[Event "WCC17 DING LIREN Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nm23Aqo7"] [Date "2026.01.10"] [Round "-"] [White "uriivasilev2015"] [Black "SHashaM18"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nm23Aqo7"] [UTCDate "2026.01.10"] [UTCTime "13:18:23"] [WhiteElo "1049"] [BlackElo "701"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-17"] [BlackRatingDiff "+18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. Ng5 { [%eval -0.32] } 5... Ng4?? { (-0.32 → 3.17) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (5... O-O 6. d3 h6 7. Nf3 Re8 8. a3 Nd4 9. Nxd4 Bxd4 10. O-O) 6. Qxg4? { (3.17 → 1.43) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (6. Bxf7+ Kf8 7. Qxg4 h6 8. d3 hxg5 9. Bxg5 Be7 10. Bxe7+ Qxe7) 6... d5 { [%eval 1.46] } 7. exd5?? { (1.46 → -3.59) Blunder. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval -3.59] } (7. Qh5 g6 8. Qf3 Qxg5 9. d3 Qh4 10. Bxd5 O-O 11. Bxc6 bxc6) 7... Nd4?? { (-3.59 → 3.36) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (7... Bxf2+ 8. Kxf2 Bxg4 9. d3 Nd4 10. Rf1 O-O 11. Kg1 h6 12. Nxf7 Rxf7 13. Rxf7) 8. Qg3 { [%eval 3.11] } 8... Nxc2+?! { (3.11 → 4.01) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (8... Bd6 9. Nge4 O-O 10. d3 f5 11. Bh6 Qd7 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Qxg7+ Qxg7 14. Bxg7) 9. Kd1 { [%eval 4.14] } 9... Nxa1 { [%eval 4.07] } 10. d6?? { (4.07 → 0.64) Blunder. Nge4 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (10. Nge4 O-O 11. Nxc5 c6 12. b3 cxd5 13. Bxd5 Bf5 14. N5e4 Rc8 15. Bb2 Kh8) 10... Bxd6?? { (0.64 → 4.47) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.47] } (10... O-O 11. dxc7) 11. Nxf7 { [%eval 4.46] } 11... Qd7 { [%eval 4.48] } 12. Nxh8 { [%eval 4.63] } 12... e4 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 4.81] } 13. Qe3 { [%eval 4.67] } 13... Qg4+ { [%eval 5.64] } 14. f3 { [%eval 5.63] } 14... Qxg2?! { (5.63 → 7.88) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } { [%eval 7.88] } (14... Qh4 15. Nf7 Be7 16. Qxe4 Qxe4 17. Nxe4 b5 18. Bd5 Rb8 19. Ne5 Kf8 20. b3) 15. Qxe4+ { [%eval 7.64] } 15... Kd7 { [%eval 11.01] } 16. Bb5+? { (11.01 → 5.36) Mistake. Qe6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.36] } (16. Qe6+ Kc6 17. Qd5+ Kd7 18. Re1 Qg5 19. Qxg5 a6 20. Nf7 h6 21. Qf5+ Kc6) 16... c6 { [%eval 5.41] } 17. Bc4?? { (5.41 → -4.04) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (17. Re1 Kc7 18. Nf7 Qxh2 19. Nxd6 Bd7 20. Be2 Qxd6 21. Qc4 Qf8 22. Ne4 Re8) 17... Qxh1+ { [%eval -3.68] } 18. Ke2 { [%eval -3.86] } 18... Qxh2+ { [%eval -3.48] } 19. Ke3?! { (-3.48 → -4.98) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (19. Kd3 Kc7 20. Nf7 Bh3 21. Ne2 Bb4 22. f4 Qg2 23. Qe5+ Kb6 24. Qe3+ Bc5) 19... Nc2+ { [%eval -4.07] } 20. Qxc2 { [%eval -4.01] } 20... Bc5+ { [%eval -4.02] } 21. Kd3 { [%eval -4.08] } 21... Qd6+ { [%eval -4.0] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval -3.96] } 22... Qh2+ { [%eval -3.99] } 23. Kd3 { [%eval -3.71] } 23... Qd6+?? { (-3.71 → -1.40) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (23... Kc7 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Qc3 Bxe4+ 26. fxe4 Qh3+ 27. Kc2 Qxc3+ 28. bxc3 Rxh8 29. d4) 24. Ke4?? { (-1.40 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (24. Ke2 b5 25. Ne4 Qh2+ 26. Kd3 Qh5 27. Nxc5+ Ke7 28. Kd4 Bf5 29. Qc3 bxc4) 24... Qe7+?? { (Mate in 5 → -4.09) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.09] } (24... Qd4+ 25. Kf5 Kc7+ 26. Be6 Bxe6+ 27. Kg5 Be7+ 28. Kh5 Qh4#) 25. Kd3 { [%eval -4.21] } 25... b6?? { (-4.21 → 0.00) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25... Kc7 26. Ne4 Bf5 27. Nf7 b5 28. b4 Re8 29. Ng5 bxc4+ 30. Kxc4 Bxb4 31. Kb3) 26. Ne4 { [%eval -0.16] } 26... Bd6?? { (-0.16 → 2.18) Blunder. