[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/4uNVkkuF"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Aryagopal"] [Black "rasc1000"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "4uNVkkuF"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "07:03:48"] [WhiteElo "1051"] [BlackElo "1089"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-28"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%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. Bc4?! { (1.14 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (4. d4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Qb6 6. Bf4 Qxd4 7. Nxd4 Nh5 8. Be3 Nf6) 4... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... cxd5?! { (0.00 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (5... e4 6. Nd4 Bb4 7. a3 Ba5 8. Nb3 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Nxa5) 6. Bxd5?? { (0.55 → -3.30) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (6. Bb5+ Nbd7 7. Nxe5 d4 8. Qe2 Be7 9. Qc4 O-O 10. Nxd7 Nxd7) 6... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.43] } 7. Nxe5 { [%eval -3.41] } 7... f6?? { (-3.41 → 0.34) Blunder. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (7... Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bd6 9. Nc4 O-O 10. Nxd6 Qxd6 11. O-O Be6 12. Re1) 8. Nf3?? { (0.34 → -3.49) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.49] } (8. Qh5+ g6 9. Nxg6 hxg6 10. Qxh8 Nc6 11. O-O Kf7 12. Qh7+ Bg7) 8... Qe7+ { [%eval -3.15] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval -3.06] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval -2.76] } 10. h3 { [%eval -3.18] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval -2.83] } 11. g4?! { (-2.83 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (11. O-O Bxf3 12. gxf3 Nc7 13. d4 Nc6 14. c4 O-O-O 15. Kg2 Ne5 16. Bf4 g5) 11... Bg6 { [%eval -3.07] } 12. Nh4?! { (-3.07 → -3.88) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (12. O-O Nc6 13. d4 O-O-O 14. c4 Ndb4 15. d5 Bc2 16. Qe1 h5 17. dxc6 hxg4) 12... Nc6 { [%eval -3.86] } 13. Nxg6 { [%eval -4.1] } 13... hxg6 { [%eval -4.24] } 14. O-O { [%eval -4.72] } 14... g5 { [%eval -4.15] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval -4.37] } 15... Rxh3 { [%eval -3.99] } 16. Re1 { [%eval -3.93] } 16... Ne5 { [%eval -3.79] } 17. d4 { [%eval -4.58] } 17... Nf3+ { [%eval -4.56] } 18. Kg2 { [%eval -5.64] } 18... Nxe1+? { (-5.64 → -3.03) Mistake. Rxg3+ was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (18... Rxg3+ 19. Kxg3 Nxe1 20. Bd2 Qc7+ 21. Kh3 Nxc2 22. Rc1 Rc8 23. Kg2 Qc6 24. Kg1) 19. Kxh3 { [%eval -2.84] } 19... Nf4+?? { (-2.84 → 2.08) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval 2.08] } (19... g6 20. Kh2 Nb4 21. Rb1 O-O-O 22. Bd2 Nexc2 23. a3 Qd6 24. axb4 Nxd4 25. Bc3) 20. Kh2?? { (2.08 → -4.44) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.44] } (20. Bxf4 Nxc2 21. Qxc2 gxf4 22. Nh5 Rd8 23. Rd1 f5 24. Nxf4 fxg4+ 25. Kxg4 Qd7+) 20... Neg2 { [%eval -4.29] } 21. Qf3 { [%eval -4.37] } 21... Ne1?! { (-4.37 → -3.17) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (21... Nh4 22. Qc3 Nd5 23. Qc4 Nc7 24. Be3 O-O-O 25. Rd1 b5 26. Qg8 Qe6 27. Qxe6+) 22. Qd1?! { (-3.17 → -4.28) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (22. Qc3 Qb4 23. Qe3+ Kf7 24. c3 Qe7 25. Qxe7+ Bxe7 26. Bxf4 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Nh4+) 22... Qe6?? { (-4.28 → -0.53) Blunder. Neg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (22... Neg2 23. c4 O-O-O 24. b4 g6 25. Kg1 Qe1+ 26. Qxe1 Nxe1 27. Bxf4 gxf4 28. Rxe1) 23. Bxf4 { [%eval -0.58] } 23... gxf4 { [%eval -0.78] } 24. Nf5 { [%eval -0.83] } 24... g6? { (-0.83 → 0.51) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (24... O-O-O 25. Qxe1 Qd7 26. Qc3+ Kb8 27. Qf3 g6 28. Qxf4+ Ka8 29. Ng3 Bd6 30. Qf3) 25. Nh4?? { (0.51 → -2.60) Blunder. Qxe1 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (25. Qxe1 Qxe1 26. Rxe1+ Kf7 27. Nh4 Bb4 28. Rh1 Re8 29. Kg2 Re2 30. c3 Bd6) 25... Bd6?? { (-2.60 → 1.64) Blunder. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.64] } (25... O-O-O 26. Qxe1 Qxg4 27. Qc3+ Kb8 28. Qh3 Qe2 29. Kg2 g5 30. Nf3 Qxc2 31. Rh1) 26. Nxg6?? { (1.64 → Mate in 21) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe1 was best. } { [%eval #-21] } (26. Qxe1 Kd7 27. Qxe6+ Kxe6 28. Re1+ Kd5 29. Kg2 Rg8 30. Nf3 b5 31. c3 a5) 26... f3+ { [%eval #-20] } 27. Kg1 { [%eval #-11] } 27... Qxg4+ { [%eval #-10] } 28. Kf1 { [%eval -10.24] } 28... Qg2+? { (-10.24 → -4.90) Mistake. Nxc2 was best. } { [%eval -4.9] } (28... Nxc2 29. Qe1+ Nxe1 30. Rxe1+ Kd8 31. Re3 Qg2+ 32. Ke1 Bb4+ 33. Rc3 Qg1+ 34. Kd2) 29. Kxe1 { [%eval -4.9] } 29... Qg1+ { [%eval -4.87] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval -4.93] } 30... Qxf2+? { (-4.93 → -3.04) Mistake. Qg5+ was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (30... Qg5+ 31. Kd3 Qxg6+ 32. Kc3 Rc8+ 33. Kb3 Qf7+ 34. d5 Qc7 35. c3 Qb6+ 36. Kc2) 31. Kd3 { [%eval -3.15] } 31... Qg2?? { (-3.15 → 0.58) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (31... Kf7 32. Nh4 Qxh4 33. Qxf3 Qg3 34. Qxg3 Bxg3 35. Rg1 Rg8 36. Rh1 f5 37. c4) 32. Qe1+?? { (0.58 → -1.61) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (32. Nh4 Qg5 33. Qxf3 Qb5+ 34. c4 Qxb2 35. Qe2+ Qxe2+ 36. Kxe2 Kd7 37. Rg1 Rh8) 32... Kf7 { [%eval -1.49] } 33. Nh4 { [%eval -1.82] } 33... Re8?? { (-1.82 → 5.76) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } { [%eval 5.76] } (33... Qh3 34. Qe4 f2+ 35. Qf3 Qxf3+ 36. Nxf3 Re8 37. Rf1 Bg3 38. Nd2 Re1 39. c4) 34. Qa5?? { (5.76 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxg2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (34. Nxg2 Rxe1 35. Nxe1 f2 36. Nf3 Bg3 37. Rf1 Ke6 38. Ke2 f5 39. Rxf2 Bxf2) 34... Qe2+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Kc3 { [%eval #-1] } 35... f2?? { (Mate in 1 → -4.11) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re3# was best. } { [%eval -4.11] } (35... Re3#) 36. Qd5+ { [%eval -4.41] } 36... Re6 { [%eval -3.92] } 37. Qc4? { (-3.92 → -8.31) Mistake. b3 was best. } { [%eval -8.31] } (37. b3 Ba3 38. Qxb7+ Kf8 39. Ng6+ Kg8 40. Nf4 Qe1+ 41. Rxe1 fxe1=Q+ 42. Kc4 Qf1+) 37... f1=Q?? { (-8.31 → 0.34) Blunder. Qxc4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (37... Qxc4+ 38. Kxc4 Re1 39. Kd5 Rxa1 40. Kxd6 f1=Q 41. a3 Qf4+ 42. Kd5 Qxh4 43. Kc4) 38. Rxf1 { [%eval 0.44] } 38... Qxc4+? { (0.44 → 2.13) Mistake. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.13] } (38... Qe3+ 39. Qd3 Bb4+ 40. Kc4 Rc6+ 41. Kb3 Qxd3+ 42. cxd3 Bf8 43. Rf2 a6 44. Nf5) 39. Kxc4 { [%eval 2.13] } 39... Re2 { [%eval 2.17] } 40. Kb3?! { (2.17 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (40. Kd3 Rh2 41. Nf5 Be7 42. a4 Rh3+ 43. Ke4 Rh2 44. Ne3 a6 45. b3 Ke6) 40... Rh2 { [%eval 1.82] } 41. Nf5 { [%eval 1.93] } 41... a5?? { (1.93 → 6.06) Blunder. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.06] } (41... Bf8 42. a4 Ke6 43. Rf3 Rh5 44. Ng3 Rh2 45. Re3+ Kd7 46. c3 a6 47. Rf3) 42. Nxd6+ { [%eval 5.97] } 42... Ke6 { [%eval 6.07] } 43. Nxb7 { [%eval 6.04] } { Black resigns. } 1-0