[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/12MzZoPX"] [Date "2026.05.26"] [Round "-"] [White "firm24"] [Black "Matt_Fischery"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "12MzZoPX"] [UTCDate "2026.05.26"] [UTCTime "10:59:16"] [WhiteElo "1031"] [BlackElo "1006"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [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... c6?! { (0.08 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.78] } 4... Nxe4?? { (0.78 → 3.79) Blunder. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 3.79] } (4... Qe7 5. d4 d6 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Be2 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Qd8 9. O-O) 5. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.79] } 5... d5 { [%eval 4.14] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 3.39] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 4.0] } 7. d4 { [%eval 4.08] } 7... O-O { [%eval 3.96] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval 3.57] } 8... Na6?! { (3.57 → 4.71) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 4.71] } (8... c5 9. Nb5 f6 10. Nd3 Bxf4 11. Nxf4 g5 12. Nh5 a6 13. Nc3 Nc6 14. Be2) 9. Bd3 { [%eval 4.04] } 9... Qh4 { [%eval 4.8] } 10. g3 { [%eval 4.06] } 10... Qh3 { [%eval 3.92] } 11. Qd2?! { (3.92 → 2.98) Inaccuracy. Bf1 was best. } { [%eval 2.98] } (11. Bf1 Qe6 12. Be2 c5 13. Nb5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 f6 15. exf6 Qxf6 16. Qd2 Nb4) 11... Bb4?! { (2.98 → 4.42) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (11... f6 12. Nf3 Re8+ 13. Be2 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Rxe2+ 15. Nxe2 Nb4 16. Qd2 Bg4 17. O-O-O) 12. a3 { [%eval 3.62] } 12... Qg2?! { (3.62 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (12... Bxc3 13. Qxc3 f6 14. Bxa6 fxe5 15. Bf1 Qf5 16. Bd3 Qh3 17. dxe5 Bg4 18. Rf1) 13. O-O-O { [%eval 4.9] } 13... Bxa3 { [%eval 5.69] } 14. bxa3 { [%eval 5.77] } 14... c5 { [%eval 6.41] } 15. dxc5 { [%eval 5.89] } 15... Nxc5 { [%eval 5.77] } 16. Nxd5 { [%eval 5.73] } 16... Qf3?! { (5.73 → 8.42) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 8.42] } (16... Be6 17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Rhe1 Nxd3+ 19. Nxd3 Bg4 20. Bd6 Bxd1 21. Rxd1 Rfe8) 17. Bc4?! { (8.42 → 4.98) Inaccuracy. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.98] } (17. Ne7+ Kh8 18. Nxf3 Bg4 19. Qb4 Bxf3 20. Qxc5 Rfd8 21. Rde1 b6 22. Qe3 Bh5) 17... Qg2?? { (4.98 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxa3+ was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... Qxa3+ 18. Kb1 Bf5 19. Qb4 Qxb4+ 20. Nxb4 b5 21. Bxf7+ Rxf7 22. Nxf7 Kxf7 23. Ka1) 18. Nc7?? { (Mate in 4 → 6.95) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval 6.95] } (18. Ne7+ Kh8 19. Nxf7+ Rxf7 20. Qd8+ Rf8 21. Qxf8#) 18... Bg4 { [%eval 7.87] } 19. Nxa8 { [%eval 7.3] } 19... Rxa8? { (7.30 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (19... Bf5 20. Bd5 Be4 21. Be3 Na4 22. Nc7 g6 23. Qd4 Rb8 24. Bxe4) 20. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] } 20... Rxd8 { [%eval #1] } 21. Rxd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0