[Event "Hourly King of the Hill Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HsNE9Hc1"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "ElliotChallenge"] [Black "VictoryK"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "HsNE9Hc1"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "16:00:21"] [WhiteElo "1642"] [BlackElo "1648"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-83"] [BlackRatingDiff "+58"] [Variant "King of the Hill"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C50"] [Opening "Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. d3 { C50 Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Italian Four Knights Variation } h6? { (0.12 → 1.31) Mistake. d6 was best. } (5... d6 6. Nd5 Nxd5 7. Bxd5 Ne7 8. Bb3 Rf8 9. c3 f5 10. Ng5) 6. Ke2?? { (1.31 → -0.61) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } (6. Nd5) 6... d6?! { (-0.61 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Nd4+ was best. } (6... Nd4+ 7. Nxd4 Bxd4 8. Nb5 d5 9. exd5 Bb6 10. h3 c6 11. dxc6 bxc6 12. Nc3) 7. Be3 Bxe3?! { (-0.06 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nd4+ was best. } (7... Nd4+ 8. Bxd4) 8. Kxe3 Bg4? { (0.20 → 1.59) Mistake. Ng4+ was best. } (8... Ng4+ 9. Ke2) 9. h3?? { (1.59 → -0.82) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } (9. Bb5 Bxf3 10. gxf3 a6 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. d4 Ke7 13. a3 c5 14. Nd5+ Ke6) 9... Bxf3 10. Qxf3?! { (-0.83 → -1.65) Inaccuracy. gxf3 was best. } (10. gxf3 Nd4) 10... O-O?? { (-1.65 → 0.46) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (10... Nd4 11. Qd1 c6 12. Ne2 Nxe2 13. Kxe2 d5 14. Bb3 Ke7 15. Qd2 a5 16. a4) 11. Nd5 Nxd5+?? { (0.37 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } (11... Nd7) 12. exd5 f5 13. Qxf5 Qh4 14. Qe6+?! { (Mate in 3 → 16.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. g4 was best. } (14. g4 Qxg4 15. hxg4 Rxf5 16. Ke4#) 14... Kh8 15. g3?? { (16.84 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } (15. Qg4) 15... Qd4+ 16. Kd2 Qxb2?? { (Mate in 6 → 1.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf2+ was best. } (16... Rxf2+ 17. Kc1 Nb4 18. Qxe5 Qxe5 19. d4 Qe4 20. Bd3 Qxh1+ 21. Bf1 Qxf1#) 17. dxc6?? { (1.00 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg4 was best. } (17. Qg4 e4 18. Rhf1 Rxf2+ 19. Rxf2 e3+ 20. Kxe3 Re8+ 21. Kf3 Nd4+ 22. Kg2 Qxa1) 17... Qb4+?? { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 5) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf2+ was best. } (17... Rxf2+ 18. Ke1 Qxc2 19. Qxh6+ gxh6 20. cxb7 Qd2#) 18. c3? { (Mate in 5 → 8.85) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ke3 was best. } (18. Ke3 d5 19. Qxd5 Rf4 20. gxf4 Qe1+ 21. Raxe1 bxc6 22. Ke4#) 18... Qc5 19. Qd5?? { (15.75 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d4 was best. } (19. d4 Qxc6 20. Bd5 Rf3 21. Bxc6 bxc6 22. Ke2 e4 23. Qxe4 Rxc3 24. Rhc1 Ra3) 19... Rxf2+ 20. Kc1 Qa3+ 21. Kd1 Qa4+?? { (Mate in 3 → 3.23) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb2 was best. } (21... Qb2 22. Qg8+ Rxg8 23. Ke1 Qd2#) 22. Bb3 Qa3?? { (2.96 → 7.76) Blunder. Qxc6 was best. } (22... Qxc6) 23. Ke1?? { (7.76 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxb7 was best. } (23. cxb7 Rb8 24. Rb1 Qa6 25. Re1 Qxb7 26. Qxb7 Rxb7 27. Re2 Rf3 28. Kd2 c6) 23... Qb2 24. Rb1 Qe2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1