[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4o2LJUDA"] [Date "2026.02.09"] [Round "-"] [White "therealjoe"] [Black "ARBK2012"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "4o2LJUDA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.09"] [UTCTime "18:40:30"] [WhiteElo "715"] [BlackElo "708"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+39"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [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... d5?! { (0.08 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. d3? { (0.87 → -0.40) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (4. exd5 Bd6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 O-O) 4... c5? { (-0.40 → 1.10) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (4... d4 5. Nb1 Nc6 6. Be2 Be7 7. O-O a5 8. c3 O-O 9. h3) 5. exd5?! { (1.10 → 0.53) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (5. Nxe5 Bd6 6. Nf3 d4 7. Ne2 Nc6 8. g3 h6 9. Bg2 Bc7) 5... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.71] } 6. Bg5? { (0.71 → -0.53) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (6. Nxe5 Nxc3 7. bxc3 Nd7 8. Ng4 Nb6 9. Rb1 Bd6 10. Qe2+ Be6) 6... f6 { [%eval -0.58] } 7. Bh4 { [%eval -1.08] } 7... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.79] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval -0.87] } 8... Bg4?! { (-0.87 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (8... Qa5 9. Nd2 Qxc3 10. Be2 Be7 11. Bh5+ g6 12. Bf3 Nc6 13. Bxc6+ bxc6 14. O-O) 9. h3 { [%eval -0.41] } 9... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 10. Qxf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 10... Be7?? { (-0.03 → 1.83) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 1.83] } (10... Qa5 11. Qxb7 Qxc3+ 12. Ke2 Qxa1 13. Qxa8 Qb2 14. g4 h5 15. Bg2 hxg4 16. hxg4) 11. O-O-O?? { (1.83 → -1.26) Blunder. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (11. Qxb7 Nd7 12. Be2 Qc8 13. Qe4 O-O 14. Bg4 Kh8 15. O-O g6 16. Be6 Qc7) 11... O-O?! { (-1.26 → -0.64) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.64] } (11... Nc6 12. Qg4 O-O 13. Be2 Kh8 14. Bf3 Qa5 15. Qc4 Rfd8 16. a4 Rab8 17. Kd2) 12. d4 { [%eval -1.16] } 12... exd4?! { (-1.16 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (12... cxd4 13. cxd4 exd4 14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Qd5 Qb6 16. Qb5 Qc7 17. Bg3 Bd6 18. Rxd4) 13. cxd4?! { (-0.13 → -1.07) Inaccuracy. Qxb7 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (13. Qxb7 Nd7 14. Qd5+ Kh8 15. Bb5 Ne5 16. Qxd8 Rfxd8 17. Rhe1 Bd6 18. Bg3 a6) 13... cxd4 { [%eval -1.0] } 14. Qb3+?! { (-1.00 → -1.72) Inaccuracy. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.72] } (14. Bc4+ Kh8 15. Qd5 Nc6 16. Qxd8 Raxd8 17. a4 a6 18. f4 Bd6 19. Rhf1 Ne7) 14... Rf7?? { (-1.72 → 3.14) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.14] } (14... Kh8 15. Kb1 Nc6 16. f3 Rc8 17. Bf2 a6 18. Bd3 Qa5 19. g4 Bb4 20. Be1) 15. Bc4 { [%eval 2.99] } 15... Qb6?! { (2.99 → 4.66) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (15... Kh8 16. Bxf7 a5 17. Rhe1 a4 18. Qd5 Qf8 19. Kd2 Nc6 20. Ke2 Nb4) 16. Bxf7+ { [%eval 