -3.44) Mistake. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.44] } (43. Kf3 Qxa3+ 44. Kg4 Qf8 45. e7 Qf7 46. Kg3 Nf6 47. d5 Kg6 48. Kg2 b5) 43... Qg2+ { [%eval -3.21] } 44. Kf5 { [%eval -3.23] } 44... Qf3+ { [%eval -2.87] } 45. Ke6 { [%eval -2.97] } 45... Qc6+ { [%eval -3.1] } 46. Qd6 { [%eval -2.71] } 46... Qe8?? { (-2.71 → 0.00) Blunder. Qxd6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (46... Qxd6+ 47. Kxd6 Nf6 48. d5 Kg7 49. Ke6 Nxd5 50. e8=N+ Kf8 51. Nd6 g4 52. Nf5) 47. Qd8?? { (0.00 → -2.09) Blunder. Kf5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.09] } (47. Kf5+ Kg7 48. Qe5+ Kg8 49. d5 Qf7+ 50. Kg4 Nf6+ 51. Kxg5 Nh7+ 52. Kg4 Qe8) 47... Qg6+ { [%eval -2.71] } 48. Ke5 { [%eval -2.18] } 48... Qf6+ { [%eval -2.08] } 49. Ke4 { [%eval -2.0] } 49... Qe6+ { [%eval -1.88] } 50. Kd3 { [%eval -1.95] } 50... Nf6 { [%eval -1.57] } 51. Qf8+?? { (-1.57 → -3.88) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (51. d5 Qe4+ 52. Kd2 Qd4+ 53. Ke2 Qe5+ 54. Kd1 Qa1+ 55. Kd2 Qb2+ 56. Ke1 Qc3+) 51... Kg6 { [%eval -2.89] } 52. Kc2? { (-2.89 → -4.69) Mistake. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval -4.69] } (52. Qd8 g4 53. d5 Qe4+ 54. Kd2 Qa4 55. Ke2 g3 56. d6 Qb5+ 57. Kf3 Qf1+) 52... g4 { [%eval -4.72] } 53. d5 { [%eval -5.47] } 53... Qe4+ { [%eval -5.33] } 54. Kb2 { [%eval -6.15] } 54... g3 { [%eval -5.3] } 55. d6?! { (-5.30 → -7.52) Inaccuracy. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval -7.52] } (55. Qb8 Qe2+ 56. Kb1 g2 57. Qg3+ Kf7 58. e8=Q+ Nxe8 59. Kc1 Nf6 60. d6 Qg4) 55... g2 { [%eval -7.01] } 56. d7?! { (-7.01 → -12.35) Inaccuracy. e8=Q+ was best. } { [%eval -12.35] } (56. e8=Q+ Nxe8 57. Qf2 Nxd6 58. Qg3+ Kf5 59. Qf2+ Ke6 60. Qb6 Qe2+ 61. Kc1 Qd3) 56... Qd4+ { [%eval -8.13] } 57. Kb3 { [%eval -11.65] } 57... Qxd7 { [%eval #-13] } 58. e8=B+ { [%eval #-12] } 58... Qxe8 { [%eval -9.49] } 59. Qg8+? { (-9.49 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (59. Qc5 Qb5+ 60. Qxb5 axb5 61. a4 bxa4+ 62. Kxa4 Ne4 63. Kb3 g1=Q 64. Kc4 Qb6) 59... Qxg8+ { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1