[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Va7zKrio"] [Date "2025.10.09"] [Round "-"] [White "laxmi_pradeepa"] [Black "sylsal"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Va7zKrio"] [UTCDate "2025.10.09"] [UTCTime "14:43:02"] [WhiteElo "1021"] [BlackElo "1052"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.63] } 3. Nf3?! { (0.63 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (3. d5 Nce7 4. Nf3 Ng6 5. h4 h5 6. Bg5 Nf6 7. Nfd2 c6) 3... Nf6?! { (0.04 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. Bd2) 4. Nc3?! { (0.81 → 0.06) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation } (4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qe2 Nc5 6. Nc3 Ne6 7. h4 h6 8. Be3 Bb4) 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Qd3?! { (0.28 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (5. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Qe7 7. f3 Nxe5 8. dxe5 Qxe5 9. Qd4 d6) 5... d5 { [%eval -0.32] } 6. Bd2? { (-0.32 → -1.70) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (6. Nxe5 Nxe4 7. Be2 Bf5 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Qf3 O-O 10. O-O Qd7) 6... dxe4?! { (-1.70 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (6... Bxc3 7. Qxc3 Nxe4 8. Qe3 Nxd4 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Qxd4 O-O 11. Be2) 7. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.7] } 7... Bxd2+ { [%eval -0.92] } 8. Nexd2?! { (-0.92 → -1.60) Inaccuracy. Nfxd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (8. Nfxd2) 8... exd4? { (-1.60 → -0.29) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (8... e4) 9. Nb3 { [%eval -0.72] } 9... Nb4?! { (-0.72 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (9... Qe7+ 10. Qe2) 10. Qb5+ { [%eval 0.05] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 0.05] } 11. Nbxd4 { [%eval 0.08] } 11... Qe7+ { [%eval 0.07] } 12. Kd1?? { (0.07 → -1.70) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (12. Qe2 Nxd4) 12... a6 { [%eval -1.34] } 13. Qa4?! { (-1.34 → -2.55) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.55] } (13. Qe2) 13... Ne4?? { (-2.55 → -0.63) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.63] } (13... Bd7 14. Bd3 O-O-O 15. Re1 Qc5 16. Ke2 Nb4 17. Qb3 Bg4 18. h3 Rxd4 19. hxg4) 14. Kc1? { (-0.63 → -2.23) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (14. Nxc6) 14... Bd7?! { (-2.23 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (14... Nxf2) 15. Bb5 { [%eval -0.99] } 15... Nxf2?? { (-0.99 → 3.52) Blunder. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (15... Nc5 16. Qa3) 16. Nxc6?? { (3.52 → -4.86) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.86] } (16. Re1 Qxe1+ 17. Nxe1 O-O-O 18. b3 Ne5 19. Kb2 Neg4 20. Nd3 Nxd3+ 21. cxd3 Ne5) 16... Qe3+ { [%eval -4.75] } 17. Kb1 { [%eval -4.62] } 17... Nxh1 { [%eval -4.72] } 18. Nce5 { [%eval -5.23] } 18... Bxb5 { [%eval -5.05] } 19. Qg4 { [%eval -5.47] } 19... O-O { [%eval -5.76] } 20. Qh4 { [%eval -7.25] } 20... Rad8 { [%eval -7.21] } 21. a3 { [%eval -7.24] } 21... Rd1+ { [%eval -7.03] } 22. Ka2 { [%eval -7.32] } 22... Rxa1+ { [%eval -7.31] } 23. Kxa1 { [%eval -7.21] } 23... Qc1+ { [%eval -7.19] } 24. Ka2 { [%eval -7.1] } 24... Qxc2 { [%eval -6.92] } 25. Nxf7?! { (-6.92 → -10.57) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -10.57] } (25. Nd4 Bc4+ 26. Nxc4 Qxc4+ 27. b3 Qd3 28. Qf4 Re8 29. a4 Qe4 30. Qxe4 Rxe4) 25... Rxf7 { [%eval -7.57] } 26. Ng5? { (-7.57 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (26. Ne5 Rf8 27. Qd4 Qf5 28. a4 Be8 29. Ka3 Bf7 30. Nxf7 Qxf7 31. Qd3 Re8) 26... Qc1? { (Mate in 4 → -8.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval -8.59] } (26... Bc4+ 27. Qxc4 Qxc4+ 28. b3 Qc2+ 29. Ka1 Rf1#) 27. Qxh7+ { [%eval -8.68] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval -8.47] } 28. Qh8+? { (-8.47 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne6+ was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (28. Ne6+ Ke7 29. Qh4+ Rf6 30. Nd4 Bc4+ 31. Nb3 Qc2 32. Qe1+ Kd7 33. Qe3 Bxb3+) 28... Ke7 { [%eval #-7] } 29. Qg8 { [%eval #-2] } 29... Bc4+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. b3 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Qc2+ { [%eval #-1] } 31. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 31... Rf1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1