[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lnPhTXNe"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "hmqx"] [Black "SimpleBishop"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "lnPhTXNe"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "04:00:13"] [WhiteElo "1266"] [BlackElo "1316"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić 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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. c3?! { (1.07 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (4. Nxd4 exd4 5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6) 4... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.43] } 5. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.44] } 5... Qf6 { [%eval 0.44] } 6. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.03] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.24] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 0.16] } 9. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.15] } 9... fxe6 { [%eval 0.2] } 10. c4 { [%eval -0.24] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.15] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval -0.15] } 11... a6 { [%eval 0.03] } 12. b4 { [%eval -0.23] } 12... O-O { [%eval 0.1] } 13. f4?! { (0.10 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (13. Rb1 Rfd8 14. Re1 Kf7 15. g3 a5 16. b5 d5 17. exd5 exd5 18. b6 c6) 13... exf4 { [%eval -0.51] } 14. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.48] } 14... e5 { [%eval 0.04] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.1] } 15... Ng4 { [%eval 0.03] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... Bh4 { [%eval 0.2] } 17. h3 { [%eval 0.06] } 17... Nf2?? { (0.06 → 3.62) Blunder. Bf2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (17... Bf2+ 18. Kh1 Be3 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Bxe3 Nxe3 21. Nd5 Nc2 22. Rc1 Rf2 23. b5) 18. Be3?? { (3.62 → -1.24) Blunder. Be1 was best. } { [%eval -1.24] } (18. Be1 Nxd3 19. Rxf8+ Rxf8 20. Bxh4 Nxb4 21. Rb1 a5 22. a3 Nc2 23. Rxb7 Ne3) 18... Nxd3 { [%eval -1.25] } 19. a3? { (-1.25 → -2.76) Mistake. Rab1 was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (19. Rab1 h5 20. a4 Nf4 21. c5 dxc5 22. bxc5 c6 23. Rxb7 Rad8 24. Bxf4 Rxf4) 19... Nb2 { [%eval -2.67] } 20. c5 { [%eval -2.65] } 20... Nc4 { [%eval -2.68] } 21. Bf2 { [%eval -2.69] } 21... Bxf2+ { [%eval -2.71] } 22. Rxf2 { [%eval -2.63] } 22... Rxf2 { [%eval -2.62] } 23. Kxf2 { [%eval -2.65] } 23... Rf8+?! { (-2.65 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (23... dxc5 24. bxc5 Rd8 25. Rb1 Rd3 26. Nd5 Nd2 27. Re1 Nxe4+ 28. Rxe4 Rxd5 29. Rb4) 24. Kg1 { [%eval -2.04] } 24... c6 { [%eval -1.73] } 25. Rd1 { [%eval -1.91] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval -1.94] } 26. cxd6 { [%eval -1.81] } 26... Rxd6 { [%eval -1.82] } 27. Rxd6 { [%eval -1.92] } 27... Nxd6 { [%eval -1.91] } 28. g4?! { (-1.91 → -2.74) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -2.74] } (28. Kf2 Kf7 29. Ke2 b5 30. a4 Ne8 31. axb5 axb5 32. Nd1 Nf6 33. Nf2 Nd7) 28... b5 { [%eval -2.62] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval -2.56] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval -2.45] } 30. Ke3?! { (-2.45 → -3.87) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (30. Ke2 Ke6 31. Kd3 Nc4 32. Na4 Kd6 33. Nc5 Nxa3 34. Nxa6 Nc4 35. Nc5 Nb2+) 30... Ke6?! { (-3.87 → -2.65) Inaccuracy. Nc4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.65] } (30... Nc4+ 31. Kd3 Nxa3 32. Nd1 Nc4 33. Nf2 Ke6 34. Kc3 Kd6 35. Nd3 Nb6 36. h4) 31. Ne2? { (-2.65 → -4.26) Mistake. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.26] } (31. Kd3 Nc4 32. Nb1 Kd6 33. g5 c5 34. h4 Kc6 35. Kc3 Kb7 36. Kb3 a5) 31... Nc4+ { [%eval -4.26] } 32. Kd3 { [%eval -4.11] } 32... Nxa3 { [%eval -4.06] } 33. Kc3 { [%eval -4.66] } 33... Nc4 { [%eval -4.44] } 34. Ng3 { [%eval -4.78] } 34... g6 { [%eval -4.61] } 35. h4 { [%eval -4.87] } 35... a5 { [%eval -4.7] } 36. bxa5 { [%eval -4.58] } 36... Nxa5 { [%eval -4.56] } 37. Kb4 { [%eval -4.55] } 37... Nc4 { [%eval -4.43] } 38. Kc5 { [%eval -5.02] } 38... Nd6 { [%eval -4.78] } 39. Kxc6 { [%eval -5.99] } 39... b4 { [%eval -5.37] } 40. Ne2 { [%eval -6.58] } 40... Nxe4 { [%eval -5.43] } 41. Nc1 { [%eval -5.37] } 41... Nf2 { [%eval -5.04] } 42. g5 { [%eval -5.78] } 42... Kf5 { [%eval -5.54] } 43. Kc5 { [%eval -5.76] } 43... e4 { [%eval -5.68] } 44. Kxb4?! { (-5.68 → -8.10) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -8.1] } (44. Ne2 Kg4 45. Kxb4 Kxh4 46. Kc3 Kxg5 47. Kd4 Kf5 48. Ke3 Ng4+ 49. Kd2 h5) 44... Kg4?! { (-8.10 → -5.10) Inaccuracy. Nd3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.1] } (44... Nd3+ 45. Nxd3 exd3 46. h5 d2 47. h6 Kg4 48. Kc4 d1=Q 49. Kc5 Kh4 50. Kb4) 45. Kc4 { [%eval -5.02] } 45... Kxh4 { [%eval -5.53] } 46. Kd4 { [%eval -5.12] } 46... Kxg5 { [%eval -4.69] } 47. Ne2?! { (-4.69 → -6.20) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -6.2] } (47. Ke3 Nh3 48. Ne2 h5 49. Nc3 Kg4 50. Nxe4 Ng5 51. Nc3 h4 52. Kf2 Nh3+) 47... Kg4 { [%eval -5.84] } 48. Ke3 { [%eval -5.88] } 48... Nh3 { [%eval -5.77] } 49. Kxe4 { [%eval -5.67] } 49... h5 { [%eval -5.46] } 50. Nd4 { [%eval -5.93] } 50... Ng5+ { [%eval -5.89] } 51. Ke3 { [%eval -5.68] } 51... h4 { [%eval -5.5] } 52. Kf2 { [%eval -5.43] } 52... h3 { [%eval -5.33] } 53. Kg1? { (-5.33 → -55.24) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -55.24] } (53. Ne2 Nf3 54. Ng3 Nd4 55. Ne4 Kh4 56. Ke3 g5 57. Kxd4 h2 58. Ke3 h1=Q) 53... Nf3+ { [%eval -59.22] } 54. Nxf3 { [%eval -59.22] } 54... Kxf3 { [%eval -10.98] } 55. Kh2 { [%eval #-14] } 55... Kg4 { [%eval -13.87] } 56. Kh1 { [%eval -14.36] } 56... Kh4 { [%eval -15.12] } 57. Kh2?! { (-15.12 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (57. Kg1 Kg3 58. Kf1 Kf3 59. Ke1 g5 60. Kd1 g4 61. Kc1 h2 62. Kd2 g3) 57... g5 { [%eval #-10] } 58. Kh1 { [%eval #-10] } 58... g4 { [%eval #-9] } 59. Kh2 { [%eval #-9] } 59... g3+ { [%eval #-8] } 60. Kh1 { [%eval #-8] } 60... Kg4 { [%eval #-7] } 61. Kg1 { [%eval #-7] } 61... Kf3 { [%eval #-6] } 62. Kh1 { [%eval #-6] } 62... Kf2?? { (Mate in 6 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (62... g2+ 63. Kg1 Ke3 64. Kh2 Kf2 65. Kxh3 g1=Q 66. Kh4 Qg6 67. Kh3 Qh5#) 1/2-1/2