[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/07JblAX0"] [Date "2026.05.30"] [Round "-"] [White "IvoryTower93"] [Black "thesouthernstud"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "07JblAX0"] [UTCDate "2026.05.30"] [UTCTime "17:35:36"] [WhiteElo "1900"] [BlackElo "2030"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+7"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three 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] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.04] } 5... Qe7 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.19] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.19] } 7... a5?! { (0.19 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (7... h6 8. Bh4 d6 9. h3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. c3) 8. Ne2?! { (1.15 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (8. Na4 d5 9. exd5 b5 10. Nb6 Bc5 11. Nxa8 bxc4 12. dxc4 cxd5 13. cxd5 e4) 8... Bd6?! { (0.45 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (8... h6 9. Bh4 a4 10. d4 d6 11. c3 Ba5 12. b4 Bc7 13. Ng3 Re8 14. h3) 9. a3?! { (1.48 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (9. d4 Bc7 10. Ng3 d6 11. Nh4 d5 12. f4 exf4 13. e5 fxg3 14. exf6 gxf6) 9... Re8? { (0.64 → 2.06) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (9... h6 10. Ng3 Bc7 11. Qc1 d5 12. Nh5 Nbd7 13. exd5 Re8 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Bh4) 10. Ng3?! { (2.06 → 1.41) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (10. Nh4 Qd8 11. f4 Bc5+ 12. Kh1 d5 13. fxe5 Rxe5 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ba2 Rh5) 10... b5?? { (1.41 → 3.52) Blunder. Bc7 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (10... Bc7 11. Nh4 d5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Bxd5 h6 14. Nhf5 Bxf5 15. Nxf5 Qd7 16. Bxf6) 11. Nf5 { [%eval 3.56] } 11... Qf8 { [%eval 3.43] } 12. Ba2 { [%eval 2.9] } 12... Bc7?! { (2.90 → 4.13) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 4.13] } (12... Be7 13. d4 d5 14. Nxe7+ Rxe7 15. exd5 e4 16. Nd2 Bf5 17. c3 Bg6 18. Re1) 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.27] } 13... gxf6 { [%eval 4.09] } 14. Qd2? { (4.09 → 2.50) Mistake. N3h4 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (14. N3h4 d5 15. exd5 Rd8 16. d6 Bxd6 17. Qh5 Kh8 18. Nh6 Be6 19. Bxe6 fxe6) 14... d6 { [%eval 2.72] } 15. Nh6+ { [%eval 2.9] } 15... Kg7 { [%eval 2.6] } 16. Bxf7 { [%eval 2.74] } 16... Re7 { [%eval 3.11] } 17. Bh5 { [%eval 2.57] } 17... Be6 { [%eval 2.7] } 18. Nh4 { [%eval 2.8] } 18... Rd7?! { (2.80 → 3.56) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (18... Kh8 19. Bg4 Bxg4 20. Nxg4 Rg7 21. Ne3 Rd7 22. g3 d5 23. Qe2 Qf7 24. c3) 19. f4 { [%eval 3.47] } 19... Kxh6? { (3.47 → 5.80) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 5.8] } (19... Kh8 20. fxe5 dxe5 21. Bg4 Bxg4 22. Nxg4 Rf7 23. Rf3 Bd8 24. Nf5 Rb7 25. Raf1) 20. f5+ { [%eval 5.83] } 20... Kxh5?? { (5.83 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (20... Kg7 21. fxe6 Bb6+ 22. Kh1 Rda7 23. Rf3 Na6 24. Raf1 Nc5 25. Rxf6 Qxf6 26. Rxf6) 21. fxe6 { [%eval 6.45] } 21... Re7?? { (6.45 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (21... Qg8 22. exd7 Nxd7 23. Rf5+ Qg5 24. Kh1 Bb6 25. Nf3 h6 26. Nxg5 fxg5 27. Raf1) 22. Rf5+ { [%eval #2] } 22... Kxh4 { [%eval #2] } 23. g3+ { [%eval #2] } 23... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qe2+ { [%eval #1] } { Black resigns. } 1-0