[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YcVGqT3d"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "hichamkadrani"] [Black "Elsayed-Ali"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "YcVGqT3d"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "08:17:28"] [WhiteElo "889"] [BlackElo "944"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+37"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [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 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.54] } 5. a3?! { (0.54 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. O-O Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O) 5... d6 { [%eval 0.4] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... O-O?! { (0.25 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (7... exd4 8. Nxd4 O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Re8 11. Be3 Bf8 12. Rad1) 8. dxe5?! { (0.90 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (8. d5 Nb8 9. g4 Nh7 10. Be3 a6 11. Qe2 c6 12. dxc6 Nxc6) 8... Nxe5 { [%eval 0.15] } 9. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.27] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.24] } 10. Qxd8 { [%eval 0.18] } 10... Rxd8 { [%eval 0.22] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.11] } 12. O-O { [%eval -0.04] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 0.4] } 13. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.23] } 13... b5 { [%eval 0.43] } 14. Bc5 { [%eval 0.33] } 14... Bxc5?? { (0.33 → 3.09) Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (14... Bc7 15. Ba2 Rxd1+ 16. Rxd1 Bd7 17. a4 a6 18. b4 a5 19. axb5 axb4 20. Bxb4) 15. Rxd8+ { [%eval 3.09] } 15... Kh7 { [%eval 3.05] } 16. Rad1?? { (3.05 → -3.85) Blunder. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (16. Bxf7 Be7 17. Rd3 a5 18. Re1 b4 19. Na4 Ba6 20. c4 Rb8 21. axb4 Rxb4) 16... bxc4 { [%eval -3.77] } 17. Na4 { [%eval -3.71] } 17... Bb6?? { (-3.71 → 1.64) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (17... Be7 18. h4 Bxd8 19. Rxd8 Bb7 20. Rxa8 Bxa8 21. Nc5 g6 22. f4 Ng4 23. a4) 18. Nxb6 { [%eval 1.76] } 18... axb6 { [%eval 1.6] } 19. R1d6? { (1.60 → 0.25) Mistake. f3 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (19. f3 Nh5 20. R1d6 c5 21. Rc6 Bb7 22. Rxa8 Bxc6 23. Ra6 Nf4 24. Kf2 Bd7) 19... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] } 20. Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Bb7 { [%eval 0.14] } 21. Rxa8 { [%eval 0.21] } 21... Bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 22. Ra6 { [%eval 0.62] } 22... Bd5?? { (0.62 → 2.82) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (22... c3 23. Rxb6 cxb2 24. Rxb2 Ba4 25. Rb7 Kg6 26. f3 Nc3 27. Rc7 Nb5 28. Rc4) 23. Rxb6 { [%eval 2.8] } 23... Nd2? { (2.80 → 4.62) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (23... c3 24. b4 Nd2 25. Rb5 Bb3 26. Rc5 Bxc2 27. Rxc3 Ba4 28. Rc7 Nb1 29. Rxf7) 24. Rb5?! { (4.62 → 3.16) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.16] } (24. Rd6 Bxg2 25. Rxd2 Bxh3 26. a4 Bg4 27. a5 g5 28. Rd5 Bf3 29. Rxe5 Kg6) 24... Be6?! { (3.16 → 4.00) Inaccuracy. Bc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (24... Bc6 25. Rxe5 Ba4 26. Re7 c3 27. bxc3 Kg6 28. Ra7 Bxc2 29. a4 Ne4 30. a5) 25. Rxe5?! { (4.00 → 2.63) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (25. a4 Bd7 26. Rd5 Bxa4 27. Rxd2 g5 28. Re2 Kg6 29. f3 f5 30. Rxe5 Bxc2) 25... Nb1? { (2.63 → 4.44) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval 4.44] } (25... c3 26. b4 Nc4 27. Rc5 Nxa3 28. Rxc3 Nc4 29. Kf1 Kg8 30. Ke2 Kf8 31. Kd3) 26. a4 { [%eval 4.4] } 26... Nd2 { [%eval 5.21] } 27. a5 { [%eval 5.03] } 27... c3 { [%eval 5.01] } 