[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xZCSw1xA"] [Date "2026.03.27"] [Round "-"] [White "BrianXERVIER"] [Black "day_56-gjh"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "xZCSw1xA"] [UTCDate "2026.03.27"] [UTCTime "06:31:05"] [WhiteElo "1422"] [BlackElo "1489"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening"] [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. d3 { [%eval 0.09] } { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening } 4... h6 { [%eval 0.24] } 5. h4?! { (0.24 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (5. c3 d6 6. O-O Be7 7. a4 O-O 8. a5 Rb8 9. h3 b5) 5... Bc5 { [%eval -0.39] } 6. c3 { [%eval -0.62] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval -0.75] } 7. Qe2 { [%eval -1.03] } 7... d6 { [%eval -0.81] } 8. Bb5 { [%eval -1.12] } 8... Bd7 { [%eval -0.94] } 9. Be3 { [%eval -0.87] } 9... O-O { [%eval -0.88] } 10. Bxc6 { [%eval -1.36] } 10... Bxc6 { [%eval -1.35] } 11. Bxb6 { [%eval -1.34] } 11... axb6 { [%eval -1.31] } 12. Ng5?! { (-1.31 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (12. c4 b5 13. Nc3 b4 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. cxd5 Bb5 16. O-O f5 17. Rfc1 fxe4) 12... Nd7 { [%eval -2.43] } 13. Nd2?! { (-2.43 → -3.20) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (13. Nf3 Nc5 14. Nbd2 f5 15. a3 Qf6 16. b4 Ne6 17. g3 Bb5 18. O-O fxe4) 13... f6?? { (-3.20 → 1.17) Blunder. hxg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (13... hxg5 14. hxg5 Qxg5 15. Nf3 Qg4 16. O-O-O f5 17. Rh4 Qg6 18. Rh3 Kf7 19. Nh4) 14. Ne6 { [%eval 1.26] } 14... Qc8 { [%eval 1.47] } 15. Nxf8 { [%eval 1.54] } 15... Qxf8 { [%eval 1.79] } 16. Qg4?! { (1.79 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (16. O-O Qf7 17. Nc4 f5 18. exf5 Qxf5 19. Ne3 Qf7 20. d4 Re8 21. Qc2 Kh8) 16... Qf7 { [%eval 1.23] } 17. h5?! { (1.23 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (17. O-O Nc5 18. Qf3 Ne6 19. a4 Rf8 20. b4 Qg6 21. b5 Bd7 22. Nc4 f5) 17... Rxa2? { (0.16 → 1.80) Mistake. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (17... Nc5 18. Qf3 Bb5 19. c4 Bd7 20. b4 Ne6 21. b5 c6 22. bxc6 Bxc6 23. O-O) 18. Rxa2 { [%eval 1.38] } 18... Qxa2 { [%eval 1.47] } 19. O-O { [%eval 1.31] } 19... Qxb2? { (1.31 → 2.58) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.58] } (19... b5 20. d4 Nf8 21. Rb1 Bd7 22. Qd1 Ne6 23. Qb3 Qa7 24. Nf3 Kh7 25. Re1) 20. Qe6+ { [%eval 2.19] } 20... Kf8?! { (2.19 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (20... Kh7 21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Qf5+ Kg8 23. Qc8+ Kh7 24. Nh4 Bd7 25. Qxc7 Qe2 26. Ng6) 21. Nc4?? { (3.38 → 0.90) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (21. Nf3 Nc5 22. Qc8+ Be8 23. Nh4 Qb5 24. Qxc7 Kg8 25. Nf5 Bd7 26. Ne7+ Kh7) 21... Qxc3? { (0.90 → 2.54) Mistake. Qa2 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (21... Qa2 22. Qg4 b5 23. Ne3 Nb6 24. Nf5 Qf7 25. Ra1 Na4 26. c4 bxc4 27. dxc4) 22. Rd1? { (2.54 → 0.85) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (22. Ne3 Nc5 23. Qc8+ Kf7 24. Qxc7+ Kg8 25. Qe7 Qb3 26. Ra1 Na4 27. Nf5 Qf7) 22... b5?? { (0.85 → 2.82) Blunder. Ba4 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (22... Ba4 23. Ne3 Qb3 24. Qf5 Qf7 25. Rc1 c6 26. Qg4 Bb3 27. Nf5 Be6 28. Ra1) 23. Ne3 { [%eval 2.68] } 23... b4?? { (2.68 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (23... Nc5 24. Qc8+ Kf7 25. Qxc7+ Kg8 26. Qxd6 Qd4 27. Qxd4 exd4 28. Nc2 Ne6 29. Rb1) 24. Nd5?? { (Mate in 4 → -1.18) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (24. Nf5 Qe1+ 25. Rxe1 Bxe4 26. Qe7+ Kg8 27. Qxg7#) 24... Bxd5 { [%eval -1.08] } 25. Qxd5?? { (-1.08 → -3.02) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.02] } (25. exd5 Nb6 26. d4 b3 27. dxe5 Qxe5 28. Rb1 Qxe6 29. dxe6 Na4 30. Rxb3 Nc5) 25... Nc5 { [%eval -2.81] } 26. Kh2 { [%eval -3.56] } 26... b3 { [%eval -3.15] } 27. Kg3? { (-3.15 → -5.42) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -5.42] } (27. f4 exf4 28. Qf5 Ke7 29. d4 Ne6 30. d5 Qg3+ 31. Kg1 Nc5 32. Rf1 Qd3) 27... b2 { [%eval -4.91] } 28. Kg4?! { (-4.91 → -6.62) Inaccuracy. Qa2 was best. } { [%eval -6.62] } (28. Qa2 Nxe4+ 29. Kh2 Nxf2 30. Rb1 Qxd3 31. g3 Ne4 32. Rxb2 Qxg3+ 33. Kh1 Qh3+) 28... Qc2 { [%eval -6.29] } 29. Rf1?! { (-6.29 → -9.22) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval -9.22] } (29. Rh1 b1=Q 30. Rxb1 Qxb1 31. f3 Qb3 32. Qc4 Qxc4 33. dxc4 Ke8 34. g3 Nd3) 29... Qe2+ { [%eval -8.46] } 30. Kf5? { (-8.46 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (30. Kg3 Qxf1 31. Qa2 Nxd3 32. Qa8+ Ke7 33. Qxb7 Qxf2+ 34. Kh2 Qh4+ 35. Kg1 b1=R+) 30... Qxh5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1