[Event "TheEndGameBeginsNow Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bP9qTx1d"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Adwaithachess"] [Black "ChrisMathewR_CCS11"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bP9qTx1d"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "14:00:50"] [WhiteElo "1675"] [BlackElo "1819"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-50"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "C50"] [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 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.05] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.28] } 8... Nd4?! { (-0.28 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 Na5 10. Bb3 c6 11. Ne2 Nxb3 12. axb3 a5 13. Qd2 Re8 14. Ng3) 9. Nd5?! { (0.42 → -0.22) Inaccuracy. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (9. Bxd4 Bxd4 10. Nxd4 exd4 11. Ne2 c5 12. c3 dxc3 13. Nxc3 a6 14. a4 Bd7) 9... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.09] } 10. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.02] } 10... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.01] } 11. exd5 { [%eval -0.52] } 11... Bxe3 { [%eval -0.45] } 12. fxe3 { [%eval -0.54] } 12... Bd7 { [%eval -0.51] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval -0.97] } 13... a5 { [%eval -0.59] } 14. d4 { [%eval -0.64] } 14... Qe7 { [%eval -0.45] } 15. Qg3 { [%eval -0.67] } 15... b5 { [%eval -0.43] } 16. Bd3 { [%eval -0.62] } 16... e4 { [%eval -0.72] } 17. Be2 { [%eval -0.65] } 17... f5 { [%eval -0.52] } 18. b3 { [%eval -0.83] } 18... Qf7 { [%eval -0.37] } 19. c4 { [%eval -0.54] } 19... Rab8 { [%eval -0.34] } 20. a4?! { (-0.34 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (20. Qe1 b4 21. g4 Qg6 22. Qg3 a4 23. Kh2 fxg4 24. Bxg4 Bxg4 25. Qxg4 Qxg4) 20... bxa4 { [%eval -1.3] } 21. bxa4 { [%eval -1.19] } 21... Bxa4 { [%eval -1.17] } 22. Ra1 { [%eval -1.1] } 22... Rb4 { [%eval -0.94] } 23. c5?! { (-0.94 → -2.03) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (23. Kh2 Qf6 24. Qe1 Qd8 25. Qg3 Qg5 26. h4 Qf6 27. Qe1 Rfb8) 23... Qxd5 { [%eval -2.11] } 24. Rac1 { [%eval -2.39] } 24... Kh8? { (-2.39 → -1.01) Mistake. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -1.01] } (24... Bb5 25. Bxb5 Rxb5 26. cxd6 Qxd6 27. Kh2 Rf7 28. Qxd6 cxd6 29. Rc8+ Kh7 30. Ra8) 25. cxd6 { [%eval -1.47] } 25... cxd6? { (-1.47 → -0.11) Mistake. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (25... Qxd6 26. Qe5 Rb2 27. Rf2 Qxe5 28. dxe5 Bb3 29. Bb5 Rxf2 30. Kxf2 Ra8 31. Bd7) 26. Rc7 { [%eval -0.01] } 26... Rg8 { [%eval 0.24] } 27. Re7?! { (0.24 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (27. Bh5 f4 28. Qg4 Qg5 29. Rxf4 Qxg4 30. Bxg4 Bb3 31. Ra7 a4 32. Rxe4 Rbb8) 27... Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.49] } 28... Rxb5 { [%eval -0.55] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval -0.8] } 29... Rb7 { [%eval -0.95] } 30. Rcc7? { (-0.95 → -2.48) Mistake. Rxb7 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (30. Rxb7 Qxb7 31. Qxd6 Qb3 32. Qf4 a4 33. Rc6 Ra8 34. Rxh6+ gxh6 35. Qxh6+ Kg8) 30... Rxc7 { [%eval -2.34] } 31. Rxc7 { [%eval -2.62] } 31... a4 { [%eval -2.75] } 32. Qe1?! { (-2.75 → -4.23) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval -4.23] } (32. Kh2 f4 33. Qxf4 a3 34. Qf2 Ra8 35. Rc1 Qb3 36. Qf5 Qb7 37. Ra1 a2) 32... Qb3?! { (-4.23 → -2.77) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -2.77] } (32... a3 33. Rc1 f4 34. Qc3 fxe3 35. Qxa3 Qxd4 36. Qc3 Qd2 37. Kh2 d5) 33. Qa1? { (-2.77 → -5.26) Mistake. Ra7 was best. } { [%eval -5.26] } (33. Ra7 f4 34. exf4 Qd3 35. Re7 Qxd4+ 36. Kh2 d5 37. Re6 Rf8 38. Qh4 Kg8) 33... Qxe3+ { [%eval -5.4] } 34. Kh1 { [%eval -5.31] } 34... f4 { [%eval -5.49] } 35. d5 { [%eval -5.85] } 35... f3 { [%eval -5.8] } 36. gxf3 { [%eval -6.62] } 36... Qxf3+ { [%eval -5.69] } 37. Kg1 { [%eval -6.64] } 37... Qg3+ { [%eval -5.87] } 38. Kf1?? { (-5.87 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (38. Kh1 Qxh3+ 39. Kg1 Qg4+ 40. Kh1 Qh5+ 41. Kg2 e3 42. Qe1 e2 43. Qg3 a3) 38... e3? { (Mate in 5 → -7.75) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.75] } (38... Rf8+ 39. Rf7 Rxf7+ 40. Qf6 Rxf6+ 41. Ke2 Rf2+ 42. Kd1 Qg1#) 39. Qe1 { [%eval -9.39] } 39... Rf8+ { [%eval -8.94] } 40. Ke2 { [%eval -8.4] } 40... Rf2+ { [%eval -8.3] } 41. Kd3 { [%eval -8.78] } 41... e2+ { [%eval -7.46] } 42. Kd2 { [%eval -8.49] } 42... Qf4+ { [%eval -7.24] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -7.3] } 43... Rf3+ { [%eval -7.75] } 44. Kxe2 { [%eval -7.7] } 44... Re3+ { [%eval -7.6] } 45. Kd1 { [%eval -7.57] } 45... Qf3+ { [%eval -7.34] } 46. Kd2 { [%eval -7.86] } 46... Rxe1 { [%eval -7.51] } 47. Rc8+ { [%eval -8.1] } 47... Kh7 { [%eval -7.86] } 48. Kxe1 { [%eval -7.54] } 48... Qg3+ { [%eval -7.41] } 49. Kd1 { [%eval -7.46] } 49... Qxh3 { [%eval -7.06] } 50. Kd2? { (-7.06 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (50. Rb8 a3 51. Kd2 a2 52. Ra8 Qg2+ 53. Ke1 Qxd5 54. Ra7 Qe5+ 55. Kf2) 50... Qxc8 { [%eval #-6] } { White resigns. } 0-1