28. bxc3 { [%eval 4.97] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval 4.85] } 29. Rb5 { [%eval 4.7] } 29... Bd7 { [%eval 5.08] } 30. Rb7 { [%eval 4.93] } 30... Bf5 { [%eval 5.37] } 31. a6 { [%eval 4.73] } 31... Bc8 { [%eval 4.86] } 32. Ra7 { [%eval 4.98] } 32... Nd6 { [%eval 5.65] } 33. Ra8 { [%eval 5.5] } 33... Bb7 { [%eval 5.92] } 34. Ra7 { [%eval 5.36] } 34... Bc8 { [%eval 5.79] } 35. Ra8 { [%eval 5.82] } 35... Bf5 { [%eval 6.0] } 36. a7 { [%eval 5.66] } 36... Nb5 { [%eval 6.62] } 37. g4?! { (6.62 → 4.89) Inaccuracy. Rh8+ was best. } { [%eval 4.89] } (37. Rh8+ Kxh8 38. a8=Q+ Kh7 39. Qd5 Bxc2 40. Qxb5 g5 41. Kh2 Kg6 42. c4 Bf5) 37... Be4 { [%eval 4.96] } 38. Re8 { [%eval 4.89] } 38... Nxa7 { [%eval 5.63] } 39. Rxe4 { [%eval 5.54] } 39... Nb5 { [%eval 6.48] } 40. c4 { [%eval 6.23] } 40... Nc3 { [%eval 6.52] } 41. Re8 { [%eval 6.37] } 41... f6 { [%eval 6.79] } 42. Rc8 { [%eval 6.26] } 42... Ne2+ { [%eval 7.0] } 43. Kf1 { [%eval 6.95] } 43... Nd4 { [%eval 6.78] } 44. c5 { [%eval 6.71] } 44... Nxc2?! { (6.71 → 9.65) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 9.65] } (44... Ne6 45. c6 Kg6 46. Rd8 h5 47. gxh5+ Kxh5 48. Rd6 Nc7 49. Rd7 Ne8 50. c7) 45. c6 { [%eval 8.7] } 45... Nd4 { [%eval 8.25] } 46. c7 { [%eval 8.47] } 46... Ne6? { (8.47 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (46... f5 47. Re8 Kg6 48. Rd8 fxg4 49. hxg4 Kh7 50. Rxd4 h5 51. gxh5 g5 52. c8=Q) 47. Ke2?? { (Mate in 14 → 5.82) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.82] } (47. Rh8+ Kxh8 48. c8=Q+ Kh7 49. Qxe6 h5 50. gxh5 Kh8 51. Qe8+ Kh7 52. Qg6+ Kh8) 47... g6?! { (5.82 → 8.90) Inaccuracy. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 8.9] } (47... Kg6 48. h4 f5 49. gxf5+ Kxf5 50. Rf8+ Nxf8 51. c8=Q+ Ne6 52. Kf1 g6 53. Qe8) 48. Kd3 { [%eval 8.06] } 48... f5 { [%eval 10.24] } 49. gxf5 { [%eval 8.52] } 49... gxf5 { [%eval 11.76] } 50. Kc4 { [%eval 10.38] } 50... Kg6 { [%eval 10.05] } 51. Kd5 { [%eval 8.41] } 51... Kf6 { [%eval 8.57] } 52. Kd6 { [%eval 10.18] } 52... f4?! { (10.18 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (52... Kg5 53. Kxe6 Kf4 54. Re8 Kf3 55. c8=Q Kg2 56. Qc7 Kf3 57. Qc4 f4 58. Qc1) 53. Re8 { [%eval #13] } 53... Nxc7 { [%eval #13] } 54. Kxc7 { [%eval #12] } 54... Kf5 { [%eval 46.81] } 55. Rf8+ { [%eval 46.81] } 55... Ke4 { [%eval 48.78] } 56. h4 { [%eval 11.69] } 56... Kf3 { [%eval 7.65] } 57. Rh8 { [%eval 41.53] } 57... Kxf2?! { (41.53 → Mate in 18) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval #18] } (57... Ke4 58. Kd6 Kf3 59. Rh7 Kg4 60. Rxh6 Kf5 61. h5 Kg5 62. Rh7 Kf5 63. Rc7) 58. Rxh6 { [%eval #16] } 58... f3 { [%eval 64.68] } 59. Rf6 { [%eval 10.31] } 59... Kg3 { [%eval 11.99] } 60. h5 { [%eval #14] } 60... f2 { [%eval #13] } 61. h6 { [%eval #12] } 61... Kg2 { [%eval #12] } 62. h7 { [%eval #13] } 62... f1=Q { [%eval #11] } 63. Rxf1 { [%eval #10] } 63... Kxf1 { [%eval #10] } 64. h8=Q { [%eval #9] } 64... Ke2 { [%eval #8] } 65. Qe5+ { [%eval #8] } 65... Kd3 { [%eval #7] } 66. Kc6 { [%eval #6] } 66... Kd2 { [%eval #6] } 67. Kc5 { [%eval #5] } 67... Kd3 { [%eval #5] } 68. Qd4+ { [%eval #6] } 68... Ke2 { [%eval #6] } 69. Qe4+ { [%eval #5] } 69... Kd2 { [%eval #4] } 70. Kd4 { [%eval #3] } 70... Kd1 { [%eval #2] } 71. Qd3+ { [%eval #4] } 71... Ke1 { [%eval #4] } 72. Qe3+ { [%eval #4] } 72... Kd1 { [%eval #3] } 73. Qg1+ { [%eval #4] } 73... Kd2 { [%eval #3] } 74. Qe3+ { [%eval #4] } 74... Kc2 { [%eval #4] } 75. Kc4 { [%eval #3] } 75... Kd1 { [%eval #3] } 76. Qb3+ { [%eval #5] } 76... Ke1 { [%eval #4] } 77. Kd3 { [%eval #5] } 77... Kf1 { [%eval #4] } 78. Ke3 { [%eval #3] } 78... Ke1 { [%eval #1] } 79. Qb1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0