[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/t2QXqpP8"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "IIIiraf"] [Black "paul202012"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "t2QXqpP8"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "21:46:47"] [WhiteElo "912"] [BlackElo "839"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+23"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit"] [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. Nxe5?? { (0.07 → -2.18) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.18] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Halloween Gambit } (4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O d5) 4... Nxe5 { [%eval -1.57] } 5. d4 { [%eval -1.6] } 5... Nxe4?? { (-1.60 → 0.29) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (5... Ng6 6. e5 Ng8 7. Bc4 c6 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. O-O d5 10. exd6+) 6. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.3] } 6... d5?! { (0.30 → 1.33) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (6... Ng6 7. Bd3 d5 8. Ng3 Qe7+ 9. Kf1 Qh4 10. c3 Bg4 11. Qd2) 7. Ng5? { (1.33 → -0.17) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (7. dxe5 dxe4 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bc4 Ke8 10. Bd5 Bc5 11. Bxe4 a5) 7... Bg4?? { (-0.17 → 2.84) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.84] } (7... Nc6 8. Bd3 h6 9. Nf3 Bd6 10. c3 O-O 11. Bc2 Ne7 12. O-O) 8. Be2?! { (2.84 → 1.94) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (8. f3 Bc8 9. dxe5 h6 10. Nh3 Bxh3 11. gxh3 Qh4+ 12. Ke2 O-O-O 13. Qe1 Qa4) 8... h5?? { (1.94 → 4.23) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 4.23] } (8... h6 9. Nxf7 Kxf7 10. dxe5 Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Qh4 12. Be3 Qe4 13. O-O-O Bc5 14. Qh5+) 9. h3? { (4.23 → 2.16) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (9. dxe5 f6 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. h3 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bc5 13. O-O O-O-O 14. Bf3 Kb8) 9... Bb4+?! { (2.16 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. Bxe2 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (9... Bxe2 10. Qxe2 Be7 11. Qxe5 f6 12. Qe6 fxg5 13. Bxg5 Qd6 14. Qe3 Kd7 15. O-O) 10. c3?! { (3.18 → 2.35) Inaccuracy. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval 2.35] } (10. Kf1 Bxe2+ 11. Qxe2 Be7 12. Qxe5 f6 13. Qe6 fxg5 14. Bxg5 Kf8 15. Qf5+ Kg8) 10... Bf5? { (2.35 → 4.79) Mistake. Bxe2 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (10... Bxe2 11. Qxe2 Be7 12. Qxe5 f6 13. Qe6 fxg5 14. Bxg5 Qd6 15. Qe3 Kd7 16. O-O) 11. Bxh5?? { (4.79 → 0.70) Blunder. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (11. cxb4 Nc6 12. O-O Qf6 13. Bd3 Bxd3 14. Qxd3 O-O-O 15. Be3 Nxb4 16. Qd2 Nc6) 11... Qe7?? { (0.70 → 4.29) Blunder. Nd3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (11... Nd3+ 12. Kf1 g6 13. Bg4 Nxc1 14. Nxf7 Bxg4 15. Qxg4 Kxf7 16. cxb4 Nxa2 17. Rxa2) 12. O-O { [%eval 4.26] } 12... Ba5?! { (4.26 → 5.53) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 5.53] } (12... g6 13. dxe5 Rxh5 14. Qa4+ c6 15. Qxb4 c5 16. Qf4 O-O-O 17. Re1 Rdh8 18. e6) 13. Bf4?! { (5.53 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (13. Re1 Rxh5 14. Qxh5 O-O-O 15. Rxe5 Qxe5 16. dxe5 Bxc3 17. bxc3 g6) 13... Nc4? { (3.60 → 6.09) Mistake. Rxh5 was best. } { [%eval 6.09] } (13... Rxh5 14. Qxh5 Nd3 15. Nf3 Bg6 16. Qxd5 Nxf4 17. Qxa5 O-O-O 18. Qe5 Nxh3+ 19. gxh3) 14. Re1 { [%eval 6.0] } 14... Qxe1+ { [%eval 6.1] } 15. Qxe1+ { [%eval 6.11] } 15... Kf8 { [%eval 6.24] } 16. b3 { [%eval 4.92] } 16... Re8 { [%eval 5.26] } 17. Qd1 { [%eval 5.29] } 17... Nb2 { [%eval 5.97] } 18. Qc1?! { (5.97 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (18. Qf3 g6 19. Qxd5 Be6 20. Qxa5 Nd3 21. Qxc7 Rxh5 22. Nxe6+ Rxe6 23. Be5 Nxe5) 18... Nd3 { [%eval 3.7] } 19. Qd1 { [%eval 3.47] } 19... Bxc3 { [%eval 3.95] } 20. Rc1?? { (3.95 → -0.69) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (20. Be3 Re7 21. Bxf7 Bxa1 22. Qf3 Be4 23. Qg4 g6 24. Nxe4 Kxf7 25. Qf3+ Ke6) 20... Nxc1?? { (-0.69 → 3.33) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (20... Re1+ 21. Qxe1 Bxe1 22. Rxc7 Rxh5 23. g4 Bxf2+ 24. Kf1 f6 25. gxh5 fxg5 26. Bd6+) 21. Qxc1?? { (3.33 → -1.34) Blunder. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (21. Be5 Rh6 22. Qf3 Re7 23. Qxc3 Rxh5 24. Qxc1 f6 25. Nf3) 21... Rxh5?? { (-1.34 → 4.82) Blunder. Re1+ was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (21... Re1+ 22. Qxe1 Bxe1 23. Bxf7 Ke7 24. Bxd5 Rd8 25. Bf3 Rxd4 26. Be3 Rd7 27. Bxb7) 22. Qxc3 { [%eval 4.54] } 22... b5 { [%eval 5.55] } 23. Qxc7 { [%eval 5.64] } 23... Re1+ { [%eval 6.82] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval 6.44] } 24... Re4?? { (6.44 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (24... Rxg5 25. Qd8+ Re8 26. Qxg5 g6 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qh4 Re2 29. Be5 Rxe5 30. dxe5) 25. Qxf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0