[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4jboglt8"] [Date "2026.04.28"] [Round "-"] [White "rorem69"] [Black "Sarthak_2017"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "4jboglt8"] [UTCDate "2026.04.28"] [UTCTime "10:34:50"] [WhiteElo "976"] [BlackElo "935"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Bg4?! { (0.38 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (4... Nbd7 5. a4 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Be3 exd4 9. Bxd4) 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.96] } 5... Be7?? { (0.96 → 4.20) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.2] } (5... Bxf3 6. Qxf3 dxe5 7. Bd2 Nc6 8. O-O-O Nd4 9. Qg3 Qe7 10. Bc4) 6. exf6 { [%eval 4.26] } 6... Bxf6 { [%eval 4.39] } 7. e5 { [%eval 4.5] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval 5.38] } 8. Bd3?! { (5.38 → 4.16) Inaccuracy. Qxd8+ was best. } { [%eval 4.16] } (8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Be3 Nc6 10. O-O-O+ Ke8 11. h3 Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nd4 13. Bd3 Rd8) 8... Qe7 { [%eval 4.69] } 9. Bb5+ { [%eval 4.36] } 9... c6 { [%eval 3.68] } 10. Bc4?? { (3.68 → 0.99) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (10. Be2 e4 11. Nd4 Bxe2 12. Ndxe2 Nd7 13. Ng3 Bxc3+ 14. bxc3 O-O-O 15. O-O h5) 10... e4 { [%eval 0.92] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.98] } 11... O-O?? { (0.98 → 3.78) Blunder. exf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (11... exf3) 12. Re1 { [%eval 3.97] } 12... Qc5?! { (3.97 → 5.14) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 5.14] } (12... Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nd7 14. Qd4 Bxf3 15. gxf3 Ne5 16. Qxe4 Nxf3+ 17. Kh1 Qc5 18. Re3) 13. Nd4?? { (5.14 → -5.00) Blunder. Rxe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.0] } (13. Rxe4 Bh5 14. Rf4 Qe7 15. g4 Bg6 16. h4 Rd8 17. Bd3 Nd7) 13... Bxd4?? { (-5.00 → 0.09) Blunder. Bxd1 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (13... Bxd1 14. Bxf7+ Kxf7 15. Ne6 Kxe6 16. Bf4 Bxc2 17. Nxe4 Bxe4 18. Rxe4+ Kf7 19. Rae1) 14. Qxg4 { [%eval 0.03] } 14... Qxc4 { [%eval 0.06] } 15. Nxe4?? { (0.06 → -1.78) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (15. Qxe4 f5) 15... Re8?? { (-1.78 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (15... f5) 16. Be3?? { (Mate in 2 → 4.25) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (16. Nf6+ Bxf6 17. Rxe8#) 16... Bxe3? { (4.25 → 7.50) Mistake. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval 7.5] } (16... Bxb2 17. Nf6+ Bxf6 18. Qxc4 Bxa1 19. Rxa1 Nd7 20. Qb4 b5 21. Kh1 a5 22. Qa3) 17. Rxe3 { [%eval 5.7] } 17... Nd7 { [%eval 5.53] } 18. Rd1?! { (5.53 → 4.29) Inaccuracy. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (18. Nf6+ Nxf6 19. Qxc4 h6 20. Rxe8+ Rxe8 21. Qf1 a5 22. Rd1 Nd5 23. g3 Nb4) 18... Qxc2 { [%eval 4.67] } 19. Rxd7 { [%eval 3.97] } 19... Qc1+ { [%eval 4.25] } 20. Rd1 { [%eval 4.22] } 20... Qxb2 { [%eval 4.34] } 21. Re2 { [%eval 4.23] } 21... Qb4? { (4.23 → 7.54) Mistake. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 7.54] } (21... Qe5 22. Qd7 Kf8 23. Qxb7 Rab8 24. Qa6 Qb5 25. Qa3+ Kg8 26. Ree1 Qe5 27. f3) 22. h4? { (7.54 → 4.03) Mistake. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.03] } (22. Nf6+ Kh8 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Qxb4 gxf6 25. Qg4 f5 26. Qxf5 Kg8 27. h4 h6) 22... Rf8? { (4.03 → 8.18) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 8.18] } (22... Kf8 23. Qf5 Qb5 24. Qf3 Re7 25. Red2 Rae8 26. Ng5 Re1+ 27. Kh2) 23. h5?! { (8.18 → 4.96) Inaccuracy. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 4.96] } (23. Nf6+ Kh8 24. Qxb4 c5 25. Qb2 c4 26. Nd5 Rac8 27. Kh1 c3 28. Nxc3 Rc4) 23... f5?! { (4.96 → 7.26) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { Black offers draw } { [%eval 7.26] } (23... Qe7 24. h6 f5 25. Ng3 fxg4 26. Rxe7 Rf7 27. Rxf7 Kxf7 28. Rd7+ Kg6 29. Rxg7+) 24. Qg5?? { (7.26 → 0.81) Blunder. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (24. Nf6+ Rxf6 25. Qxb4 Rff8 26. f3 Rfd8 27. Ree1 c5 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Qb3 Rxd1) 24... fxe4 { [%eval 0.66] } 25. h6?! { (0.66 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. Rd7 Rf7) 25... Rf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. hxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Rxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } { Black resigns. } 1-0