[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/d8sSb5HU"] [Date "2026.01.18"] [Round "-"] [White "kurty73"] [Black "R_Iakovlev"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "d8sSb5HU"] [UTCDate "2026.01.18"] [UTCTime "04:10:45"] [WhiteElo "872"] [BlackElo "752"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [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 0.21] } 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. d3 { [%eval 0.03] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval 0.12] } 7... Qe8? { (0.12 → 1.28) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (7... h6 8. Bh4 Bg4 9. h3 Be6 10. Kh1 Nd4 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. Na4) 8. a3 { [%eval 1.06] } 8... Ng4?! { (1.06 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (8... Ne7 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nh4 Kh8 11. Qh5 c6 12. Ba2 a5 13. Kh1 Be6 14. Qf3) 9. Qe2? { (1.88 → 0.36) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (9. Nd5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. Nxc7 Qd8 12. Nxa8 gxh4 13. h3 Kh7 14. c3 Rg8) 9... Nxf2?? { (0.36 → 3.04) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (9... h6) 10. Rxf2 { [%eval 3.06] } 10... Bxf2+ { [%eval 2.98] } 11. Qxf2 { [%eval 2.98] } 11... b5?! { (2.98 → 4.16) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (11... Kh8 12. Nd5 f6 13. Bd2 Qd8 14. Ne3 f5 15. exf5 Bxf5 16. Nxf5 Rxf5 17. Bd5) 12. Bd5?! { (4.16 → 3.25) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (12. Nxb5 Qd7 13. Nc3 Kh8 14. Rf1 Rb8 15. b4 f6 16. Bd2 f5 17. Qh4 f4) 12... Ne7? { (3.25 → 5.92) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.92] } (12... Be6 13. Nh4 f6 14. Be3 Bxd5 15. Nxd5 Qf7 16. Nf5 Kh8 17. Rf1 Nd8 18. Nc3) 13. Bxa8 { [%eval 4.91] } 13... f6 { [%eval 4.87] } 14. Be3 { [%eval 4.82] } 14... d5?! { (4.82 → 7.22) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 7.22] } (14... c6 15. Nh4 a5 16. Qe1 f5 17. exf5 Bxf5 18. Bb7 Bg4 19. Ne4 d5 20. Nc5) 15. Bxa7 { [%eval 5.95] } 15... dxe4 { [%eval 6.46] } 16. Bxe4 { [%eval 6.38] } 16... f5 { [%eval 6.36] } 17. Bd5+ { [%eval 5.72] } 17... Nxd5 { [%eval 5.97] } 18. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.84] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 7.42] } 19. Nxc7 { [%eval 7.47] } 19... Qe7 { [%eval 7.74] } 20. Nxb5 { [%eval 7.05] } 20... Bd7 { [%eval 8.12] } 21. Nc7 { [%eval 7.37] } 21... e4 { [%eval 7.14] } 22. dxe4 { [%eval 6.93] } 22... fxe4 { [%eval 7.37] } 23. Nd5?! { (7.37 → 5.26) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.26] } (23. Bc5 Qf6 24. Ne5 Rd8 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Nc4 f5 27. Rf1 Bc6 28. Ne6 Re8) 23... Qe5? { (5.26 → 10.29) Mistake. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 10.29] } (23... Qe6 24. Ng5 Qxd5 25. Qc5 Qxc5+ 26. Bxc5 Re8 27. Re1 h6 28. Nxe4 Bc6 29. Nf6+) 24. Nxe5 { [%eval 10.04] } 24... Rxf2 { [%eval 9.97] } 25. Kxf2 { [%eval 9.76] } 25... Bc6? { (9.76 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba4 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (25... Ba4 26. Ke3 h6 27. Rc1 Be8 28. c4 Kh7 29. Rc3 Ba4 30. Kxe4 Be8 31. Ne3) 26. Ne7+ { [%eval #8] } 26... Kf8 { [%eval #8] } 27. N7xc6 { [%eval #7] } 27... Ke8 { [%eval #3] } 28. Re1 { [%eval #6] } 28... Kf8 { [%eval #6] } 29. Rxe4 { [%eval #7] } 29... Ke8 { [%eval #2] } 30. Nd7+ { [%eval #15] } 30... Kxd7 { [%eval #20] } 31. Nb8+ { [%eval #20] } 31... Kc8 { [%eval #5] } 32. Re8+?! { (Mate in 5 → 13.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 13.74] } (32. Re7 g5 33. Nc6 g4 34. Bb8 g3+ 35. hxg3 h5 36. Rc7#) 32... Kb7?! { (13.74 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (32... Kc7 33. Kf3 g5 34. Ke4 g4 35. Be3 Kb7 36. Kf5 h5 37. Bf4 Ka8 38. Re7) 33. Re7+ { [%eval #3] } 33... Kc8 { [%eval #3] } 34. Na6 { [%eval #4] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval #4] } 35. Bb6+?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.03) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 10.03] } (35. Re6 Kc8 36. Nc5 Kd8 37. Bb6+ Kc8 38. Re8#) 35... Kxe7 { [%eval 9.88] } 36. c4 { [%eval 9.57] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 9.71] } 37. b4 { [%eval 9.48] } 37... Kc6 { [%eval 10.21] } 38. c5 { [%eval 9.82] } 38... Kb5 { [%eval 10.02] } 39. Nc7+ { [%eval 9.56] } 39... Kc6 { [%eval 9.82] } 40. Ne6 { [%eval 9.73] } 40... g5 { [%eval 13.91] } 41. a4 { [%eval 9.9] } 41... Kd7 { [%eval 13.49] } 42. a5 { [%eval 10.85] } 42... Kxe6?! { (10.85 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (42... g4 43. Ke2 Kc6 44. a6 Kb5 45. a7 Kxb4 46. a8=Q Kc4 47. Qe4+ Kb3 48. Nd4+) 43. a6 { [%eval #10] } 43... Kd7 { [%eval #9] } 44. a7 { [%eval #8] } 44... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 45. a8=Q+ { [%eval #6] } 45... Kd7 { [%eval #6] } 46. Qd8+ { [%eval #6] } 46... Ke6 { [%eval #6] } 47. Qd6+ { [%eval #6] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval #6] } 48. c6 { [%eval #5] } 48... Ke8 { [%eval #3] } 49. c7 { [%eval #2] } 49... Kf7 { [%eval #2] } 50. c8=Q { [%eval #1] } 50... Kg7 { [%eval #1] } 51. Qcd7+ { [%eval #1] } 51... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 52. Qb8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0