[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WuiH9pqa"] [Date "2026.03.25"] [Round "-"] [White "liamlearnsenglish"] [Black "MCMLXXXX"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "WuiH9pqa"] [UTCDate "2026.03.25"] [UTCTime "11:12:38"] [WhiteElo "1212"] [BlackElo "1212"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.12] } 4... Nxe4?? { (0.12 → 2.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3) 5. Nxe4?? { (2.00 → -0.97) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4 h6 7. Nxe4 Kxf7 8. d5 Nd4 9. c3 Qh4) 5... Qh4?? { (-0.97 → 3.27) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (5... d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd7 8. Bd5 Qe7 9. d3 O-O-O 10. Nc3) 6. Qf3?? { (3.27 → -0.17) Blunder. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (6. d3 h6 7. O-O Na5 8. f4 f5 9. Nf2 Nxc4 10. dxc4 Bc5) 6... Nd4?? { (-0.17 → 3.95) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (6... f5 7. d3 Nd4 8. Qd1 fxe4 9. c3 Nc6 10. O-O exd3 11. Qxd3) 7. Qxf7+ { [%eval 3.98] } 7... Kd8 { [%eval 3.88] } 8. Bd3?! { (3.88 → 2.50) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (8. d3 h6 9. Bb3 Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. c4 a5 12. Bd1 a4) 8... d5? { (2.50 → 4.40) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 4.4] } (8... d6 9. Ng3 g6 10. Qd5 h5 11. Qe4 Qe7 12. Nc3 Bg7 13. O-O h4 14. Nge2) 9. Qxd5+ { [%eval 4.11] } 9... Bd6 { [%eval 4.78] } 10. Nxd6 { [%eval 4.63] } 10... cxd6 { [%eval 4.63] } 11. Qxd6+ { [%eval 4.5] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 4.06] } 12. Nc3 { [%eval 4.09] } 12... Qg4 { [%eval 4.44] } 13. O-O { [%eval 4.61] } 13... Rf8? { (4.61 → 7.76) Mistake. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 7.76] } (13... Nf3+ 14. Kh1 Qf4 15. g3 Qf8 16. Qxf8+ Rxf8 17. Be4 Bh3 18. Rd1 Nd4 19. d3) 14. Nb5?? { (7.76 → 3.53) Blunder. Qxf8+ was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (14. Qxf8+ Kc7 15. Qc5+ Kd8 16. f3 Qe6 17. Qa5+ b6 18. Qd5 Rc8 19. Qxe6 Bxe6) 14... Nxb5? { (3.53 → 6.75) Mistake. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval 6.75] } (14... Nf3+ 15. Kh1 Rf6 16. Qc7+ Ke8 17. Be2 Bc6 18. Bxf3 Bxf3 19. Qxe5+ Kf8 20. Qg3) 15. Bxb5 { [%eval 6.02] } 15... a6?! { (6.02 → 8.92) Inaccuracy. Rf7 was best. } { [%eval 8.92] } (15... Rf7 16. d4 Qxd4 17. Bg5+ Kc8 18. Bxd7+ Rxd7 19. Qxd4 Rxd4 20. Be3 Rd8 21. Rad1) 16. Bxd7 { [%eval 8.87] } 16... Qxd7 { [%eval 8.69] } 17. Qxe5?! { (8.69 → 6.19) Inaccuracy. Qxf8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.19] } (17. Qxf8+ Kc7 18. Qc5+ Qc6 19. Qxe5+ Qd6 20. Qxg7+ Qd7 21. Qc3+ Qc6 22. d3 Qxc3) 17... Re8 { [%eval 6.38] } 18. Qg5+ { [%eval 6.24] } 18... Kc7 { [%eval 6.39] } 19. d3 { [%eval 6.4] } 19... h6 { [%eval 6.73] } 20. Qa5+ { [%eval 6.2] } 20... b6 { [%eval 6.21] } 21. Qc3+ { [%eval 5.84] } 21... Kb7 { [%eval 5.88] } 22. Bf4 { [%eval 6.02] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 5.89] } 23. Qd2 { [%eval 5.75] } 23... Ka7 { [%eval 6.35] } 24. Rfe1 { [%eval 6.29] } 24... Rxe1+ { [%eval 6.89] } 25. Rxe1 { [%eval 6.84] } 25... g5 { [%eval 6.92] } 26. Bg3 { [%eval 6.8] } 26... a5 { [%eval 6.8] } 27. h3 { [%eval 7.04] } 27... Qa4 { [%eval 7.33] } 28. Re2 { [%eval 6.81] } 28... Qxa2 { [%eval 7.63] } 29. Re7+ { [%eval 7.37] } 29... Ka6 { [%eval 7.97] } 30. c4 { [%eval 7.48] } 30... Qb1+ { [%eval 9.49] } 31. Kh2 { [%eval 9.09] } 31... Rd8? { (9.09 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (31... Qf1 32. Re1 Qxg2+ 33. Kxg2 Rf8 34. Qd1 h5 35. Qxh5 a4 36. d4 Kb7 37. Re7+) 32. Re6?? { (Mate in 8 → 6.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 6.52] } (32. Qe2 Qxd3 33. Qe6 a4 34. Qc6 Qf5 35. Bd6 Qd7 36. Bb8 Qxh3+ 37. gxh3 Rd7) 32... Rxd3?! { (6.52 → 10.87) Inaccuracy. Qxd3 was best. } { [%eval 10.87] } (32... Qxd3 33. Qxd3 Rxd3 34. c5 Rb3 35. c6 Rxb2 36. c7 Rc2 37. Re8 b5 38. c8=Q+) 33. Qe2 { [%eval 9.43] } 33... Rd1? { (9.43 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (33... Qd1 34. Qe4 Rd5 35. Re7 g4 36. Qxd5 Qxd5 37. cxd5 h5 38. hxg4 a4 39. d6) 34. Bc7?? { (Mate in 7 → 6.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c5+ was best. } { [%eval 6.85] } (34. c5+ Qd3 35. Rxb6+ Ka7 36. Qe8 Rh1+ 37. Kxh1 Qd1+ 38. Kh2 Qd6 39. Bxd6 h5) 34... Rh1+ { [%eval 8.58] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval 8.45] } 35... Qf5? { (8.45 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (35... Qe1 36. Qxe1 Rxe1 37. Rxe1 Kb7 38. Bd8 a4 39. Be7 g4 40. Bd8 Kc6 41. Kh4) 36. Rxb6+ { [%eval #7] } 36... Ka7 { [%eval #7] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1