[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/V8TGBo33"] [Date "2026.05.13"] [Round "-"] [White "morginalium8"] [Black "Rich1897"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "V8TGBo33"] [UTCDate "2026.05.13"] [UTCTime "09:08:19"] [WhiteElo "1768"] [BlackElo "1755"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [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 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.23] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.17] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.49] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. h3 { [%eval -0.18] } 8... a6?! { (-0.18 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (8... Na5 9. Bb3 a6 10. Ne2 Re8 11. Ng3 b5 12. Bd2 Nxb3 13. axb3 c5 14. c4) 9. a3 { [%eval 0.41] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.62] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval 0.61] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 0.76] } 11. Nh2 { [%eval 0.52] } 11... Nd4 { [%eval 0.5] } 12. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 12... exd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 13. Ne2 { [%eval 0.26] } 13... c5 { [%eval 0.27] } 14. f4 { [%eval 0.37] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 0.3] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval 0.27] } 15... Nh7? { (0.27 → 1.43) Mistake. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (15... Bf8 16. Qd2 Rc8 17. Rae1 a5 18. Qf2 a4 19. e5 Nd5 20. Ng4 Rc7 21. Ne4) 16. Nf5 { [%eval 1.3] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 1.28] } 17. Ng4 { [%eval 1.28] } 17... Qd7?! { (1.28 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (17... c4 18. Nfxh6+ gxh6 19. Nxh6+ Kg7 20. Qh5 Qc7 21. Rf3 Rf8 22. b3 Kh8 23. bxc4) 18. Nxf6+? { (2.24 → 0.77) Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (18. Qe1 Qxf5 19. exf5 Rxe1 20. Nxf6+ Nxf6 21. Rfxe1 Kf8 22. g4 Rc8 23. c3 dxc3) 18... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.79] } 19. g4 { [%eval 0.35] } 19... Kh7?! { (0.35 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (19... Nxe4 20. dxe4 Rxe4 21. Qd2 Rae8 22. Rae1 h5 23. Rxe4 Rxe4 24. Re1 Qc6 25. Bxf7+) 20. g5?! { (0.97 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20. Ng3 Rf8 21. Qf3 Rae8 22. Rae1 Ng8 23. g5 Qxh3 24. Rf2 c4 25. Rh2 Qe6) 20... hxg5?? { (0.00 → 4.94) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.94] } (20... Nxe4 21. dxe4 Bxe4 22. Ng3 Qxh3 23. Nxe4 Rxe4 24. Bd5 Qg3+ 25. Kh1 Qh4+ 26. Kg1) 21. fxg5 { [%eval 5.01] } 21... g6 { [%eval 5.58] } 22. gxf6 { [%eval 5.48] } 22... gxf5?? { (5.48 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (22... Rh8 23. Qg4 c4 24. Qh4+ Kg8 25. Ne7+ Qxe7 26. Qxh8+ Kxh8 27. fxe7 Kg8 28. dxc4) 23. Qh5+ { [%eval #2] } 23... Kg8 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qg5+ { [%eval #1] } 24... Kh7 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0