[Event "Over The Board Games (Classical): Mervyn Podmore (1442) 1 - 0 Louis Cowell (1597) - 29/03/22 - 4 Knights, Italian"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/8x8pE0fi/ddyLEeb2"] [Date "2023.01.18"] [White "?"] [Black "?"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2022.04.15"] [UTCTime "15:58:36"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bc4 { C47 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } Nxe4 5. d3?? { (0.00 → -2.09) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } (5. Nxe4 d5 6. Bd3 dxe4 7. Bxe4 Bd6 8. d4 exd4 9. Bxc6+ bxc6) 5... Nxc3 6. bxc3 d5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4?! { (-1.29 → -2.06) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (9. O-O Qd6 10. Ba4 f6 11. Rb1 O-O-O 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Nxe5 Qe8 14. Nf3 b6 15. g4 Bf7) 9... Bg6 10. Ba4 Qd6 11. Qe2 f6?! { (-2.44 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (11... O-O-O 12. O-O f6 13. d4 e4 14. Nh4 a6 15. Rb1 Be8 16. Nf5 Qe6 17. Bf4 Na5 18. Bxe8) 12. Bf4? { (-1.52 → -3.04) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } (12. Nd4 Be7 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. gxf5 O-O 16. Qg4 Rae8 17. O-O Kh8 18. Kh1 Rg8) 12... O-O-O 13. Bg3 Qc5 14. O-O Qxc3 15. Bxc6 Qxc6 16. Rac1 Ba3 17. Rb1 Qc3? { (-3.91 → -2.39) Mistake. d4 was best. } (17... d4 18. Rb3 Bc5 19. Rc1 h5 20. c3 hxg4 21. Nxe5 fxe5 22. Qxg4+ Kb8 23. cxd4 exd4 24. a4) 18. Rbd1? { (-2.39 → -3.95) Mistake. Rb3 was best. } (18. Rb3 Qa5 19. d4 Rhe8 20. dxe5 Bc5 21. c3 Qa4 22. Rc1 Qc4 23. Qb2 b6 24. a4 a5) 18... Rhe8 19. Nh4 e4 20. Nxg6 exd3?? { (-4.08 → 2.19) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } (20... hxg6 21. Rfe1 Bd6 22. Bh2 f5 23. Bxd6 Rxd6 24. Qe3 b6 25. dxe4 Qxe3 26. Rxe3 Rxe4 27. gxf5) 21. Qxd3 Qxd3 22. Rxd3 Bb4 23. Nf4 d4 24. Rfd1 Re1+? { (2.07 → 4.32) Mistake. c5 was best. } (24... c5 25. Kf1 Ba5 26. h4 b5 27. h5 Bc7 28. h6 g6 29. Ne2 Bxg3 30. Nxg3 Kc7 31. Re1) 25. Rxe1 Bxe1 26. Kf1 Bc3 27. Ne2 Ba1 28. Ke1 c5 29. Rb3 Re8 30. Kd1 Re4 31. Rb1 Bc3 32. Nxc3 dxc3 33. f3?? { (3.59 → 1.52) Blunder. Rb3 was best. } (33. Rb3 Rc4 34. f3 b6 35. Be1 Kd7 36. Rxc3 Ra4 37. a3 a5 38. Bd2 Kc6 39. Kc1 b5) 33... Rd4+?! { (1.52 → 2.69) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (33... Re3 34. Bf2 Rxf3 35. Ke2 Rxh3 36. Bxc5 b6 37. Bf2 Kb7 38. Rb5 Rh1 39. a4 g6 40. Rb4) 34. Kc1 Rb4?! { (2.66 → 4.01) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } (34... Ra4 35. Rb3 Rxa2 36. Rxc3 b6 37. Re3 Ra1+ 38. Kb2 Rh1 39. Re7 Rxh3 40. Bd6 g6 41. Rc7+) 35. Be1? { (4.01 → 2.15) Mistake. Rb3 was best. } (35. Rb3 Rc4 36. Be1 Ra4 37. Rxc3 Rxa2 38. Rxc5+ Kd7 39. Bc3 Ra4 40. Rh5 Rf4 41. Rxh7 Rxf3) 35... Rf4 36. Rb3 Rxf3 37. Rxc3 Rxc3 38. Bxc3 Kd7 39. Kd2 Ke6 40. Ke3 Kd5 41. Kf4 b5 42. g5 fxg5+ 43. Kxg5 Ke4 44. Bxg7 Ke3 45. Kh6 Kd2 46. Kxh7 Kxc2 47. h4 b4 48. h5 c4 49. h6 c3 50. Kg8 Kb1 51. h7 c2 52. Bh6 Kxa2 53. h8=Q b3?! { (10.45 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } (53... Kb1 54. Qd4 c1=Q 55. Bxc1 Kxc1 56. Qxb4 Kc2 57. Qa3 Kd2 58. Kf7 Ke2 59. Ke6 Kd2 60. Ke5) 54. Qc3 a5 55. Bc1 a4 56. Qb2# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0