[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bVCYCvlq"] [Date "2026.01.14"] [Round "-"] [White "Cratimaru"] [Black "graumester"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "bVCYCvlq"] [UTCDate "2026.01.14"] [UTCTime "11:50:24"] [WhiteElo "1163"] [BlackElo "1147"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nc6 { [%eval 0.44] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense } 4. O-O { [%eval -0.2] } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.17] } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.34] } 5... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.28] } 6... Be7 { [%eval -0.1] } 7. Qe2?! { (-0.10 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (7. Ng5 Ne6 8. Nxf7 Kxf7 9. f4 Rf8 10. f5 Kg8 11. fxe6 dxe6) 7... O-O { [%eval -0.49] } 8. Nxe5 { [%eval -0.67] } 8... Nxe5 { [%eval -0.23] } 9. Qxe5 { [%eval -0.29] } 9... Bd6?! { (-0.29 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (9... Ne6 10. Qe3) 10. Qd4 { [%eval 0.09] } 10... Qh4?? { (0.09 → 7.44) Blunder. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 7.44] } (10... Ne6 11. Qg4) 11. Qxh4 { [%eval 7.54] } 11... Re8 { [%eval 7.63] } 12. Qg4 { [%eval 6.9] } 12... Ne6 { [%eval 7.44] } 13. Bh6 { [%eval 7.62] } 13... g6 { [%eval 8.06] } 14. Rae1 { [%eval 7.88] } 14... b6 { [%eval 8.33] } 15. Bd5 { [%eval 8.28] } 15... f5 { [%eval 7.96] } 16. Bxe6+ { [%eval 7.74] } 16... dxe6 { [%eval 7.52] } 17. Qg5 { [%eval 7.29] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 7.87] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval 7.58] } 18... Bb7? { (7.58 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (18... Bd6 19. Nb5 Bb7 20. Nxd6 cxd6 21. Kh1 e5 22. f3 f4 23. Qg1 Ba6 24. c4) 19. Qe5? { (Mate in 4 → 8.04) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 8.04] } (19. Qxe6+ Kh8 20. Qe5+ Bf6 21. Qxe8+ Rxe8 22. Rxe8#) 19... Bf8 { [%eval 8.25] } 20. Bxf8 { [%eval 8.19] } 20... Rxf8 { [%eval 8.04] } 21. Qxe6+ { [%eval 8.08] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval 8.36] } 22. Nb5 { [%eval 8.21] } 22... Rad8 { [%eval 9.3] } 23. Nxc7 { [%eval 8.7] } 23... Bd5 { [%eval 11.03] } 24. Nxd5 { [%eval 10.71] } 24... Rfe8?! { (10.71 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (24... b5 25. Qe5+ Kg8 26. Ne7+ Kf7 27. Qc7 Rde8 28. Nxf5+ Kf6 29. Ne3 g5 30. Qxh7) 25. Qc6 { [%eval #6] } 25... Rf8 { [%eval #5] } 26. Re7 { [%eval #4] } 26... Rc8 { [%eval #4] } 27. Qb7 { [%eval #4] } 27... Rxc2 { [%eval #2] } 28. Rxh7+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0