[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MpPRyqF2"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Arsenii_1509"] [Black "johncarr1950"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "MpPRyqF2"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "15:25:06"] [WhiteElo "944"] [BlackElo "991"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C46"] [Opening "Three Knights Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } { C46 Three Knights Opening } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.46] } 4. Bb5 { [%eval 0.03] } 4... a6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.16] } 5... dxc6 { [%eval 0.12] } 6. d3 { [%eval -0.02] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 7. Bg5 { [%eval -0.11] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.15] } 8... g5 { [%eval 0.64] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 0.69] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 1.12] } 10. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.17] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 1.26] } 11. O-O? { (1.26 → -0.07) Mistake. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (11. Bd4) 11... O-O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 12. a4?! { (-0.03 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (12. Ne2 Rhe8) 12... Rhe8 { [%eval -0.5] } 13. d4 { [%eval -0.68] } 13... Bb6 { [%eval -0.33] } 14. Bxf6? { (-0.33 → -1.45) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.45] } (14. Qd3 Nh5) 14... Qxf6 { [%eval -1.46] } 15. b4?? { (-1.46 → -4.13) Blunder. a5 was best. } { [%eval -4.13] } (15. a5 Ba7 16. Ne2 g4 17. e5 Qg7 18. Ne1 Bc4 19. Nd3 Bxd4 20. Nxd4 Rxd4) 15... Bc4?! { (-4.13 → -2.82) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval -2.82] } (15... g4 16. e5 Qg7 17. Ne4 gxf3 18. Qxf3 Rxd4 19. a5 Ba7 20. c3 Rdd8 21. Nf6) 16. a5? { (-2.82 → -4.71) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval -4.71] } (16. e5 Qg6 17. a5 Ba7 18. Ne2 g4 19. Ne1 Bxe2 20. Qxe2 Bxd4 21. Ra3 Rxe5) 16... Ba7? { (-4.71 → -2.91) Mistake. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.91] } (16... Bxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxf1 18. Qg4+ Kb8 19. Nf5 Qxc3 20. Rxf1 Qxc2 21. Nxh6 f6 22. e5) 17. Re1 { [%eval -3.67] } 17... c5?? { (-3.67 → 0.42) Blunder. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (17... g4 18. e5 Qf5 19. Nh4 Qh5 20. Re4 Qxh4 21. Rxg4 Qe7 22. Na4 h5 23. Rf4) 18. b5?? { (0.42 → -1.96) Blunder. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.96] } (18. bxc5 Bxc5) 18... cxd4 { [%eval -1.68] } 19. e5?! { (-1.68 → -2.80) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (19. Nd5 Qd6 20. bxa6 bxa6 21. Nd2 Bxd5 22. exd5 Qxd5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8 24. Nb3 Re6) 19... Qg6 { [%eval -2.86] } 20. b6 { [%eval -2.48] } 20... cxb6?! { (-2.48 → -1.54) Inaccuracy. Bxb6 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (20... Bxb6 21. Ne4 Ba7 22. h3 Qc6 23. Nf6 Re6 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. Rb1 Bxg2 26. Qg4) 21. axb6?! { (-1.54 → -2.29) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -2.29] } (21. Ne4 Bb8) 21... Bxb6 { [%eval -2.25] } 22. Na4?! { (-2.25 → -3.20) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -3.2] } (22. Ne4 Bc7) 22... Bc7 { [%eval -2.99] } 23. c3?! { (-2.99 → -4.62) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (23. Nc5 g4 24. Nd2 Bb5 25. f4 gxf3 26. Qxf3 Qc6 27. Qxc6 Bxc6 28. Nd3 Re6) 23... dxc3 { [%eval -4.14] } 24. Qc2? { (-4.14 → -8.03) Mistake. Qc1 was best. } { [%eval -8.03] } (24. Qc1 c2 25. h3 h5 26. Ra3 Bb5 27. Nc5 Kb8 28. Rc3 g4 29. Nh4 Qb6) 24... Qxc2 { [%eval -7.99] } 25. Rac1 { White offers draw } { [%eval -9.93] } 25... Qxa4 { [%eval -10.03] } 26. Rxc3 { [%eval -9.0] } 26... Qb4 { [%eval -8.86] } 27. Rce3 { [%eval -8.98] } 27... Bd5 { [%eval -9.02] } 28. h3 { [%eval -8.79] } 28... Bxf3 { [%eval -8.9] } 29. gxf3 { [%eval -8.74] } 29... b5 { [%eval -8.67] } 30. Re4 { [%eval -8.72] } 30... Qxe1+ { [%eval -8.81] } 31. Rxe1 { [%eval -8.49] } 31... Bxe5 { [%eval -8.45] } 32. Rc1+ { [%eval -8.37] } 32... Kb8 { [%eval -7.97] } 33. Kg2 { [%eval -8.13] } 33... a5 { [%eval -7.51] } 34. Rc5 { [%eval -7.25] } 34... Bd4 { [%eval -6.79] } 35. Rxb5+ { [%eval -6.64] } 35... Kc8 { [%eval -6.41] } 36. Rxa5 { [%eval -6.6] } 36... Re5 { [%eval -6.55] } 37. Ra8+ { [%eval -6.94] } 37... Kc7 { [%eval -6.84] } 38. Ra4 { [%eval -6.84] } 38... Bb6 { [%eval -6.9] } 39. Kg3 { [%eval -7.17] } 39... Rd2 { [%eval -7.32] } 40. Rc4+ { [%eval -7.24] } 40... Kd7 { [%eval -7.15] } 41. h4 { [%eval -7.92] } 41... Bxf2+ { [%eval -7.72] } 42. Kg4 { [%eval -7.5] } 42... Bxh4 { [%eval -7.3] } 43. Kh5 { [%eval -7.42] } 43... f6 { [%eval -7.09] } 44. Kxh6 { [%eval -8.38] } 44... Rf2 { [%eval -7.54] } 45. Rd4+ { [%eval -9.09] } 45... Ke6 { [%eval -8.74] } 46. Re4? { (-8.74 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (46. Ra4 Rxf3 47. Ra7 Bf2 48. Rc7 g4 49. Rc6+ Kf5 50. Rc7 g3 51. Rg7 Ke4) 46... Rxe4 { [%eval #-6] } 47. fxe4 { [%eval #-6] } 47... g4 { [%eval #-5] } 48. Kh5 { [%eval #-5] } 48... Bg3 { [%eval #-6] } 49. Kxg4 { [%eval #-6] } 49... Bd6 { [%eval #-6] } 50. Kh5 { [%eval #-5] } 50... Ke5 { [%eval #-6] } 51. Kg6 { [%eval #-6] } 51... Be7 { [%eval #-7] } 52. Kf7 { [%eval #-7] } 52... Bd8 { [%eval #-6] } 53. Ke8 { [%eval #-4] } 53... Kxe4 { [%eval #-9] } 54. Kxd8 { [%eval #-9] } 54... f5 { [%eval #-8] } 55. Ke7 { [%eval #-8] } 55... f4 { [%eval #-7] } 56. Kf6 { [%eval #-7] } 56... f3 { [%eval #-6] } 57. Kg5 { [%eval #-6] } 57... Rg2+ { [%eval #-6] } 58. Kh4 { [%eval #-3] } 58... f2 { [%eval #-2] } 59. Kh3 { [%eval #-2] } 59... Rg8 { [%eval #-2] } 60. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 60... f1=Q?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f1=R was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (60... f1=R 61. Kh3 Rh1#) 1/2-1/2