[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aPYGMQya"] [Date "2026.01.27"] [Round "-"] [White "BrroTaleb"] [Black "WCVP30"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aPYGMQya"] [UTCDate "2026.01.27"] [UTCTime "14:59:56"] [WhiteElo "1326"] [BlackElo "1314"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C57"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... Nxe4?? { (0.17 → 2.00) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } { C57 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Ponziani-Steinitz Gambit } (4... d5 5. exd5 Na5 6. Bb5+ c6 7. dxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 Nd5 9. Nf3) 5. Nxe4?? { (2.00 → -0.97) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.97] } (5. Bxf7+ Ke7 6. d4 h6 7. Nxe4 Kxf7 8. d5 Nd4 9. c3 Qh4) 5... d5 { [%eval -0.92] } 6. Bxd5?! { (-0.92 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd7 8. Bd5 Qe7 9. d3 f5 10. Nc3 O-O-O) 6... Qxd5 { [%eval -1.81] } 7. Nbc3 { [%eval -1.82] } 7... Qd8?! { (-1.82 → -1.05) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -1.05] } (7... Qe6 8. O-O Qg6 9. d3 f5 10. Nd2 Be6 11. Nf3 O-O-O 12. Bd2) 8. O-O?! { (-1.05 → -2.06) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -2.06] } (8. d3 Be7 9. O-O O-O 10. Ng3 f5 11. f4 exf4 12. Bxf4 Rf7) 8... Bd6?? { (-2.06 → -0.13) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (8... f5 9. Ng3 f4 10. Nge4 Bf5 11. Qh5+ Bg6 12. Qd1 Qh4 13. d3 Bf5 14. a3) 9. Qf3? { (-0.13 → -1.40) Mistake. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (9. Nxd6+) 9... O-O?! { (-1.40 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (9... Be7 10. d3 O-O 11. Nd5 Bh4 12. Be3 f5 13. Nec3 Rb8 14. b4 b6 15. b5) 10. d3?! { (-0.61 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Nxd6 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. d3 Nd4 12. Qd1 Qg6 13. f3 Bd7 14. Be3 Rae8 15. Ne4 b6) 10... Nd4 { [%eval -1.04] } 11. Qd1 { [%eval -0.96] } 11... f5 { [%eval -0.48] } 12. Nxd6 { [%eval -0.54] } 12... cxd6 { [%eval -0.31] } 13. Nd5? { (-0.31 → -2.01) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (13. f4) 13... f4 { [%eval -1.95] } 14. c3 { [%eval -1.83] } 14... Qg5?? { (-1.83 → 3.28) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.28] } (14... Nf5 15. Qe2 Qd7 16. d4 Qf7 17. Nb4 Re8 18. dxe5 dxe5 19. f3 Bd7 20. b3) 15. cxd4 { [%eval 3.08] } 15... Bh3 { [%eval 3.39] } 16. Qf3 { [%eval 3.28] } 16... Bg4 { [%eval 3.31] } 17. Qe4 { [%eval 3.33] } 17... Bh3 { [%eval 3.39] } 18. Re1 { [%eval 3.23] } 18... Bf5 { [%eval 3.57] } 19. Qf3 { [%eval 3.7] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval 3.73] } 20. Qe4 { [%eval 3.79] } 20... Bf5 { [%eval 3.59] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 3.41] } 21... Bg4?! { (3.41 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (21... Rae8 22. f3 Re6 23. Bd2 Qd8 24. Rac1 Rf7 25. Qf2 g5 26. Bc3 a5 27. a4) 22. f3 { [%eval 4.59] } 22... Bh5 { [%eval 4.46] } 23. Bd2 { [%eval 4.56] } 23... Rae8 { [%eval 4.55] } 24. Bb4 { [%eval 4.15] } 24... exd4 { [%eval 4.39] } 25. Qc2?? { (4.39 → -0.03) Blunder. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (25. Ne7+ Kh8 26. Rac1 Qf6 27. Qe6 Qh4 28. Qh3 Qxh3 29. gxh3 Rf6 30. Kf2 a5) 25... Bxf3?? { (-0.03 → 3.53) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.53] } (25... Qxd5) 26. Rxe8 { [%eval 3.51] } 26... Rxe8 { [%eval 3.47] } 27. Bxd6?? { (3.47 → -3.52) Blunder. Nxf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.52] } (27. Nxf4 Qxf4 28. gxf3 a5 29. Re1 Rf8 30. Ba3 b5 31. b3 h6 32. Qf2 Qg5+) 27... Bxd5 { [%eval -3.4] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval -3.64] } 28... f3 { [%eval -3.51] } 29. Rf2?? { (-3.51 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (29. Bg3 