[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8e31Ch52"] [Date "2026.02.16"] [Round "-"] [White "cthaeh_0"] [Black "RocketQueenGNR"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "8e31Ch52"] [UTCDate "2026.02.16"] [UTCTime "03:03:39"] [WhiteElo "913"] [BlackElo "1000"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+26"] [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... Bb4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. a3 { [%eval 0.14] } 4... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. dxc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... c6?! { (0.08 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (5... Nc6 6. Be3 h6 7. h3 Qe7 8. Qd3 d6 9. Nd2 b6 10. Rg1) 6. Bd3?! { (1.14 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (6. Qd6 Qe7 7. Qxe7+ Kxe7 8. Nxe5 Nxe4 9. f3 Nf6 10. Be3 d6 11. Nc4 Rd8) 6... Qb6?? { (0.25 → 2.53) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.53] } (6... d6 7. Be3 O-O 8. h3 Nbd7 9. Nd2 Nc5 10. Bxc5 dxc5 11. Qe2) 7. h3? { (2.53 → 0.88) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (7. Nxe5 d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. O-O O-O 10. Re1 Nc6 11. Nxc6 bxc6 12. Be3 Qxb2) 7... O-O { [%eval 1.33] } 8. b4? { (1.33 → 0.07) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (8. Bg5 Nxe4 9. Bxe4 d5 10. Bxh7+ Kxh7 11. Nxe5 Kg8 12. O-O Qxb2 13. Qd2 Qb6) 8... c5?! { (0.07 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (8... d5 9. Nd2 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. Nxe4 Qc7 12. O-O f5 13. Qd6 Na6 14. Qxc7) 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.63] } 9... d6 { [%eval 0.68] } 10. Rb1 { [%eval 0.27] } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.31] } 11. bxc5 { [%eval 0.25] } 11... dxc5 { [%eval 0.26] } 12. O-O? { (0.26 → -1.34) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.34] } (12. Nd2 Be6 13. O-O Rd8 14. c4 Nbd7 15. Kh1 Nf8 16. Bg5 Ng6 17. Bxf6 gxf6) 12... Nbd7?? { (-1.34 → 0.44) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (12... c4 13. Be2 Nxe4 14. Qe1 Nd7 15. Ng5 Nd6 16. f4 Re8 17. Qd2) 13. g4?? { (0.44 → -1.53) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (13. Nd2 b6 14. Qe2 h6 15. f4 Bb7 16. fxe5 Qxe5 17. Bf4 Qxc3 18. Nc4) 13... a5?? { (-1.53 → 0.78) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (13... c4 14. Be2 Nxe4 15. Qe1 Ndf6 16. Ng5 Nd6 17. f4 e4 18. Rd1 h6 19. f5) 14. g5?! { (0.78 → 0.10) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (14. Nd2 Ne8 15. f4 Nd6 16. c4 exf4 17. Bxf4 Re8 18. Nf3 f6 19. g5 fxg5) 14... Ne8 { [%eval 0.2] } 15. h4?! { (0.20 → -0.70) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -0.7] } (15. Nd2 Nd6 16. Qe2 b5 17. Bxb5 Nxb5 18. Rxb5 Ba6 19. c4 f6 20. Qd3 fxg5) 15... a4? { (-0.70 → 0.62) Mistake. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (15... Nd6 16. c4 Qc6 17. Be2 Nxe4 18. Qd3 b6 19. Rfd1 f5 20. Nd2 Nxd2 21. Bxd2) 16. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 16... Qa5?! { (0.12 → 1.11) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (16... f6 17. Nh2 fxg5 18. hxg5 Ra6 19. Qg4 Rg6 20. Qh4 Nd6 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4) 17. Rb5?! { (1.11 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (17. h5 Qd8 18. Nh4 g6 19. h6 Nc7 20. Ng2 Ne6 21. Qg4 b6 22. f4 exf4) 17... Qc3?? { (0.17 → 4.18) Blunder. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (17... Qd8 18. h5 Nc7 19. Rb1 Ne6 20. Re1 Qe7 21. Nh4 Nxg5 22. Nf5 Qf6 23. Qg4) 18. Bxc5?? { (4.18 → -1.39) Blunder. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -1.39] } (18. Qc1 f6 19. Bd2 fxg5 20. Bxc3 Rxf3 21. Re1 Ra6 22. Re3 g4 23. Be2 Raf6) 18... Nxc5 { [%eval -1.26] } 19. Rxc5 { [%eval -1.15] } 19... Qxa3 { [%eval -1.06] } 20. Nxe5?? { (-1.06 → -4.88) Blunder. Rxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.88] } (20. Rxe5 Bg4 21. Be2 Bxf3 22. Bxf3 Nc7 23. Qd3 Qb2 24. Rc5 Rfd8 25. Qe3 Ne6) 20... Qxc5 { [%eval -4.74] } 21. Nf3 { [%eval -4.95] } 21... a3 { [%eval -4.95] } 22. c3 { [%eval -5.42] } 22... a2 { [%eval -5.49] } 23. e5 { [%eval -5.32] } 23... a1=Q { [%eval -5.42] } 24. Qxa1 { [%eval -5.4] } 24... Rxa1 { [%eval -5.39] } 25. Rxa1 { [%eval -5.31] } 25... f6 { [%eval -5.03] } 26. exf6 { [%eval -5.12] } 26... gxf6 { [%eval -5.14] } 27. gxf6 { [%eval -5.67] } 27... Rxf6 { [%eval -5.6] } 28. Be4 { [%eval -5.43] } 28... Qxc4 { [%eval -5.36] } { White resigns. } 0-1