[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9AT9f2Jw"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "Mew_16"] [Black "PhilippeVG"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "9AT9f2Jw"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "12:11:27"] [WhiteElo "1420"] [BlackElo "1517"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit"] [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. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nc6? { (0.29 → 1.47) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4) 4. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.87] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 1.42] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit } 5. Bc4? { (1.42 → 0.08) Mistake. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (5. Nc3 Be6 6. d4 Bb4 7. Qd3 O-O 8. f3 b5 9. a3 Be7) 5... Bc5?! { (0.08 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (5... Nxe4 6. O-O Nd6 7. Re1+ Be7 8. Bb3 O-O 9. d4 Nf5 10. c3) 6. e5?? { (0.63 → -1.97) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -1.97] } (6. f3 b5 7. Bb3 O-O 8. d3 a5 9. a4 b4 10. Nd2 Nd5) 6... Nd5?? { (-1.97 → 1.42) Blunder. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (6... Ng4 7. Qf3 Nxe5 8. Qe4 O-O 9. O-O Re8 10. h3 Bxh3 11. gxh3) 7. d4 { [%eval 1.27] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 1.5] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.2] } 8... Be6 { [%eval 1.38] } 9. Bxd5 { [%eval 1.42] } 9... Bxd5 { [%eval 1.32] } 10. O-O?! { (1.32 → 0.70) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (10. Qg4 Qd7 11. Qxd7+ Kxd7 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Be3 Rac8 14. c3 c5 15. Kd2 Rc6) 10... Qh4? { (0.70 → 2.47) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (10... Bc4 11. Qg4 Qxd4 12. Qxg7 O-O-O 13. Be3 Qd7 14. Rfd1 Qf5 15. Bxb6 axb6 16. Rac1) 11. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.53] } 11... cxd5 { [%eval 2.43] } 12. Re1? { (2.43 → 1.09) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (12. f4 c5 13. c3 O-O 14. a4 a5 15. Qb3 Qd8 16. Be3 Rc8 17. Rad1 c4) 12... O-O-O? { (1.09 → 2.36) Mistake. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (12... Qxd4 13. Qxd4 Bxd4 14. Rd1 Bc5 15. Rxd5 Rd8 16. Rxd8+ Kxd8 17. Kf1 Ke7 18. Ke2) 13. g3?? { (2.36 → 0.13) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (13. c3 c6 14. a4 Bc7 15. Qf3 Kb8 16. Qf5 Rdf8 17. g3 Qe7 18. Bd2 h5) 13... Qh3?? { (0.13 → 1.90) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (13... Qxd4 14. Qxd4 Bxd4 15. c3 Bb6 16. Bd2 Kd7 17. Kg2 Ke6 18. a4 a5 19. Bg5) 14. Bg5 { [%eval 1.78] } 14... Rde8 { [%eval 1.82] } 15. a4 { [%eval 1.84] } 15... a6 { [%eval 2.18] } 16. a5 { [%eval 2.14] } 16... Ba7 { [%eval 2.08] } 17. b4 { [%eval 1.78] } 17... c6 { [%eval 1.84] } 18. Rb1 { [%eval 1.44] } 18... h6 { [%eval 1.61] } 19. Be3 { [%eval 1.31] } 19... f6?! { (1.31 → 2.01) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (19... h5 20. Bf4 Re6 21. Rb3 Rg6 22. f3 Re6 23. Re2 Rg8 24. Be3 h4 25. Qf1) 20. Qd2?! { (2.01 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. exf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (20. exf6 gxf6 21. Bf4 Qf5 22. Qd2 h5 23. h4 Bb8 24. Bxb8 Kxb8 25. Rb3 Rxe1+) 20... h5 { [%eval 1.84] } 21. Rec1?? { (1.84 → -1.30) Blunder. exf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (21. exf6 gxf6 22. Bf4 h4 23. Rxe8+ Rxe8 24. Re1 Rxe1+ 25. Qxe1 Kd7 26. c3 Qf5) 21... h4 { [%eval -1.3] } 22. c4?! { (-1.30 → -2.21) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (22. Re1 fxe5 23. dxe5 d4 24. Bg5 hxg3 25. fxg3 Ref8 26. Be7 Rf3 27. Qg2 d3+) 22... hxg3?! { (-2.21 → -1.50) Inaccuracy. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.5] } (22... fxe5 23. Rb2 hxg3 24. fxg3 Qg4 25. b5 exd4 26. Bf4 d3+ 27. b6 Bb8 28. cxd5) 23. fxg3 { [%eval -1.31] } 23... Bb8?? { (-1.31 → 1.46) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (23... fxe5 24. Rb2 exd4 25. Bxd4 Re2 26. Qxe2 Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Bxb2 28. Qxb2 dxc4 29. Kg1) 24. cxd5? { (1.46 → 0.18) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.18] } (24. b5 fxe5 25. dxe5 Rxe5 26. Bf4 axb5 27. cxb5 Reh5 28. Rb2 Qf5 29. a6 Bxf4) 24... fxe5 { [%eval 0.24] } 25. dxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... bxc6?? { (0.00 → 6.08) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.08] } (25... exd4 26. cxb7+ Kxb7 27. Rb3 Bxg3 28. Bf4 Bxf4 29. Qxf4 Qxb3 30. Qc7+ Ka8 31. Qc6+) 26. dxe5?! { (6.08 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Rxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (26. Rxc6+ Bc7 27. Rbc1 Kb8 28. Rxc7 Qf5 29. dxe5 Qxe5 30. Ba7+ Ka8 31. Qg2+ Qe4) 26... Rd8? { (3.99 → 6.70) Mistake. Re6 was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (26... Re6 27. b5 axb5 28. Rxb5 Bc7 29. Rbc5 Rg6 30. Qf2 Rd8 31. Qf3 Rh8 32. R5c2) 27. Rxc6+ { [%eval 6.72] } 27... Kb7 { [%eval 6.7] } 28. Rb6+ { [%eval 5.94] } 28... Ka7?? { (5.94 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (28... Ka8 29. Qc2 Qxh2+ 30. Qxh2 Rxh2 31. Rxa6+ Kb7 32. Rb6+ Ka8 33. Kxh2 Bxe5 34. Re6) 29. Rd6+ { [%eval #3] } 29... Ka8 { [%eval #1] } 30. Qd5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0