[Event "Thursday Sicilian League Winter 2026"] [Site "https://rookly.com"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "L, Ben"] [Black "R, Connor"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "efXKFzmE"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6"] [Termination "Unknown"] [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. d3 { [%eval 0.16] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 5. c3 { [%eval 0.18] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.18] } { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 } 6. a4 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... Na5?! { (0.15 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (6... h6 7. O-O d6 8. b4 Ba7 9. Re1 O-O 10. h3 Re8 11. Nbd2) 7. Nxe5?! { (0.98 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (7. b4 Nxc4 8. bxc5 Na5 9. Nxe5 O-O 10. O-O b6 11. Bg5 h6) 7... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.25] } 8... O-O?! { (0.25 → 0.89) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.89] } (8... d5 9. exd5 Qxd5 10. O-O Bg4 11. Re1+ Kd7 12. Qc2 Rae8 13. Ne3 Bf5 14. Rd1) 9. O-O?! { (0.89 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (9. Ne3 d5 10. d4 Ba7 11. e5 Ne4 12. O-O f6 13. f3 Ng5 14. exf6 Rxf6) 9... d6? { (0.17 → 1.52) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.52] } (9... d5 10. exd5 Bg4 11. Qc2 Qxd5 12. Be3 Bf5 13. Bxc5 Qxc5 14. Nbd2 Qd5 15. Ne3) 10. b4?! { (1.52 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Qxf6 12. d4 Ba7 13. Nbd2 Bd7 14. Qb3 b5 15. axb5 axb5) 10... Ba7 { [%eval 1.07] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 1.06] } 11... h6 { [%eval 0.9] } 12. Bh4 { [%eval 0.96] } 12... b5 { [%eval 1.39] } 13. axb5 { [%eval 1.24] } 13... axb5 { [%eval 1.17] } 14. Na5 { [%eval 1.23] } 14... g5 { [%eval 1.58] } 15. Bg3 { [%eval 1.04] } 15... d5? { (1.04 → 2.89) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.89] } (15... Bg4 16. Qd2 Qd7 17. Na3 Be6 18. Rfe1 Rfe8 19. Nc2 Bb6 20. h4 Nh5 21. Bh2) 16. exd5? { (2.89 → 1.48) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (16. Nc6 Bg4 17. Qd2 Qe8 18. Nxa7 dxe4 19. Re1 Nh5 20. f3 Nxg3 21. hxg3 exf3) 16... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.53] } 17. Re1?? { (1.53 → -0.16) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (17. c4 Qd7 18. Na3 Bd4 19. Rb1 bxc4 20. dxc4 Ne4 21. Nb5 Nxg3 22. hxg3 Bb6) 17... Bb7?? { (-0.16 → 1.85) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (17... Bg4 18. Qd2 Rfe8 19. Na3 Ne4 20. Qc2 Nxg3 21. hxg3 Bf5 22. Qd2 Qxd3 23. Rxe8+) 18. Nxb7 { [%eval 1.95] } 18... Qxb7 { [%eval 1.83] } 19. Na3 { [%eval 1.92] } 19... c5 { [%eval 2.15] } 20. Bd6 { [%eval 2.32] } 20... Rfe8 { [%eval 2.9] } 21. Bxc5? { (2.90 → 1.16) Mistake. