[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dMTm59eB"] [Date "2026.05.15"] [Round "-"] [White "owenthedd"] [Black "Lakoss"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "dMTm59eB"] [UTCDate "2026.05.15"] [UTCTime "18:12:20"] [WhiteElo "1375"] [BlackElo "1850"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C53"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding 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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... Bb6 { [%eval 0.33] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 5... Qe7 { [%eval 0.86] } { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Center Holding Variation } 6. Ng5 { [%eval 0.55] } 6... Nh6 { [%eval 0.59] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.46] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.95] } 8. d5 { [%eval 1.19] } 8... Nb8 { [%eval 1.52] } 9. h3? { (1.52 → 0.03) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (9. a4 a5 10. d6 cxd6 11. Bd5 Kh8 12. Na3 Nc6 13. Nf3 Ng4 14. h3 Nf6) 9... d6 { [%eval 0.15] } 10. a4 { [%eval 0.05] } 10... a6 { [%eval 0.29] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.38] } 11... Nd7 { [%eval 0.78] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval 0.81] } 12... Nf6 { [%eval 0.97] } 13. a5 { [%eval 0.92] } 13... Ba7 { [%eval 1.02] } 14. c4 { [%eval 0.97] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 0.95] } 15. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 15... Nhg8?! { (0.48 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (15... Nh5 16. Re1 f6 17. Nh4 Nf4 18. Nf5 Nxf5 19. exf5 Nxd3 20. Qxd3 Rg8 21. Be3) 16. Nc3 { [%eval 1.03] } 16... h6 { [%eval 1.27] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 1.13] } 17... Qd8 { [%eval 1.32] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval 1.01] } 18... Ne7 { [%eval 1.22] } 19. c5 { [%eval 1.35] } 19... Ng6 { [%eval 1.43] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 1.45] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 1.32] } 21. Ne2 { [%eval 1.2] } 21... Re8 { [%eval 1.75] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval 1.75] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval 1.77] } 23. Qd2?! { (1.77 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (23. Bf1 Nf4 24. Rad1 Qe7 25. Nd2 Nh7 26. Kh2 Qf6 27. Nc4 Ng5 28. Nf5 g6) 23... Nh7?! { (1.17 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (23... c6 24. dxc6 Bxc6 25. Bxh6 gxh6 26. Nf5 Nh7 27. Bc4 Qf6 28. Nxh6+ Kf8 29. Bxf7) 24. Rac1 { [%eval 1.8] } 24... Nh4 { [%eval 2.09] } 25. Nxh4 { [%eval 2.09] } 25... Qxh4 { [%eval 1.96] } 26. cxd6 { [%eval 2.15] } 26... cxd6 { [%eval 2.43] } 27. Bxa7 { [%eval 2.56] } 27... Rxa7 { [%eval 2.48] } 28. Qe3 { [%eval 2.11] } 28... Raa8 { [%eval 2.07] } 29. Qb6 { [%eval 1.95] } 29... Rab8 { [%eval 2.5] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 1.97] } 30... Qd8?! { (1.97 → 3.01) Inaccuracy. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (30... Bxh3 31. Bf1 Bg4 32. Rxb7 Rxb7 33. Qxb7 Bc8 34. Qc6 Nf6 35. Be2 Qg5 36. Bxa6) 31. Qxd6 { [%eval 3.0] } 31... Bxh3? { (3.00 → 5.21) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (31... Nf6 32. Rec1 g6 33. Nf1 Kg7 34. Ne3 Bb5 35. Qxd8 Rexd8 36. Bxb5 axb5 37. f3) 32. Qxd8 { [%eval 5.37] } 32... Rexd8 { [%eval 5.36] } 33. gxh3 { [%eval 5.42] } 33... Rdc8 { [%eval 5.78] } 34. Rec1 { [%eval 5.84] } 34... Rxc7 { [%eval 5.92] } 35. Rxc7 { [%eval 5.74] } 35... Nf6 { [%eval 5.56] } 36. d6 { [%eval 5.65] } 36... Ne8 { [%eval 5.75] } 37. Rd7 { [%eval 5.71] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 7.16] } 38. Bc4 { [%eval 7.07] } 38... Nf6 { [%eval 9.61] } 39. Rxf7+ { [%eval 10.24] } 39... Ke8 { [%eval 9.36] } 40. Nf5 { [%eval 8.69] } 40... Nxe4? { (8.69 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (40... Nh5 41. Be6 Rd8 42. d7+ Rxd7 43. Rxd7 g6 44. Nd6+ Kf8 45. Rxb7 Ng7 46. Bc4) 41. Nxg7+ { [%eval #2] } 41... Kd8 { [%eval #2] } 42. Ne6+ { [%eval #1] } 42... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 43. Re7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0