[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NjBhvSsF"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Shrivaths"] [Black "n4tek"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "NjBhvSsF"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "07:54:52"] [WhiteElo "962"] [BlackElo "848"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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. Bc4?! { (0.97 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (4. Nxe5 Bd4 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Bd3 d5 8. c4 O-O) 4... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Ng4?! { (0.00 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (5... c6 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O a5 8. h3 h6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. fxe3) 6. O-O { [%eval 0.57] } 6... Nxf2? { (0.57 → 1.80) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (6... Nf6 7. Na4 Bb6 8. d4 exd4 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. f3) 7. Rxf2 { [%eval 1.82] } 7... Bxf2+ { [%eval 1.82] } 8. Kxf2 { [%eval 2.15] } 8... O-O { [%eval 2.61] } 9. Kg1 { [%eval 2.15] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 2.62] } 10. Be3?! { (2.62 → 1.91) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 1.91] } (10. Ng5 h6 11. Qh5 d5 12. exd5 Na5 13. Nf3 e4 14. Nxe4 Nxc4 15. dxc4 Qe7) 10... Nb4?? { (1.91 → 4.34) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 4.34] } (10... Na5 11. a4 Nxc4 12. dxc4 Be6 13. Qe2 Qe7 14. Bg5 f6 15. Bh4 Qe8) 11. a3 { [%eval 4.04] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 4.2] } 12. Nd5?! { (4.20 → 2.63) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (12. Ng5 Qf6 13. Qh5 Qg6 14. Qxg6 hxg6 15. Nd5 Bd7 16. Nxc7 Rac8 17. Nd5 Rfe8) 12... a6?! { (2.63 → 4.04) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (12... Be6 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nxe6 fxe6 15. Nb4 Nd4 16. c3 Qf6 17. cxd4 exd4 18. Bd2) 13. b4? { (4.04 → 2.49) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (13. Bg5 Qd7 14. h3 Re8 15. Ba2 Nd8 16. Qd2 Ne6 17. Rf1 Qb5 18. c4 Qa4) 13... b5?! { (2.49 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (13... Be6 14. Qe1 Kh8 15. Qh4 Qxh4 16. Nxh4 Rac8 17. Bb3 f6 18. c4 Bxd5 19. cxd5) 14. c3?? { (3.36 → -2.48) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -2.48] } (14. Bg5 Qd7 15. Ba2 a5 16. h3 axb4 17. Qc1 Kh8 18. Nf6 Qd8 19. Nxh7 f6) 14... bxc4 { [%eval -2.41] } 15. dxc4 { [%eval -2.54] } 15... a5?! { (-2.54 → -1.69) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (15... Ne7 16. Bg5 f6 17. Be3 Bg4 18. h3 Bh5 19. a4 Kh8 20. a5 Nxd5 21. Qxd5) 16. Qe1 { [%eval -2.02] } 16... axb4 { [%eval -1.56] } 17. cxb4 { [%eval -1.55] } 17... Ba6?? { (-1.55 → 1.38) Blunder. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (17... Ne7 18. Nxe7+ Qxe7 19. a4 f5 20. a5 fxe4 21. Nd2 c6 22. Qe2 Qe6 23. b5) 18. c5?? { (1.38 → -1.73) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (18. b5 Bb7 19. bxc6 Bxc6 20. Nh4 Bd7 21. Nf5 Bxf5 22. exf5 c6 23. Nb6 Ra6) 18... dxc5? { (-1.73 → -0.08) Mistake. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (18... Ne7 19. Nc3 f5 20. Qb1 Qe8 21. b5 fxe4 22. cxd6 cxd6 23. Ng5 Bc8 24. Qxe4) 19. bxc5?? { (-0.08 → -2.58) Blunder. Bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -2.58] } (19. Bxc5 Re8 20. Rd1 Bb5 21. Ne7+ Nxe7 22. Rxd8 Raxd8 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. h4 f6) 19... Rb8? { (-2.58 → -1.33) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval -1.33] } (19... f6 20. Rd1 Ra7 21. Nh4 Bc8 22. Bh6 Rxa3 23. Bxg7 Kxg7 24. Qf2 Kh8 25. Qd2) 20. Qg3? { (-1.33 → -2.73) Mistake. Rd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.73] } (20. Rd1 Qe8 21. Nxc7 Qc8 22. Nd5 Qg4 23. Bf2 f5 24. Bg3 Rb3 25. exf5 Rxf3) 20... g6?? { (-2.73 → 3.34) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.34] } (20... f6 21. Nh4 Bc8 22. a4 Rf7 23. a5 f5 24. Bg5 Qf8 25. a6 f4) 21. Bh6?? { (3.34 → -0.03) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.03] } (21. Nxe5 Bb5 22. Nd7 f6 23. Nxf8 Kxf8 24. Qh3 h5 25. Bf4 Rc8 26. Qc3 Kf7) 21... Re8?? { (-0.03 → 3.88) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 3.88] } (21... f6 22. Bxf8 Qxf8 23. Qf2 Bd3 24. Qe3 Bc4 25. Qc3 Bxd5 26. exd5 Ne7 27. Rd1) 22. Bg5 { [%eval 3.9] } 22... Qd7? { (3.90 → 7.53) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 7.53] } (22... f6 23. Nxf6+ Kf7 24. Nd5 Qd7 25. Qh4 h5 26. Bh6 Qd8 27. Qxd8 Rexd8 28. Ng5+) 23. Nf6+ { [%eval 7.55] } 23... Kg7 { [%eval 7.46] } 24. Nxd7 { [%eval 7.35] } 24... Rb5 { [%eval 10.2] } 25. Bf6+ { [%eval 9.63] } 25... Kh6? { (9.63 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Kg8 26. Qg5 Reb8 27. Nxb8 Nd8 28. Bxd8 Rxc5 29. Nxa6 Ra5 30. Qe7 Rxa6 31. Qe8+) 26. Qg5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0