[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FOWJmcmm"] [Date "2026.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "arjunvijaykumar"] [Black "d4darsh"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "FOWJmcmm"] [UTCDate "2026.05.19"] [UTCTime "00:32:20"] [WhiteElo "840"] [BlackElo "904"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+24"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+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. Bb5?! { (0.35 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. Nd3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Be2 Re8 8. O-O h6) 4... O-O { [%eval -0.06] } 5. O-O { [%eval -0.55] } 5... a6 { [%eval -0.05] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.03] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.14] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... a5 { [%eval 0.34] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.56] } 9. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 9... gxf6?? { (0.59 → 2.54) Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (9... Qxf6 10. Nd5 Qd8 11. c3 Be7 12. d4 Bf6 13. dxe5 Bxe5 14. Nd2 Bd6 15. f4) 10. Nb5? { (2.54 → 0.80) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (10. Nh4 d6 11. Nd5 Bc5 12. Qh5 Kg7 13. Kh1 Nb4 14. Ne3 Bxe3 15. fxe3 d5) 10... d5?! { (0.80 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (10... f5 11. Nd2 Ne7 12. a3 Bc5 13. Qh5 d5 14. exd5 c6 15. dxc6 bxc6 16. Nc3) 11. exd5 { [%eval 1.91] } 11... Ne7 { [%eval 1.63] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 1.31] } 12... f5? { (1.31 → 2.97) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (12... Ng6 13. a3 Bd6 14. Qe3 Kh7 15. d4 Re8 16. Nxd6 cxd6 17. Nd2 f5 18. dxe5) 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.77] } 13... f6? { (2.77 → 4.86) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 4.86] } (13... c6 14. dxc6 bxc6 15. Nc3 Kg7 16. Rae1 f6 17. Nf3 Ng6 18. a3 Bd6 19. d4) 14. d6+ { [%eval 4.81] } 14... Nd5?! { (4.81 → 7.01) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 7.01] } (14... Kg7 15. dxc7 Qe8 16. Nf3 Ng6 17. Qxe8 Rxe8 18. c3 Bf8 19. Nfd4 Ne5 20. Rae1) 15. Bxd5+ { [%eval 5.52] } 15... Kh7?! { (5.52 → 7.35) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 7.35] } (15... Kg7 16. Nf7 Rxf7 17. Bxf7 Kxf7 18. dxc7 Qg8 19. a3 Bf8 20. Rae1 f4 21. Nd4) 16. Nf7 { [%eval 7.27] } 16... Ra6 { [%eval 11.41] } 17. Nxc7 { [%eval 8.05] } 17... Rxd6 { [%eval 8.56] } 18. Ne6 { [%eval 6.91] } 18... Rxf7 { [%eval 7.16] } 19. Nxd8 { [%eval 7.18] } 19... Rxd8 { [%eval 9.45] } 20. Bxf7 { [%eval 9.18] } 20... Kg7 { [%eval 9.58] } 21. Qe7? { (9.58 → 4.59) Mistake. Qh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (21. Qh5 Kf8 22. Bc4 Ke7 23. c3 Rd7 24. cxb4 Kd6 25. Qh4 Kc7 26. Qg3+ Kd8) 21... Bxe7 { [%eval 4.67] } 22. Bb3 { [%eval 4.44] } 22... Bc5 { [%eval 4.6] } 23. Rfe1 { [%eval 4.62] } 23... Kf8 { [%eval 4.88] } 24. Re2 { [%eval 4.61] } 24... Rd4 { [%eval 4.94] } 25. c3 { [%eval 4.73] } 25... Rg4 { [%eval 5.59] } 26. d4 { [%eval 5.58] } 26... Bb6 { [%eval 6.04] } 27. c4?! { (6.04 → 4.45) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.45] } (27. Be6 Bxe6 28. Rxe6 Bd8 29. Rae1 Re4 30. R6xe4 fxe4 31. Rxe4 Be7 32. Kf1 Kf7) 27... Bxd4 { [%eval 4.67] } 28. c5 { [%eval 4.29] } 28... Bxb2?! { (4.29 → 6.13) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 6.13] } (28... Be5 29. Rd1 a4 30. Bd5 Rb4 31. b3 axb3 32. axb3 Kg7 33. Bc4 f4 34. Red2) 29. Rxb2 { [%eval 6.04] } 29... Rh4 { [%eval 6.92] } 30. g3 { [%eval 5.93] } 30... Re4 { [%eval 6.76] } 31. Bd5 { [%eval 6.69] } 31... Rd4 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 7.38] } 32. Bxb7 { [%eval 7.23] } 32... Bxb7 { [%eval 8.3] } 33. Rxb7 { [%eval 7.8] } 33... Ke8? { (7.80 → Mate in 10) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval #10] } (33... Rc4 34. Rd1 Ke8 35. Rc7 h5 36. c6 h4 37. Re1+ Re4 38. Rb1 Kd8 39. Ra7) 34. c6 { [%eval #11] } 34... Kd8 { [%eval #11] } 35. c7+ { [%eval #10] } 35... Kc8 { [%eval #10] } 36. Rab1? { (Mate in 10 → 7.04) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 7.04] } (36. Rc1 Rd1+ 37. Rxd1 Kxb7 38. Rc1 Kc8 39. f4 a4 40. a3 h5 41. h4 Kd7) 36... Kd7? { (7.04 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (36... Rc4 37. Kf1 f4 38. Ra7 Rxc7 39. Rxc7+ Kxc7 40. gxf4 Kc6 41. Ke2 Kc5 42. f5) 37. Rc1 { [%eval #5] } 37... h5 { [%eval #3] } 38. c8=Q+ { [%eval #2] } 38... Kd6 { [%eval #2] } 39. Rc6+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Kd5 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qd8+ { [%eval #3] } 40... Ke4 { [%eval #3] } 41. Rxf6?? { (Mate in 3 → 6.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re7+ was best. } { [%eval 6.88] } (41. Re7+ Kf3 42. Qxd4 f4 43. Qxf4#) 41... Rxd8 { [%eval 6.74] } 42. Ra7 { [%eval 6.55] } 42... f4 { [%eval 7.51] } 43. gxf4?! { (7.51 → 5.28) Inaccuracy. Rxf4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (43. Rxf4+ Ke5 44. Rxa5+ Ke6 45. Kg2 Rd1 46. Kh3 Ra1 47. a4 Rh1 48. Rxh5 Rc1) 43... h4?! { (5.28 → 6.98) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval 6.98] } (43... Kf3 44. h4 Rg8+ 45. Kf1 Rg2 46. Ke1 Rxf2 47. Rxa5 Re2+ 48. Kd1 Rh2 49. f5) 44. Rxa5 { [%eval 7.04] } 44... h3 { [%eval 7.02] } 45. Rh5?? { (7.02 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re5+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (45. Re5+ Kd4 46. Re3 Ra8 47. Rxh3 Rxa2 48. Rh8 Ra5 49. Kg2 Rd5 50. Kf3 Kc5) 45... Rd1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1