[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AJErwASq"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "MargoHard"] [Black "ajagava"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "AJErwASq"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "15:27:03"] [WhiteElo "856"] [BlackElo "772"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 { C50 Italian Game } b5? { (0.07 → 1.67) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. O-O d6 6. c3 a5 7. Re1 O-O 8. h3) 4. Bxb5 a6 5. Ba4 a5 6. d4 Bb4+?! { (2.38 → 3.32) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } (6... exd4 7. Nxd4 Nxd4 8. Qxd4 Qf6 9. Be3 Qxd4 10. Bxd4 Bb7 11. Nc3 O-O-O 12. O-O-O) 7. c3 exd4?! { (3.53 → 4.54) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (7... Bd6 8. dxe5 Bc5 9. Qd5 Bb6 10. Bg5 f6 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. Bxc6 dxc6 13. Qxc6+) 8. Nxd4?! { (4.54 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } (8. cxb4 axb4 9. O-O Rxa4 10. Qxa4 Nf6 11. a3 O-O 12. axb4 Re8 13. b5 Ne5) 8... Nxd4 9. Qxd4 Nf6?! { (2.90 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } (9... Bd6 10. Be3 Qf6 11. Nd2 Be5 12. Qc5 Ne7 13. Nc4 Bf4 14. e5 Bxe3 15. Nxe3) 10. Bg5? { (4.07 → 2.44) Mistake. cxb4 was best. } (10. cxb4 O-O 11. Bg5 axb4 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. Bb5 f5 14. e5 Ra5 15. Be2 d5) 10... Bd6 11. Bb3? { (2.68 → 1.20) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } (11. Nd2 Qe7 12. O-O-O O-O 13. Rhe1 Bc5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qd5 Rb8 16. f4 Ba6) 11... a4 12. Bc4?! { (1.73 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Bxa4 was best. } (12. Bxa4 Qe7 13. Bc2 Rb8 14. b3 Be5 15. Qe3 d5 16. f4 Bd6 17. Bxf6 gxf6) 12... O-O 13. e5?? { (1.23 → -2.10) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } (13. Nd2 Ra5) 13... c5?? { (-2.10 → 5.21) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (13... Bxe5 14. Qd2 d5 15. Bd3 h6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. O-O Rb8 18. Na3 Rd8 19. Rfe1) 14. Qf4?? { (5.21 → -2.41) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } (14. Qxd6 Ne4 15. Bxd8 Nxd6 16. exd6 Rxd8 17. Na3 Re8+ 18. Kd2 Bb7 19. Rhe1 Kf8) 14... h6?? { (-2.41 → 4.25) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (14... Bxe5 15. Bxf6 Bxf4 16. Bxd8 Re8+ 17. Kd1 d5 18. Bc7 Bxc7 19. Bb5 Rd8 20. Na3) 15. Bh4?? { (4.25 → -2.92) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (15. Bxf6 gxf6 16. exd6 Re8+ 17. Kd1 Ba6 18. Bxa6 Rxa6 19. Nd2 Rb6 20. Re1 Rxb2) 15... g5?? { (-2.92 → -0.50) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (15... Bxe5) 16. Bxg5?! { (-0.50 → -1.48) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } (16. Qf5 Bxe5) 16... hxg5?? { (-1.48 → 11.13) Blunder. Bxe5 was best. } (16... Bxe5) 17. Qxg5+ Kh7 18. Qg6+?? { (9.70 → -6.50) Blunder. Bd3+ was best. } (18. Bd3+ Kh8 19. exf6 Re8+ 20. Kd2 Qxf6 21. Qxf6+ Kg8 22. Qg5+ Kf8 23. Qh6+ Ke7) 18... Kxg6 19. Bd3+ Kg7 20. exf6+ Kxf6 21. O-O Qb6 22. Nd2 Qxb2 23. Ne4+ Ke5?! { (-4.93 → -3.82) Inaccuracy. Ke7 was best. } (23... Ke7 24. h4 Qb8 25. Rfe1 Kd8 26. Rab1 Be5 27. Rxb8 Rxb8 28. h5 d5 29. h6) 24. Rfe1 Ba6 25. Ng5+ Kd5 26. c4+ Kc6 27. Be4+ Kc7 28. Ne6+?! { (-5.62 → -9.36) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } (28. Rab1 Qxb1 29. Rxb1 Rab8 30. Rd1 Bxc4 31. Bc2 Rfe8 32. h3 a3 33. h4 Rb4) 28... Kb6? { (-9.36 → -5.11) Mistake. fxe6 was best. } (28... fxe6 29. f4 Bxf4 30. h3 Bg3 31. Red1 Qf2+ 32. Kh1 Rab8 33. Rac1 Rb2 34. Ra1) 29. Nxf8 Rxf8 30. Rab1 Qxb1 31. Rxb1+ Kc7 32. Rb7+? { (-4.42 → -7.94) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } (32. Bd5 Re8 33. h4 Re2 34. h5 Be5 35. h6 Rxa2 36. f4 Bd4+ 37. Kh2 Rb2) 32... Bxb7 33. Bxb7 Kxb7 34. h3 Ka6 35. g3 Ka5 36. h4? { (-8.42 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a3 was best. } (36. a3 Rb8 37. Kg2 Rb3 38. h4 Rxa3 39. h5 Bf8 40. Kh3 Rb3 41. Kg4 Bg7) 36... Kb4 37. h5 { White offers draw } 37... Re8 38. a3+? { (-9.15 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g4 was best. } (38. g4 Kxc4 39. g5 Rg8 40. f4 Bxf4 41. g6 Kd3 42. g7 Rxg7+ 43. Kf2 Rg5) 38... Kxa3 39. h6 Re1+ 40. Kg2 Be5 41. h7 Kb3 42. f4 Bd4 43. Kf3 a3 44. f5 Rh1 45. h8=N Rxh8 46. Ke4 Kxc4 47. f6 a2 48. Kf3 a1=Q 49. Ke4 Qe1+ 50. Kf5 Qf1+ 51. Kg4 Kd3 52. Kg5 c4 53. Kg4 c3 54. Kg5 c2 55. Kg4 c1=Q?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg8+ was best. } { Draw by stalemate. } (55... Rg8+ 56. Kh5 Qh1#) 1/2-1/2