[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eIIZTI2X"] [Date "2025.08.25"] [White "SherifAbdullah"] [Black "howtostafford_1"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "eIIZTI2X"] [UTCDate "2025.08.25"] [UTCTime "18:04:52"] [WhiteElo "1644"] [BlackElo "1568"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Four Knights Game: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 { C50 Four Knights Game: Italian Variation } 5. Ng5 O-O 6. h4?! { (-0.32 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (6. d3 d6 7. h3 Ne7 8. O-O h6 9. Nf3 c6 10. a3 a5) 6... h6 7. d3 a6 8. a3 b5 9. Ba2 Nd4 10. Be3 d6 11. Bxd4? { (-0.42 → -1.84) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } (11. Nd5 Nxd5) 11... Bxd4 12. Ne2? { (-1.68 → -3.25) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } (12. Qd2 c6 13. Nf3 Bb6 14. Ne2 Re8 15. Ng3 d5 16. O-O-O Bg4 17. Kb1 Qc7) 12... hxg5?? { (-3.25 → -0.07) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } (12... Bxb2 13. Rb1 Bxa3 14. c3 Qe7 15. d4 c5 16. Rb3 b4 17. Nxf7 Rxf7 18. cxb4) 13. Rb1?? { (-0.07 → -4.47) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } (13. Nxd4) 13... g4 14. Ng3 Be6 15. Nf5 Bxf5 16. exf5 Qd7 17. h5 Qxf5 18. Qe2 Rac8 19. h6 g6 20. h7+ Nxh7 21. Rxh7?! { (-5.29 → -6.97) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (21. c3 Bb6 22. f3 gxf3 23. gxf3 Kg7 24. Qe4 Qf4 25. Qxf4 exf4 26. d4 Nf6) 21... Kxh7 22. c3 Bb6 23. Bd5 c6 24. Be4 Qe6 25. Kd2 Kg7 26. Rh1 Rh8 27. Rf1 d5 28. f4 dxe4 29. f5 gxf5 30. dxe4 Rcd8+ 31. Kc2 f4 32. g3 f3 33. Qe1 Rh2+ 34. Kb1 f2 35. Qe2? { (-9.46 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc1 was best. } (35. Qc1 Qg6 36. Ka2 Rd3 37. a4 Be3 38. Qc2 Rd2 39. Qc1 c5 40. axb5 axb5) 35... Qd6? { (Mate in 10 → -9.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc4 was best. } (35... Qc4 36. Qxc4 bxc4 37. Ka2 Rd2 38. a4 a5 39. Ka1 Rg2 40. Rc1 Rg1 41. Rb1) 36. Qxg4+ Kf8 37. Qg5? { (-9.37 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf3 was best. } (37. Qf3 Qd3+ 38. Qxd3 Rxd3 39. Ka2 Re3 40. Rd1 Re2 41. Rc1 Re1 42. Rc2 Ke7) 37... Qd1+? { (Mate in 7 → -9.26) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd3+ was best. } (37... Qd3+ 38. Ka2 Qc4+ 39. b3 Qe2+ 40. Ka1 Qxf1+ 41. Ka2 Qe2+ 42. Kb1 f1=Q+ 43. Qc1) 38. Rxd1? { (-9.26 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc1 was best. } (38. Qc1 Qxc1+ 39. Kxc1 Ke7 40. Kc2 Rg2 41. Kb3 Rg1 42. Rxf2 Bxf2 43. Kb4 Be3) 38... Rxd1+ 39. Ka2 f1=Q 40. g4 Ra1+ 41. Kb3 Qd1+ 42. Kb4 a5# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1