[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/W1mdCdT5"] [Date "2026.02.18"] [Round "-"] [White "moaz_elbalam_1"] [Black "REAPER_OF_MARS"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "W1mdCdT5"] [UTCDate "2026.02.18"] [UTCTime "16:48:44"] [WhiteElo "1293"] [BlackElo "1253"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%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. Ng5 { [%eval 0.93] } 5... Be6 { [%eval 1.41] } 6. Bxe6 { [%eval 1.13] } 6... fxe6 { [%eval 1.0] } 7. Nxe6 { [%eval 1.13] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 1.27] } 8. Nxf8 { [%eval 1.49] } 8... Qxf8 { [%eval 1.65] } 9. Nd5?? { (1.65 → -0.12) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } (9. d3 Qf7 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Qe6 13. Qd2 Rf7 14. h3 Raf8) 9... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.08] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.01] } 10... Nd4?? { (0.01 → 1.90) Blunder. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (10... Nb4 11. a3 Nxd5 12. d4 Qf5 13. O-O O-O-O 14. dxe5 dxe5 15. Qe2 Rhf8 16. Rd1) 11. c3 { [%eval 1.93] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 1.84] } 12. Qh5+?! { (1.84 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (12. Qa4+ Kd8 13. O-O Qf7 14. f4 Qxd5 15. fxe5 Qxe5 16. d3 b5 17. Qb3 Kd7) 12... Qf7 { [%eval 1.16] } 13. Qxf7+ { [%eval 0.84] } 13... Kxf7 { [%eval 0.85] } 14. d3 { [%eval 0.75] } 14... Rhe8 { [%eval 1.1] } 15. Bg5 { [%eval 0.88] } 15... Kg8 { [%eval 1.16] } 16. O-O-O { [%eval 1.17] } 16... Ne7 { [%eval 1.75] } 17. c4 { [%eval 1.43] } 17... h6 { [%eval 1.75] } 18. Bxe7 { [%eval 1.85] } 18... Rxe7 { [%eval 1.81] } 19. Rhe1 { [%eval 1.76] } 19... a5 { [%eval 2.11] } 20. f3 { [%eval 1.79] } 20... c6?! { (1.79 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (20... Kf7 21. Re4 g5 22. d4 Rae8 23. Kc2 exd4 24. Rdxd4 Rxe4 25. Rxe4 Rxe4 26. fxe4) 21. dxc6 { [%eval 2.54] } 21... bxc6 { [%eval 2.63] } 22. g3?! { (2.63 → 1.43) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (22. d4 Kf7 23. dxe5 dxe5 24. Rd6 Re6 25. Rxe6 Kxe6 26. f4 Kf5 27. fxe5 Ke6) 22... Rb8 { [%eval 1.96] } 23. f4?! { (1.96 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (23. d4 Reb7 24. Re2 Rb4 25. Rc2 a4 26. Rd3 Kf7 27. dxe5 dxe5 28. Rd6 Rc8) 23... a4?! { (1.16 → 2.14) Inaccuracy. Reb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (23... Reb7 24. Rd2 exf4 25. gxf4 Rf8 26. Re6 Rd7 27. Rg2 Kh7 28. Rgg6 Rxf4 29. Rxd6) 24. fxe5 { [%eval 2.29] } 24... d5 { [%eval 2.45] } 25. cxd5 { [%eval 2.46] } 25... cxd5 { [%eval 2.45] } 26. d4 { [%eval 2.47] } 26... Rc8+ { [%eval 2.49] } 27. Kb1 { [%eval 2.63] } 27... a3?! { (2.63 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (27... Rc4 28. Rf1 Rb7 29. a3 Rc3 30. e6 Rc6 31. Rde1 Re7 32. Rf5 Rexe6 33. Rxe6) 28. bxa3 { [%eval 2.94] } 28... Rb8+ { [%eval 3.1] } 29. Kc1? { (3.10 → 1.64) Mistake. Ka1 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (29. Ka1 Kf7 30. Rb1 Ra8 31. Re3 Rc8 32. Rf3+ Kg6 33. Rb6+ Kh5 34. Kb2 Kg4) 29... Rc8+?! { (1.64 → 2.72) Inaccuracy. Rc7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.72] } (29... Rc7+ 30. Kd2 Rb2+ 31. Ke3 Rxh2 32. Rc1 Ra7 33. e6 g5 34. Kf3 h5 35. Rc3) 30. Kb1 { [%eval 2.81] } 30... Rb8+ { [%eval 3.04] } 31. Kc1? { (3.04 → 1.47) Mistake. Ka1 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (31. Ka1 Ra8 32. Rd3 Rc7 33. Kb2 Kf7 34. Rb3 Rac8 35. a4 Rc4) 31... Rc7+ { [%eval 1.39] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval 1.6] } 32... Rb2+ { [%eval 1.54] } 33. Kd3 { [%eval 1.05] } 33... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.98] } 34. e6?! { (0.98 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (34. Ke3 g5 35. Re2 Rc3+ 36. Kf2 Rcxa3 37. Rb1 Rxe2+ 38. Kxe2 Ra4 39. Kd3 Ra3+) 34... Rxa3+ { [%eval 0.17] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 0.31] } 35... Ra2+?! { (0.31 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (35... Kf8 36. Rf1+ Ke8 37. Rb1 Rc6 38. Ra1 Rxa1 39. Rxa1 Rxe6 40. Ra5 Rf6 41. Ke3) 36. Kd3?! { (0.91 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (36. Ke3 g5 37. Rd2 Ra3+ 38. Kf2 Kf8 39. Kg2 Re7 40. Kh3 Ra6 41. Rde2 Kg7) 36... Re7? { (0.35 → 1.60) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (36... Kf8 37. Re5 Ra3+ 38. Kd2 Ke7 39. Rb1 g5 40. Rb2 Rca7 41. Rb6 Ra2+ 42. Kc3) 37. Rb1 { [%eval 1.22] } 37... Ra3+ { [%eval 0.98] } 38. Kd2 { [%eval 1.46] } 38... Ra2+ { [%eval 1.22] } 39. Kd3 { [%eval 1.22] } 39... Ra3+ { [%eval 1.1] } 40. Kd2 { [%eval 0.93] } 40... Kf8?? { (0.93 → 4.78) Blunder. Ra2+ was best. } { [%eval 4.78] } (40... Ra2+ 41. Kc3 Rc7+ 42. Kd3 Ra3+ 43. Kd2 Ra2+ 44. Ke3 g5 45. Rb3 Re7 46. Kf3) 41. Rb8+ { [%eval 4.79] } 41... Re8 { [%eval 4.87] } 42. e7+ { [%eval 5.04] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval 4.77] } 43. Rb7?? { (4.77 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43. Rf1+ Kxe7 44. Re1+ Kf7 45. Rexe8 Ra2+ 46. Ke3 Rxh2 47. Red8 Kg6 48. Rxd5 Rg2) 43... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Kd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Ra3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Ra2+ { [%eval 0.05] } 46. Kc3 { [%eval 0.07] } 46... Ra3+?? { (0.07 → 3.75) Blunder. Rxh2 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (46... Rxh2 47. Rc7 h5 48. Rf1+ Ke6 49. Rf8 Rxe7 50. Rc6+ Kd7 51. Rg6 Rhe2 52. Kb4) 47. Kb4 { [%eval 3.82] } 47... Raa8 { [%eval 4.32] } 48. Rf1+? { (4.32 → 2.48) Mistake. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (48. Kc5 Ra6 49. Kxd5 Rf6 50. Rc7 h5 51. Re5 h4 52. gxh4 g6 53. Re4 Ra6) 48... Kg8? { (2.48 → 4.33) Mistake. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 4.33] } (48... Ke6 49. Re1+ Kd6 50. Rb6+ Kd7 51. Rb5 Kc6 52. Re6+ Kd7 53. Re5 Ra7 54. Rbxd5+) 49. Kc5 { [%eval 4.22] } 49... Rad8? { (4.22 → 6.88) Mistake. Ra2 was best. } { [%eval 6.88] } (49... Ra2 50. Kxd5 Rxh2 51. Kd6 Re2 52. d5 Re4 53. Rf5 Re3 54. Rd7 Re1 55. Re5) 50. exd8=Q { [%eval 5.87] } 50... Rxd8 { [%eval 5.93] } 51. Kc6 { [%eval 5.7] } 51... Rc8+ { [%eval 5.96] } 52. Kxd5 { [%eval 5.69] } 52... Rd8+ { [%eval 5.89] } 53. Kc6 { [%eval 4.76] } 53... Rc8+?! { (4.76 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.1] } (53... Rxd4 54. Rb8+ Kh7 55. Rbb1 Rd2 56. h3 Rd3 57. Rg1 Rc3+ 58. Kb7 Rc5 59. Rgd1) 54. Kd7 { [%eval 5.92] } 54... Rc4 { [%eval 6.37] } 55. Rf8+?! { (6.37 → 4.09) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 4.09] } (55. d5 Ra4 56. Rb8+ Kh7 57. Re1 Ra7+ 58. Kc6 Ra4 59. d6 Rc4+ 60. Kd7 Rd4) 55... Kxf8 { [%eval 4.14] } 56. d5 { [%eval 3.8] } 56... Kf7 { [%eval 4.46] } 57. Kd8+ { [%eval 4.32] } 57... Kg6 { [%eval 4.41] } 58. d6 { [%eval 4.73] } 58... Rd4 { [%eval 5.0] } 59. Ke7 { [%eval 4.64] } 59... Re4+ { [%eval 4.49] } 60. Kd7 { [%eval 4.33] } 60... Kf6 { [%eval 4.42] } 61. Kc7 { [%eval 4.35] } 61... Ke5?! { (4.35 → 6.51) Inaccuracy. Rc4+ was best. } { [%eval 6.51] } (61... Rc4+ 62. Kd8 Ra4 63. Rb8 Ra2 64. h3 Kf7 65. d7 h5 66. Rb3 h4 67. gxh4) 62. d7 { [%eval 6.36] } 62... Rd4 { [%eval 6.29] } 63. Rb5+ { [%eval 5.71] } 63... Ke4 { [%eval 5.52] } 64. g4 { [%eval 5.38] } 64... Rc4+ { [%eval 5.29] } 65. Kb6 { [%eval 5.14] } 65... Kf3?? { (5.14 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (65... Rd4 66. Kc6 Rd2 67. h4 Rc2+ 68. Rc5 Rd2 69. Kc7 Kf3 70. Rc4 Kg2 71. d8=Q) 66. d8=Q { [%eval #7] } 66... Kxg4 { [%eval #5] } 67. Qd1+ { [%eval #5] } 67... Kf4 { [%eval #6] } 68. Qd6+ { [%eval #7] } 68... Kg4 { [%eval #1] } 69. Qd3 { [%eval #4] } 69... Rf4 { [%eval #1] } 70. Qg3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0