[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZfCQ2sga"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "DonegalGAA"] [Black "therobshow3"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ZfCQ2sga"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "19:05:25"] [WhiteElo "1121"] [BlackElo "1099"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C56"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation"] [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. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C56 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation } 4... Na5?? { (0.00 → 2.36) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (4... exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. c3 d3 8. Qe3 Be7 9. b4) 5. dxe5?? { (2.36 → 0.31) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (5. Bxf7+ Kxf7 6. dxe5 d5 7. exf6 gxf6 8. O-O c6 9. Nc3 Bb4) 5... Nxe4?? { (0.31 → 3.38) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (5... Nxc4 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Qe2 Qa6 8. b3 Ne5 9. Qxa6 Nxf3+ 10. gxf3) 6. Qd5?? { (3.38 → 1.01) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Ke8 8. Qxe4 Qe7 9. Nc3 Qb4 10. Qd3 Qc4) 6... Nxc4 { [%eval 1.15] } 7. Qxc4? { (1.15 → -0.22) Mistake. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (7. Qxe4 d5 8. exd6+ Be6 9. dxc7 Qxc7 10. O-O O-O-O 11. Nc3 a6) 7... Nc5?! { (-0.22 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (7... d5 8. exd6 Nxd6 9. Qf4 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 b6 12. Nc3) 8. b4?! { (0.86 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (8. Nc3 d5 9. Qxd5 Bf5 10. Nd4 Qxd5 11. Nxd5 O-O-O 12. Ne7+ Bxe7) 8... d5 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. Qb5+? { (0.12 → -1.27) Mistake. exd6 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (9. exd6 Ne6 10. dxc7 Qxc7 11. Qxc7 Nxc7 12. a3 a5 13. bxa5 Rxa5 14. O-O f6) 9... Bd7 { [%eval -1.13] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval -1.05] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval -0.83] } 11. Nc3?? { (-0.83 → -4.44) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (11. a3 a5 12. c4 Be6 13. cxd5 Bxd5 14. bxa5 Rxa5 15. O-O Be7 16. Rd1 O-O) 11... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.71] } 12. Qd2 { [%eval -4.71] } 12... Bxb4 { [%eval -4.48] } 13. Bb2 { [%eval -4.52] } 13... d4 { [%eval -4.85] } 14. a3 { [%eval -4.43] } 14... Na2?? { (-4.43 → 0.30) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (14... Bc5 15. O-O h6 16. Nxd4 Bxd4 17. Bxc3 Bxc3 18. Qxc3 Bc6 19. Rad1 Qg5 20. Qh3) 15. c3?? { (0.30 → -7.06) Blunder. axb4 was best. } { [%eval -7.06] } (15. axb4 Be6 16. O-O a5 17. b5 Nc3 18. Bxc3 dxc3 19. Qxc3 O-O 20. Rxa5 Rxa5) 15... Bxc3? { (-7.06 → -4.26) Mistake. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.26] } (15... dxc3 16. Bxc3 Bxc3 17. Rxa2 Bxd2+ 18. Rxd2 h6 19. O-O O-O 20. Nh4 Qe7 21. Rd3) 16. Bxc3 { [%eval -4.53] } 16... