My Chess Game Collection #135. Italian Game

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Click and watch the game in GIF file! I am also providing the PGN file. I played with Whites on on 05/19/2020. Whites slowly gain positional advantage until the opportunity came to take 2 Black Rooks. After that the game arrived to the expected outcome

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Italian Game

1.e4e5 2.Nf3Nc6 3.Bc4Na5 4.Bd5h6 5.Nxe5Qe7 6.Bxf7+Kd8 7.Bxg8Qxe5 8.Bd5c6 9.d4Qe7 10.Bd2b6 11.Bxa5bxa5 12.Bb3Qxe4+ 13.Kf1Ba6+ 14.Kg1Qe2 15.Qxe2Bxe2 16.Nc3Ba6 17.h4Bd6 18.Rh3Bc7 19.Rd1d5 20.Na4Be2 21.Rd2Re8 22.Rc3Bg4 23.f3Bg3 24.Rd1Bh5 25.Rxc6Bf7 26.Rc5Bxh4 27.Bxd5Bg6 28.Bxa8Kd7 29.Bc6+Kd6 30.Bxe8Bxe8 31.Rxa5g5 32.Rxa7Bg3 33.b4Kd5 34.Ra8Bc6 35.Ra5+Kc4 36.c3Bc7 37.Rc5#

PGN File

[Event "Live Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2020.05.20"]
[Round "-"]
[White "marcusantoniu26"]
[Black "HumbleL3gend"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "C50"]
[ECOUrl "https://www.chess.com/openings/Italian-Game"]
[CurrentPosition "8/2b5/2b4p/2R3p1/NPkP4/2P2P2/P5P1/3R2K1 b - -"]
[Timezone "UTC"]
[UTCDate "2020.05.20"]
[UTCTime "01:00:54"]
[WhiteElo "1192"]
[BlackElo "1158"]
[TimeControl "1800"]
[Termination "marcusantoniu26 won by checkmate"]
[StartTime "01:00:54"]
[EndDate "2020.05.20"]
[EndTime "01:31:11"]
[Link "https://www.chess.com/live/game/4880434279"]

1. e4 {[%clk 0:29:59.9]} 1... e5 {[%clk 0:29:58.1]} 2. Nf3 {[%clk 0:29:57.6]} 2... Nc6 {[%clk 0:29:55.3]} 3. Bc4 {[%clk 0:29:54]} 3... Na5 {[%clk 0:29:50]} 4. Bd5 {[%clk 0:29:40.2]} 4... h6 {[%clk 0:29:44]} 5. Nxe5 {[%clk 0:29:35.2]} 5... Qe7 {[%clk 0:29:16.6]} 6. Bxf7+ {[%clk 0:29:24.9]} 6... Kd8 {[%clk 0:29:11]} 7. Bxg8 {[%clk 0:27:03.3]} 7... Qxe5 {[%clk 0:29:08.2]} 8. Bd5 {[%clk 0:26:54]} 8... c6 {[%clk 0:28:22.1]} 9. d4 {[%clk 0:26:10.2]} 9... Qe7 {[%clk 0:27:51.2]} 10. Bd2 {[%clk 0:25:25.9]} 10... b6 {[%clk 0:27:38.1]} 11. Bxa5 {[%clk 0:25:19.6]} 11... bxa5 {[%clk 0:27:36]} 12. Bb3 {[%clk 0:24:45.8]} 12... Qxe4+ {[%clk 0:27:33.9]} 13. Kf1 {[%clk 0:24:27.4]} 13... Ba6+ {[%clk 0:27:19.1]} 14. Kg1 {[%clk 0:24:02.4]} 14... Qe2 {[%clk 0:26:58.8]} 15. Qxe2 {[%clk 0:23:57.4]} 15... Bxe2 {[%clk 0:26:56.4]} 16. Nc3 {[%clk 0:23:53.7]} 16... Ba6 {[%clk 0:26:42.3]} 17. h4 {[%clk 0:23:14.2]} 17... Bd6 {[%clk 0:26:24.5]} 18. Rh3 {[%clk 0:23:03.5]} 18... Bc7 {[%clk 0:25:45.9]} 19. Rd1 {[%clk 0:22:46]} 19... d5 {[%clk 0:25:41.1]} 20. Na4 {[%clk 0:22:15.5]} 20... Be2 {[%clk 0:25:16.5]} 21. Rd2 {[%clk 0:21:57.4]} 21... Re8 {[%clk 0:25:11.6]} 22. Rc3 {[%clk 0:20:57.4]} 22... Bg4 {[%clk 0:24:52.3]} 23. f3 {[%clk 0:19:57.8]} 23... Bg3 {[%clk 0:24:30.2]} 24. Rd1 {[%clk 0:18:54.7]} 24... Bh5 {[%clk 0:23:52.5]} 25. Rxc6 {[%clk 0:18:35.7]} 25... Bf7 {[%clk 0:23:03]} 26. Rc5 {[%clk 0:16:21]} 26... Bxh4 {[%clk 0:19:19.1]} 27. Bxd5 {[%clk 0:16:02.4]} 27... Bg6 {[%clk 0:18:55.1]} 28. Bxa8 {[%clk 0:14:43.3]} 28... Kd7 {[%clk 0:18:17.8]} 29. Bc6+ {[%clk 0:14:36.7]} 29... Kd6 {[%clk 0:18:03.3]} 30. Bxe8 {[%clk 0:14:33.2]} 30... Bxe8 {[%clk 0:18:03]} 31. Rxa5 {[%clk 0:14:26.5]} 31... g5 {[%clk 0:17:45.6]} 32. Rxa7 {[%clk 0:14:21.4]} 32... Bg3 {[%clk 0:17:43.1]} 33. b4 {[%clk 0:14:10.8]} 33... Kd5 {[%clk 0:17:24.5]} 34. Ra8 {[%clk 0:13:58.3]} 34... Bc6 {[%clk 0:17:18]} 35. Ra5+ {[%clk 0:13:42]} 35... Kc4 {[%clk 0:17:05.4]} 36. c3 {[%clk 0:13:30.3]} 36... Bc7 {[%clk 0:16:39.8]} 37. Rc5# {[%clk 0:13:22]} 1-0