[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qqYuLbbX"] [Date "2025.12.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Ntshembo17"] [Black "nathaniel-westwind"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "qqYuLbbX"] [UTCDate "2025.12.05"] [UTCTime "10:23:42"] [WhiteElo "1788"] [BlackElo "1758"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.13] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Nxd4?! { (0.06 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.94] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.88] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.62] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.89] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 0.87] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.83] } 9. e5 { [%eval 0.71] } 9... dxe5 { [%eval 0.76] } 10. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.75] } 10... Bd7?! { (0.75 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (10... Bd6) 11. Bc4?! { (1.80 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (11. Ne4 Nxe4 12. Bxe7 Re8 13. Bxd8 Rxe5 14. Rxd7 Nxf2 15. Bc4 Nxh1 16. Bxf7+ Kh8) 11... Re8 { [%eval 1.23] } 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.94] } 12... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.85] } 13. Qd5 { [%eval 0.65] } 13... Re7 { [%eval 0.73] } 14. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.78] } 14... Rb8?! { (0.78 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (14... Bxc3 15. bxc3 Qe8 16. Qa6 h6 17. Rd4 c5 18. Rd6 Qb8 19. Rhd1 Qc7 20. Bb3) 15. Qxa7 { [%eval 2.0] } 15... Bg5+?! { (2.00 → 3.14) Inaccuracy. Qe8 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (15... Qe8 16. Bb3 Bc6 17. f3 Rb6 18. Kb1 h5 19. Qa5 Re5 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. Rxd5) 16. Kb1 { [%eval 3.3] } 16... Qe8 { [%eval 3.71] } 17. Qxc7?! { (3.71 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (17. Nd5 Re4 18. Nxc7 Qf8 19. Bxf7+ Kxf7 20. Rxd7+ Kg8 21. Nd5 Kh8 22. Rd1 Ra8) 17... Bf6 { [%eval 2.78] } 18. Bb3? { (2.78 → 1.26) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval 1.26] } (18. Qg3 Bf5 19. Bb3 h6 20. Rd2 Rxb3 21. axb3 Ra7 22. Rhd1 Qa8 23. Na4 Ra5) 18... Bxc3?? { (1.26 → 4.24) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 4.24] } (18... Bg4 19. Qf4 Bxd1 20. Nxd1 Re4 21. Qf5 Re1 22. Rxe1 Qxe1 23. Qf3 g6 24. a4) 19. bxc3?? { (4.24 → 1.37) Blunder. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (19. Qxc3 Rc8 20. Qa5 Re5 21. Qd2 Bg4 22. f3 Re2 23. Qd4 Bf5 24. Rd2 h5) 19... Be6?? { (1.37 → 3.42) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.42] } (19... Bg4 20. Qg3 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8 Qxd8 23. Kb2 Qc7 24. Qf3 g6 25. Qf6) 20. Qd6 { [%eval 3.37] } 20... Rd7 { [%eval 3.9] } 21. Qf4 { [%eval 4.09] } 21... Ra7 { [%eval 3.76] } 22. Kb2 { [%eval 3.28] } 22... Rba8 { [%eval 3.71] } 23. Ra1?! { (3.71 → 2.71) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (23. a4 Qc6 24. Qd6 Qc8 25. Rd4 Rd7 26. Qe5 Rxd4 27. cxd4 Bxb3 28. cxb3 Qc6) 23... Rb8?! { (2.71 → 3.91) Inaccuracy. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval 3.91] } (23... Ra3 24. Rhd1 h6 25. Qd6 R3a6 26. Qc7 Ra3 27. c4 Rc8 28. Qe5 Ra6 29. Rd4) 24. Rhe1 { [%eval 3.46] } 24... Qb5 { [%eval 4.11] } 25. c4?! { (4.11 → 3.24) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval 3.24] } (25. Re4 Rc8 26. a4 Qc6 27. Qf3 g6 28. Rb4 Qxf3 29. gxf3 Bf5 30. a5 Rca8) 25... Bxc4 { [%eval 2.37] } 26. Re5 { [%eval 2.53] } 26... Qb4 { [%eval 2.5] } 27. a3 { [%eval 2.49] } 27... Qa4 { [%eval 2.04] } 28. Ra5?? { (2.04 → -7.58) Blunder. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval -7.58] } (28. Rc5) 28... Rxb3+ { [%eval -7.3] } 29. cxb3? { (-7.30 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (29. Kc1 Qxa5 30. Qd2 Qxd2+ 31. Kxd2 Rd7+ 32. Kc1 Rb8 33. Rb1 Rxb1+ 34. Kxb1 Ba6) 29... Qxb3+ { [%eval #-4] } 30. Kc1 { [%eval #-4] } 30... Rxa5?? { (Mate in 4 → -5.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.17] } (30... Qc3+ 31. Kd1 Rd7+ 32. Rd5 Rxd5+ 33. Qd4 Rxd4#) 31. Rb1?? { (-5.17 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (31. Qe3 Qxe3+ 32. fxe3 Be6 33. Kb2 Ra4 34. Rd1 Kf8 35. Rd4 Rxd4 36. exd4 Bd7) 31... Qxa3+ { [%eval #-4] } 32. Kd1 { [%eval #-4] } 32... Rd5+? { (Mate in 4 → -7.59) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -7.59] } (32... Qd3+ 33. Kc1 Qc3+ 34. Kd1 Rd5+ 35. Qd2 Qxd2#) 33. Kc2? { (-7.59 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (33. Qd2 Rxd2+ 34. Kxd2 Qd3+ 35. Kc1 Bb3 36. Rxb3 Qxb3 37. g4 Kf8 38. Kd2 Ke7) 33... Qd3+ { [%eval #-2] } 34. Kb2 { [%eval #-2] } 34... Rb5+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Ka1 { [%eval #-1] } 35... Qxb1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1