[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/txGEYSva"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "JeffMotola"] [Black "YoungSpleen"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "txGEYSva"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "19:49:14"] [WhiteElo "1102"] [BlackElo "1199"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C49"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.04] } 4... Bb4 { [%eval 0.14] } { C49 Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Double Spanish } 5. d4?! { (0.14 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (5. O-O O-O 6. d3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 d6 8. Qe2 h6 9. a4 Ne7) 5... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.34] } 6. Bd2? { (-0.34 → -1.79) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (6. Qd3 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Qe7 8. Bxc6 dxc6 9. Nxe5 Bd6 10. O-O O-O) 6... Nxd2 { [%eval -1.66] } 7. Qxd2 { [%eval -1.77] } 7... exd4 { [%eval -1.53] } 8. Nxd4 { [%eval -2.07] } 8... Qe7+?! { (-2.07 → -1.34) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (8... O-O 9. O-O Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Ba5 11. Nd5 c6 12. b4 Bb6 13. Nxb6 Qxb6 14. Qxb6) 9. Nde2 { [%eval -1.31] } 9... a6 { [%eval -1.42] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval -1.62] } 10... dxc6 { [%eval -1.74] } 11. O-O { [%eval -2.2] } 11... O-O { [%eval -2.18] } 12. Rfe1 { [%eval -2.11] } 12... Bg4?! { (-2.11 → -1.38) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (12... Rd8 13. Qc1 Qh4 14. Ng3 Bf8 15. Re4 Qf6 16. h3 h6 17. Qe1 Be6 18. a3) 13. Ng3 { [%eval -1.57] } 13... Qd6 { [%eval -1.52] } 14. Qxd6?! { (-1.52 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (14. Qg5 Qg6 15. Qxg6 hxg6 16. Re4 Bxc3 17. Rxg4 Bf6 18. c3 Rfd8 19. Rb4 Rab8) 14... cxd6 { [%eval -1.79] } 15. Re4 { [%eval -1.76] } 15... Bxc3 { [%eval -1.7] } 16. bxc3 { [%eval -1.89] } 16... f5? { (-1.89 → -0.70) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (16... Be6 17. f3 b5 18. Ne2 Rfc8 19. Nd4 Bd7 20. Nb3 Bf5 21. Re7 Bxc2) 17. Ree1?! { (-0.70 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval -1.42] } (17. Rf4 g5) 17... f4 { [%eval -1.63] } 18. Ne2?! { (-1.63 → -2.78) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -2.78] } (18. Ne4 Rad8 19. f3 Bf5 20. a4 Rfe8 21. Kf2 Kf7 22. Rab1 b5 23. axb5 cxb5) 18... f3 { [%eval -2.8] } 19. Ng3 { [%eval -2.76] } 19... fxg2 { [%eval -2.79] } 20. h3?! { (-2.79 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (20. Re7 Rf7 21. Rae1 d5 22. Kxg2 Bd7 23. h4 Kf8 24. R7e3 b5) 20... Bxh3 { [%eval -3.79] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval -4.59] } 21... Bg4 { [%eval -4.5] } 22. Kxg2 { [%eval -4.29] } 22... b5 { [%eval -3.96] } 23. Re4?! { (-3.96 → -5.74) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval -5.74] } (23. a4 Bf3+ 24. Kg1 Rf6 25. axb5 cxb5 26. Re3 h6 27. Ne2 Rg6+ 28. Kh2 Rg2+) 23... Bf3+ { [%eval -5.72] } 24. Kh2 { [%eval -6.12] } 24... Bxe4 { [%eval -6.03] } 25. Re1 { [%eval -8.08] } 25... Rxf2+ { [%eval -7.95] } 26. Kg1 { [%eval -8.53] } 26... Rg2+ { [%eval -8.74] } 27. Kf1? { (-8.74 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (27. Kh1 Re2+ 28. Kg1 Rxe1+ 29. Kf2 Rd1 30. Nxe4 Rd5 31. Kg1 Re8 32. Nf2 Rd2) 27... Rf8+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. Nf5 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Rxf5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1