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (21. bxc5 Rxe1+ 22. Qxe1 Bb8 23. Bxb8 Qxb8 24. Nc2 Rxa1 25. Qxa1 Ng4 26. h3 Qh2+) 21... Rxe1+?! { (1.16 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (21... Bxc5 22. bxc5 Nd5 23. Nc2 Nf4 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qf3 Qxf3 26. gxf3 Nxd3 27. c6) 22. Qxe1 { [%eval 2.44] } 22... Bxc5 { [%eval 2.44] } 23. bxc5 { [%eval 2.28] } 23... b4?! { (2.28 → 3.64) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (23... Re8 24. Qd2 Ra8 25. Qb2 Nh5 26. g3 Qc6 27. d4 Qe4 28. Qd2 Nf6 29. Re1) 24. cxb4 { [%eval 3.89] } 24... Qa6?! { (3.89 → 5.11) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (24... Re8 25. Qd2 Nd5 26. Nc2 Nf4 27. Ne3 Rd8 28. Qb2 Rxd3 29. b5 Rc3 30. Rd1) 25. Qc3?! { (5.11 → 3.29) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%eval 3.29] } (25. Nc2 Qb7 26. Rxa8+ Qxa8 27. Qa1 Qxa1+ 28. Nxa1 Kf8 29. b5 Ke7 30. Nb3 Kd7) 25... Kg7? { (3.29 → 5.87) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.87] } (25... Nd5 26. Qd4 Nf4 27. Qe4 f5 28. Qc4+ Qxc4 29. dxc4 Nd3 30. b5 Nxc5 31. Nc2) 26. h3 { [%eval 5.17] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval 5.89] } 27. g4?! { (5.89 → 4.31) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (27. Nc2 Qb7 28. Rxa8 Qxa8 29. Ne3 Qa2 30. Qd4 Nh5 31. Nd5 f5 32. Kh2 f4) 27... Qe6 { [%eval 4.26] } 28. Nc4 { [%eval 3.58] } 28... Re8?! { (3.58 → 5.09) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (28... Nd5 29. Qe5 Rxa1+ 30. Qxa1 f6 31. Qd1 Nf4 32. Kh2 Qd5 33. Ne3 Qb7 34. d4) 29. Nd6 { [%eval 4.75] } 29... Re7 { [%eval 5.74] } 30. Nf5 { [%eval 5.62] } 30... Re8 { [%eval 5.91] } 31. b5 { [%eval 5.43] } 31... h5 { [%eval 5.88] } 32. c6?! { (5.88 → 4.59) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (32. Ra6 Qe1+ 33. Qxe1 Rxe1+ 34. Kg2 hxg4 35. hxg4 Rb1 36. Ne7+ Kg7 37. c6 Rc1) 32... hxg4 { [%eval 4.48] } 33. hxg4 { [%eval 4.47] } 33... Nxg4 { [%eval 4.19] } 34. Ng3 { [%eval 4.46] } 34... f5?! { (4.46 → 6.14) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 6.14] } (34... Qd5 35. d4 Qxb5 36. c7 Rc8 37. Qf3 Nxf2 38. Qxf2 Rxc7 39. Rf1 Kh7 40. Qf6) 35. Ra6 { [%eval 5.86] } 35... f4 { [%eval 7.52] } 36. Ne4 { [%eval 6.18] } 36... Ne5?! { (6.18 → 9.90) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 9.9] } (36... Qe5 37. c7+ Kg7 38. c8=Q Rxc8 39. Qxc8 Nh6 40. Qe6 Nf7 41. Qg6+ Kf8 42. Ra8+) 37. c7 { [%eval 9.39] } 37... Qxa6 { [%eval 9.95] } 38. bxa6 { [%eval 8.52] } 38... Rc8? { (8.52 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf3+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (38... Nf3+ 39. Kf1 Nh2+ 40. Kg2 Rf8 41. c8=Q Rxc8 42. Qxc8 g4 43. Qg8+ Kh6 44. Kxh2) 39. Qxe5 { [%eval #6] } 39... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qd6 { [%eval #6] } 40... Kg4 { [%eval #4] } 41. Qd8 { [%eval #5] } 41... f3 { [%eval #2] } 42. Qxc8+ { [%eval #3] } 42... Kf4 { [%eval #2] } 43. Qh3 { [%eval #3] } 43... g4 { [%eval #2] } 44. Qh6+ { [%eval #2] } 44... Kf5 { [%eval #1] } 45. c8=B+ { [%eval #1] } 45... Ke5 { [%eval #1] } 46. Qd6# { White wins. } 1-0