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.37] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval -4.74] } 17... Ne4 { [%eval -4.77] } 18. Qf4 { [%eval -4.52] } 18... Bc6?! { (-4.52 → -3.01) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (18... c5 19. Nf5 Bxf5 20. Qxf5 Qd2+ 21. Kf1 Qc2 22. Kg1 g6 23. Qf4 O-O-O 24. h4) 19. Nxc6 { [%eval -2.83] } 19... bxc6?? { (-2.83 → -0.33) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (19... Qd3 20. Nb4 Qc3+ 21. Ke2 Qb2+ 22. Kf3 Nd2+ 23. Kg3 a5 24. e6 fxe6 25. Nd5) 20. Qxe4 { [%eval -0.83] } 20... O-O?! { (-0.83 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (20... Qd5 21. f3 O-O-O 22. O-O Qxe4 23. fxe4 Rd7 24. e6 fxe6 25. Rac1 Rhd8 26. Rxc6) 21. Qxc6 { [%eval -0.33] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 0.05] } 22. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Rxe5 { [%eval 0.14] } 23. Rad1 { [%eval 0.1] } 23... Qc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 24. f4?! { (0.00 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.58] } (24. Rd7 Qe8 25. Qxc7 Rc8 26. Qd6 Re1 27. g3 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Rc1+ 29. Kg2 Qe4+) 24... Re6 { [%eval -0.51] } 25. Qc4 { [%eval -0.77] } 25... c6 { [%eval -0.77] } 26. f5 { [%eval -1.09] } 26... Re5?! { (-1.09 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (26... Rf6 27. h3 h6 28. Qc5 Qc7 29. Rfe1 a6 30. Re7 Qg3 31. Qa5 Qb3 32. Rf1) 27. Qg4?! { (-0.40 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -1.1] } (27. f6 g6 28. Rd6 c5 29. Qf4 Re2 30. Rb1 c4 31. Qh6 Qf8 32. Qxf8+ Rxf8) 27... Rb8 { [%eval -0.64] } 28. h3 { [%eval -0.81] } 28... f6 { [%eval -0.48] } 29. Rf4?! { (-0.48 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (29. Rd6 Kh8 30. Re6 Qc7 31. Qa4 Rxe6 32. fxe6 Re8 33. Re1 Re7 34. Kh1 h6) 29... Rbb5 { [%eval -1.6] } 30. Rdf1 { [%eval -2.02] } 30... Qc7 { [%eval -1.66] } 31. Qh5?! { (-1.66 → -2.41) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -2.41] } (31. a4 Rb8 32. Rd4 c5 33. Rd3 Rbe8 34. Qd1 c4 35. Rd7 Qc5+ 36. Kh2 R5e7) 31... Qb6+ { [%eval -2.49] } 32. Kh2 { [%eval -2.36] } 32... Rb1?? { (-2.36 → 3.73) Blunder. Qb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.73] } (32... Qb8 33. Kg1 Rb1 34. Rxb1 Qxb1+ 35. Kh2 Qb8 36. Rb4 Qc7 37. Kg1 h6 38. Qf3) 33. Rh4?? { (3.73 → -5.26) Blunder. Rxb1 was best. } { [%eval -5.26] } (33. Rxb1 Qxb1 34. Rb4 Qxb4 35. axb4 h6 36. Qd1 Rb5 37. Qa4 Kh8 38. Qa3 Kh7) 33... h6?? { (-5.26 → -2.20) Blunder. Rxf1 was best. } { [%eval -2.2] } (33... Rxf1 34. Qxh7+ Kf8 35. Rg4 Qg1+ 36. Kg3 Qe3+ 37. Kh2 Qh6 38. Qxh6 gxh6 39. Rc4) 34. Qg6?? { (-2.20 → -6.72) Blunder. Rxb1 was best. } { [%eval -6.72] } (34. Rxb1 Qxb1 35. Qf3 Qb8 36. Qg3 Kh8 37. Rb4 Qc7 38. Re4 Kh7 39. Rxe5 Qxe5) 34... Rxf1 { [%eval -6.29] } 35. Rxh6?? { (-6.29 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (35. Rb4 Qc7 36. Qg3 Rfxf5 37. Kg1 Kh7 38. Rb1 Rg5 39. Qd3+ f5 40. Qc2 Qe7) 35... Qg1+ { [%eval #-6] } 36. Kg3 { [%eval #-6] } 36... Re3+ { [%eval #-6] } 37. Kh4 { [%eval #-6] } 37... Rf4+ { [%eval #-5] } 38. Kh5 { [%eval #-5] } { White wins on time. } 1-0