[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/scybd8IE"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "davidcabaas"] [Black "Salvatoreimbimbo"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "scybd8IE"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "17:16:08"] [WhiteElo "659"] [BlackElo "603"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Bc5?! { (0.18 → 1.28) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Busch-Gass Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.3] } 3... d6 { [%eval 1.91] } 4. Nc4?! { (1.91 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (4. Nf3 Nf6 5. d3 h6 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Ba7 8. Re1 O-O) 4... b5? { (0.97 → 2.53) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (4... Qf6 5. Qe2 Be6 6. Nba3 Ne7 7. c3 d5 8. d4 dxc4 9. dxc5) 5. b4?? { (2.53 → 0.35) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (5. d4 Bb4+ 6. c3 bxc4 7. cxb4 d5 8. exd5 Nd7 9. Bxc4 Nb6) 5... Bxb4?! { (0.35 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (5... Bxf2+ 6. Kxf2 Qf6+ 7. Qf3 bxc4 8. Nc3 Be6 9. Bb2 Nc6 10. b5) 6. c3 { [%eval 1.0] } 6... Bxc3 { [%eval 1.37] } 7. dxc3?! { (1.37 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (7. Nxc3 bxc4 8. Bxc4 Ne7 9. d4 O-O 10. Rb1 a5 11. Qe2 Nbc6 12. Be3 d5) 7... d5?? { (0.43 → 4.77) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (7... bxc4) 8. exd5? { (4.77 → 2.79) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (8. Ne3 Nf6 9. exd5 O-O 10. Be2 Re8 11. O-O Nbd7 12. a4 a5 13. c4 Ne4) 8... Qe7+? { (2.79 → 5.38) Mistake. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.38] } (8... bxc4 9. Bxc4) 9. Be3?? { (5.38 → 2.42) Blunder. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (9. Ne3 Nd7 10. Be2 Ngf6 11. Ba3 Qe5 12. O-O Bb7 13. Nd2 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5) 9... Qe4?? { (2.42 → 5.18) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (9... bxc4 10. Bxc4) 10. Ncd2 { [%eval 4.88] } 10... Bg4?! { (4.88 → 7.68) Inaccuracy. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 7.68] } (10... Qxd5 11. a4 Nf6 12. axb5 Nbd7 13. Qf3 Ne5 14. Qxd5 Nxd5 15. Be2 Bg4 16. Nf3) 11. Bxb5+ { [%eval 7.63] } 11... c6 { [%eval 8.05] } 12. Nxe4 { [%eval 8.08] } 12... Bxd1 { [%eval 8.07] } 13. Kxd1 { [%eval 6.19] } 13... cxb5 { [%eval 6.41] } 14. Nd6+ { [%eval 5.93] } 14... Kd7 { [%eval 6.71] } 15. Nxf7 { [%eval 6.83] } 15... g5 { [%eval 7.46] } 16. Bxg5 { [%eval 7.29] } 16... Na6 { [%eval 7.26] } 17. Re1 { [%eval 7.15] } 17... Nc5 { [%eval 7.05] } 18. Na3 { [%eval 6.88] } 18... Nd3 { [%eval 7.07] } 19. Re3 { [%eval 6.99] } 19... h5 { [%eval 8.66] } 20. Nxh8 { [%eval 8.3] } 20... Nh6 { [%eval 8.51] } 21. Bxh6 { [%eval 8.56] } 21... Nb2+ { [%eval 8.59] } 22. Kc2 { [%eval 8.58] } 22... Na4 { [%eval 10.33] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 9.83] } 23... b4? { (9.83 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxh8 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (23... Rxh8 24. Re7+ Kd8 25. Bg5 Kc8 26. Nxb5 Rf8 27. Nd6+ Kb8 28. Rb1+ Ka8 29. Be3) 24. cxb4?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.08) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } { [%eval 10.08] } (24. Re7+ Kc8 25. Rh7 b3+ 26. axb3 Kd8 27. Bg5+ Kc8 28. Re8#) 24... Rc8+ { [%eval 10.66] } 25. Kd2 { [%eval 10.74] } 25... Kd6?! { (10.74 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (25... Rc7 26. Nf7 Nb6 27. Re7+ Kc8 28. Rxc7+ Kxc7 29. Re7+ Nd7 30. Nb5+ Kc8 31. Nxa7+) 26. Re8? { (Mate in 4 → 9.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf4+ was best. } { [%eval 9.6] } (26. Bf4+ Kxd5 27. Re6 Rc2+ 28. Kxc2 Nb6 29. Rd6#) 26... Nb6? { (9.60 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe8 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (26... Rxe8 27. Rxe8 Kd7 28. Re5 h4 29. Nf7 Nb6 30. Ke2 Nxd5 31. Rxd5+ Ke6 32. Rd3) 27. Nf7+ { [%eval #9] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval #1] } 28. R1e7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0