[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vOJ24hZf"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Howard1941"] [Black "RubicsCube17"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vOJ24hZf"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "23:07:45"] [WhiteElo "1162"] [BlackElo "1278"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.56] } { C50 Italian Game: Anti-Fried Liver Defense } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.25] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. Nh4? { (0.24 → -0.90) Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (5. c3 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. a4 O-O 8. a5 Rb8 9. h3 b5) 5... Bb4+?! { (-0.90 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (5... Nxe4 6. dxe4 Qxh4 7. Qf3 Qf6 8. Qxf6 gxf6 9. Nc3 Bb4 10. Bd2) 6. c3 { [%eval -0.14] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval -0.07] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.02] } 7... d6 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. Nf5?! { (0.15 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (8. b4 Bb6 9. a4 a6 10. Nd2 O-O 11. Nhf3 Ne7 12. a5 Ba7 13. Re1 Ng6) 8... Bxf5 { [%eval -0.97] } 9. exf5 { [%eval -0.88] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.62] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval -0.68] } 10... a6 { [%eval -0.5] } 11. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.54] } 11... bxc6 { [%eval -0.38] } 12. h3?! { (-0.38 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (12. d4 exd4 13. cxd4 Ba7 14. Nc3 Qd7 15. Qd3 c5 16. dxc5 Bxc5 17. b3 Rfe8) 12... Qe7 { [%eval -0.53] } 13. Kh1 { [%eval -1.07] } 13... Rab8 { [%eval -0.73] } 14. a3 { [%eval -1.03] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval -0.8] } 15. Qf3?! { (-0.80 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.44] } (15. d4 exd4 16. cxd4 Ba7 17. Qd3 a5 18. b4 Rb5 19. Nc3 Qxf5 20. Qxf5 Rxf5) 15... Rfe8?! { (-1.44 → -0.79) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.79] } (15... d5 16. b4 Bd6 17. g4 a5 18. Be3 e4 19. dxe4 Nxe4 20. Nd2 Nxc3 21. Bxh6) 16. Nd2?! { (-0.79 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (16. b4 Ba7 17. Nd2 d5 18. Nb3 c5 19. Rd1 Qa4 20. Nxc5 Bxc5 21. bxc5 Rb3) 16... d5 { [%eval -1.45] } 17. b4 { [%eval -1.71] } 17... Bd6 { [%eval -1.4] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval -1.59] } 18... e4 { [%eval -1.63] } 19. dxe4 { [%eval -1.98] } 19... dxe4 { [%eval -1.93] } 20. Qe2 { [%eval -2.02] } 20... Qxf5 { [%eval -1.9] } 21. Qxa6?? { (-1.90 → -4.80) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -4.8] } (21. Na5 Qe5 22. g3 c5 23. Nc4 Qe6 24. Kg2 Rbd8 25. Rd1 Be7 26. Re1 Rd5) 21... Qe5 { [%eval -4.8] } 22. Qxc6?? { (-4.80 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (22. g3 Qe6 23. Kg2 Qxb3 24. Be3 Qxc3 25. Rad1 Nd5 26. Bd4 Qf3+ 27. Kg1 Ra8) 22... Qh2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1