[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LtnLcoWF"] [Date "2026.02.25"] [Round "-"] [White "gertzen"] [Black "Core_Iris"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "LtnLcoWF"] [UTCDate "2026.02.25"] [UTCTime "21:54:35"] [WhiteElo "1114"] [BlackElo "1020"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [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... c6 { [%eval 1.71] } 6. Bc4?! { (1.71 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (6. d4 Bb6 7. h3 d5 8. Bd3 dxe4 9. Nxe4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7) 6... Bg4?! { (0.97 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (6... d5 7. exd5 cxd5 8. Bb5+ Nc6 9. O-O O-O 10. d4 Bb4 11. Ne2) 7. d3?! { (1.69 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (7. h3 Bh5 8. d4 Bb4 9. O-O Bxc3 10. bxc3 Nxe4 11. Bd3 d5 12. Ba3 c5) 7... Bb4?! { (0.99 → 1.81) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.81] } (7... d5 8. exd5 cxd5 9. Bb5+ Nc6 10. Qe2+ Be7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 O-O 13. Bxc6) 8. O-O?! { (1.81 → 1.22) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 1.22] } (8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. O-O O-O 11. Bb3 d5 12. e5 Ne8 13. Ne2 Nd7) 8... d5?! { (1.22 → 1.92) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.92] } (8... Nbd7 9. Ne2 d5 10. Bb3 O-O 11. c3 Bd6 12. Nfd4 c5 13. Nb5 Bb8 14. f3) 9. exd5 { [%eval 1.89] } 9... cxd5 { [%eval 1.88] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval 1.95] } 10... d4 { [%eval 2.25] } 11. Ne4 { [%eval 1.95] } 11... O-O { [%eval 2.19] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 2.07] } 12... h6?! { (2.07 → 3.35) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (12... Be7 13. Re1 Nc6 14. h3 Bc8 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nf3) 13. Nxf6+ { [%eval 3.26] } 13... gxf6 { [%eval 3.38] } 14. Bh4?! { (3.38 → 2.23) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (14. Bxh6 Re8 15. h3 Bh5 16. g4 Bg6 17. Bd2 Nc6 18. Bxb4 Nxb4 19. Qd2 Qd6) 14... Nc6 { [%eval 2.43] } 15. h3 { [%eval 2.46] } 15... Bh5 { [%eval 2.13] } 16. g4 { [%eval 2.14] } 16... Bg6 { [%eval 2.28] } 17. Nh2 { [%eval 2.0] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 2.13] } 18. Qf3 { [%eval 1.58] } 18... Re6?? { (1.58 → 3.70) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.7] } (18... Kg7 19. Qg2 Re2 20. a3 Ba5 21. Qf3 Re5 22. Ba4 Bc7 23. Rfe1 Rc8 24. Nf1) 19. Bxe6 { [%eval 3.81] } 19... Be7?! { (3.81 → 5.26) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval 5.26] } (19... fxe6 20. Qxf6 Qxf6 21. Bxf6 Rf8 22. Bh4 e5 23. a3 Ba5 24. b4 Bb6 25. f3) 20. Bb3 { [%eval 4.91] } 20... f5 { [%eval 6.12] } 21. Qf4?! { (6.12 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (21. gxf5 Bh7 22. f6 Bf8 23. Kh1 Ne5 24. Qg2+ Kh8 25. Rae1 Ng6 26. Bg3 Bg8) 21... Bxh4 { [%eval 4.11] } 22. Qxh6 { [%eval 4.13] } 22... Qe7? { (4.13 → 7.36) Mistake. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval 7.36] } (22... Qg5 23. Qxg5 Bxg5 24. f4 Be7 25. Rae1 Bd6 26. Nf3 Kg7 27. Ne5 Ne7 28. a4) 23. Nf3 { [%eval 6.61] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval 7.18] } 24. g5 { [%eval 6.65] } 24... Bg7 { [%eval 6.36] } 25. Qh4?! { (6.36 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Qxg6 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (25. Qxg6 Qd7 26. Qh5 Na5 27. g6 Nxb3 28. cxb3 fxg6 29. Qxg6 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7) 25... Re8 { [%eval 4.42] } 26. Qg3 { [%eval 4.29] } 26... Nb4 { [%eval 5.31] } 27. Nh4 { [%eval 5.19] } 27... Bh5 { [%eval 4.84] } 28. Nxf5 { [%eval 4.97] } 28... Qe2?! { (4.97 → 6.64) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 6.64] } (28... Qe5 29. Rae1 Qxe1 30. g6 Qe5 31. Qg5 Qf6 32. Qxh5 Kf8 33. Nxg7 Qxg7 34. Bxf7) 29. Nxg7 { [%eval 6.33] } 29... Kxg7 { [%eval 6.11] } 30. h4?! { (6.11 → 4.66) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (30. Rae1 Qxe1 31. Rxe1 Rxe1+ 32. Kh2 a5 33. Qd6 Bg6 34. Qxd4+ Kg8 35. Qd8+ Kg7) 30... Nxc2 { [%eval 4.83] } 31. Bxc2 { [%eval 4.68] } 31... Qxc2 { [%eval 4.66] } 32. b3 { [%eval 3.92] } 32... Re2 { [%eval 4.71] } 33. Qf4 { [%eval 4.17] } 33... Qxd3 { [%eval 4.46] } 34. Qf6+ { [%eval 4.0] } 34... Kf8?! { (4.00 → 5.79) Inaccuracy. