[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/GgoqmThl"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "soyElTroll"] [Black "VGE2"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "GgoqmThl"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "21:20:42"] [WhiteElo "980"] [BlackElo "1103"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bc5?! { (0.08 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.9] } 4... d6 { [%eval 1.28] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 1.19] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 1.33] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 1.05] } 6... O-O { [%eval 1.09] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.88] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 1.0] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.8] } 8... Bd7?? { (0.80 → 2.86) Blunder. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.86] } (8... Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qd1 c6 11. d3 b5 12. Bb3 Re8 13. a4 b4 14. Ne2) 9. d4 { [%eval 2.83] } 9... Bb6 { [%eval 3.07] } 10. e5 { [%eval 2.95] } 10... Ng4?! { (2.95 → 4.18) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 4.18] } (10... dxe5 11. dxe5 Nh5 12. Nd5 h6 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Be2 Re8 15. Nh2 g6 16. Bxh5) 11. hxg4 { [%eval 3.88] } 11... Bxg4 { [%eval 3.95] } 12. d5? { (3.95 → 2.31) Mistake. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (12. Be2 dxe5 13. Nxe5 Bxe2 14. Nxe2 Nxe5 15. dxe5 Qh4 16. Qd3 Rad8 17. Qf3 Qc4) 12... Nd4?! { (2.31 → 3.17) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 3.17] } (12... Nxe5 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qh4 15. Be3 f5 16. g3 Qf6 17. Be2 Bxe3 18. fxe3) 13. Be3?! { (3.17 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 dxe5 15. Na4 f5 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. Re1 Qf6 18. Bh5 Rad8) 13... dxe5? { (1.93 → 3.30) Mistake. Nxf3+ was best. } { [%eval 3.3] } (13... Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Bh3 15. f4 Bxf1 16. Kxf1 Bxe3 17. fxe3 dxe5 18. Qg4 exf4 19. Qxf4) 14. Be2 { [%eval 2.59] } 14... Nf5?! { (2.59 → 3.62) Inaccuracy. Nxe2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (14... Nxe2+ 15. Qxe2 f5 16. d6 cxd6 17. Qd3 Bh5 18. Bxb6 axb6 19. Nh2 f4 20. Qd5+) 15. Bxb6 { [%eval 3.68] } 15... axb6 { [%eval 4.35] } 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.25] } 16... Bxe2 { [%eval 4.39] } 17. Qxe2 { [%eval 4.37] } 17... Nd4 { [%eval 5.05] } 18. Qd3 { [%eval 5.03] } 18... f6 { [%eval 5.19] } 19. Qxd4 { [%eval 5.15] } 19... fxe5 { [%eval 4.96] } 20. Qxe5 { [%eval 5.41] } 20... Qh4 { [%eval 5.56] } 21. Ne4?? { (5.56 → 2.57) Blunder. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (21. Rae1 Rad8 22. Re3 Qh6 23. Ne4 Rde8 24. Qg3 Kh8 25. Ng5 Qh5 26. d6) 21... Rae8 { [%eval 2.37] } 22. Qg5?? { (2.37 → 0.33) Blunder. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.33] } (22. Qxc7 Rxe4 23. g3 Qg4 24. Rae1 Rxe1 25. Rxe1 Qd4 26. Rf1 h5 27. Qd7 Qxb2) 22... Rxe4?! { (0.33 → 1.32) Inaccuracy. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (22... Qxe4 23. Rad1 Qxc2 24. Rc1 Qxb2 25. Rxc7 Qd4 26. d6 Rd8 27. Qg3 Kh8 28. Re7) 23. Qxh4 { [%eval 1.41] } 23... Rxh4 { [%eval 1.25] } 24. Rae1 { [%eval 0.89] } 24... Rf6 { [%eval 1.4] } 25. Re8+ { [%eval 1.5] } 25... Kf7?! { (1.50 → 2.73) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (25... Rf8 26. Re5 Rd4 27. Rfe1 b5 28. f3 g6 29. c3 Rd2 30. R1e2 Rd1+ 31. Kh2) 26. Rfe1 { [%eval 2.81] } 26... Rfh6?! { (2.81 → 3.85) Inaccuracy. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.85] } (26... Rc4 27. R1e7+ Kg6 28. c3 Rf7 29. Re5 h5 30. R8e6+ Rf6 31. Re7 b5 32. a3) 27. R8e7+ { [%eval 3.75] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 3.82] } 28. Re8+ { [%eval 3.79] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 3.72] } 29. R8e7+? { (3.72 → 2.18) Mistake. R1e7+ was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (29. R1e7+ Kf6 30. Re6+ Kg5 31. Rxh6 Kxh6 32. Rc8 Rd4 33. Rxc7 Rxd5 34. a4 b5) 29... Kf6?? { (2.18 → 4.67) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.67] } (29... Kf8 30. f4 Rh1+ 31. Kf2 Rxe1 32. Rxe1 Rd6 33. Re5 b5 34. a3 Kf7 35. Kf3) 30. R7e6+?? { (4.67 → 1.97) Blunder. R1e6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.97] } (30. R1e6+ Kf5 31. Rxh6 Rxh6 32. Rxc7 Ke5 33. Rxb7 Kxd5 34. Rxg7 Re6 35. Kf1 Rh6) 30... Kf5?? { (1.97 → 5.27) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 5.27] } (30... Kf7 31. Rxh6 Rxh6 32. Re3 Rd6 33. c4 g5 34. g4 c6 35. Rb3 cxd5 36. cxd5) 31. Rxh6?! { (5.27 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. R1e5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (31. R1e5+ Kg4 32. f3+ Kg3 33. Rg5+ Kf4 34. Rxg7 Kf5 35. Rf7+ Kg5 36. Re5+ Kg6) 31... Rxh6 { [%eval 3.87] } 32. c4? { (3.87 → 1.98) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (32. Re7 c5 33. Rxb7 c4 34. Rxg7 Ke4 35. Rd7 Kd4 36. a4 b5 37. c3+ Kd3) 32... c6?! { (1.98 → 3.33) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 3.33] } (32... Rh4 33. b3 Re4 34. Kf1 Rxe1+ 35. Kxe1 Kf4 36. Ke2 Ke4 37. g3 Kd4 38. f4) 33. dxc6? { (3.33 → 1.71) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (33. Re7 cxd5 34. cxd5 g5 35. a3 Rd6 36. Rxh7 Rxd5 37. Rxb7 b5 38. Kh2 Kg4) 33... bxc6 { [%eval 1.57] } 34. f3?! { (1.57 → 0.76) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (34. Re7 Rg6 35. f3 c5 36. Kf2 Kf6 37. Rd7 Ke6 38. Rd5 Rh6 39. Rd1 Rf6) 34... Kf4? { (0.76 → 2.48) Mistake. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (34... Rd6 35. Re7 Kf6 36. Rb7 c5 37. Kh2 h5 38. b3 g5 39. Rh7 Kg6 40. Rh8) 35. Re4+ { [%eval 2.15] } 35... Kg3?? { (2.15 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (35... Kf5 36. Re7 g5 37. Rf7+ Ke5 38. b3 c5 39. Rd7 Ke6 40. Rc7 Ke5 41. Rb7) 36. Rg4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0