[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gToI8UXC"] [Date "2026.04.20"] [Round "-"] [White "kruiff15"] [Black "Nobu2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "gToI8UXC"] [UTCDate "2026.04.20"] [UTCTime "15:18:29"] [WhiteElo "1784"] [BlackElo "1783"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit"] [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. c3 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... d5 { [%eval -0.03] } 4. Qa4 { [%eval -0.09] } 4... Bd7 { [%eval -0.07] } { C44 Ponziani Opening: Caro Gambit } 5. exd5 { [%eval -0.17] } 5... Nd4 { [%eval -0.15] } 6. Qd1 { [%eval -0.04] } 6... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.15] } 7. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.09] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. c4 { [%eval -0.16] } 8... c6 { [%eval -0.13] } 9. dxc6 { [%eval -0.64] } 9... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.72] } 10. Qg3?! { (-0.72 → -1.68) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (10. Qf5 Bd6 11. Nc3 h5 12. h3 h4 13. Qg5 Kf8 14. Be2 Rh6 15. d3 Qb6) 10... e4? { (-1.68 → -0.41) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (10... Ne4 11. Qxe5+ Be7 12. f3 Ng5 13. Qxg7 Bf6 14. Qh6 Rg8 15. a4 Rg6 16. Qh5) 11. Nc3 { [%eval -0.59] } 11... Qd6?! { (-0.59 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (11... Bd6 12. Qh3 Bd7 13. Qe3 O-O 14. d4 exd3 15. Qxd3 Bc6 16. Be2 Bxg2 17. Rg1) 12. Qxd6 { [%eval 0.48] } 12... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.52] } 13. Be2 { [%eval 0.49] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 0.57] } 14. a3 { [%eval 0.11] } 14... a6 { [%eval 0.58] } 15. b4 { [%eval 0.66] } 15... Be5 { [%eval 0.6] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval 0.21] } 16... Bxc3? { (0.21 → 1.85) Mistake. e3 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (16... e3 17. fxe3 Bxc3 18. dxc3 Bxg2 19. Rg1 Be4 20. Rb2 g6 21. Rf1 Bf5 22. b5) 17. dxc3 { [%eval 1.61] } 17... b5 { [%eval 2.17] } 18. cxb5 { [%eval 2.3] } 18... Bxb5 { [%eval 2.55] } 19. Bxb5? { (2.55 → 1.18) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.18] } (19. c4 Ba4 20. Be3 Bc2 21. Rb2 Bd3 22. a4 Kb7 23. b5 Rhe8 24. h3 Rc8) 19... axb5 { [%eval 1.1] } 20. O-O?! { (1.10 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (20. Bg5 Rd6 21. Ke2 Nd5 22. Rbc1 Rg6 23. h4 h6 24. Bd2 Nb6 25. Be3 Kb7) 20... Nd5 { [%eval 0.68] } 21. Bb2?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. Rb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (21. Rb2 Rd7 22. Rc2 Rc7 23. Be3 Kb7 24. Bc5 Ra8 25. c4 bxc4 26. Rxc4 e3) 21... e3?? { (0.09 → 2.00) Blunder. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (21... Kb7 22. c4 bxc4 23. Rbc1 Rc8 24. Bxg7 Rhd8 25. Rfd1 c3 26. g3 f5 27. Kf1) 22. fxe3?! { (2.00 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (22. c4 bxc4 23. Rbc1 f6 24. Rxc4+ Kb7 25. Rd4 e2 26. Re1 Nc7 27. Rxe2 Rxd4) 22... Nxe3 { [%eval 1.22] } 23. Rxf7 { [%eval 1.19] } 23... Rd1+?? { (1.19 → 3.42) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (23... Rd2 24. c4 bxc4 25. Be5 Re8 26. Bg3 Rd7 27. Rxd7 Kxd7 28. b5 c3 29. Rc1) 24. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.41] } 24... Nxd1 { [%eval 3.33] } 25. Bc1 { [%eval 3.4] } 25... Re8 { [%eval 3.31] } 26. Kf1 { [%eval 3.22] } 26... Ne3+?! { (3.22 → 4.72) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.72] } (26... Nxc3 27. Rxg7 Rd8 28. Bh6 Rd1+ 29. Kf2 Ra1 30. Ra7 Nd5 31. Bf8 h5 32. Bd6) 27. Bxe3 { [%eval 4.63] } 27... Rxe3 { [%eval 4.49] } 28. Rxg7 { [%eval 4.83] } 28... Rxc3 { [%eval 4.8] } 29. Rxh7 { [%eval 4.72] } 29... Rxa3 { [%eval 4.59] } 30. Rh5 { [%eval 4.55] } 30... Ra1+ { [%eval 5.1] } 31. Ke2 { [%eval 4.79] } 31... Ra2+ { [%eval 4.99] } 32. Kf3 { [%eval 4.78] } 32... Ra3+ { [%eval 4.82] } 33. Ke4 { [%eval 4.97] } 33... Ra1 { [%eval 5.16] } 34. Rxb5 { [%eval 5.03] } 34... Rg1 { [%eval 4.95] } 35. Rg5 { [%eval 4.82] } 35... Rb1 { [%eval 5.32] } 36. b5 { [%eval 5.21] } 36... Kc7 { [%eval 5.14] } 37. Kd4 { [%eval 4.76] } 37... Rb4+ { [%eval 5.28] } 38. Kc5 { [%eval 5.34] } 38... Rb1 { [%eval 5.75] } 39. Rg7+ { [%eval 5.58] } 39... Kb8 { [%eval 6.65] } 40. Kb6 { [%eval 6.01] } 40... Kc8 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 6.75] } 41. h4 { [%eval 6.61] } 41... Rh1 { [%eval 6.27] } 42. g3 { [%eval 5.7] } 42... Rh3 { [%eval 7.5] } 43. Rc7+ { [%eval 6.27] } 43... Kb8 { [%eval 6.39] } 44. Rc3 { [%eval 6.01] } 44... Rh1 { [%eval 5.62] } 45. Rf3 { [%eval 5.47] } 45... Kc8 { [%eval 5.71] } 46. Rc3+ { [%eval 5.61] } 46... Kb8 { [%eval 5.4] } 47. Kc6 { [%eval 5.32] } 47... Rb1 { [%eval 5.73] } 48. g4 { [%eval 5.77] } 48... Rg1 { [%eval 6.3] } 49. Rc4 { [%eval 6.14] } 49... Rf1 { [%eval 7.28] } 50. g5 { [%eval 6.72] } 50... Rf7 { [%eval 6.79] } 51. b6 { [%eval 5.84] } 51... Rh7?! { (5.84 → 8.68) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 8.68] } (51... Rf1 52. Rg4 Rc1+ 53. Kd7 Rd1+ 54. Ke8 Re1+ 55. Kf7 Rf1+ 56. Ke6 Re1+ 57. Kf6) 52. g6 { [%eval 7.2] } 52... Rh6? { (7.20 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (52... Rh8 53. b7 Rf8 54. g7 Rf6+ 55. Kd5 Rg6 56. g8=Q+ Rxg8 57. Rc8+ Rxc8 58. bxc8=Q+) 53. Rg4 { [%eval 10.17] } 53... Rh8 { [%eval 9.13] } 54. g7 { [%eval 7.61] } 54... Rg8? { (7.61 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (54... Rc8+ 55. Kd7 Rg8 56. Ke6 Kb7 57. Kf7 Rd8 58. g8=Q Rd6 59. Rg5 Rxb6 60. Qd8) 55. h5 { [%eval #9] } 55... Rc8+ { [%eval #9] } 56. Kb5 { [%eval #8] } 56... Rg8 { [%eval #8] } 57. h6 { [%eval #7] } 57... Kb7 { [%eval #7] } 58. h7 { [%eval #6] } 58... Re8 { [%eval #6] } 59. g8=Q { [%eval #5] } 59... Rxg8 { [%eval #4] } 60. hxg8=Q?? { (Mate in 4 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. hxg8=B was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (60. hxg8=B Kc8 61. Kc6 Kd8 62. Re4 Kc8 63. Re8#) 1/2-1/2