[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Yy2ien5G"] [Date "2026.02.27"] [Round "-"] [White "Themaestroforlife"] [Black "johnbarleycornnnn"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Yy2ien5G"] [UTCDate "2026.02.27"] [UTCTime "12:26:14"] [WhiteElo "1920"] [BlackElo "1888"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C47"] [Opening "Four Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 3... Nc6 { [%eval 0.07] } { C47 Four Knights Game } 4. d3 { [%eval -0.15] } 4... d5 { [%eval -0.25] } 5. exd5 { [%eval -0.17] } 5... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.15] } 6. Ne4?! { (-0.15 → -0.89) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (6. Nxe5 Nxe5 7. Qe2 Bd6 8. Nxd5 O-O 9. d4 Bc5 10. Nf6+ Qxf6) 6... Bg4 { [%eval -0.64] } 7. Be2 { [%eval -0.59] } 7... Bd6?! { (-0.59 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (7... f5 8. Nc3 Bb4 9. Bd2 Bxc3 10. bxc3 Qd6 11. Rb1 O-O-O 12. O-O) 8. O-O { [%eval -0.47] } 8... h5? { (-0.47 → 0.99) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (8... f5 9. Nxd6+ Qxd6 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Bxf3 O-O-O 12. Re1 h6 13. c3 g5 14. Bd2) 9. h3 { [%eval 0.82] } 9... Qe7?! { (0.82 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (9... f5 10. Nxd6+ Qxd6 11. Bg5 Kf7 12. c3 Kg6 13. Bd2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nf6 15. Qb3) 10. hxg4 { [%eval 1.52] } 10... hxg4 { [%eval 1.59] } 11. Nxd6+?? { (1.59 → -0.16) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (11. Bg5 Qf8 12. Nfd2 f5 13. Bxg4 fxg4 14. Qxg4 Nf6 15. Qe6+ Qe7 16. Qxe7+ Bxe7) 11... cxd6 { [%eval -0.11] } 12. Ng5 { [%eval -0.27] } 12... Nf4 { [%eval -0.21] } 13. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.28] } 13... exf4 { [%eval -0.55] } 14. Re1?? { (-0.55 → -2.77) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval -2.77] } (14. Nxf7 Kxf7 15. Bxg4 Rh4 16. g3 Rah8 17. gxh4 Qxh4 18. Kg2 Qh2+ 19. Kf3 Ne5+) 14... Qxg5 { [%eval -2.61] } 15. Bxg4+ { [%eval -2.38] } 15... Ne7?? { (-2.38 → 0.20) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (15... Kf8 16. d4 Rh4 17. Bd7 g6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qf3 Kg7 20. Rad1 Rah8 21. Kf1) 16. Qf3 { [%eval 0.24] } 16... f5?? { (0.24 → 2.23) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (16... O-O 17. d4 Rab8 18. Bh3 Nd5 19. c4 Nf6 20. Re7 Rfe8 21. Rae1 Rxe7 22. Rxe7) 17. Bh3?? { (2.23 → 0.00) Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17. Bxf5 Rd8 18. Qxb7 Kf8 19. Be6 Qh6 20. Kf1 Qg5 21. Qf3 Ng6 22. d4 Rh2) 17... O-O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 18. d4 { [%eval 0.09] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 0.2] } 19. c3 { [%eval 0.11] } 19... Rh6 { [%eval 0.1] } 20. Kf1 { [%eval -0.37] } 20... Rdh8?! { (-0.37 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (20... Kb8 21. Qd5 g6 22. f3 Rh7 23. Re6 Ne7 24. Qb5 Nc8 25. Rae1 a6 26. Qa5) 21. Ke2? { (0.63 → -0.54) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (21. Qd5 Rf8 22. Re2 Kb8 23. Rae1 Qd8 24. Re6 Rhf6 25. b4 g5 26. f3 Rxe6) 21... Re6+? { (-0.54 → 0.55) Mistake. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (21... Qf6 22. Qxf4 Rf8 23. Qf3 g5 24. g4 Qxd4 25. Qxc6+ bxc6 26. cxd4 Rxh3 27. gxf5) 22. Kd3 { [%eval 0.47] } 22... Rd8?? { (0.47 → 4.78) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 4.78] } (22... Re7 23. g4 Rxh3 24. Qxh3 fxg4 25. Qh8+ Kc7 26. Rxe7+ Nxe7 27. Re1 g3 28. fxg3) 23. Rad1?? { (4.78 → 0.76) Blunder. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (23. Rxe6 Kb8 24. Rc1 a6 25. Kc2 Ka7 26. Kb1 Na5 27. Qe2 Rh8 28. b4 f3) 23... Ne5+?? { (0.76 → 3.84) Blunder. Rf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.84] } (23... Rf6 24. b4 d5 25. Re2 Kc7 26. Kc2 a6 27. a4 g6 28. Rde1 Qh4 29. b5) 24. dxe5 { [%eval 3.95] } 24... dxe5+ { [%eval 4.03] } 25. Kc2 { [%eval 3.97] } 25... e4?! { (3.97 → 5.40) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } { [%eval 5.4] } (25... g6 26. g3 fxg3 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Qxg3 Qa5 29. a3 e4 30. Rd1 Qe5 31. Qh4) 26. Qe2?! { (5.40 → 3.94) Inaccuracy. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.94] } (26. Rxe4 Rxd1 27. Rxe6 Rd8 28. Re2 Kb8 29. g3 Qh6 30. Bg2 Qa6 31. Qxf4+ Kc8) 26... Red6?! { (3.94 → 6.13) Inaccuracy. Re5 was best. } { [%eval 6.13] } (26... Re5 27. Rxd8+ Qxd8 28. Rd1 Qe8 29. g3 fxg3 30. fxg3 e3 31. Qd3 g6 32. Re1) 27. Rxd6 { [%eval 5.93] } 27... Rxd6 { [%eval 5.83] } 28. Qxe4 { [%eval 5.35] } 28... f3 { [%eval 6.24] } 29. Bxf5+ { [%eval 5.72] } 29... Kc7 { [%eval 6.26] } 30. gxf3 { [%eval 5.94] } 30... Qd2+ { [%eval 6.03] } 31. Kb3?? { (6.03 → 0.00) Blunder. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. Kb1 a6 32. Qe5 Kb6 33. Qe3+ Qxe3 34. fxe3 Rd2 35. Be4 Rg2 36. a4 Kc7) 31... Rb6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Qxb2?? { (0.00 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra6+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (32... Ra6+ 33. Kb3 Rb6+ 34. Kc4 Rc6+ 35. Kb3) 33. Qe7+ { [%eval #1] } 33... Kc6 { [%eval #1] } 34. Re6+ { [%eval #2] } 34... Kd5 { [%eval #2] } 35. Be4+ { [%eval #3] } 35... Kc4 { [%eval #3] } 36. Qc7+ { [%eval #2] } 36... Rc6 { [%eval #2] } 37. Rd6?? { (Mate in 2 → Mate in 1) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxc6+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (37. Rxc6+ bxc6 38. Qxc6#) 37... Qxa2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1