[Event "12th PCC Schools Championship Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/d5e1tKEz"] [Date "2026.03.15"] [Round "-"] [White "MasterCarlo67"] [Black "ayaan_kandregula"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "d5e1tKEz"] [UTCDate "2026.03.15"] [UTCTime "18:02:59"] [WhiteElo "1149"] [BlackElo "1001"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-38"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [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. d4?! { (0.09 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (5. O-O O-O 6. d3 h6 7. h3 a6 8. a4 d6 9. Be3 Bxe3) 5... exd4 { [%eval -0.56] } 6. Nxd4?? { (-0.56 → -3.69) Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (6. Na4 Nxe4 7. Nxc5 Nxc5 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Be2 O-O 10. f4 Nc6) 6... Bxd4 { [%eval -3.49] } 7. O-O { [%eval -3.52] } 7... Qe7?! { (-3.52 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (7... O-O 8. Bg5 Bxc3 9. bxc3 h6 10. f4 d5 11. exd5 Na5 12. Bd3) 8. Bb5? { (-2.26 → -4.28) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (8. Nd5 Qc5 9. Nxc7+ Kd8 10. Nxa8 Qxc4 11. Bf4 Be5 12. Bxe5 Nxe5 13. Qd6 Re8) 8... Qe5?! { (-4.28 → -3.22) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -3.22] } (8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 O-O 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Ne5 12. Bd3 Re8 13. f4 Ng6 14. e5) 9. g3?! { (-3.22 → -4.78) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.78] } (9. Nd5 O-O 10. a4 Nxe4 11. Bc4 Bxf2+ 12. Rxf2 Nxf2 13. Kxf2 Qe4) 9... Bxc3 { [%eval -5.05] } 10. f4?! { (-5.05 → -7.52) Inaccuracy. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -7.52] } (10. Bxc6 dxc6 11. bxc3 O-O 12. Re1 Bh3 13. Bf4 Qe7 14. f3 Rfe8) 10... Qxe4? { (-7.52 → -4.34) Mistake. Bd4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.34] } (10... Bd4+ 11. Kg2 Qxb5 12. e5 d6 13. exf6 Bxf6 14. a4 Qc4 15. Re1+ Ne7 16. g4) 11. bxc3 { [%eval -4.24] } 11... O-O { [%eval -4.61] } 12. Qe1 { [%eval -5.58] } 12... Qxe1 { [%eval -4.81] } 13. Rxe1 { [%eval -5.11] } 13... Re8 { [%eval -4.93] } 14. Rxe8+ { [%eval -4.83] } 14... Nxe8 { [%eval -4.87] } 15. Ba3 { [%eval -5.11] } 15... a6 { [%eval -4.78] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -5.08] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval -5.2] } 17. Bxc6 { [%eval -5.05] } 17... bxc6 { [%eval -4.55] } 18. c4 { [%eval -4.95] } 18... Bb7 { [%eval -4.6] } 19. g4 { [%eval -5.17] } 19... Nxg4 { [%eval -4.75] } 20. Re8+? { (-4.75 → -8.53) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -8.53] } (20. Rb1 Bc8 21. Re1 h5 22. Re8+ Kh7 23. c5 Bb7 24. Re7 Nh6 25. Re5 f6) 20... Rxe8 { [%eval -8.33] } 21. h3? { (-8.33 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval #-6] } (21. c5 a5 22. Bb2 f6 23. Bc3 a4 24. h3 Nh6 25. Ba5 Ba6 26. Bxc7 Nf5) 21... Re1+ { [%eval #-5] } 22. Kg2 { [%eval #-5] } 22... Ne3+? { (Mate in 5 → -8.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. c5+ was best. } { [%eval -8.7] } (22... c5+ 23. Kg3 Rg1+ 24. Kh4 Ne3 25. Bxc5 Nf5+ 26. Kh5 Bf3#) 23. Kf2 { [%eval -8.4] } 23... Ra1 { [%eval -7.86] } 24. Kxe3 { [%eval -7.74] } 24... Rxa2 { [%eval -7.55] } 25. Bc5 { [%eval -8.13] } 25... Rxc2 { [%eval -8.0] } 26. Kd3 { [%eval -7.83] } 26... Rxc4?! { (-7.83 → -5.46) Inaccuracy. Rh2 was best. } { [%eval -5.46] } (26... Rh2 27. h4 f6 28. Be7 c5 29. Bd8 h5 30. Bxc7 Rxh4 31. Bd6 Rh1 32. Kc3) 27. Kxc4 { [%eval -5.23] } 27... d6 { [%eval -5.37] } 28. f5?! { (-5.37 → -8.71) Inaccuracy. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval -8.71] } (28. Ba7 Kf8 29. Bb8 Ke8 30. Bxc7 Kd7 31. Ba5 c5 32. Bc3 f6 33. h4 Kc6) 28... dxc5 { [%eval -8.36] } 29. Kxc5 { [%eval -8.68] } 29... a5 { [%eval -8.57] } 30. Kd4 { [%eval -8.53] } 30... a4 { [%eval -8.44] } 31. Kd3 { [%eval -8.43] } 31... a3 { [%eval -8.36] } 32. Kd2 { [%eval -8.77] } 32... a2 { [%eval #-8] } 33. Kc2 { [%eval #-8] } 33... a1=Q { [%eval #-7] } 34. Kb3 { [%eval #-5] } 34... Qb1+?! { (Mate in 5 → -12.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -12.56] } (34... Qc1 35. Ka2 c5 36. Kb3 Bd5+ 37. Ka4 Bc4 38. Ka5 Qa3#) 35. Kc4?! { (-12.56 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (35. Kc3 c5 36. Kd2 h5 37. Kc3 Kh7 38. Kd2 Qb2+ 39. Kd3 Bc6 40. Ke3 c4) 35... Ba6+ { [%eval #-4] } 36. Kc5 { [%eval #-1] } 36... Qc1+ { [%eval #-3] } 37. Kd4 { [%eval #-3] } 37... c5+ { [%eval #-4] } 38. Kd5 { [%eval #-2] } 38... c4 { [%eval #-5] } 39. Kc6 { [%eval #-4] } 39... c3 { [%eval #-5] } 40. Kxc7 { [%eval #-5] } 40... c2 { [%eval #-4] } 41. f6 { [%eval #-4] } 41... Qf4+ { [%eval #-3] } 42. Kb6 { [%eval #-3] } 42... c1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 43. Kxa6 { [%eval #-2] } 43... Qb4 { [%eval #-1] } 44. Ka7 { [%eval #-1] } 44... Qa1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1