[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7TKTEdY4"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "ritvikv15"] [Black "Goldroses"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7TKTEdY4"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "04:41:27"] [WhiteElo "1456"] [BlackElo "1700"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-25"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "720+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit"] [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... Nd4?! { (0.07 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } { C50 Italian Game: Blackburne-Kostić Gambit } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.96] } 4... exd4 { [%eval 0.98] } 5. c3?! { (0.98 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (5. O-O c6 6. Re1 d6 7. c3 Be7 8. d3 Nf6 9. cxd4 O-O) 5... dxc3? { (0.38 → 1.77) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (5... Nf6 6. O-O d5 7. exd5 Nxd5 8. Re1+ Be7 9. cxd4 Be6 10. d3) 6. Nxc3 { [%eval 2.17] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 2.64] } 7. O-O?! { (2.64 → 1.88) Inaccuracy. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval 1.88] } (7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. Qh5+ Kf8 9. Qxc5+ d6 10. Qe3 h6 11. O-O Nf6) 7... d6 { [%eval 2.08] } 8. d4 { [%eval 2.39] } 8... Bb4?? { (2.39 → 5.16) Blunder. Bb6 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (8... Bb6 9. Qb3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qxe6+ Qe7 12. Qc4 Nf6 13. a4 Qf7 14. Qxf7+) 9. Bd2?? { (5.16 → 1.97) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (9. Qa4+ c6 10. Qxb4 Ne7 11. Qb3 O-O 12. Bg5 d5 13. exd5 h6 14. Bh4 b5) 9... Nf6?? { (1.97 → 4.92) Blunder. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.92] } (9... Bxc3 10. Bxc3 Ne7 11. d5 O-O 12. a4 Bd7 13. f4 f6 14. a5 Kh8 15. Qd3) 10. Re1?? { (4.92 → 1.80) Blunder. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (10. Qa4+ Bd7 11. Qxb4 O-O 12. Be2 c5 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qb3 b5 15. Bg5 h6) 10... O-O { [%eval 1.76] } 11. a3?! { (1.76 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (11. Bg5 c6 12. Bh4 h6 13. Bb3 Be6 14. Bc2 g5 15. Bg3 c5 16. a3 Ba5) 11... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.9] } 12. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.84] } 12... Re8? { (0.84 → 2.24) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (12... Nxe4 13. Rxe4 d5 14. Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Re5 Qd7 16. Qe2 f6 17. Re3 a5 18. Re7) 13. e5 { [%eval 2.43] } 13... Nd7? { (2.43 → 4.63) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (13... dxe5 14. dxe5 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Nh5 16. g3 Bh3 17. f3 Bc8 18. Re4 g5 19. e6) 14. Qf3? { (4.63 → 2.65) Mistake. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (14. Qb3 Re7 15. Bxf7+ Rxf7 16. e6 Qe7 17. exf7+ Qxf7 18. Re8+ Nf8 19. Qxf7+ Kxf7) 14... Rf8 { [%eval 2.6] } 15. exd6 { [%eval 1.98] } 15... cxd6 { [%eval 2.04] } 16. d5 { [%eval 1.53] } 16... Nb6? { (1.53 → 3.00) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (16... f6 17. Qe4 Ne5 18. Bb3 g6 19. Re3 Bf5 20. Qa4 Qb6 21. h3 Rac8 22. Bd4) 17. Qg3 { [%eval 3.06] } 17... f6 { [%eval 2.96] } 18. Bd3 { [%eval 3.01] } 18... Nxd5? { (3.01 → 5.33) Mistake. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 5.33] } (18... Bd7 19. Qxd6 Re8 20. Be4 Qb8 21. Qb4 Qc8 22. a4 Bf5 23. Bf3 Rxe1+ 24. Bxe1) 19. Bc4 { [%eval 5.39] } 19... Qb6?? { (5.39 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (19... Bd7 20. Bxd5+ Kh8 21. Bxb7 Rb8 22. Bd5 Rb5 23. Rad1 Re8 24. Qxd6 Rxe1+ 25. Rxe1) 20. Bxd5+ { [%eval #7] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval #7] } 21. Bxf6? { (Mate in 7 → 7.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 7.24] } (21. Re7 Bg4 22. Qxg4 Rg8 23. Bxg8 Qxf2+ 24. Kxf2 Rxg8 25. Qxg7+ Rxg7 26. Re8+ Rg8) 21... gxf6? { (7.24 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (21... Bg4 22. Bc3 Rac8 23. Qxg4 Qxf2+ 24. Kh1 Rxc3 25. bxc3 g6 26. Qe2 Qxe2 27. Rxe2) 22. Re7 { [%eval #5] } 22... Rg8 { [%eval #1] } 23. Qxg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0