[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/XEO28bix"] [Date "2026.01.17"] [Round "-"] [White "red8roses"] [Black "badbuf"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "XEO28bix"] [UTCDate "2026.01.17"] [UTCTime "17:48:24"] [WhiteElo "1098"] [BlackElo "1037"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-28"] [BlackRatingDiff "+38"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.39] } 5. a4 { [%eval 0.2] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 6. b3?! { (0.22 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (6. O-O Bc5 7. d3 h6 8. a5 a6 9. Nd5 d6 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6) 6... Nd4 { [%eval -0.67] } 7. Ba3?! { (-0.67 → -1.58) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.58] } (7. O-O c6 8. Re1 Re8 9. h3 Bc5 10. Bb2 a5 11. Bf1 h6 12. Nb1 d5) 7... b6?? { (-1.58 → 0.82) Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (7... Bxa3 8. Rxa3 c6 9. Nxd4 exd4 10. Ne2 Nxe4 11. O-O d5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Ra1) 8. Ng5?? { (0.82 → -2.54) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (8. Bxd6) 8... Bb7?? { (-2.54 → -0.32) Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (8... Bxa3) 9. Nd5?? { (-0.32 → -4.70) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } { [%eval -4.7] } (9. Bxd6) 9... c6?? { (-4.70 → -0.03) Blunder. Bxa3 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (9... Bxa3 10. Nxh7 Nxh7 11. Rxa3 Bxd5 12. Bxd5 c6 13. b4 Nxc2+ 14. Qxc2 cxd5 15. Rg3) 10. c3?? { (-0.03 → -2.73) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.73] } (10. Nxf6+) 10... Bxa3 { [%eval -2.55] } 11. Rxa3? { (-2.55 → -4.55) Mistake. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -4.55] } (11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Qh5 h6 13. cxd4 d5 14. Bd3 Bb2 15. Rb1 Bxd4 16. Nf3 dxe4) 11... Ne6?? { (-4.55 → -0.06) Blunder. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (11... cxd5 12. cxd4 dxc4 13. dxe5 Nxe4 14. Nxh7 Re8 15. O-O Re6 16. bxc4 Qh4 17. f4) 12. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.1] } 12... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.01] } 13. Qh5?? { (0.01 → -5.12) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval -5.12] } (13. Nxe6 fxe6) 13... Nxg5 { [%eval -5.1] } 14. h4 { [%eval -5.58] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.44] } 15. O-O { [%eval -5.56] } 15... c5 { [%eval -5.4] } 16. a5 { [%eval -5.6] } 16... Bc6 { [%eval -5.21] } 17. axb6 { [%eval -5.22] } 17... axb6 { [%eval -5.33] } 18. Rxa8 { [%eval -5.21] } 18... Bxa8 { [%eval -4.88] } 19. Re1?? { (-4.88 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (19. Qg4 Nxd2 20. Rd1 Nxc4 21. bxc4 e4 22. Rxd7 e3 23. Qg3 Qxf2+ 24. Qxf2 exf2+) 19... Qxf2+ { [%eval #-8] } { White resigns. } 0-1