[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iUcg1UJh"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "jsjoshua23sk"] [Black "kivec"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "iUcg1UJh"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "09:25:51"] [WhiteElo "1742"] [BlackElo "1692"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-22"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C56"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nf3?! { (0.11 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } (3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 a5 7. Bg5 c6) 3... Nc6?! { (-0.50 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C56 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Open Variation } 4... Nxe4?! { (0.00 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (4... exd4 5. e5 Ne4 6. Qe2 Nc5 7. c3 d3 8. Qe3 Be7 9. b4) 5. d5?! { (0.65 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. dxe5 d6 6. Bxf7+ Kxf7 7. Qd5+ Be6 8. Qxe4 h6 9. Nc3 dxe5) 5... Na5?! { (0.00 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (5... Nd6 6. Be2 e4 7. dxc6 exf3 8. cxb7 Bxb7 9. Bxf3 Qe7+ 10. Be3) 6. Nxe5? { (0.78 → -0.41) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (6. Bd3 Nc5 7. Be2 Ne4 8. a3 b6 9. Qd3 Nf6 10. Nxe5 Bd6) 6... Qf6? { (-0.41 → 0.94) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (6... Qe7 7. Qe2 Qxe5 8. Bd3 Qxd5 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. O-O Bxc3 11. bxc3) 7. Ng4 { [%eval 0.96] } 7... Qd6? { (0.96 → 2.32) Mistake. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (7... Qh4 8. g3 Qe7 9. Be2 h5 10. Ne3 h4 11. g4 b6 12. Nf5) 8. Be2?! { (2.32 → 1.34) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.34] } (8. Bd3 Nc5 9. O-O Nxd3 10. Qxd3 Be7 11. Ne3 Qg6 12. Nf5 Bf6 13. Re1+ Kd8) 8... h5?! { (1.34 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (8... f5 9. Ne3 g6 10. Nd2 Bg7 11. Nxe4 fxe4 12. Rb1 b6 13. h4 Nb7 14. h5) 9. Ne3 { [%eval 2.15] } 9... Qf6 { [%eval 2.21] } 10. f3?? { (2.21 → 0.00) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10. O-O b6 11. Nd2 Nxd2 12. Bxd2 Bd6 13. Rb1 Be5 14. h3 Kf8 15. b4 Nb7) 10... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 11. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 11... Nxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 12. Kd2?? { (0.00 → -2.88) Blunder. Ng2 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (12. Ng2 Qh3 13. Nf4 Qh4) 12... Nxh1 { [%eval -2.86] } 13. Qxh1 { [%eval -3.01] } 13... Bb4+ { [%eval -2.5] } 14. c3 { [%eval -2.5] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval -2.48] } 15. Kd1 { [%eval -2.68] } 15... b6?! { (-2.68 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (15... d6 16. Qe1 Qg5 17. f4 Qxf4 18. b4 Bxe3 19. Bxe3 Qxh2 20. bxa5 O-O 21. Qf2) 16. Na3? { (-2.01 → -3.81) Mistake. Qg1 was best. } { [%eval -3.81] } (16. Qg1 Kf8 17. b4 Bxe3 18. Bxe3 Nb7 19. Nd2 d6 20. Bb5 Qh3 21. Bd4 f6) 16... Bxa3 { [%eval -3.79] } 17. bxa3 { [%eval -3.74] } 17... d6 { [%eval -3.63] } 18. Bb2?! { (-3.63 → -4.87) Inaccuracy. Nc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.87] } (18. Nc2 Bd7 19. Qg2 Qf6 20. Be3 O-O-O 21. Kd2 Rhg8 22. Rg1 Rde8 23. Bd3 g6) 18... Qe7 { [%eval -4.0] } 19. Qg1 { [%eval -3.72] } 19... g6 { [%eval -3.16] } 20. c4 { [%eval -2.98] } 20... Rg8 { [%eval -2.85] } 21. Nc2?! { (-2.85 → -4.16) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval -4.16] } (21. c5 dxc5 22. Bb5+ Kf8 23. Kd2 a6 24. Bf1 Qh4 25. Re1 Qf4 26. Qg3 Qxg3) 21... Bf5 { [%eval -4.14] } 22. Qf2 { [%eval -4.51] } 22... O-O-O { [%eval -4.36] } 23. Nd4 { [%eval -4.36] } 23... Nb7? { (-4.36 → -2.25) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval -2.25] } (23... Bd7 24. Kd2 Rde8 25. a4 Bxa4 26. Bc3 Nb7 27. Bd1 Qd7 28. Qf1 Bxd1 29. Rxd1) 24. Nc6 { [%eval -2.4] } 24... Qe8?! { (-2.40 → -1.75) Inaccuracy. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.75] } (24... Qd7 25. Nxa7+ Kb8 26. Nc6+ Ka8 27. Nxd8 Qxd8 28. Bd4 Nc5 29. Kd2 Kb7 30. Rc1) 25. Nxd8? { (-1.75 → -3.46) Mistake. Nxa7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.46] } (25. Nxa7+ Kb8 26. Nc6+ Ka8 27. Bf6 Rb8 28. Kd2 Nc5 29. a4 Rb7 30. Re1 Qf8) 25... Nxd8 { [%eval -2.87] } 26. a4?? { (-2.87 → -5.94) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval -5.94] } (26. Rc1 Qa4+ 27. Ke1 Nb7 28. Qd4 Nc5 29. Kf2 Qd7 30. Rc3 Re8 31. Re3 Rxe3) 26... Qxa4+ { [%eval -5.86] } 27. Kc1?? { (-5.86 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke1 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (27. Ke1 Qb4+ 28. Kf1 Qxb2 29. Re1 Re8 30. c5 Kb8 31. cxd6 cxd6 32. Qh4 Qd2) 27... Qc2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1