[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VIqKPHcN"] [Date "2026.05.20"] [Round "-"] [White "baskingball400"] [Black "Captain_Skid"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "VIqKPHcN"] [UTCDate "2026.05.20"] [UTCTime "17:43:31"] [WhiteElo "898"] [BlackElo "760"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [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. Bd3? { (0.97 → -0.14) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (4. Nxe5 Bd4 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Bd3 d5 8. c4 O-O) 4... d6 { [%eval -0.18] } 5. O-O { [%eval -0.11] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.09] } 6... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.42] } 7. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.46] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.64] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.18] } 8... g5? { (0.18 → 1.85) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (8... Nd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Nd5 c6 11. Nxf6+ Qxf6 12. Bc4 O-O-O 13. Bxe6+ Qxe6 14. b4) 9. b4? { (1.85 → 0.19) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Qd1 g4 12. Qxg4 Kf8 13. Qh5 Qf6 14. Kh1 a5) 9... g4? { (0.19 → 1.59) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (9... Nd4 10. Qd1 Bb6 11. a4 a6 12. Nd5 g4 13. Nxb6 cxb6 14. hxg4 Rg8 15. c3) 10. Qg3?? { (1.59 → -0.36) Blunder. hxg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (10. hxg4 Nd4 11. Qh3 Bb6 12. g5 Nd7 13. a4 a6 14. Nd5 Rg8 15. Nxb6 cxb6) 10... Qe7?? { (-0.36 → 3.68) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (10... Bd4 11. Qh4 Rg8 12. Rb1 a6 13. a4 Ba7 14. b5 Nd4 15. bxa6 bxa6) 11. Nd5 { [%eval 3.7] } 11... Nxe4?! { (3.70 → 5.84) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Bb6 13. dxc6 O-O-O 14. a4 Rdg8 15. Bf5+ Kb8 16. Ra3 Qf6 17. Bd7) 12. Bxe4 { [%eval 5.59] } 12... Qg5 { [%eval 6.35] } 13. Nxc7+ { [%eval 5.69] } 13... Kd7 { [%eval 5.69] } 14. Nxa8 { [%eval 5.29] } 14... Nd4 { [%eval 5.76] } 15. Qd3?! { (5.76 → 4.51) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 4.51] } (15. Re1 f5 16. bxc5 h5 17. Bb2 h4 18. Bxf5+ Qxf5 19. Qxg4 Qxg4 20. hxg4 Nxc2) 15... gxh3 { [%eval 5.33] } 16. g3 { [%eval 4.44] } 16... Qg4 { [%eval 4.84] } 17. bxc5 { [%eval 4.49] } 17... Nf3+? { (4.49 → 8.52) Mistake. f5 was best. } { [%eval 8.52] } (17... f5 18. Bd5 dxc5 19. Bb2 e4 20. Bxd4 exd3 21. Bxh8 f4 22. Be5 Qf5 23. Rae1) 18. Bxf3 { [%eval 8.48] } 18... h2+ { [%eval 8.71] } 19. Kxh2 { [%eval 8.6] } 19... Qd4 { [%eval 9.7] } 20. Qxd4 { [%eval 9.46] } 20... exd4 { [%eval 9.51] } 21. Bxb7 { [%eval 9.39] } 21... h5 { [%eval 10.36] } 22. d3 { [%eval 9.5] } 22... f5 { [%eval 11.23] } 23. Bg5 { [%eval 10.31] } 23... Rg8?! { (10.31 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (23... dxc5 24. Rfe1 Re8 25. Bf3 f4 26. gxf4 c4 27. dxc4 Rg8 28. Re7+ Kd6 29. Rae1) 24. Bf4? { (Mate in 6 → 9.52) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval 9.52] } (24. Rfe1 dxc5 25. Re7+ Kd6 26. Rae1 c4 27. Bf4+ Kc5 28. R7e5+ Kd6 29. Rd5#) 24... h4 { [%eval 11.14] } 25. c6+ { [%eval 10.66] } 25... Ke6 { [%eval 11.49] } 26. Nc7+ { [%eval 10.78] } 26... Kf6 { [%eval 11.8] } 27. Nd5+ { [%eval 11.72] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval 11.64] } 28. c4 { [%eval 10.32] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 11.94] } 29. c7 { [%eval 11.29] } 29... Rg4?! { (11.29 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re8 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (29... Re8 30. Kg2 Re5 31. Rae1 Rxd5 32. Bxd5+ Kf6 33. Re6+ Kg7 34. Re7+ Kf6) 30. c8=Q { [%eval #6] } 30... hxg3+ { [%eval #6] } 31. Bxg3 { [%eval #9] } 31... Rg8 { [%eval #4] } 32. Qxf5+ { [%eval #3] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } 33. Rfe1 { [%eval #4] } 33... Rf8 { [%eval #3] } 34. Re7+ { [%eval #2] } 34... Rf7 { [%eval #2] } 35. Rxf7+ { [%eval #1] } 35... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 36. Qh7+ { [%eval #1] } 36... Kg5 { [%eval #1] } 37. Qg7+ { [%eval #1] } 37... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 38. Rf8 { [%eval #1] } 38... a6 { [%eval #1] } 39. Rh8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0