[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xGo6umIM"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Mikepalumbo987"] [Black "Talarion"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xGo6umIM"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "19:40:41"] [WhiteElo "892"] [BlackElo "1074"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+179"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Bc5 { [%eval 0.09] } { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.07] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.18] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.14] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.13] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.18] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.12] } 8... b5 { [%eval 0.35] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval 0.39] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.46] } 10. Qe1 { [%eval 0.03] } 10... a5 { [%eval 0.09] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -0.25] } 11... Bxe3?! { (-0.25 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (11... a4 12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. Bd5 Ra6 14. Bxc5 dxc5 15. Bxc6 Rxc6 16. Qe3 Rd8 17. b3) 12. Qxe3?! { (0.54 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (12. Nxf6+ Qxf6 13. fxe3 Qd8 14. a4 b4 15. d4 Kh7 16. Rc1 Qe8 17. c4 Rb8) 12... a4 { [%eval -0.24] } 13. Nxf6+ { [%eval -0.27] } 13... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.22] } 14. Bxf7+?? { (-0.22 → -4.70) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -4.7] } (14. Bd5 Ra6 15. Bxc6 Rxc6 16. Rfc1 Qg6 17. c4 bxc4 18. dxc4 Rb6 19. b3 Rb4) 14... Rxf7 { [%eval -4.97] } 15. b3 { [%eval -4.94] } 15... Qg6 { [%eval -4.56] } 16. d4 { [%eval -5.06] } 16... Bxh3 { [%eval -4.06] } 17. Nh4 { [%eval -4.06] } 17... Qg4 { [%eval -4.15] } 18. f3?! { (-4.15 → -6.41) Inaccuracy. Qxh3 was best. } { [%eval -6.41] } (18. Qxh3 Qxh3 19. gxh3 Nxd4 20. c3 Ne2+ 21. Kg2 Nxc3 22. f3 c5 23. Nf5 d5) 18... Qg3?! { (-6.41 → -4.75) Inaccuracy. Qxh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.75] } (18... Qxh4 19. dxe5 Bd7 20. f4 dxe5 21. f5 Raf8 22. bxa4 bxa4 23. Rab1 Qd8 24. Rb7) 19. Qf2 { [%eval -4.86] } 19... Qxf2+ { [%eval -4.89] } 20. Kxf2 { [%eval -4.77] } 20... Be6 { [%eval -4.02] } 21. Rh1?! { (-4.02 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (21. d5 Bxd5 22. exd5 Nb4 23. c3 Nxd5 24. c4 Nb4 25. g4 Nc2 26. Rac1 axb3) 21... Nxd4 { [%eval -5.1] } 22. Rag1 { [%eval -6.27] } 22... Nxc2 { [%eval -6.19] } 23. g4 { [%eval -5.92] } 23... g5 { [%eval -5.14] } 24. Nf5 { [%eval -5.3] } 24... Bxf5 { [%eval -5.43] } 25. gxf5 { [%eval -5.34] } 25... Nd4?! { (-5.34 → -4.08) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -4.08] } (25... Kg7 26. Rg2 axb3 27. Rgh2 Rh8 28. axb3 Nd4 29. b4 Nxf5 30. exf5 Rxf5 31. Ke3) 26. Rxh6 { [%eval -3.82] } 26... Rg7 { [%eval -3.2] } 27. f6 { [%eval -4.01] } 27... Rh7 { [%eval -3.87] } 28. Rxg5+ { [%eval -3.75] } 28... Kf7?? { (-3.75 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } (28... Kh8 29. Rxh7+ Kxh7 30. Rg7+ Kh6 31. bxa4 bxa4 32. Rxc7 Rf8 33. f4 Rxf6 34. f5) 1-0