[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Z5HNykEh"] [Date "2025.07.08"] [White "BoManBo"] [Black "BenHannon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Z5HNykEh"] [UTCDate "2025.07.08"] [UTCTime "12:22:50"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "1500"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. Ng5 Bc5?! { (0.17 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3) 5. Nxf7?! { (0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Traxler Counterattack, Knight Sacrifice Line } (5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. Bc4 Qe8 7. Nc3 Nd4 8. d3 d6 9. Nd5+ Nxd5) 5... Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Ng4+?? { (0.00 → 5.09) Blunder. Nxe4+ was best. } (6... Nxe4+ 7. Kg1 Qh4 8. g3 Nxg3 9. Nxh8 Nd4 10. hxg3 Qxg3+ 11. Kf1) 7. Qxg4 Qf6+ 8. Ke1 O-O?! { (4.81 → 6.38) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } (8... d5 9. Qh5 g6 10. Rf1 Qxf7 11. Qh4 dxc4 12. Rxf7 Kxf7 13. d3 Be6 14. Bh6) 9. Nh6+ Kh8 10. Nf7+ Kg8 11. Nxe5+ Kh8 12. Nxc6 d5 13. exd5?? { (5.97 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3 was best. } (13. Qg3 dxc4 14. Ne5 Bf5 15. Rf1 Qd6 16. Nc3 Rae8 17. Nxc4 Bxe4 18. Rxf8+ Qxf8) 13... Bxg4 14. Rf1 Rfe8+ 15. Be2 Re6?? { (Mate in 2 → 4.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe2+ was best. } (15... Rxe2+ 16. Kd1 Qxf1#) 16. Rxf6 Rxe2+ 17. Kf1 Kg8?! { (3.98 → 6.10) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } (17... Rae8 18. Nd4 Re1+ 19. Kf2 gxf6 20. Nc3 Rh1 21. h3 Bh5 22. Ne6 Bf7 23. b4) 18. Ne7+?! { (6.10 → 4.37) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (18. Nd4 Re4 19. Nc3 Rxd4 20. Rf2 Re8 21. d3 Bd7 22. Bd2 c6 23. Kg1 cxd5) 18... Kh8?! { (4.37 → 6.31) Inaccuracy. Rxe7 was best. } (18... Rxe7 19. Rf2 Rae8 20. Kg1 Bd1 21. d3 Re1+ 22. Rf1 Bxc2 23. Nc3 Rxf1+ 24. Kxf1) 19. d4? { (6.31 → 3.46) Mistake. Rf7 was best. } { The game is a draw. } (19. Rf7 Re8 20. Nc3 R2xe7 21. Rxe7 Rxe7 22. d3 Kg8 23. Bd2 Bh5 24. Re1 Rd7) 1/2-1/2