[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/H3OthkEg"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "lmsswswk"] [Black "HARIHARAN2023"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "H3OthkEg"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "00:35:16"] [WhiteElo "960"] [BlackElo "857"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... e5 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d5?! { (0.08 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.06] } 5. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.06] } 5... Nxc3 { [%eval 1.14] } 6. bxc3 { [%eval 0.96] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 1.35] } 7. Nd3?! { (1.35 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Qd5 9. Be2 Be7 10. c4 Qe6 11. Bb2 O-O) 7... b6 { [%eval 0.75] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.48] } 8... Qg5?! { (0.48 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (8... Bd6 9. O-O O-O 10. Nb2 Bb7 11. Nc4 Ba6 12. Nxd6 Bxe2 13. Qxe2 Qxd6) 9. O-O { [%eval 1.04] } 9... Bc5?? { (1.04 → 3.00) Blunder. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.0] } (9... Bb7 10. Bf3 O-O-O 11. Nb2 Qc5 12. Qe2 Bd6 13. Nc4 Bxh2+ 14. Kxh2 Ba6 15. Ba3) 10. c4?? { (3.00 → 1.09) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.09] } (10. Bf3 Bd7 11. Re1+ Kd8 12. h4 Qxh4 13. Nxc5 bxc5 14. Ba3 Re8 15. Rxe8+ Bxe8) 10... Nd4?! { (1.09 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (10... Be7 11. Bb2 O-O 12. Bf3 Bb7 13. Be4 Na5 14. f4 Qh6 15. Bxb7 Nxb7 16. Qf3) 11. c3?! { (1.81 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (11. Bf3 Rb8 12. Nxc5 Qxc5 13. Bd5 O-O 14. c3 Nf5 15. Qa4 Qd6 16. d4 Be6) 11... Nxe2+ { [%eval 0.67] } 12. Qxe2+ { [%eval 0.68] } 12... Kd7?? { (0.68 → 5.52) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 5.52] } (12... Be6 13. Ne5 Qe7 14. d4 Bd6 15. c5 Bxe5 16. Qxe5 O-O 17. Ba3 Rfd8 18. Rfe1) 13. a4?? { (5.52 → 1.79) Blunder. Ne5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.79] } (13. Ne5+ Ke8 14. d4 Qf5 15. dxc5 Be6 16. Re1 bxc5 17. g4 Qf6 18. Qe4 Rd8) 13... Re8?! { (1.79 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (13... Bb7 14. Nxc5+ bxc5 15. Qd3+ Ke7 16. Qh3 Rhe8 17. d3 Qg6 18. Ba3 f6 19. Bxc5+) 14. Ne5+?? { (2.42 → -1.51) Blunder. Nxc5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.51] } (14. Nxc5+ Qxc5 15. Qg4+ Kd8 16. Qf3 Rb8 17. Qxf7 Bd7 18. d4 Qf5 19. Qxg7 Kc8) 14... Rxe5 { [%eval -1.5] } 15. Qf3?! { (-1.50 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. Qd3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (15. Qd3+ Ke7 16. Qf3 Qf5 17. d4 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Rf5 19. dxc5 bxc5 20. Rb1 Be6) 15... c6?? { (-2.26 → 2.12) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (15... Qf5 16. d4 Qxf3 17. gxf3 Rf5 18. dxc5 Rxc5 19. Rd1+ Kc6 20. Rd8 Bb7 21. Rd4) 16. d4 { [%eval 2.06] } 16... Qf5 { [%eval 2.09] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 2.32] } 17... Bxf2+?? { (2.32 → 5.50) Blunder. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval 5.5] } (17... Qxf3 18. gxf3 Ba6 19. Rd1+ Ke6 20. Be3 Bxc4 21. a5 Bxe3 22. fxe3 b5 23. f4) 18. Rxf2 { [%eval 5.41] } 18... Qxe5?? { (5.41 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (18... Qxf3 19. gxf3 Ke8 20. Be3 c5 21. h4 Be6 22. Bg5 Bxc4 23. Kh2 Be6) 19. Qxf7+ { [%eval #5] } 19... Kd6 { [%eval #4] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval #5] } 20... Qxf4 { [%eval #4] } 21. Rxf4 { [%eval #4] } 21... Kc5 { [%eval #1] } 22. Qf5+?? { (Mate in 1 → 4.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe7# was best. } { [%eval 4.62] } (22. Qe7#) 22... Kd6?? { (4.62 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... Bxf5 23. Rxf5+ Kxc4 24. Rf4+ Kb3 25. Rb1+ Kc2 26. Re1 Kb3 27. c4 c5 28. Rf2) 23. Rd1+ { [%eval #4] } 23... Kc7 { [%eval #5] } 24. Rd7+? { (Mate in 5 → 7.77) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.77] } (24. Qf7+ Kb8 25. Qe7 g6 26. Rf7 Bd7 27. Qxd7 g5 28. Qb7#) 24... Bxd7 { [%eval 7.63] } 25. Re4?? { (7.63 → -5.34) Blunder. Qe5+ was best. } { [%eval -5.34] } (25. Qe5+ Kb7 26. Qxg7 Rd8 27. Qe7 Kc7 28. Rf7 a5 29. h4 b5 30. cxb5 cxb5) 25... Bxf5 { [%eval -4.8] } 26. Re7+ { [%eval -5.1] } 26... Kd6 { [%eval -4.98] } 27. Rxg7 { [%eval -5.16] } 27... Rh8?! { (-5.16 → -4.06) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.06] } (27... Bd3 28. a5 bxa5 29. Rg5 a4 30. c5+ Ke6 31. Rg4 Bc2 32. Rd4 Bb3 33. Rd6+) 28. h3 { [%eval -4.74] } 28... Kc5? { (-4.74 → -2.77) Mistake. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval -2.77] } (28... Ra8 29. c5+ bxc5 30. Kf2 a5 31. Ke3 c4 32. Rg5 Bd3 33. Kd4 Re8 34. Rxa5) 29. g4? { (-2.77 → -4.67) Mistake. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval -4.67] } (29. Rg5 Kxc4 30. Rxf5 a5 31. Rf7 Kxc3 32. Rb7 b5 33. axb5 c5 34. Ra7 Kb4) 29... Bd3 { [%eval -4.45] } 30. h4 { [%eval -5.06] } 30... h5 { [%eval -4.35] } 31. gxh5 { [%eval -4.83] } 31... Rxh5 { [%eval -4.27] } 32. Rg5+? { (-4.27 → -7.04) Mistake. Rxa7 was best. } { [%eval -7.04] } (32. Rxa7 Bxc4 33. a5 b5 34. Rb7 Rxh4 35. a6 Bd5 36. a7 Ra4 37. Kf2 Kc4) 32... Kxc4?? { (-7.04 → 0.06) Blunder. Rxg5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (32... Rxg5+ 33. hxg5 a5 34. Kf2 Kxc4 35. Kf3 Kxc3 36. Kg3 b5 37. axb5 cxb5 38. Kf2) 33. Rxh5 { [%eval 0.22] } 33... Kxc3 { [%eval 0.3] } 34. Rg5 { [%eval 0.09] } 34... Kb4?? { (0.09 → 2.59) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (34... b5 35. axb5 cxb5 36. Kf2 b4 37. Ke3 b3 38. Rc5+ Bc4 39. Rxc4+ Kxc4 40. Kd2) 35. h5 { [%eval 1.96] } 35... Kxa4 { [%eval 2.39] } 36. h6 { [%eval 2.35] } 36... b5 { [%eval 2.16] } 37. Rg4+ { [%eval 1.36] } 37... Kb3?? { (1.36 → 4.38) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (37... b4 38. Kf2 a5 39. Ke3 Bh7 40. Rg7 Bb1 41. Kd2 Kb3 42. Kc1 Be4 43. Re7) 38. Rg3 { [%eval 4.89] } 38... Kc3?! { (4.89 → 6.29) Inaccuracy. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval 6.29] } (38... Kc4 39. Rxd3 Kxd3 40. h7 a5 41. h8=Q b4 42. Qb2 c5 43. Qb3+ Kd4 44. Kf2) 39. Rxd3+?! { (6.29 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. h7 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (39. h7 Kc2 40. h8=Q c5 41. Qe5 a5 42. Qxc5+ Bc4 43. Qf2+ Kd1) 39... Kxd3 { [%eval 4.66] } 40. h7 { [%eval 4.49] } 40... b4 { [%eval 4.76] } 41. h8=Q { [%eval 4.81] } 41... b3 { [%eval 5.32] } 42. Qh3+ { [%eval 4.97] } 42... Kc2 { [%eval 5.36] } 43. Qg2+ { [%eval 5.44] } 43... Kc1 { [%eval 5.8] } 44. Qxc6+ { [%eval 5.81] } 44... Kb2 { [%eval 7.07] } 45. Kf2 { [%eval 5.93] } 45... Ka3?? { (5.93 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. a5 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (45... a5 46. Qa4 Kc3 47. Ke2 b2 48. Qa3+ Kd4 49. Qxb2+ Ke4 50. Qb1+ Kf4 51. Qb8+) 46. Ke3 { [%eval 7.1] } 46... b2 { [%eval 6.55] } 47. Qc5+ { [%eval 6.51] } 47... Ka2 { [%eval 6.71] } 48. Qc4+ { [%eval 5.52] } 48... Kb1?? { (5.52 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ka3 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (48... Ka3 49. Qd3+ Ka2 50. Qd5+ Ka3 51. Qd1 a5 52. Kd2 Kb4 53. Kc2 Ka3) 49. Qb4 { [%eval #6] } 49... Kc1 { [%eval #7] } 50. Kd3?? { (Mate in 7 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qc3+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (50. Qc3+ Kb1 51. Kd2 Ka2 52. Qc4+ Ka3 53. Kc2 b1=R 54. Kxb1 a5 55. Qb5 a4) 50... b1=Q+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Qe1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Qd1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Kc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Qe6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Qc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Qxc4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Kxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Kb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Kb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Ka3 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Ka6 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Kxa7 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2