[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/t8G5RRgo"] [Date "2026.02.09"] [Round "-"] [White "eMKa12"] [Black "mwansa1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "t8G5RRgo"] [UTCDate "2026.02.09"] [UTCTime "12:29:19"] [WhiteElo "1594"] [BlackElo "1629"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić 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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.96] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.98] } 5. c3?! { (0.98 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6 9. cxd4 O-O) 5... dxc3? { (0.38 → 1.77) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (5... Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1+ Be7 9. cxd4 Be6 10. d3) 6. Nxc3 { [%eval 2.17] } 6... Qf6 { [%eval 2.42] } 7. O-O { [%eval 2.66] } 7... Bc5?! { (2.66 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (7... c6 8. d4 d6 9. Re1 Be7 10. e5 dxe5 11. Ne4 Qg6 12. dxe5 Be6 13. Nd6+) 8. Nd5 { [%eval 3.64] } 8... Qd6 { [%eval 4.38] } 9. d4 { [%eval 4.45] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 4.45] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 3.7] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 3.4] } 11. Nxb6?! { (3.40 → 2.44) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (11. Bf4 Qg6 12. Nxe7 Kxe7 13. a4 a5 14. Ra3 h6 15. Rg3 Qh7 16. e5 g5) 11... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.56] } 12. Qb3?! { (2.56 → 1.45) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (12. d5 Qg6 13. Rc1 d6 14. Re1 O-O 15. f4 c5 16. Qd2 Bd7 17. f5 Qf6) 12... Qxb3 { [%eval 1.39] } 13. Bxb3 { [%eval 1.45] } 13... O-O { [%eval 1.97] } 14. Rac1 { [%eval 1.97] } 14... c6 { [%eval 2.02] } 15. d5 { [%eval 2.03] } 15... h6 { [%eval 2.33] } 16. d6 { [%eval 2.34] } 16... Ng6 { [%eval 2.22] } 17. f4 { [%eval 2.28] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 2.3] } 18. e5 { [%eval 2.21] } 18... Nh4? { (2.21 → 3.75) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (18... b6 19. Rc3 a5 20. Rf2 a4 21. Bc2 c5 22. Ra3 Bb7 23. Rxa4 Rxa4 24. Bxa4) 19. g3 { [%eval 2.98] } 19... Nf5 { [%eval 2.8] } 20. Bd2?! { (2.80 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Bf2 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (20. Bf2 g6 21. g4 Ng7 22. Bd4 a5 23. a3 a4 24. Ba2 Ne6 25. Bb6 Ra6) 20... Nd4 { [%eval 2.12] } 21. Bd1 { [%eval 2.15] } 21... a6? { (2.15 → 3.66) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (21... b6 22. Be3 Ne6 23. Re1 c5 24. Ba4 Nf8 25. Bd2 Bb7 26. f5 h5 27. b4) 22. Bc3 { [%eval 3.17] } 22... Nb5?! { (3.17 → 4.58) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval 4.58] } (22... Ne6 23. f5 Nc5 24. Bc2 b5 25. Rf4 Na4 26. Bxa4 bxa4 27. Rxa4 Rb8 28. Rd1) 23. Ba5 { [%eval 4.51] } 23... Nd4 { [%eval 4.63] } 24. Bb6 { [%eval 4.54] } 24... Nb5 { [%eval 5.19] } 25. a4 { [%eval 5.14] } 25... Na7 { [%eval 5.1] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval 5.06] } 26... f6 { [%eval 5.55] } 27. Bd4?! { (5.55 → 3.88) Inaccuracy. Bb3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.88] } (27. Bb3+ Kf8 28. g4 c5 29. Rxc5 Nc6 30. a5 Rb8 31. Kg3 g6 32. Rf2 fxe5) 27... fxe5 { [%eval 4.36] } 28. fxe5 { [%eval 4.16] } 28... b5 { [%eval 4.6] } 29. b3?! { (4.60 → 3.64) Inaccuracy. Bb3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.64] } (29. Bb3+ Kh8 30. e6 Bb7 31. Bxa7 c5+ 32. Kg1 c4 33. exd7 Rg8 34. Bxc4 bxc4) 29... bxa4 { [%eval 3.97] } 30. bxa4 { [%eval 3.88] } 30... a5?! { (3.88 → 5.03) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (30... c5 31. Bf3 Rb8 32. Bxc5 Nc6 33. Bd5+ Kh7 34. e6 Rxe6 35. Bxe6 dxe6 36. Rb1) 31. Bb3+ { [%eval 4.94] } 31... Kh8 { [%eval 4.98] } 32. Rf7 { [%eval 4.99] } 32... Ba6 { [%eval 6.18] } 33. Rc2?! { (6.18 → 4.17) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 4.17] } (33. e6 dxe6 34. d7 Rg8 35. Rc5 Bd3 36. Bxe6 Be4+ 37. Kh3 Rab8 38. Re7 Bd3) 33... Bd3 { [%eval 3.82] } 34. Rcf2 { [%eval 3.8] } 34... Be4+ { [%eval 4.51] } 35. Kh3 { [%eval 4.35] } 35... Bd5 { [%eval 5.41] } 36. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.34] } 36... cxd5 { [%eval 4.9] } 37. Rxd7 { [%eval 4.53] } 37... Nc6 { [%eval 4.29] } 38. Bc3 { [%eval 3.91] } 38... Nxe5?! { (3.91 → 5.01) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 5.01] } (38... d4 39. Rc7 Rec8 40. Bxa5 Rxc7 41. Bxc7 Nxe5 42. Rf5 Nd7 43. a5 Re8 44. Rd5) 39. Bxe5?? { (5.01 → 2.09) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (39. Rc7 Rad8 40. Re2 Rxd6 41. Bxe5 Rde6 42. Bxg7+ Kg8 43. Rxe6 Rxe6 44. Bd4 Kf8) 39... Rxe5 { [%eval 2.12] } 40. Rff7 { [%eval 1.24] } 40... Rg5?? { (1.24 → 4.64) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (40... d4 41. Rxg7 Rd8 42. Rh7+ Kg8 43. Rdg7+ Kf8 44. Rb7 Kg8 45. Rhg7+ Kh8 46. Rge7) 41. Ra7?? { (4.64 → 0.07) Blunder. Rde7 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (41. Rde7 Rd8 42. d7 Kg8 43. Rf1 Kh7 44. Rc1 Rb8 45. Re8 Rh5+ 46. Kg2 Rb2+) 41... Rxa7?? { (0.07 → 7.39) Blunder. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.39] } (41... Rd8 42. d7 Re5 43. Kg4 Re4+ 44. Kf3 Kg8 45. Rf5 Rxa4 46. Rxd5 Rb4 47. Rc7) 42. Rxa7 { [%eval 7.21] } 42... Rg6 { [%eval 7.45] } 43. Rxa5?? { (7.45 → 0.00) Blunder. d7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (43. d7 Kh7 44. d8=Q Rg5 45. Kg2 Rg6 46. Qd7 h5 47. Qf5 Kh6 48. Ra8 Kh7) 43... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Ra8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. a7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... d2 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Rh8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kxh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. a8=Q+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Qe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2