[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bbBvxcOa"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "MPowellReeves"] [Black "ubalkoca"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "bbBvxcOa"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "05:43:46"] [WhiteElo "862"] [BlackElo "825"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [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 0.22] } 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. Ng5 { [%eval -0.32] } 5... d5?! { (-0.32 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (5... O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 Re8 8. a3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. O-O) 6. exd5 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... Nxd5?? { (0.34 → 3.55) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (6... Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 O-O 9. O-O Nxc6 10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4) 7. Bxd5 { [%eval 3.51] } 7... Qxg5 { [%eval 3.5] } 8. d3?? { (3.50 → -0.29) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (8. d4 Qg6 9. dxc5 Nb4 10. O-O Bf5 11. Bb3 Bxc2 12. Qf3 c6) 8... Be6?? { (-0.29 → 6.95) Blunder. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 6.95] } (8... Qg6) 9. Bxg5 { [%eval 7.36] } 9... Bxd5 { [%eval 7.12] } 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 7.17] } 10... Nb4 { [%eval 8.56] } 11. Nxc7+ { [%eval 8.42] } 11... Kd7 { [%eval 8.52] } 12. Nxa8 { [%eval 8.56] } 12... Rxa8 { [%eval 8.56] } 13. Qg4+ { [%eval 8.23] } 13... Kd6 { [%eval 8.72] } 14. d4 { [%eval 7.9] } 14... Nxc2+ { [%eval 7.83] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval 7.59] } 15... Nxd4+ { [%eval 7.33] } 16. Kd3 { [%eval 6.73] } 16... h6 { [%eval 7.36] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 7.35] } 17... f5 { [%eval 8.33] } 18. Qxg7 { [%eval 8.14] } 18... h5 { [%eval 9.02] } 19. Qg6+ { [%eval 8.17] } 19... Ne6? { (8.17 → Mate in 16) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #16] } (19... Ke7 20. Bg5+ Kd7 21. Qf7+ Kc6 22. Rac1 b6 23. b4 Rc8 24. bxc5 bxc5 25. Kd2) 20. Bxc5+ { [%eval 59.03] } 20... Kxc5?! { (59.03 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (20... Kd5) 21. Qxe6 { [%eval #7] } 21... Rd8+ { [%eval #7] } 22. Kc3 { [%eval #8] } 22... e4 { [%eval #2] } 23. Qe5+?! { (Mate in 2 → 12.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. b4+ was best. } { [%eval 12.88] } (23. b4+ Kb5 24. a4#) 23... Rd5?! { (12.88 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (23... Kb6 24. Qe6+ Ka5 25. Rhd1 Rd4 26. Rxd4 a6 27. Rd5+ Ka4) 24. Qe7+ { [%eval #11] } 24... Kc6 { [%eval #13] } 25. Qe6+? { (Mate in 13 → 8.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rhd1 was best. } { [%eval 8.77] } (25. Rhd1 Rc5+ 26. Kd4 b6 27. Ke3 f4+ 28. Kxf4 Kb5 29. a4+ Ka6 30. Rd7 Ka5) 25... Rd6 { [%eval 8.68] } 26. Qc4+ { [%eval 8.58] } 26... Kd7? { (8.58 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (26... Kb6 27. Rad1 Rc6 28. Qxc6+ bxc6 29. Rd6 f4 30. Rhd1 e3 31. fxe3 fxe3 32. Rd7) 27. Qf7+?! { (Mate in 7 → 10.12) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rhd1 was best. } { [%eval 10.12] } (27. Rhd1 e3 28. Rxd6+ Kxd6 29. Rd1+ Ke7 30. Qc7+ Kf6 31. Rd6+ Ke5 32. Qe7+ Kf4) 27... Kc6?! { (10.12 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (27... Kc8 28. Qxf5+ Kc7 29. Rhd1 Rc6+ 30. Kd2 Kb6 31. Ke3 Rc4 32. Rac1 Rc6 33. Qd7) 28. Qxf5? { (Mate in 7 → 9.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rhd1 was best. } { [%eval 9.05] } (28. Rhd1 Rd3+ 29. Rxd3 exd3 30. Re1 b6 31. Qxf5 Kd6 32. Re6+ Kd7 33. Qf7+ Kd8) 28... b5? { (9.05 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd3+ was best. } { [%eval #12] } (28... Rd3+ 29. Kc4 Kc7 30. Qxe4 Rd8 31. Qe5+ Rd6 32. Qe7+ Rd7 33. Qxd7+ Kxd7 34. Kd3) 29. Qxe4+ { [%eval #12] } 29... Rd5 { [%eval #6] } 30. Qe6+?! { (Mate in 6 → 12.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 12.13] } (30. Rad1 b4+ 31. Kc4 b3 32. Qxd5+ Kc7 33. Qb5 bxa2 34. Rd7+ Kc8 35. Qb7#) 30... Rd6 { [%eval 10.79] } 31. Qe4+ { [%eval 9.9] } 31... Rd5? { (9.90 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (31... Kb6 32. Rhd1 Rc6+ 33. Kd3 Rc4 34. Qe5 Rc5 35. Qe3 b4 36. Qe6+ Kb7 37. Qe7+) 32. Rhd1 { [%eval #5] } 32... a5 { [%eval #4] } 33. Qxd5+ { [%eval #3] } 33... Kb6 { [%eval #3] } 34. Qd6+ { [%eval #3] } 34... Kb7 { [%eval #3] } 35. Qd5+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Kb6 { [%eval #3] } 36. Re1 { [%eval #3] } 36... b4+ { [%eval #3] } 37. Kc4 { [%eval #2] } 37... a4 { [%eval #2] } 38. Qc5+ { [%eval #3] } 38... Ka6 { [%eval #2] } 39. Re6+ { [%eval #2] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval #2] } 40. Qb6+ { [%eval #2] } 40... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 41. Rd1 { [%eval #1] } 41... b3 { [%eval #1] } 42. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] } 42... Kb7 { [%eval #1] } 43. Rd7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0