[Event "Eastern Blitz Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nHhTvMmE"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "houseflipper"] [Black "BassJohn_24"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "nHhTvMmE"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "07:00:35"] [WhiteElo "1906"] [BlackElo "1888"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Nxe5?? { (0.07 → -2.18) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5) 4... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.57] } 5. d4 { [%eval -1.6] } 5... Ng6 { [%eval -1.56] } 6. e5 { [%eval -2.21] } 6... Qe7?? { (-2.21 → -0.20) Blunder. Ng8 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (6... Ng8 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. Bxf7+ Kxf7 10. Qc4+ d5 11. exd6+) 7. Bc4?? { (-0.20 → -2.54) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (7. Be2 Ng8 8. h4 Nxh4 9. Nd5 Nxg2+ 10. Kf1 Qd8 11. Kxg2 c6) 7... d5? { (-2.54 → -1.21) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval -1.21] } (7... d6 8. f4 dxe5 9. dxe5 Bg4 10. Qd3 Rd8 11. Qe3 Nd7 12. Nd5) 8. Nxd5? { (-1.21 → -2.94) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (8. Bd3 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Qxe5+ 10. Qe2 Qxe2+ 11. Nxe2 g6 12. Bf4 c6) 8... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.79] } 9. Bxd5 { [%eval -2.9] } 9... Be6 { [%eval -2.86] } 10. Bxb7? { (-2.86 → -5.33) Mistake. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -5.33] } (10. Bxe6 Qxe6 11. O-O O-O-O 12. f4 Ne7 13. c3 Nf5 14. Qe2 h5 15. Be3 Nxe3) 10... Rb8?? { (-5.33 → -1.16) Blunder. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.16] } (10... Qb4+ 11. c3 Qxb7 12. O-O Be7 13. f4 Nh4 14. Qa4+ c6 15. g3 Bh3 16. Qb3) 11. Bc6+ { [%eval -1.25] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval -1.16] } 12. Qf3 { [%eval -1.45] } 12... Qb4+? { (-1.45 → -0.03) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (12... Qe6 13. Bd5) 13. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.08] } 14. O-O { [%eval -0.48] } 14... Qd8? { (-0.48 → 0.88) Mistake. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (14... Bxc6) 15. Re1? { (0.88 → -0.72) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (15. Bd5) 15... Be7 { [%eval -0.74] } 16. e6 { [%eval -1.06] } 16... fxe6 { [%eval -1.03] } 17. Rxe6 { [%eval -0.86] } 17... Rb6 { [%eval -0.96] } 18. d5? { (-0.96 → -2.63) Mistake. Bxd7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (18. Bxd7+) 18... Rxc6 { [%eval -2.63] } 19. Rxc6 { [%eval -2.71] } 19... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.57] } 20. dxc6 { [%eval -2.57] } 20... Qd6?! { (-2.57 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (20... Nh4 21. Qh5+ g6 22. Qe2 Qd5 23. f3 O-O 24. Be3 Re8 25. Bf2 Qxc6 26. Re1) 21. Be3 { [%eval -1.16] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval -0.9] } 22. Bxa7 { [%eval -0.74] } 22... O-O { [%eval -0.77] } 23. Rd1 { [%eval -1.29] } 23... Qe7? { (-1.29 → 0.36) Mistake. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (23... Ne5 24. Qe2 Qxc6 25. Bd4 Ng6 26. Bxf6 Nf4 27. Qf1 Rxf6 28. g3 Qe4 29. h3) 24. Qd5+ { [%eval 0.44] } 24... Kh8?? { (0.44 → 4.31) Blunder. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.31] } (24... Qf7) 25. g3?? { (4.31 → -0.49) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (25. Bc5 Qe2 26. Bxf8 Nxf8 27. a4 Qxb2 28. Qf7 Qb8 29. a5 Bxc3 30. Qf5 g6) 25... Be5?? { (-0.49 → 1.63) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 1.63] } (25... Qe2 26. Rd2 Qe1+ 27. Kg2 h6 28. Qd3 Qe8 29. Qc4 Ne5 30. Qe4 Qxc6 31. Qxc6) 26. Bc5 { [%eval 1.69] } 26... Bd6 { [%eval 1.52] } 27. Bxd6 { [%eval 1.55] } 27... cxd6 { [%eval 1.37] } 28. Qxd6 { [%eval 1.05] } 28... Qe2 { [%eval 1.2] } 29. Rd2? { (1.20 → 0.00) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29. Rf1) 29... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Kf1?? { (0.00 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (31. Kg1 Qe1+ 32. Kg2 Qe4+) 31... Qh1+ { [%eval #-3] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Qf3+ { [%eval #-4] } 33. Kf1 { [%eval #-4] } 33... Qh1+ { [%eval #-3] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 34... Qf3+?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34... Re8+ 35. Qe7 Rxe7+ 36. Kd3 Qe4#) 35. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Qh1+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2