[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0d9fMRzB"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "XavierDelapluie"] [Black "swaradaUpadhye"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "0d9fMRzB"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "20:31:23"] [WhiteElo "990"] [BlackElo "1028"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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... Ng4?! { (0.00 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (4... d6 5. O-O O-O 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Re8 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nb3) 5. O-O { [%eval 0.84] } 5... Qf6?? { (0.84 → 3.93) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (5... d6 6. Na4 Bb6 7. Nxb6 axb6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxd4 O-O 10. f3) 6. Nd5 { [%eval 3.57] } 6... Qg6?! { (3.57 → 5.09) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 5.09] } (6... Qd8 7. d4 exd4 8. b4 c6 9. bxc5 cxd5 10. Bxd5 Nf6 11. Bg5) 7. Nxc7+ { [%eval 4.76] } 7... Kd8 { [%eval 4.51] } 8. Nxa8 { [%eval 4.52] } 8... d6 { [%eval 4.54] } 9. d3 { [%eval 4.54] } 9... Nxh2 { [%eval 5.39] } 10. Kxh2 { [%eval 4.5] } 10... Qh5+ { [%eval 5.0] } 11. Kg1 { [%eval 5.25] } 11... Qg6 { [%eval 6.2] } 12. Bd2 { [%eval 5.29] } 12... Bh3 { [%eval 6.76] } 13. Nh4 { [%eval 6.77] } 13... Qf6 { [%eval 6.76] } 14. gxh3 { [%eval 6.74] } 14... Qxh4 { [%eval 6.72] } 15. Qf3 { [%eval 6.0] } 15... g5?! { (6.00 → 10.73) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 10.73] } (15... Nc6 16. Qg4 Qxg4+ 17. hxg4 h5 18. Kg2 a5 19. gxh5 Nd4 20. Rh1 Nxc2 21. Rac1) 16. Qxf7?? { (10.73 → 0.00) Blunder. Qf6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (16. Qf6+ Kc8 17. Be6+ fxe6 18. Qxh8+ Kd7 19. Qg7+ Kd8 20. Bxg5+ Qxg5+ 21. Qxg5+ Kd7) 16... Qxh3?? { (0.00 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (16... Qg3+ 17. Kh1 Qxh3+ 18. Kg1 Qg3+ 19. Kh1) 17. Qc7+ { [%eval #3] } 17... Ke8 { [%eval #3] } 18. Qxb8+ { [%eval #4] } 18... Ke7 { [%eval #3] } 19. Bxg5+ { [%eval #2] } 19... Kd7 { [%eval #2] } 20. Qxh8?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (20. Qc7+ Ke8 21. Qd8#) 20... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Qh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 22... Qxg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 23... Qf4+?? { (0.00 → 9.81) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.81] } (23... Qh5+ 24. Kg3 Qg6+ 25. Kh4 Qh6+ 26. Kg4 Qf4+ 27. Kh3 Qf3+ 28. Kh4 Qf4+) 24. Ke2 { [%eval 9.58] } 24... Qg4+ { [%eval 9.27] } 25. Ke1 { [%eval 9.09] } 25... Bb4+ { [%eval 10.85] } 26. c3 { [%eval 10.03] } 26... Bc5?! { (10.03 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (26... a6 27. Qxh7+ Kd8 28. cxb4 d5 29. Qc7+ Ke8 30. Qxe5+ Kd7 31. Qxd5+ Kc8 32. Qg8+) 27. Qxh7+ { [%eval #5] } 27... Kc6 { [%eval #1] } 28. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0