[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MKEyPftR"] [Date "2026.03.17"] [Round "-"] [White "AlexanderSmirnov97"] [Black "yagiz557"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "MKEyPftR"] [UTCDate "2026.03.17"] [UTCTime "09:01:10"] [WhiteElo "1253"] [BlackElo "1285"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+94"] [BlackRatingDiff "-54"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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... 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. d3? { (0.84 → -0.40) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (4. exd5 Bd6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 O-O 8. Bxc6 exd4) 4... dxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Nxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 5... Bf5?! { (-0.21 → 0.48) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (5... Nc6 6. c3 Be7 7. Be2 a5 8. O-O O-O 9. Re1 h6 10. Ng3) 6. Ng3 { [%eval 0.42] } 6... Bg4 { [%eval 0.52] } 7. Bd2?! { (0.52 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (7. h3) 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.2] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.16] } 8... Bc5 { [%eval 0.16] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 9... h5 { [%eval 0.34] } 10. h4 { [%eval -0.1] } 10... Bxf3?! { (-0.10 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.94] } (10... Qd6) 11. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.94] } 11... O-O { [%eval 1.45] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 1.44] } 12... g6 { [%eval 1.47] } 13. Nf5?? { (1.47 → -3.30) Blunder. Bxc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.3] } (13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Qf3 Be7 15. Qxc6 Rb8 16. b3 Rb6 17. Qa4 Nd5 18. Ne4 Kg7) 13... Nd4?? { (-3.30 → 1.45) Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.45] } (13... gxf5 14. Bxc6 bxc6 15. d4 Be7 16. Re1 e4 17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Re3 Re8 19. Qxh5) 14. Nh6+?? { (1.45 → -1.32) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. c3 Bb6 16. Bxb7 Rb8 17. Bf3 Qd6 18. a4 a5 19. g3 Kg7) 14... Kh7?! { (-1.32 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (14... Kg7) 15. Bxh5?! { (-0.34 → -0.93) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.93] } (15. Re1) 15... gxh5 { [%eval -0.71] } 16. c3 { [%eval -1.11] } 16... Ne6 { [%eval -1.1] } 17. d4 { [%eval -0.86] } 17... exd4 { [%eval -0.88] } 18. Qd3+ { [%eval -0.79] } 18... Kh8?! { (-0.79 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (18... Kg7 19. b4) 19. Rae1?? { (-0.11 → -2.60) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -2.6] } (19. Qf5 Nxg5) 19... dxc3?? { (-2.60 → 0.31) Blunder. Nxg5 was best. } { [%eval 0.31] } (19... Nxg5) 20. Qxc3? { (0.31 → -1.27) Mistake. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (20. Qf5 Bd4) 20... b6?? { (-1.27 → 6.83) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.83] } (20... Bd4 21. Qf3) 21. Bxf6+ { [%eval 6.85] } 21... Kh7 { [%eval 7.16] } 22. Bxd8 { [%eval 6.89] } 22... Nxd8 { [%eval 9.46] } 23. Qf6 { [%eval 8.77] } 23... a5? { (8.77 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (23... Bd4 24. Qxd4 Ne6 25. Qf6 Rad8 26. Nf5 Rd7 27. Qh6+ Kg8 28. Qxh5 Rd5 29. Kh1) 24. g4? { (Mate in 4 → 8.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 8.46] } (24. Nf5 Ne6 25. Rxe6 Bd4 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. Ne7#) 24... hxg4? { (8.46 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (24... Bd4 25. Qxd4 Kxh6 26. Kh1 Ne6 27. Qf6+ Kh7 28. gxh5 a4 29. h6 Rae8 30. Rg1) 25. Nxg4 { [%eval #7] } 25... Rg8 { [%eval #1] } 26. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0