[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zHs0n782"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "TLMerlin"] [Black "davidemoroni"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zHs0n782"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "17:44:07"] [WhiteElo "989"] [BlackElo "909"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... f6? { (0.18 → 1.62) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } { C40 King's Pawn Game: Damiano Defense } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. d4 { [%eval 1.26] } 3... d5 { [%eval 1.26] } 4. dxe5?! { (1.26 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (4. exd5 e4 5. Nfd2 f5 6. c4 Nf6 7. Nc3 Be7 8. Be2 a5) 4... fxe5?! { (0.56 → 1.58) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (4... dxe4 5. Nd4 Nc6 6. Qh5+ g6 7. Nxc6 Qd5 8. Nc3 Qxc6 9. Qd1) 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.69] } 5... Bd6?! { (1.69 → 2.99) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (5... Nf6 6. exd5 Bb4+ 7. c3 Bd6 8. Nc4 Be7 9. Be2 Qxd5 10. Qxd5) 6. Bb5+?? { (2.99 → 0.39) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (6. Qxd5 Qe7 7. Nc4 Bb4+ 8. c3 Bc5 9. Qh5+ g6 10. Qe5 Nf6) 6... c6 { [%eval 0.62] } 7. Ba4? { (0.62 → -0.90) Mistake. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (7. Qh5+ g6) 7... Bxe5?? { (-0.90 → 2.85) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (7... Nf6 8. f4) 8. Qh5+ { [%eval 2.67] } 8... g6?? { (2.67 → 6.00) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.0] } (8... Kf8 9. Qxe5 Nf6 10. exd5 Qxd5 11. Qxd5 Nxd5 12. Bb3 Be6 13. O-O Nd7 14. f3) 9. Qxe5+ { [%eval 5.99] } 9... Qe7 { [%eval 5.92] } 10. Qxh8 { [%eval 5.8] } 10... Qxe4+ { [%eval 5.91] } 11. Be3 { [%eval 5.91] } 11... Qxg2?! { (5.91 → 8.16) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 8.16] } (11... Be6 12. O-O Nd7 13. Qd4 Qxd4 14. Bxd4 Ne7 15. Re1 Nf5 16. Rxe6+ Kf7 17. Re3) 12. Qxg8+ { [%eval 7.86] } 12... Kd7 { [%eval 7.97] } 13. Qxh7+ { [%eval 7.68] } 13... Kd6 { [%eval 8.67] } 14. Bf4+ { [%eval 9.95] } 14... Kc5? { (9.95 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (14... Ke6 15. Nc3 Qf3 16. Rg1 Qxf4 17. Rxg6+ Qf6 18. O-O-O Qxg6 19. Qxg6+ Ke7 20. Re1+) 15. Be3+? { (Mate in 6 → 7.72) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.72] } (15. Qe7+ Kb6 16. Bc7+ Ka6 17. Bb5+ Kxb5 18. c4+ dxc4 19. Nc3+ Ka6 20. Qa3#) 15... Kc4? { (7.72 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (15... Kd6 16. Kd2 Qf3 17. Qxg6+ Be6 18. Qg3+ Qxg3 19. fxg3 Na6 20. Nc3 Kd7 21. Raf1) 16. Nd2+ { [%eval #5] } 16... Kb4 { [%eval #5] } 17. Qh4+? { (Mate in 5 → 7.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.74] } (17. Qe7+ Ka5 18. Qc5+ b5 19. Bxb5 Qxh1+ 20. Bf1+ Ka4 21. Qa3#) 17... Ka5? { (7.74 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... Qg4 18. Qxg4+ Bxg4 19. Rg1 Bf5 20. Bb3 Nd7 21. O-O-O Kb5 22. Kb1 Re8 23. Rge1) 18. Nb3+ { [%eval #3] } 18... Ka6 { [%eval #3] } 19. O-O-O? { (Mate in 3 → 8.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nc5+ was best. } { [%eval 8.71] } (19. Nc5+ Ka5 20. b4+ Kb6 21. Qd8#) 19... b5? { (8.71 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (19... b6 20. Rhg1 Qh3 21. Qxh3 Bxh3 22. Rxg6 Nd7 23. Rxc6 Kb7 24. Rh6 Rf8 25. Rxh3) 20. Nc5+ { [%eval #2] } 20... Kb6 { [%eval #1] } 21. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0