[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0KO4kQUK"] [Date "2026.02.19"] [Round "-"] [White "blunderist10"] [Black "PhilippMertens"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "0KO4kQUK"] [UTCDate "2026.02.19"] [UTCTime "19:33:19"] [WhiteElo "1527"] [BlackElo "1510"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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... Bc5?! { (0.08 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Bc4?! { (0.97 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (4. Nxe5 Bd4 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Bd3 d5 8. c4 O-O) 4... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 6. h3 { [%eval -0.09] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.1] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Qe7 { [%eval 0.45] } 8. Nd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 8... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 9. Bxd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 9... Nd4 { [%eval 0.25] } 10. c3 { [%eval -0.16] } 10... Nxf3+ { [%eval -0.11] } 11. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.06] } 11... c6 { [%eval 0.14] } 12. Bb3 { [%eval -0.01] } 12... Kh8 { [%eval 0.37] } 13. Be3 { [%eval 0.22] } 13... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.31] } 14. fxe3?! { (0.31 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. Qxe3 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (14. Qxe3 a5 15. a4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Qxe6 17. d4 Qb3 18. Rfd1 Qxb2 19. Rdb1 Qc2) 14... f5 { [%eval 0.16] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 16. exf5 { [%eval 0.01] } 16... Rxf5 { [%eval 0.03] } 17. Qe2 { [%eval -0.07] } 17... Raf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Rxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 18... Bxf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 19. e4 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Qxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. b3 { [%eval -0.06] } 21... a5 { [%eval 0.09] } 22. Rf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Qxf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Qf6 { [%eval 0.12] } 24. Qxf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 24... gxf6 { [%eval 0.08] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval 0.11] } 25... Kg7 { [%eval 0.08] } 26. g4 { [%eval 0.09] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval 0.08] } 27. h4 { [%eval 0.23] } 27... h5?? { (0.23 → 3.65) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (27... b5 28. a3 Kf7 29. Kf3 c5 30. Kg3 b4 31. cxb4 cxb4 32. axb4 axb4 33. Kf2) 28. Kf3 { [%eval 3.14] } 28... b5 { [%eval 2.76] } 29. a3 { [%eval 2.74] } 29... a4? { (2.74 → 5.09) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (29... f5 30. exf5+ Kf6 31. gxh5 Kxf5 32. h6 Kf6 33. h7 Kg7 34. Ke4 Kxh7 35. Kf5) 30. bxa4 { [%eval 5.3] } 30... bxa4 { [%eval 4.64] } 31. d4?? { (4.64 → 0.00) Blunder. gxh5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (31. gxh5+ Kxh5 32. Kg3 Kg6 33. Kg4 Kf7 34. Kf5 Kg7 35. h5 Kf7 36. c4 Kg7) 31... d5 { [%eval 0.04] } 32. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... fxe5 { [%eval 0.03] } 34. gxh5+ { [%eval 0.04] } 34... Kxh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... d4?? { (0.00 → 5.26) Blunder. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.26] } (35... Kh6 36. Kg4 Kg6 37. h5+ Kf6 38. h6 Kg6 39. h7 Kxh7 40. Kf5 e4 41. Kf4) 36. cxd4?? { (5.26 → 0.00) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36. c4 Kg6 37. c5 Kf5 38. Kf2 Ke6 39. h5 Kd5 40. h6 Kxc5 41. h7 Kc4) 36... exd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... d2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Kxd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Kb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Ka7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Ka5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Ka7 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Ka8 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2