4.61] } 16... Kf8 { [%eval 4.75] } 17. Bd5 { [%eval 4.39] } 17... Qxb3 { [%eval 5.21] } 18. Bxb3 { [%eval 4.66] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval 4.57] } 19. f4 { [%eval 4.25] } 19... f5?! { (4.25 → 5.67) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 5.67] } (19... a5 20. a4 Rb8 21. Be1 b5 22. axb5 Rxb5 23. Kd2 Bd6 24. Kd3 Rc5 25. Bd2) 20. Rhe1?? { (5.67 → 2.22) Blunder. Bxe7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (20. Bxe7+ Kxe7 21. Rhe1+ Kd6 22. Ba4 Kc5 23. Bxc6 bxc6 24. g4 Kc4 25. Re7 Kc3) 20... Bxh4 { [%eval 2.22] } 21. Re6 { [%eval 2.16] } 21... Nd8?! { (2.16 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (21... Rd8 22. g4 Be7 23. Kd2 Bd6 24. Rf1 Bb4+ 25. Kd3 Be7 26. Rd1 Bf6 27. Kd2) 22. Re5 { [%eval 3.37] } 22... g6 { [%eval 3.21] } 23. Rxd4? { (3.21 → 1.50) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.5] } (23. Rd5 Bf2 24. g4 a5 25. a4 Be3+ 26. Kb1 Ne6 27. gxf5 Nxf4 28. Rd7 gxf5) 23... Nc6 { [%eval 1.38] } 24. g3?? { (1.38 → -3.06) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (24. Rd7 Nxe5 25. fxe5 Re8 26. Rf7+ Kg8 27. Rxb7+ Kh8 28. Rxa7 Rxe5 29. Rd7 h5) 24... Bxg3 { [%eval -2.97] } 25. Rd3?! { (-2.97 → -4.51) Inaccuracy. Red5 was best. } { [%eval -4.51] } (25. Red5 Nxd4 26. Rxd4 Re8 27. Kd2 Re7 28. a4 Kg7 29. Kd3 Kh6 30. Kc4 Bf2) 25... Nxe5?? { (-4.51 → -1.39) Blunder. Bxf4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (25... Bxf4+ 26. Ree3 Re8 27. Kd2 Bxe3+ 28. Rxe3 Rxe3 29. Kxe3 Ke7 30. Bd5 g5 31. h4) 26. fxe5 { [%eval -1.68] } 26... Bxe5? { (-1.68 → -0.28) Mistake. Bf4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (26... Bf4+ 27. Kd1 Re8 28. Rd7 Re7 29. Rd8+ Kg7 30. e6 Bc7 31. Ra8 a5 32. Ke2) 27. Re3?? { (-0.28 → -7.39) Blunder. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -7.39] } (27. Rd7 Rc8 28. Rf7+ Ke8 29. Rxh7 Rc3 30. Kd2 Kd8 31. Rxb7 Rxh3 32. Rxa7 f4) 27... Bf4 { [%eval -7.6] } 28. Kd2 { [%eval -7.57] } 28... Bxe3+ { [%eval -6.12] } 29. Kxe3 { [%eval -5.92] } 29... Re8+ { [%eval -5.91] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -6.22] } 30... Re4 { [%eval -6.27] } 31. Kd3 { [%eval -6.06] } 31... Rh4 { [%eval -6.05] } 32. Bd5 { [%eval -6.13] } 32... f4 { [%eval -5.65] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval -6.41] } 33... Rxh3 { [%eval -6.36] } 34. Bg2 { [%eval -6.37] } 34... Rh2 { [%eval -6.35] } 35. Kf2 { [%eval -6.28] } 35... g5 { [%eval -6.3] } 36. c4 { [%eval -6.28] } 36... g4 { [%eval -6.32] } 37. c5 { [%eval -7.79] } 37... g3+ { [%eval -5.87] } 38. Kf3?! { (-5.87 → -8.29) Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -8.29] } (38. Kg1 Ke7 39. a4 Rh5 40. a5 Rxc5 41. Bxb7 Kd6 42. Bf3 Ke5 43. a6 Rc3) 38... h5 { [%eval -7.83] } 39. a4 { [%eval -8.08] } 39... h4 { [%eval -8.5] } 40. a5 { [%eval -8.87] } 40... h3 { [%eval -7.45] } 41. Bf1 { [%eval -8.84] } 41... g2 { [%eval -9.2] } 42. Bxg2 { [%eval -10.0] } 42... hxg2 { [%eval -7.67] } 43. Kxf4? { (-7.67 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (43. Kf2 g1=Q+ 44. Kxg1 Rc2 45. Kf1 Ke7 46. Ke1 Rxc5 47. a6 bxa6 48. Kf2 Ke6) 43... g1=Q { [%eval #-5] } { White resigns. } 0-1