[Event "≤1500 Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qkOSBJpv"] [Date "2026.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Thakshith2020"] [Black "dhruv_singhal1"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qkOSBJpv"] [UTCDate "2026.05.12"] [UTCTime "08:54:46"] [WhiteElo "770"] [BlackElo "1196"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+24"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval -0.28] } 6... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.29] } 7. d3? { (-0.29 → -1.56) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.56] } (7. Bd5 Nd6 8. d3 h6 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Qf6 11. Rb1 Re8) 7... Nd6? { (-1.56 → -0.40) Mistake. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (7... Nxc3 8. Qd2 Na4 9. Bb5 Nb6 10. a4 O-O 11. a5 Nd5 12. O-O) 8. Bb3 { [%eval -0.84] } 8... Nb5? { (-0.84 → 0.77) Mistake. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (8... Nf5 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 d6 11. Re1 Qf6 12. Bg5) 9. Ng5 { [%eval 0.77] } 9... Nxc3? { (0.77 → 2.46) Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (9... Nd6 10. Qh5 Qe7 11. f4 g6 12. Qe2 h6 13. fxe5 Nxe5 14. Nh3 Nc6 15. Qxe7+) 10. Qd2 { [%eval 2.27] } 10... Nb5?! { (2.27 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (10... Nd4 11. Qxc3 d5 12. Nf3 O-O 13. Nxd4 exd4 14. Qc5 Re8+ 15. Kf1 b6 16. Qxd5) 11. Nxf7 { [%eval 2.93] } 11... Qf6 { [%eval 3.23] } 12. Nxh8 { [%eval 3.17] } 12... e4 { [%eval 3.46] } 13. dxe4 { [%eval 3.0] } 13... Qxa1 { [%eval 2.83] } 14. Nf7? { (2.83 → 1.33) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (14. O-O Qe5 15. Nf7 Qc5 16. Ng5 b6 17. Bf7+ Ke7 18. Bd5 Ba6 19. Nxh7 Kd8) 14... Nbd4 { [%eval 1.49] } 15. Bd5 { [%eval 1.42] } 15... Ne7 { [%eval 1.36] } 16. Qg5?? { (1.36 → -1.27) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (16. Ng5 h6 17. c3 hxg5 18. cxd4 Nxd5 19. exd5 b6 20. O-O Bb7 21. h3 O-O-O) 16... Nxd5 { [%eval -1.4] } 17. exd5 { [%eval -1.35] } 17... Kxf7 { [%eval -1.3] } 18. Qf4+?? { (-1.30 → -3.54) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.54] } (18. O-O h6 19. Qf4+ Kg8 20. Qe4 d6 21. Bxh6 Qc3 22. Bxg7 Kxg7 23. Qe7+ Kg6) 18... Ke7?? { (-3.54 → 0.16) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (18... Kg8 19. f3 d6 20. Kf2 Bd7 21. Re1 Rf8 22. Qd2 Nf5 23. c3 Qb1 24. Bb2) 19. Qg5+?? { (0.16 → -1.93) Blunder. Kd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (19. Kd1 Nxc2 20. Kxc2 Qf6 21. Qxc7 b6 22. Re1+ Kf8 23. Re3 Ba6 24. Rf3 Rc8) 19... Kd6 { [%eval -1.98] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval -1.89] } 20... Ne6?? { (-1.89 → 0.19) Blunder. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (20... Kc5 21. Re1 Kb6 22. Kd3 Ka6 23. Bd2 Qb2 24. Bc3 Qxc2+ 25. Kxd4 b6 26. Qd2) 21. dxe6 { [%eval 0.13] } 21... Qd4+ { [%eval 0.23] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval 0.23] } 22... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.37] } 23. Be3 { [%eval 0.13] } 23... Qxc2+ { [%eval 0.03] } 24. Kf3 { [%eval 0.22] } 24... Qc6+?? { (0.22 → 6.85) Blunder. Kxe6 was best. } { [%eval 6.85] } (24... Kxe6 25. Re1 Qc3 26. Qh5 b6 27. Qe8+ Kf6 28. Rc1) 25. Kg3 { [%eval 3.43] } 25... dxe6?? { (3.43 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxe6 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (25... Kxe6 26. Bc5 Kf7 27. Qe7+ Kg6 28. Qe8+ Kh6 29. Be3+ g5 30. Qf8+ Kh5 31. h4) 26. Bf4+ { [%eval 12.85] } 26... Kd7?! { (12.85 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (26... e5 27. Qxe5+ Kd7 28. Rd1+ Qd6 29. Qxg7+ Kc6 30. Bxd6 Kb5 31. Qxc7 b6 32. Rd5+) 27. Qxg7+ { [%eval #6] } 27... Ke8 { [%eval #6] } 28. Qg8+ { [%eval #5] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 29. Rd1+? { (Mate in 2 → 8.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval 8.92] } (29. Qf7+ Kd8 30. Bg5#) 29... Ke7? { (8.92 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (29... Qd6 30. Bxd6 cxd6 31. Kh4 d5 32. Rc1 Kd6 33. Qf8+ Ke5 34. f4+ Ke4 35. Qg7) 30. Bg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0