[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vEQuoBqH"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "John_pardon"] [Black "PAZITIVE"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "vEQuoBqH"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "11:02:15"] [WhiteElo "881"] [BlackElo "837"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+26"] [BlackRatingDiff "-64"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.09] } { C47 Four Knights Game: Scotch Variation Accepted } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Nxd4?! { (0.06 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (5... Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5 O-O 9. O-O cxd5 10. h3) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.94] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.88] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.95] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 1.49] } 8. f3 { [%eval 1.51] } 8... Bh5?? { (1.51 → 3.57) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (8... Be6 9. O-O-O Nd7 10. Nd5 c6 11. Kb1 h5 12. Ne3 Qf6 13. Qxf6 Nxf6 14. Bxd6) 9. O-O-O { [%eval 3.52] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 4.17] } 10. e5 { [%eval 4.34] } 10... dxe5 { [%eval 4.35] } 11. Bxe5?? { (4.35 → 0.67) Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (11. Qxe5 Qc8 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Qxe7 a6 14. Nc3 b5 15. Bd3 Re8 16. Qc5 b4) 11... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.77] } 12. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 12... O-O? { (0.62 → 1.93) Mistake. c6 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 1.93] } (12... c6 13. g4 Bg6 14. h4 h6 15. Bc4 O-O 16. a4 Rfe8 17. h5 Bh7 18. Rhd1) 13. Bxf6?? { (1.93 → -0.08) Blunder. Bxc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (13. Bxc7 a6 14. Rd1 Rfe8 15. Bd6 Bxd6 16. Rxd6 Re1+ 17. Rd1 Rxd1+ 18. Kxd1 g5) 13... Bxf6 { [%eval -0.1] } 14. Rd7 { [%eval -0.1] } 14... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.14] } 15. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 15... Rfe8?! { (0.18 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (15... Rac8 16. h4 Bg6 17. g4 h5 18. Bc4 Rfd8 19. Rhd1 Rxd7 20. Rxd7 Kf8 21. gxh5) 16. Rxc7?! { (1.08 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (16. Bc4 Bg6 17. Rhd1 Kf8 18. Rxc7 Rac8 19. Rdd7 Rxc7 20. Rxc7 Re7 21. Rc8+ Re8) 16... Re1+ { [%eval 0.03] } 17. Kd2 { [%eval 0.02] } 17... Rae8? { (0.02 → 1.24) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (17... Ra1 18. g4 Bg6 19. Rxb7 Rd8+ 20. Ke3 h5 21. gxh5 Bxh5 22. Rg1 Bg6 23. Rxa7) 18. Kd3?? { (1.24 → -2.03) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (18. g4 Bg6 19. f4 Be4 20. Kxe1 Bxh1+ 21. Kd2 Kf8 22. Bc4 Re7 23. Rc8+ Re8) 18... Rd8+ { [%eval -1.64] } 19. Kc4 { [%eval -1.52] } 19... a6? { (-1.52 → -0.35) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.35] } (19... g5 20. Rxb7 Rdd1 21. Rxa7 Rxf1 22. Rxf1 Rxf1 23. a4 Rg1 24. g4 Bg6 25. a5) 20. Rxb7?! { (-0.35 → -1.29) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (20. g4 Bg6 21. Bg2 Re2 22. Rd1 Rb8 23. Bf1 Rxh2 24. Bd3 Rf2 25. Bxg6 fxg6) 20... Rc8+?! { (-1.29 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (20... g5 21. h4 g4 22. fxg4 Bxg4 23. Kc5 Be6 24. Rb4 a5 25. Ra4 Rb1 26. Rf4) 21. Kd5?! { (-0.72 → -1.33) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (21. Kd4 g5 22. c4 Bg6 23. Kc3 Rd8 24. c5 Rc8 25. Rb2) 21... Rd1+?! { (-1.33 → -0.44) Inaccuracy. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (21... Bg6 22. c4 Bxc2 23. Kd4 h5 24. Kc3 Bf5 25. Kd2 Ra1 26. Rb2 Rd8+ 27. Ke3) 22. Ke4 { [%eval -0.45] } 22... Re8+?! { (-0.45 → 0.31) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (22... g5 23. Ke3 Rxc3+ 24. Ke2 Rc1 25. Rb2 R1xc2+ 26. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 27. Ke3 Rc1 28. h4) 23. Kf4 { [%eval -0.09] } 23... Ree1?? { (-0.09 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (23... Bg6 24. g4 h5 25. gxh5 Bxh5 26. Kg3 g5 27. h4 gxh4+ 28. Rxh4 Bxf3 29. Kxf3) 24. Rb8+ { [%eval #2] } 24... Re8 { [%eval #1] } 25. Rxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0