fxg2 30. Re1 Rf8 31. Bf2 Qf4 32. b4 a6 33. a4 h6 34. b5 axb5) 29... Bc6?? { (Mate in 6 → -4.22) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (29... Re1+ 30. Rf1 Rxf1+ 31. Kxf1 fxg2+ 32. Qxg2 Qxg2+ 33. Ke1 Bf3 34. Bf4 Qe2#) 30. Qc4+? { (-4.22 → -7.82) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -7.82] } (30. Bb4 fxg2) 30... Bd5 { [%eval -7.35] } 31. Qxd4? { (-7.35 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd5+ was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (31. Qxd5+ Qxd5 32. Bb4 fxg2 33. a3 Qh5 34. b3 h6 35. Kxg2 Qg4+ 36. Kh1) 31... Qc1+?? { (Mate in 2 → -2.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (31... Re1+ 32. Rf1 Qxg2#) 32. Rf1 { [%eval -2.28] } 32... Re1?? { (-2.28 → 5.56) Blunder. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 5.56] } (32... Qg5 33. Bg3 fxg2 34. Re1 Rf8 35. Bf2 h6 36. Qe3 Qf6 37. Qd4 Qxd4 38. Bxd4) 33. Qxd5+ { [%eval 5.8] } 33... Kh8 { [%eval 5.97] } 34. Qxf3 { [%eval 5.64] } 34... Rxf1+ { [%eval 6.24] } 35. Qxf1 { [%eval 6.11] } 35... Qe3+ { [%eval 6.29] } 36. Qf2 { [%eval 6.12] } 36... Qc1+ { [%eval 6.13] } 37. Qf1 { [%eval 6.02] } 37... Qe3+ { [%eval 5.84] } 38. Kh1 { [%eval 5.57] } 38... Qe8 { [%eval 6.62] } 39. Qf8+ { [%eval 6.66] } 39... Qxf8 { [%eval 6.53] } 40. Bxf8 { [%eval 6.41] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 6.73] } 41. Bd6 { [%eval 6.73] } 41... Kf7 { [%eval 6.62] } 42. d4 { [%eval 6.7] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 6.56] } 43. Be5 { [%eval 6.51] } 43... g6 { [%eval 6.32] } 44. b4 { [%eval 6.41] } 44... b5 { [%eval 7.38] } 45. g4 { [%eval 7.01] } 45... a6 { [%eval 7.65] } 46. h4 { [%eval 7.89] } 46... Kd5 { [%eval 7.79] } 47. a3 { [%eval 7.74] } 47... Ke6 { [%eval 7.57] } 48. h5 { [%eval 7.45] } 48... g5 { [%eval 8.73] } 49. Bf6 { [%eval 7.66] } 49... Kxf6 { [%eval 8.64] } 50. Kg2 { [%eval 8.24] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval 12.75] } 51. Kf3 { [%eval 10.61] } 51... Kd5 { [%eval 10.01] } 52. Ke3 { [%eval 9.95] } 52... Kc4 { [%eval 9.64] } 53. Ke4 { [%eval 9.09] } 53... h6 { [%eval 46.82] } 54. Ke5 { [%eval 69.27] } 54... Kb3 { [%eval 10.84] } 55. d5 { [%eval 10.26] } 55... Kxa3 { [%eval 12.96] } 56. d6 { [%eval 60.11] } 56... Kxb4 { [%eval 83.08] } 57. d7 { [%eval 13.0] } 57... Kc5?! { (13.00 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (57... Kc3 58. d8=Q b4 59. Qd4+ Kc2 60. Qxb4 Kd3 61. Kf6 a5 62. Qxa5 Kd4 63. Qb5) 58. d8=Q { [%eval #12] } 58... b4 { [%eval #6] } 59. Qc8+ { [%eval #7] } 59... Kb5 { [%eval #7] } 60. Qb7+ { [%eval #13] } 60... Ka5 { [%eval #5] } 61. Qc7+ { [%eval #13] } 61... Ka4 { [%eval #11] } 62. Qd7+ { [%eval #12] } 62... Ka3 { [%eval #13] } 63. Qh7 { [%eval #11] } 63... b3 { [%eval #6] } 64. Qxh6 { [%eval #13] } 64... Ka2 { [%eval #5] } 65. Qxa6+ { [%eval #4] } 65... Kb2 { [%eval 14.92] } 66. Qb5 { [%eval 13.83] } 66... Ka3 { [%eval 24.25] } 67. Qxb3+ { [%eval 13.23] } 67... Kxb3 { [%eval 83.08] } 68. h6 { [%eval #9] } 68... Kc4 { [%eval #9] } 69. h7 { [%eval #8] } 69... Kd3 { [%eval #10] } 70. h8=Q { [%eval #9] } 70... Ke3 { [%eval #6] } 71. Qh3+ { [%eval #5] } 71... Kf2 { [%eval #5] } 72. Qh6 { [%eval #8] } 72... Kg3 { [%eval #5] } 73. Qxg5 { [%eval #5] } 73... Kh3 { [%eval #5] } 74. Qg8 { [%eval #5] } 74... Kh4 { [%eval #3] } 75. g5 { [%eval #5] } 75... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 76. g6 { [%eval #4] } 76... Kh6 { [%eval #2] } 77. g7 { [%eval #3] } 77... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 78. Qf8 { [%eval #3] } 78... Kh5 { [%eval #2] } 79. g8=Q { [%eval #1] } 79... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 80. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0