[Event "Inter House Selections Stage 2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rqzigdKw"] [Date "2024.03.17"] [White "sandeev"] [Black "manuka017"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.03.17"] [UTCTime "13:59:07"] [WhiteElo "1265"] [BlackElo "1016"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+3"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Nf6 3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 Nc6 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. d4?! { (0.12 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. Nxb6 axb6 9. a4 Qe7) 5... Bb6?? { (-0.94 → 4.46) Blunder. exd4 was best. } (5... exd4 6. Na4 Nxe4 7. Nxc5 Nxc5 8. Nxd4 Ne5 9. Be2 O-O 10. O-O) 6. d5?? { (4.46 → 0.71) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } (6. dxe5 Ng4 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Ng5+ Ke8 9. Qxg4 Nxe5 10. Qg3 d6) 6... Nd4 7. Nxe5 d6 8. Nf3 Nxf3+ 9. Qxf3 Bg4 10. Qg3 Qc8?? { (1.57 → 4.77) Blunder. Bd7 was best. } (10... Bd7) 11. h3 Bh5 12. Bb5+?? { (5.86 → 2.67) Blunder. Qxg7 was best. } (12. Qxg7 Ke7 13. Bg5 Bd4 14. Qh6 Qg8 15. Qxh5 Qg7 16. O-O-O Bxc3 17. bxc3 Rhg8 18. f4 h6) 12... c6?! { (2.67 → 4.02) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (12... Kf8 13. Be3 Bg6 14. Bxb6 axb6 15. f3 h5 16. h4 Rh6 17. O-O-O Bh7 18. a3 Nd7 19. Rd4) 13. dxc6? { (4.02 → 2.09) Mistake. Qxg7 was best. } (13. Qxg7 cxb5 14. Qxh8+ Ke7 15. Qxc8 Rxc8 16. f3 b4 17. Ne2 Bg6 18. Rf1 a5 19. Nf4 Kd7) 13... bxc6? { (2.09 → 3.53) Mistake. O-O was best. } (13... O-O 14. Bg5 Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Re8 16. Qh4 Bg6 17. cxb7 Qxb7 18. Bxe8 Rxe8 19. O-O Bxe4 20. Rfe1) 14. Qxg7 Kd7? { (3.58 → 6.79) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } (14... Ke7 15. Bg5 Bd4 16. Qh6 Bg6 17. Be2 Qe6 18. Rd1 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Bxe4 20. O-O Rhg8 21. Bg4) 15. Qxf6 Rg8 16. Bf4 Rxg2?? { (6.96 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxb5 was best. } (16... cxb5 17. Qxd6+ Ke8 18. Qe5+ Qe6 19. Qxb5+ Kf8 20. Qxh5 Rxg2 21. O-O-O Kg8 22. Nd5 Rc8 23. Rhg1) 17. Qxd6+ Ke8 18. Bxc6+ Qxc6 19. Qxc6+ Kd8 20. Qxa8+ Kd7 21. Qb7+ Ke6 22. Qd5+ Ke7 23. Qxh5?! { (Mate in 9 → 18.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd6+ was best. } (23. Qd6+ Ke8 24. Qc6+ Kf8 25. Bh6+ Ke7 26. Nd5+ Kd8 27. Qd6+ Kc8 28. Ne7+ Kb7 29. Qc6+ Ka6) 23... Bxf2+ 24. Ke2 Bg3+ 25. Kf3 Rxc2?! { (14.95 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } (25... Kf8 26. Bh6+ Ke7 27. Nd5+ Kd6 28. Kxg2 Be1 29. Qxf7 Bh4 30. Qxa7 Bd8 31. Bf4+ Kc6 32. Qxh7) 26. Nd5+ Ke6 27. Qe5+ Kd7 28. Qe7+ Kc6 29. Qd6+ Kb5 30. Qb4+ Kc6 31. Ne7+ Kd7 32. Bxg3 Rc7 33. Rhd1+ Ke8 34. Bxc7 Kf8 35. Nf5+ Kg8 36. Nh6+ Kg7 37. Bf4 Kf6 38. Rg1 Ke6 39. Qd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0