[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YMod9Pj0"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Brave18"] [Black "Robert_E_630"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "YMod9Pj0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "17:20:03"] [WhiteElo "1170"] [BlackElo "1161"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.09] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening } 4... Bb4+ { [%eval 0.35] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 6. a3 { [%eval -0.26] } 6... Ba5?! { (-0.26 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (6... Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d5 8. exd5 Nxd5 9. Bd2 Nf6 10. O-O e4 11. dxe4) 7. O-O { [%eval 0.01] } 7... a6?! { (0.01 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (7... Bxc3 8. bxc3 h6 9. h3 d6 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. a4) 8. b4 { [%eval 0.66] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.75] } 9. Nd5?! { (0.75 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (9. Bg5 h6 10. Bh4 Nd4 11. Nd5 g5 12. Nxb6 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 cxb6 14. Bg3 d6) 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.27] } 10. exd5 { [%eval 0.11] } 10... Ne7?! { (0.11 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (10... Nd4 11. d6 Qf6 12. dxc7 Nxf3+ 13. Qxf3 Qxf3 14. gxf3 Bxc7 15. Bd5 Rb8 16. Be3) 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.78] } 11... d6 { [%eval 1.17] } 12. Nf3 { [%eval 1.15] } 12... Ba7 { [%eval 1.41] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 1.12] } 13... b5 { [%eval 1.1] } 14. Bb3 { [%eval 1.13] } 14... Bxe3 { [%eval 1.32] } 15. fxe3 { [%eval 1.4] } 15... Bb7?! { (1.40 → 2.08) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (15... a5 16. Qd2 axb4 17. axb4 Rxa1 18. Rxa1 Ng6 19. Ra7 Bd7 20. e4 Qb8 21. Ra1) 16. e4 { [%eval 2.01] } 16... f5 { [%eval 2.55] } 17. Ng5 { [%eval 2.45] } 17... fxe4?! { (2.45 → 3.74) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.74] } (17... Bc8 18. exf5 Rxf5 19. Qh5 h6 20. Rxf5 Bxf5 21. Qf7+ Kh8 22. Re1 Ng6 23. Ne6) 18. Ne6?! { (3.74 → 2.61) Inaccuracy. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (18. Qh5 h6 19. Ne6 Rxf1+ 20. Rxf1 Qe8 21. Rf8+ Qxf8 22. Nxf8 Rxf8 23. dxe4 Kh7) 18... Qd7? { (2.61 → 4.22) Mistake. Rxf1+ was best. } { [%eval 4.22] } (18... Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qd7 20. dxe4 Ng6 21. c4 Kh8 22. Rc1 bxc4 23. Rxc4 Rc8 24. Rc1) 19. Nxf8 { [%eval 4.28] } 19... Rxf8 { [%eval 4.45] } 20. Rxf8+ { [%eval 4.36] } 20... Kxf8 { [%eval 4.42] } 21. Qf1+ { [%eval 3.9] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval 3.84] } 22. dxe4 { [%eval 4.13] } 22... c6?? { (4.13 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (22... Ng6 23. a4 Qe7 24. axb5 axb5 25. Qf5 Qd8 26. c4 Ne5 27. c5 g6 28. Qf2) 23. Qf2?? { (Mate in 6 → 5.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. dxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (23. dxc6+ d5 24. cxd7 h6 25. d8=Q+ Kh7 26. Qxe7 Bc8 27. Qff7 dxe4 28. Qxg7#) 23... cxd5 { [%eval 5.11] } 24. Rf1 { [%eval 4.98] } 24... Qe8 { [%eval 5.69] } 25. Bxd5+?! { (5.69 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. Qf4 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (25. Qf4 Nc8 26. exd5 h6 27. h3 Qe7 28. Qf2 Qe8 29. c4 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Nb6) 25... Bxd5 { [%eval 4.76] } 26. exd5 { [%eval 4.64] } 26... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.45] } 27. Qf3 { [%eval 3.71] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval 4.45] } 28. Qf2 { [%eval 4.12] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval 3.99] } 29. Re1 { [%eval 3.82] } 29... Qf8?! { (3.82 → 5.20) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (29... Qf7 30. Qg3 h6 31. Qd3 Qa7+ 32. Kh1 Qf2 33. Rf1 Qe3 34. Qxe3 Nxe3 35. Rf3) 30. Ra1?! { (5.20 → 4.08) Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (30. Qa7 Qd8 31. Qxa6 Qb6+ 32. Qxb6 Nxb6 33. Re8+ Kf7 34. Rb8 Nc4 35. Rxb5 Nxa3) 30... g5 { [%eval 4.6] } 31. a4 { [%eval 4.49] } 31... d5?! { (4.49 → 5.71) Inaccuracy. Qg7 was best. } { [%eval 5.71] } (31... Qg7 32. Re1 Qf7 33. axb5 axb5 34. Qe2 Kg7 35. Kh1 h6 36. Rf1 Qd7 37. Qe4) 32. axb5 { [%eval 5.11] } 32... axb5 { [%eval 5.6] } 33. g4?! { (5.60 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (33. Qd4 Qd8 34. Ra6 Kf7 35. h3 Kg8 36. c3 Kf7 37. Kh1 h5 38. Qf2+ Kg8) 33... Qxb4?? { (4.31 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (33... Qe8 34. Re1 Qd7 35. h3 Qd6 36. Re8+ Kg7 37. c3 Kh6 38. Qf8+ Qxf8 39. Rxf8) 34. Ra8+ { [%eval #4] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval #4] } 35. Ra7+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 36. Ra6+ { [%eval #3] } 36... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 37. Ra7+ { [%eval #3] } 37... Kh8 { [%eval #2] } 38. Ra8+ { [%eval #8] } 38... Kg7 { [%eval #8] } 39. Ra7+ { [%eval #3] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2