[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/KdOYJ4lc"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "benvan"] [Black "Kalli-Tho"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "KdOYJ4lc"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "08:01:57"] [WhiteElo "1331"] [BlackElo "1309"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. d3?! { (0.35 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.24] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. Nd3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Be2 Re8 8. O-O h6) 4... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Ba5 { [%eval 0.32] } 6. b4 { [%eval 0.22] } 6... Bb6 { [%eval 0.28] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.06] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.03] } 8. Bb2 { [%eval -0.19] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.25] } 9. d4?! { (-0.25 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (9. Be2) 9... exd4 { [%eval -0.89] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.67] } 10... Re8 { [%eval -0.77] } 11. Bd3?? { (-0.77 → -4.33) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -4.33] } (11. Be2) 11... d5?? { (-4.33 → -1.92) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (11... Bxd4 12. Qd2 Nd5 13. O-O Bxc3 14. Bxc3 Nxc3 15. Qxc3 Be6 16. f4 f5 17. Rae1) 12. Qf3?? { (-1.92 → -4.42) Blunder. Nce2 was best. } { [%eval -4.42] } (12. Nce2 dxe4 13. Bc4 Nd5 14. O-O Nd7 15. Bb3 Ne5 16. c4 Nd3 17. Qd2 Nxb2) 12... Bxd4 { [%eval -3.96] } 13. O-O?! { (-3.96 → -5.15) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -5.15] } (13. O-O-O Nbd7 14. exd5 Ne5 15. Qg3 Nh5 16. Qh2 Nxd3+ 17. Rxd3 Be5 18. g3 Bf5) 13... dxe4 { [%eval -5.12] } 14. Bxe4 { [%eval -5.13] } 14... Nxe4 { [%eval -4.92] } 15. Nxe4 { [%eval -4.81] } 15... Bxb2 { [%eval -4.83] } 16. Rad1 { [%eval -5.0] } 16... Qb6 { [%eval -4.38] } 17. Nd6 { [%eval -4.71] } 17... Rf8 { [%eval -5.26] } 18. Rde1 { [%eval -5.49] } 18... Be6 { [%eval -5.42] } 19. Rxe6 { [%eval -5.88] } 19... fxe6 { [%eval -5.79] } 20. Qb3 { [%eval -5.92] } 20... Bd4?? { (-5.92 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (20... Qc7 21. Qxe6+ Kh8 22. Re1 Na6 23. c4 g6 24. g4 Qg7 25. g5 Bd4 26. Re4) 21. Qxe6+ { [%eval #4] } 21... Kh8 { [%eval #4] } 22. Nf7+ { [%eval #3] } 22... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 23. Ng5+ { [%eval #4] } 23... Kh8 { [%eval #4] } 24. Nf7+ { [%eval #3] } 24... Kg8 { [%eval #3] } 25. Nd6+?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nh6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. Nh6+ Kh8 26. Qg8+ Rxg8 27. Nf7#) 25... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Nf7+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2