[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MEcYv0sD"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "sam_2016master"] [Black "Dolby1983"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MEcYv0sD"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "18:02:00"] [WhiteElo "860"] [BlackElo "847"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nf3?! { (0.11 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation } (3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 a5 7. Bg5 c6) 3... d6?! { (-0.50 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. Ng5 { [%eval -0.08] } 4... Be6?? { (-0.08 → 1.73) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (4... d5 5. exd5 h6 6. Nf3 e4 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. d4 exd3 9. Nxd3) 5. Bxe6?! { (1.73 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (5. Nxe6 fxe6 6. Bxe6 Qe7 7. Bc8 c6 8. d3 g6 9. Bh3 Bg7) 5... fxe6 { [%eval 0.92] } 6. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.92] } 6... Qd7 { [%eval 1.03] } 7. Nxf8 { [%eval 1.11] } 7... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.96] } 8. O-O?! { (0.96 → -0.09) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (8. Nc3 Nc6 9. d3 O-O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. O-O Kb7 12. a3 d5) 8... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.12] } 9. Qh5+ { [%eval -0.19] } 9... g6 { [%eval 0.13] } 10. Qe2 { [%eval 0.21] } 10... Rh8?? { (0.21 → 4.35) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (10... Qf5 11. d3 Ng5 12. d4 Ne6 13. dxe5 Nc6 14. Bh6 Rf7 15. Nc3 dxe5 16. f4) 11. Qxe4 { [%eval 4.35] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 4.05] } 12. Qd5 { White offers draw } { [%eval 3.46] } 12... a6 { [%eval 3.64] } 13. Qf3 { [%eval 3.06] } 13... O-O-O { [%eval 3.07] } 14. d3 { [%eval 3.15] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval 3.15] } 15. Qd1 { [%eval 3.16] } 15... Kb8 { [%eval 3.1] } 16. Bg5 { [%eval 3.29] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 3.63] } 17. Bf6 { [%eval 2.91] } 17... Rhe8 { [%eval 3.46] } 18. c3 { [%eval 3.04] } 18... Nf5 { [%eval 3.14] } 19. f3? { (3.14 → 1.71) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (19. Bg5 h6 20. Be3 g5 21. Nd2 d5 22. Nb3 b6 23. d4 Nh4 24. Qe2 e4) 19... Qf7? { (1.71 → 3.50) Mistake. h6 was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (19... h6 20. Qe2 g5 21. Nd2 Re6 22. Ne4 Qc6 23. c4 Nd4 24. Qd2 Rf8 25. Rae1) 20. Bg5 { [%eval 3.4] } 20... h6 { [%eval 3.5] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 3.35] } 21... Rh8 { [%eval 3.41] } 22. Na3 { [%eval 3.56] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval 3.66] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 3.75] } 23... Qb5 { [%eval 4.31] } 24. a4 { [%eval 4.09] } 24... Qd7 { [%eval 4.24] } 25. Qb3 { [%eval 3.94] } 25... b5?! { (3.94 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (25... g5 26. Ne3 Nxe3 27. Bxe3 h5 28. Rae1 Rcg8 29. Qc2 g4 30. fxg4 hxg4 31. g3) 26. Na5 { [%eval 4.41] } 26... c6 { [%eval 4.5] } 27. c4 { [%eval 4.28] } 27... Qc7 { [%eval 4.72] } 28. cxb5 { [%eval 4.79] } 28... cxb5 { [%eval 4.77] } 29. axb5 { [%eval 4.56] } 29... Nd4 { [%eval 5.65] } 30. Qd5 { [%eval 5.68] } 30... Qb6 { [%eval 5.4] } 31. Nc6+?! { (5.40 → 3.67) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 3.67] } (31. Be3 Qxb5 32. Qxd6+ Ka7 33. Bxd4+ exd4 34. Rfc1 Rhe8 35. Rxc8 Rxc8 36. Qxd4+ Qc5) 31... Nxc6+ { [%eval 3.55] } 32. Be3?? { (3.55 → -2.15) Blunder. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (32. Kh1 axb5 33. Qxd6+ Kb7 34. Qxg6 Rhd8 35. Qxh6 Rh8 36. Qg7+ Qc7 37. Qxc7+ Kxc7) 32... Qxe3+ { [%eval -2.07] } 33. Rf2? { (-2.07 → -3.62) Mistake. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -3.62] } (33. Kh1 Qd4 34. Qb3 Qb4 35. Qe6 Rhe8 36. Qxg6 axb5 37. h3 Re7 38. Qxh6 Ra7) 33... Qb6?? { (-3.62 → 1.62) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.62] } (33... Qd4 34. Qf7 axb5 35. Qxg6 Rc7 36. h3 Nb4 37. Ra5 Qb6 38. Ra3 Rc2 39. d4) 34. Qxd6+ { [%eval 1.62] } 34... Kb7 { [%eval 2.2] } 35. Qd7+?! { (2.20 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (35. bxc6+ Rxc6 36. Qxe5 Rd8 37. Qe7+ Kb8 38. Qe2 Rcd6 39. Rd1 g5 40. h3 Re6) 35... Kb8 { [%eval 1.71] } 36. bxc6 { [%eval 1.37] } 36... Rxc6 { [%eval 1.26] } 37. Qd5 { [%eval 1.27] } 37... Rd8?! { (1.27 → 2.41) Inaccuracy. Rc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (37... Rc5 38. Qe4 Rhc8 39. Qe3 Ka7 40. Re1 g5 41. h3 Rb5 42. Qd2 Rb8 43. Re2) 38. Qxe5+ { [%eval 2.4] } 38... Qc7?! { (2.40 → 3.12) Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.12] } (38... Kb7 39. Qe7+ Kb8 40. Qe2 Re6 41. Qd2 Qd4 42. g3 Re3 43. Kg2 Rxd3 44. Qxh6) 39. Qe4 { [%eval 2.81] } 39... h5 { [%eval 2.94] } 40. Qb4+ { [%eval 2.32] } 40... Rb6 { [%eval 2.41] } 41. Qa3 { [%eval 2.37] } 41... a5?? { (2.37 → 5.31) Blunder. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 5.31] } (41... Qe5 42. h3 Qd4 43. Re1 Qxd3 44. Rfe2 Qxa3 45. bxa3 Rd3 46. a4 Kc7 47. Re7+) 42. Qxa5 { [%eval 5.0] } 42... Qa7?? { (5.00 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (42... Qb7 43. Rc2 Rdd6 44. Re2 Ra6 45. Re8+ Ka7 46. Qe1 Rxa1 47. Qxa1+ Ra6 48. Qc1) 43. Qxa7+ { [%eval #2] } 43... Kc8 { [%eval #2] } 44. Rc1+ { [%eval #1] } 44... Rc6 { [%eval #1] } 45. Rxc6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0