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.79] } (34... Kg8 35. Rfd1 Qh3 36. Rxd4 Re8 37. Rf4 Bg6 38. Rd1 Kh7 39. Qd4 Re2 40. Qd5) 35. Qh6+ { [%eval 5.69] } 35... Ke7 { [%eval 5.76] } 36. Qf6+ { [%eval 5.63] } 36... Kd7 { [%eval 5.58] } 37. Qh6?? { (5.58 → -5.81) Blunder. Rfd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.81] } (37. Rfd1 Rd2 38. Re1 Re2 39. Rad1 Rxe1+ 40. Rxe1 Be2 41. Qxf7+ Kd6 42. Qf4+ Kd5) 37... Bg4?? { (-5.81 → 3.61) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 3.61] } (37... Qf3 38. Qf6 Qg4+ 39. Kh2 Qxh4+ 40. Kg2 Qg4+ 41. Kh2 Re4 42. g6 Bxg6 43. Qh8) 38. Qg7 { [%eval 3.21] } 38... Qh3? { (3.21 → 5.61) Mistake. Bh5 was best. } { [%eval 5.61] } (38... Bh5 39. Rfd1 Rd2 40. Rxd2 Qxd2 41. g6 Bxg6 42. Qf6 Be4 43. Qxf7+ Kd6 44. Qf6+) 39. Qxf7+?! { (5.61 → 4.08) Inaccuracy. Qxd4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.08] } (39. Qxd4+ Ke7 40. Rad1 Bd7 41. Qd6+ Kd8 42. Qb8+ Ke7 43. Rfe1 Qg4+ 44. Qg3 Qxg3+) 39... Kd6 { [%eval 4.16] } 40. Qf4+ { [%eval 4.07] } 40... Kd5 { [%eval 4.05] } 41. Qg3 { [%eval 3.68] } 41... d3 { [%eval 3.69] } 42. Qxh3 { [%eval 3.6] } 42... Bxh3 { [%eval 3.54] } 43. Rfd1 { [%eval 3.49] } 43... d2 { [%eval 3.4] } 44. a4?! { (3.40 → 2.50) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } { [%eval 2.5] } (44. Kh2 Bf5 45. Kg3 Kd4 46. h5 a5 47. g6 Kc3 48. g7 Bh7 49. Rg1 Re7) 44... Bg4?! { (2.50 → 3.74) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 3.74] } (44... Ke4 45. Kh2 Be6 46. Ra2 Kd3 47. h5 Bxb3 48. Rdxd2+ Rxd2 49. Rxd2+ Kxd2 50. g6) 45. Ra2?? { (3.74 → -7.37) Blunder. g6 was best. } { [%eval -7.37] } (45. g6 Kd4 46. g7 Be6 47. Kg2 Bd5+ 48. Kg3 Kc3 49. Ra2 Re7 50. Raxd2 Rxg7+) 45... Re1+ { [%eval -6.95] } 46. Kh2 { [%eval -7.41] } 46... Rxd1 { [%eval -6.91] } 47. Kg2?? { (-6.91 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxd2+ was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (47. Rxd2+ Rxd2 48. g6 Ke6 49. g7 Rd8 50. Kg3 Bh5 51. Kf4 Rg8 52. Kg5 Bf7) 47... Rg1+ { [%eval #-8] } 48. Kxg1 { [%eval -8.42] } 48... d1=Q+ { [%eval #-6] } 49. Kg2 { [%eval #-6] } 49... Qf3+ { [%eval #-5] } 50. Kg1 { [%eval #-5] } 50... Qxb3? { (Mate in 5 → -7.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval -7.83] } (50... Bh3 51. Rd2+ Ke6 52. Re2+ Qxe2 53. Kh2 Qg4 54. f3 Qg2#) 51. Rd2+ { [%eval #-8] } 51... Ke4 { [%eval #-7] } 52. Kh2 { [%eval #-5] } 52... Qh3+ { [%eval #-4] } 53. Kg1 { [%eval #-4] } 53... Ke5?! { (Mate in 4 → -13.18) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -13.18] } (53... Bf3 54. Re2+ Bxe2 55. f3+ Kxf3 56. g6 Qg2#) 54. Rc2?! { (-13.18 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (54. f3 Qg3+ 55. Rg2 Qe1+ 56. Kh2 Qxh4+ 57. Kg1 Bxf3 58. Rb2 Qxg5+ 59. Kf2 Qg2+) 54... Qxh4? { (Mate in 4 → -7.44) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval -7.44] } (54... Bf3 55. Re2+ Kf5 56. Re5+ Kxe5 57. g6 Qh1#) 55. Rc5+ { [%eval -7.52] } 55... Kd6 { [%eval -7.54] } 56. Rc4? { (-7.54 → Mate in 15) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval #-15] } (56. Rc3 Qxg5 57. Rg3 Qc1+ 58. Kg2 Be6 59. Rg6 Qd2 60. Kh1 Kc5 61. Kg1 Qe1+) 56... Qxg5 { [%eval #-14] } 57. Rd4+ { [%eval #-11] } 57... Kc6 { [%eval #-12] } 58. Rc4+ { [%eval #-10] } 58... Kd5 { [%eval -14.47] } 59. Rc7?! { (-14.47 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (59. Rc3 Bf3+ 60. Kf1 Qg2+ 61. Ke1 Qh1+ 62. Kd2 Qd1+ 63. Ke3 Qe2+ 64. Kf4 Qe4+) 59... Bf3+ { [%eval #-6] } 60. Kh2 { [%eval #-1] } 60... Qg2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1