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (26... Kc7 27. Ke2) 27. Qa4?? { (2.18 → -1.90) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval -1.9] } (27. Nf7 Bf4 28. Ke2 Qh4 29. Qc3 Kc7 30. Qxg7 Qe7 31. Kd1 b5 32. Bb3 Bf5) 27... b5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval -1.66] } 28. Bxb5 { [%eval -2.15] } 28... Kc7?? { (-2.15 → 2.67) Blunder. cxb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (28... cxb5) 29. Nxd6?? { (2.67 → -3.85) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.85] } (29. Bxc6 Bd7 30. Bxd7 Qxd7 31. Qa5+ Kc6 32. Qc3+ Kb7 33. Qb3+ Kc7 34. Nf7 Bf4+) 29... Qxd6+ { [%eval -3.42] } 30. Kc2?! { (-3.42 → -4.84) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -4.84] } (30. Ke2 Qe6+ 31. Kd1 cxb5 32. Qa5+ Kc6 33. d3 Qd5 34. Qc3+ Kb7 35. Bf4) 30... Qc5+?! { (-4.84 → -3.17) Inaccuracy. cxb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (30... cxb5 31. Qa5+ Qb6 32. Qc3+ Qc6 33. Nf7 b4 34. Qxc6+ Kxc6 35. d4 Be6 36. Ng5) 31. Kb1? { (-3.17 → -5.42) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -5.42] } (31. Bc4 Be6 32. b3 Bxc4 33. bxc4 Rxh8 34. Ba3 Qf5+ 35. d3 a5 36. Bb2 Rd8) 31... Qf5+?! { (-5.42 → -3.96) Inaccuracy. Bf5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (31... Bf5+ 32. d3 Qxb5 33. Qxb5 cxb5 34. Nf7 Bxd3+ 35. Ka1 Rf8 36. Ne5 Bf5 37. Bf4) 32. Ka1 { [%eval -4.1] } 32... Bb7?? { (-4.10 → 0.00) Blunder. cxb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (32... cxb5 33. Qa5+ Kb7 34. Nf7 Qc5 35. Nd8+ Kb8 36. a4 Qxc1+ 37. Ka2 Bd7 38. b3) 33. Ba6?? { (0.00 → -3.29) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (33. Qa5+ Kc8 34. Qc3 Qxb5 35. d3 Qd5 36. Qxg7 Qxd3 37. Nf7 Qd1 38. Qg4+ Kc7) 33... Bc8?? { (-3.29 → 0.53) Blunder. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (33... Bxa6 34. Qxa6 Qc5 35. Kb1 Rxh8 36. a3 Re8 37. b4 Qf5+ 38. d3 Kd6 39. Kb2) 34. d3?? { (0.53 → -1.28) Blunder. Bxc8 was best. } { [%eval -1.28] } (34. Bxc8 Rxc8) 34... c5?? { (-1.28 → 4.62) Blunder. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (34... Bxa6) 35. Bxc8 { [%eval 3.83] } 35... Rxc8?! { (3.83 → 5.20) Inaccuracy. Kxc8 was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (35... Kxc8 36. Qc6+ Kb8 37. a4 a5 38. Be3 Ra7 39. Qe8+ Qc8 40. Bf4+ Kb7 41. Qf7+) 36. Qxa7+ { [%eval 4.82] } 36... Kc6 { [%eval 4.55] } 37. Qa4+?? { (4.55 → 0.98) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (37. Nf7 g5 38. Qa6+ Kc7 39. Nd6 Qxf3 40. Nb5+ Kd7 41. Qd6+ Ke8) 37... Kd5?? { (0.98 → 3.98) Blunder. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (37... Kd6 38. Qa6+) 38. Qb3+?? { (3.98 → 0.76) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (38. Nf7 Ke6 39. Qc4+ Kd7 40. f4 Ke7 41. Ne5 g5 42. a4 Kf8 43. Bd2 Kg7) 38... c4?? { (0.76 → 4.24) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (38... Kc6 39. Nf7 Qd5 40. Qa4+ Kb6 41. Ng5 Ra8 42. Qc4 Qxc4 43. dxc4 h6 44. Ne4) 39. Qxc4+?? { (4.24 → -7.63) Blunder. Qb7+ was best. } { [%eval -7.63] } (39. Qb7+ Kd4 40. Nf7 Kxd3 41. Nd6 Qe5 42. Qxc8 Qxd6 43. Qf5+ Ke2 44. Qc2+ Kxf3) 39... Rxc4 { [%eval -7.59] } 40. dxc4+ { [%eval -7.51] } 40... Kxc4 { [%eval -7.56] } 41. a3? { (-7.56 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (41. Nf7 Kd3 42. Kb1 Ke2+ 43. Ka1 Qc2 44. a4 Qxc1+ 45. Ka2 Qf4 46. Ka3 Qxf3+) 41... g5? { (Mate in 3 → -8.13) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval -8.13] } (41... Kb3 42. Bf4 Qc2 43. Be5 Qd1#) 42. Ka2 { [%eval -7.41] } 42... g4 { [%eval -5.65] } 43. Be3?! { (-5.65 → -9.45) Inaccuracy. fxg4 was best. } { [%eval -9.45] } (43. fxg4 Qe6 44. Nf7 Kd3+ 45. Ka1 Qxf7 46. Kb1 Qg6 47. a4 Qf6 48. a5 Qg6) 43... gxf3 { [%eval -8.55] } 44. a4 { [%eval -11.75] } 44... f2 { [%eval -8.27] } 45. Ka3? { (-8.27 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (45. Bxf2 Qxf2 46. a5 Kd3 47. Ng6 hxg6 48. a6 Kc2 49. Ka3 Qd4 50. a7 Qxa7+) 45... f1=Q { [%eval #-5] } 46. b3+ { [%eval #-5] } 46... Kc3 { [%eval #-4] } 47. Bc5 { [%eval #-1] } 47... Qa1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1