[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/W7mxcW8D"] [Date "2026.06.01"] [Round "-"] [White "ellsbells20"] [Black "bgddd201510H"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "W7mxcW8D"] [UTCDate "2026.06.01"] [UTCTime "22:29:54"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1507"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+235"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [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... Nd4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. c3?! { (1.07 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6) 4... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.43] } 5. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.44] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 6. d4 { [%eval 0.46] } 6... exd4 { [%eval 0.97] } 7. cxd4 { [%eval 0.59] } 7... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.77] } 8. Nd2 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 9... Re8?! { (0.52 → 1.63) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (9... d5 10. exd5 a6 11. h3 b5 12. Bd3 Bb7 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Kh8 15. g4) 10. e5 { [%eval 1.52] } 10... Bxd2 { [%eval 1.64] } 11. Bxd2 { [%eval 1.54] } 11... d5 { [%eval 1.62] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval 1.49] } 12... Ne4 { [%eval 1.65] } 13. Bb4?! { (1.65 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (13. Be3 a5 14. Qh5 a4 15. Bc2 c5 16. dxc5 Qc7 17. Bd4 Re6 18. b4 axb3) 13... b6 { [%eval 0.93] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.88] } 14... a5 { [%eval 0.85] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval 0.95] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.93] } 16. f3 { [%eval 0.93] } 16... b4 { [%eval 1.4] } 17. Bxb4 { [%eval 1.48] } 17... axb4 { [%eval 1.56] } 18. fxe4 { [%eval 1.48] } 18... dxe4?? { (1.48 → 5.40) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.4] } (18... Be6 19. exd5 Bxd5 20. Rf4 c6 21. Rc1 Qd7 22. Rc5 Qe6 23. h3 Rad8 24. Qg3) 19. Qxe4 { [%eval 4.62] } 19... Rb8?! { (4.62 → 5.84) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (19... Be6 20. d5 Bd7 21. e6 f6 22. d6 Kh8 23. Qg4 Bxe6 24. Bxe6 Qxd6 25. Rae1) 20. Qf4?? { (5.84 → 2.50) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (20. Bxf7+ Kh8 21. Bxe8 Qxe8 22. e6 Bxe6 23. Rae1 b3 24. axb3 h6 25. Qxe6 Qxe6) 20... Bb7?? { (2.50 → 5.45) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.45] } (20... Be6 21. d5 Bxd5 22. Rad1 c6 23. Bxd5 cxd5 24. Qxf7+ Kh8 25. Qxd5 Qb6+ 26. Kh1) 21. Bxf7+ { [%eval 4.91] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 5.94] } 22. Bxe8 { [%eval 5.81] } 22... Qxe8 { [%eval 5.49] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 5.47] } 23... h6 { [%eval 6.27] } 24. e6 { [%eval 6.16] } 24... Qg6 { [%eval 6.2] } 25. g3? { (6.20 → 3.81) Mistake. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (25. Rf2 Re8 26. e7 Kg8 27. Qf8+ Kh7 28. Qf7 Qxf7 29. Rxf7 Kg8 30. Rf5 Bc8) 25... Qc2 { [%eval 3.72] } 26. Rf2 { [%eval 3.13] } 26... Qd3?? { (3.13 → 6.70) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (26... Qc6 27. Rfe2 Qh1+ 28. Kf2 Qxh2+ 29. Ke3 Qh5 30. Rf2 Qd5 31. e7 Qxa2 32. Qf8+) 27. e7 { [%eval 6.23] } 27... g5?? { (6.23 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (27... Bc6 28. Qf8+ Kh7 29. Qf5+ Qxf5 30. Rxf5 Re8 31. g4 g5 32. Rc5 Ba8 33. a3) 28. Qf6+ { [%eval #3] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 29. Qg6+?? { (Mate in 3 → -4.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.49] } (29. Qf7+ Kh8 30. e8=Q+ Rxe8 31. Rxe8#) 29... Kh8?? { (-4.49 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (29... Qxg6 30. d5 Bxd5 31. Re5 Re8 32. Rxd5 Rxe7 33. Rd8+ Kg7 34. Rff8 Qb6+ 35. Kg2) 30. e8=Q+ { [%eval #1] } 30... Rxe8 { [%eval #1] } 31. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0