[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qrgZCVLu"] [Date "2026.02.03"] [Round "-"] [White "alanRapid"] [Black "pranikakavya"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "qrgZCVLu"] [UTCDate "2026.02.03"] [UTCTime "08:32:02"] [WhiteElo "1000"] [BlackElo "1026"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C48"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken 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. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.35] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.29] } { C48 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Ranken Variation } 5... dxc6 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... Qe7? { (0.28 → 1.48) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (6... Nxe4 7. Nxe4 Qd5 8. O-O Qxe5 9. d4 Qd5 10. Re1 Be6 11. Bg5) 7. Nf3? { (1.48 → 0.19) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (7. d4 Be6 8. Qd3 Nd7 9. Nxd7 Qxd7 10. Bf4 O-O-O 11. O-O-O Be7) 7... Bf5? { (0.19 → 1.68) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.68] } (7... Nxe4 8. O-O Ng5 9. Nxg5 Qxg5 10. d4 Qd8 11. Qh5 Be6 12. Rd1) 8. d3 { [%eval 1.9] } 8... h6 { [%eval 1.72] } 9. O-O { [%eval 1.55] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 1.49] } 10. Re1 { [%eval 1.17] } 10... Bxf3?! { (1.17 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (10... O-O-O 11. h3) 11. Qxf3 { [%eval 2.3] } 11... Qb4?! { (2.30 → 3.20) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.2] } (11... O-O-O 12. b3 Nh7 13. Bb2 Qd7 14. Qe3 Kb8 15. Rad1 Bd6 16. Ne2 f6) 12. e5 { [%eval 3.17] } 12... Nd7 { [%eval 3.14] } 13. a3?! { (3.14 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (13. e6 Nf6 14. exf7+ Kxf7 15. Bf4 Be7 16. Rab1 Rac8 17. Qg3 Bd8 18. h4 Rf8) 13... Qb6? { (2.44 → 4.28) Mistake. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 4.28] } (13... Qe7 14. Qh3 O-O-O 15. f4 Kb8 16. Be3 g5 17. fxg5 Nxe5 18. Ne4 Ng6 19. gxh6) 14. Be3 { [%eval 4.02] } 14... c5 { [%eval 4.15] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 3.85] } 15... Nxe5? { (3.85 → 7.10) Mistake. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 7.1] } (15... Qc6 16. Bd2 O-O-O 17. Qxf7 c4 18. dxc4 Bc5 19. e6 Rhf8 20. Ne7+ Bxe7 21. Qxe7) 16. Nxb6?? { (7.10 → 2.67) Blunder. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.67] } (16. Bf4 Qg6 17. Rxe5+ Kd8 18. Re3 Bd6 19. Rae1 Qf5 20. Bxd6 Qxf3 21. Bxc7+ Kd7) 16... Nxf3+ { [%eval 2.64] } 17. gxf3 { [%eval 2.71] } 17... Rd8?? { (2.71 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxb6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... cxb6 18. Bxc5+ Kd7 19. Bxb6 Rc8 20. c3 Rc6 21. Bd4 Bc5 22. Bxc5 Rxc5 23. Re4) 18. Bxh6+?? { (Mate in 4 → 2.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxc5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (18. Bxc5+ Be7 19. Rxe7+ Kf8 20. Re8+ Kxe8 21. Re1#) 18... Be7 { [%eval 2.18] } 19. Bxg7 { [%eval 1.67] } 19... Rg8 { [%eval 1.89] } 20. Re4?? { (1.89 → -3.13) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -3.13] } (20. Nc4 Rxg7+ 21. Kh1 Rh7 22. Re4 Kd7 23. Ne5+ Kd6 24. Rg1 Bf6 25. f4 Rdh8) 20... Rxg7+ { [%eval -3.62] } 21. Kf1 { [%eval -3.77] } 21... cxb6 { [%eval -3.81] } 22. Rae1 { [%eval -4.0] } 22... Kf8?? { (-4.00 → 3.18) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (22... Rd7 23. Rh4 Kf8 24. Rh8+ Rg8 25. Rh3 Bf6 26. f4 Bxb2 27. Rhe3 Bf6 28. c4) 23. Rxe7 { [%eval 3.15] } 23... Re8?? { (3.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c4 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (23... c4 24. dxc4 Rh7 25. Kg2 Rg7+ 26. Kh1 Rg6 27. b3 Rf6 28. Kg2 Rg6+ 29. Kf1) 24. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0