[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WicMl410"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "James_Potter_2016"] [Black "manthula"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "WicMl410"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "05:28:01"] [WhiteElo "948"] [BlackElo "856"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+40"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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. Nxe5? { (1.07 → -0.50) Mistake. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6) 4... Qg5 { [%eval -0.51] } 5. Nxf7?? { (-0.51 → -6.02) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -6.02] } (5. O-O Qxe5 6. c3 Ne6 7. d4 Qxe4 8. Re1 Qh4 9. g3 Qd8) 5... Qxg2 { [%eval -5.94] } 6. d3 { [%eval -6.45] } 6... Qxh1+ { [%eval -4.85] } 7. Kd2 { [%eval -5.23] } 7... Qf3?? { (-5.23 → -2.43) Blunder. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (7... Nf3+ 8. Ke2 Ng1+ 9. Kd2 d5 10. Bxd5 Nf3+ 11. Ke2 Nd4+ 12. Kd2) 8. Qxf3 { [%eval -2.15] } 8... Nxf3+ { [%eval -2.12] } 9. Ke3 { [%eval -2.33] } 9... Ng5?? { (-2.33 → -0.26) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (9... d5 10. Bxd5 Bg4 11. Bb3 Bc5+ 12. Kf4 Bh5 13. Nxh8 Ke7 14. Kg3 Rf8 15. Nc3) 10. Nxh8?! { (-0.26 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.06] } (10. Nxg5 Nf6 11. Bf7+ Ke7 12. Bb3 h6 13. Nf3 g5 14. Ne5 Rh7 15. Ng6+ Ke8) 10... d6?? { (-1.06 → 2.81) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (10... Ne6 11. Nc3 c6 12. d4 b5 13. Bb3 b4 14. Ne2 g6 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Rg1) 11. Bd2?? { (2.81 → -0.30) Blunder. Bxg8 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (11. Bxg8 Be6 12. h4 Bxg8 13. hxg5 g6 14. Bd2 d5 15. Bc3 Bc5+ 16. d4 Bf8) 11... Nf6 { [%eval -0.21] } 12. Kd4?? { (-0.21 → -2.98) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.98] } (12. f4 Ne6 13. Bc3 c6 14. f5 Nd8 15. Bb3 a5 16. a4 d5 17. Bd4 Be7) 12... c5+? { (-2.98 → -1.43) Mistake. Ne6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.43] } (12... Ne6+ 13. Bxe6 Bxe6 14. Ke3 g6 15. Nc3 Bh6+ 16. f4 Ke7 17. Nxg6+ hxg6 18. Rg1) 13. Kc3?! { (-1.43 → -2.48) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (13. Ke3 Ne6 14. Bc3 b5 15. Bxb5+ Ke7 16. Nd2 g6 17. Nxg6+ hxg6 18. Rg1 Bh6+) 13... Be7?? { (-2.48 → 3.41) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 3.41] } (13... Ne6 14. Be3 g5 15. Kd2 Bg7 16. f3 Bxh8 17. Nc3 Ke7 18. Ne2 Bd7 19. Bxe6) 14. Bxg5 { [%eval 3.21] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 3.63] } 15. Bf7+ { [%eval 3.0] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 2.61] } 16. Bd5?? { (2.61 → -4.05) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (16. Nd2 Be8 17. Bxe8 Rxe8 18. Kb3 Kg8 19. Ng6 hxg6 20. Rg1 Kf7 21. a4 Rf8) 16... Ng4?? { (-4.05 → 3.64) Blunder. Nxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (16... Nxd5+ 17. exd5 Bxg5 18. Nd2 Bf4 19. Re1 Re8 20. Rxe8+ Bxe8 21. Nb3 Kg8 22. d4) 17. Bxe7+ { [%eval 3.75] } 17... Kxe7 { [%eval 3.78] } 18. Nf7 { [%eval 3.76] } 18... Nxf2 { [%eval 4.55] } 19. Nd2 { [%eval 4.47] } 19... Ng4 { [%eval 4.58] } 20. h3?! { (4.58 → 3.19) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (20. Re1 Bc6 21. Ng5 Rf8 22. Bxc6 bxc6 23. h4 Rf2 24. Nxh7 a5 25. a4 Ne5) 20... Nf6 { [%eval 3.69] } 21. Re1?! { (3.69 → 2.50) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (21. Ng5 h6 22. Ngf3 Nxd5+ 23. exd5 Bxh3 24. Re1+ Kd7 25. Nh4 b5 26. Rh1 b4+) 21... Bxh3? { (2.50 → 4.51) Mistake. Nxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.51] } (21... Nxd5+ 22. exd5+ Kxf7 23. Ne4 Kg8 24. Nxd6 Bxh3 25. Nxb7 Bg2 26. Re5 Bf3 27. Nxc5) 22. e5?? { (4.51 → -3.92) Blunder. Bxb7 was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (22. Bxb7 Rb8 23. Nxd6 g5 24. e5 Nh5 25. N2e4 g4 26. Nf5+ Ke6 27. Nh4 Ke7) 22... Be6?? { (-3.92 → 7.21) Blunder. Nxd5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.21] } (22... Nxd5+ 23. Kc4 Nb6+ 24. Kc3 Kxf7 25. Ne4 Kg8 26. Nxd6 Be6 27. Nxb7 Na4+ 28. Kd2) 23. exd6+ { [%eval 6.1] } 23... Kxf7 { [%eval 5.88] } 24. Bxe6+ { [%eval 5.95] } 24... Ke8 { [%eval 6.48] } 25. d7+ { [%eval 5.27] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval 5.24] } 26. Nc4 { [%eval 5.24] } 26... Nxd7 { [%eval 5.09] } 27. Bxd7+?! { (5.09 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. Bh3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (27. Bh3+ Kd8 28. Nd6 Nf6 29. Nxb7+ Kc7 30. Nxc5 Re8 31. Rxe8 Nxe8 32. Ne6+ Kd6) 27... Kxd7 { [%eval 3.81] } 28. Ne5+ { [%eval 3.44] } 28... Kd6 { [%eval 3.91] } 29. Nf7+ { [%eval 4.25] } 29... Kd7 { [%eval 3.88] } 30. Kc4 { [%eval 3.64] } 30... Rc8 { [%eval 4.01] } 31. b4?! { (4.01 → 2.89) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (31. Rg1 Rg8 32. Kxc5 h6 33. d4 Ke7 34. Nd6 g5 35. Nf5+ Ke6 36. Nxh6 Rc8+) 31... cxb4+ { [%eval 2.74] } 32. Kxb4 { [%eval 2.74] } 32... Rxc2 { [%eval 2.71] } 33. a3 { [%eval 2.32] } 33... Rc6?? { (2.32 → 6.27) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval 6.27] } (33... Kc6 34. Re6+ Kd7 35. Re4 Rb2+ 36. Kc3 Ra2 37. Ne5+ Ke7 38. Nc4+ Kf8 39. d4) 34. Ne5+ { [%eval 6.11] } 34... Kd6 { [%eval 5.6] } 35. Nxc6 { [%eval 5.67] } 35... Kxc6 { [%eval 7.19] } 36. Re7 { [%eval 6.98] } 36... g6 { [%eval 6.77] } 37. Rxh7 { [%eval 6.75] } 37... g5 { [%eval 7.37] } 38. Rg7 { [%eval 7.32] } 38... g4 { [%eval 7.35] } 39. Rxg4 { [%eval 7.1] } 39... b6 { [%eval 7.01] } 40. Rc4+ { [%eval 7.7] } 40... Kd5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 7.62] } 41. Rc7 { [%eval 7.62] } 41... a5+ { [%eval 7.38] } 42. Kb5 { [%eval 7.34] } 42... Kd4?! { (7.34 → 37.25) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 37.25] } (42... a4 43. Kxb6 Kd6 44. Rd7+ Ke6 45. Ra7 Kf6 46. Rxa4 Ke6 47. Rb4 Kf7) 43. Kxb6 { [%eval 8.71] } 43... Kxd3 { [%eval 55.87] } 44. Kxa5 { [%eval 65.6] } 44... Ke4 { [%eval 81.15] } { Black resigns. } 1-0