[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/e5UQiFR2"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "strategisthansika"] [Black "beefliesaanyways"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "e5UQiFR2"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "12:43:30"] [WhiteElo "1672"] [BlackElo "1740"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+65"] [BlackRatingDiff "-228"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C47"] [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] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Nd5 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.42] } 6. Qe2 { [%eval 0.26] } 6... f5?? { (0.26 → 2.39) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (6... Nf6 7. Nxb4 Nxb4 8. Qxe5+ Qe7 9. Qxe7+ Kxe7 10. Nd4 d6 11. O-O) 7. O-O { [%eval 2.07] } 7... d6?! { (2.07 → 2.74) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (7... Kf8 8. Nxb4 Nxb4 9. d3 Nf6 10. Nxe5 Qe8 11. Re1 d6 12. Qd2) 8. d3 { [%eval 2.97] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval 2.9] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 2.69] } 9... h6 { [%eval 3.11] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval 3.14] } 10... gxf6 { [%eval 3.07] } 11. c3 { [%eval 2.98] } 11... Bc5 { [%eval 3.17] } 12. d4 { [%eval 3.29] } 12... Bb6 { [%eval 4.48] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.27] } 13... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.13] } 14. dxe5 { [%eval 4.98] } 14... fxe5 { [%eval 5.15] } 15. Qh5+ { [%eval 5.2] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 5.25] } 16. Nxb6 { [%eval 5.24] } 16... d5 { [%eval 6.39] } 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 6.46] } 17... Ke7?? { (6.46 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (17... Qf6 18. Nxa8 Rh7 19. Rae1 Rg7 20. f3 Rg5 21. Qh3 Qg6 22. Nxc7 Bd7 23. Rxe5) 18. Qf7+ { [%eval #4] } 18... Kd6 { [%eval #4] } 19. Nc4+ { [%eval #3] } 19... Kc5 { [%eval #3] } 20. b4+ { [%eval #2] } 20... Kb5 { [%eval #2] } 21. a4+ { [%eval #1] } 21... Ka6 { [%eval #1] } 22. b5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0