[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gb2sC8xN"] [Date "2026.05.03"] [Round "-"] [White "SmartMarcus"] [Black "Lizzy_11_11"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "gb2sC8xN"] [UTCDate "2026.05.03"] [UTCTime "10:00:06"] [WhiteElo "1043"] [BlackElo "1028"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-9"] [BlackRatingDiff "+36"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [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 0.22] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.17] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.24] } 8... Qe8?! { (-0.24 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 Na5 10. Bb3 c6 11. Ne2 Nxb3 12. axb3 a5 13. Ng3 Re8 14. Qe1) 9. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.47] } 9... dxc5 { [%eval 0.46] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.2] } 10... Nh5 { [%eval 0.73] } 11. a3?! { (0.73 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.32] } (11. Nd5 Nf4 12. Nxf4 exf4 13. Qd2 g5 14. Rfe1 Nd4 15. Nh2 Nc6 16. c3 Ne5) 11... Nf4 { [%eval -0.25] } 12. Qe3?! { (-0.25 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (12. Qd2 Qd7 13. Qe3 Qd6 14. Ne2 Be6 15. Bxe6 fxe6 16. Rae1 Nd4 17. Nfxd4 exd4) 12... Nd4 { [%eval -1.06] } 13. Nxd4?? { (-1.06 → -4.31) Blunder. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval -4.31] } (13. Rac1 Kh7 14. Kh2 b5 15. Ba2 f5 16. exf5 Bb7 17. Ne4 Rxf5 18. Ng1 c4) 13... cxd4 { [%eval -4.4] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval -4.39] } 14... dxc3 { [%eval -4.43] } 15. Qxc3?! { (-4.43 → -6.78) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -6.78] } (15. bxc3 b5 16. Ba2 Rb8 17. Qe3 Rb6 18. Kh2 Qd7 19. Rg1 Qe7) 15... Qe7?! { (-6.78 → -4.91) Inaccuracy. Ne2+ was best. } { [%eval -4.91] } (15... Ne2+ 16. Kh2 Nxc3 17. bxc3 b5 18. Bd5 c6 19. Bb3 Be6 20. f4 Bxb3 21. f5) 16. Rfe1 { [%eval -4.99] } 16... Qg5 { [%eval -5.11] } 17. g3 { [%eval -5.04] } 17... Nxh3+ { [%eval -5.07] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval -5.1] } 18... Nf4+ { [%eval -5.2] } 19. Kg1 { [%eval -5.22] } 19... Bg4 { [%eval -5.13] } 20. Bd5 { [%eval -6.16] } 20... Ne2+ { [%eval -4.89] } 21. Rxe2 { [%eval -4.93] } 21... Bxe2 { [%eval -4.83] } 22. Bxb7 { [%eval -5.19] } 22... Rab8 { [%eval -5.29] } 23. Qxc7?! { (-5.29 → -7.91) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -7.91] } (23. Re1 Rxb7 24. Rxe2 Qc1+ 25. Kg2 Qxb2 26. Qc5 Rbb8 27. Re1 Qd4 28. Rh1 Qxc5) 23... Bf3 { [%eval -7.67] } 24. Bd5? { (-7.67 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (24. Kf1 Qh5 25. Ke1 Qh1+ 26. Kd2 Qxa1 27. b3 Rxb7 28. Qxb7 Qd1+ 29. Kc3 Bg4) 24... Qh5 { [%eval #-4] } 25. Bxf7+ { [%eval #-4] } 25... Rxf7 { [%eval #-3] } 26. Qxb8+ { [%eval #-3] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval #-2] } 27. Qb3 { [%eval #-1] } 27... Qh1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1