[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Vy16mPiN"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "-"] [White "knight_can_fork"] [Black "space-snail"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "Vy16mPiN"] [UTCDate "2026.04.15"] [UTCTime "10:59:17"] [WhiteElo "688"] [BlackElo "585"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+15"] [BlackRatingDiff "-57"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Bc4?! { (0.34 → -0.48) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.48] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O) 3... Bc5?? { (-0.48 → 1.28) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. d4) 4. c3?? { (1.28 → -0.82) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.82] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nf3 Re8 8. O-O Bf8) 4... d5?! { (-0.82 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (4... Nxe4 5. d4 exd4 6. Qb3 O-O 7. cxd4 d5 8. dxc5 dxc4 9. Qxc4) 5. d4?? { (-0.07 → -1.83) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.83] } (5. exd5 e4 6. d4 exf3 7. dxc5 fxg2 8. Qe2+ Be6 9. Rg1 Nxd5) 5... dxc4 { [%eval -2.26] } 6. dxc5 { [%eval -2.2] } 6... Qxd1+ { [%eval -2.14] } 7. Kxd1 { [%eval -2.21] } 7... O-O?? { (-2.21 → -0.29) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (7... Nxe4 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nbd2 Nxd2 10. Nxd2 Be6 11. Kc2 f6 12. b3 cxb3+ 13. axb3) 8. Bg5?? { (-0.29 → -2.30) Blunder. Nfd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (8. Nfd2 Ng4 9. Ke2 f5 10. h3 Nf6 11. exf5 Bxf5 12. Nxc4 Be4) 8... h6?? { (-2.30 → 0.02) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (8... Nxe4 9. Be3 Nc6 10. Nbd2 Rd8 11. Kc1 Nxd2 12. Nxd2 Be6 13. b3 cxb3 14. axb3) 9. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.02] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 10. g4? { (0.03 → -1.26) Mistake. Na3 was best. } { [%eval -1.26] } (10. Na3 Be6 11. Nd2 Nd7 12. c6 bxc6 13. Naxc4 f5 14. Re1 fxe4 15. Rxe4 f6) 10... Rd8+ { [%eval -1.0] } 11. Kc2 { [%eval -1.08] } 11... h5?! { (-1.08 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (11... Kf8 12. Nfd2 Bxg4 13. f3 Be6 14. Na3 Nd7 15. c6 bxc6 16. Naxc4 a5 17. Ne3) 12. gxh5 { [%eval -0.55] } 12... f5?? { (-0.55 → 2.21) Blunder. Na6 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (12... Na6 13. Nfd2 Nxc5 14. Na3 Be6 15. Naxc4 Rd7 16. Rhd1 Kg7 17. Ne3 Rh8 18. Nf5+) 13. Rg1+ { [%eval 2.04] } 13... Kf8? { (2.04 → 3.72) Mistake. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (13... Kh8 14. Nbd2 Nc6 15. Nxc4 fxe4 16. Ng5 Rf8 17. Nxe4 b5 18. cxb6 axb6 19. a4) 14. exf5?? { (3.72 → -1.00) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (14. h6 Ke7 15. h7 Nc6 16. Rg8 Be6 17. h8=Q Rxg8 18. Qh4+ Kd7 19. Nbd2 Rad8) 14... Bxf5+ { [%eval -0.93] } 15. Kc1 { [%eval -0.94] } 15... Nc6 { [%eval -0.89] } 16. h6 { [%eval -0.9] } 16... e4? { (-0.90 → 0.20) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 0.2] } (16... Ke7 17. b4 Rd3 18. Rg3 e4 19. Nh4 Bh7 20. Nd2 Ne5 21. Nf1 Rad8 22. Kb2) 17. Rg5?? { (0.20 → -1.62) Blunder. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (17. Nh4 Bh7 18. Nd2 e3 19. fxe3 Rd5 20. Rg7 Bd3 21. Ndf3 Rh5 22. Rg5 Rxh6) 17... Ne7?? { (-1.62 → 1.17) Blunder. exf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (17... exf3 18. Rxf5 Re8 19. Rxf3 Re1+ 20. Kc2 Rd8 21. Rg3 f6 22. h7 Re2+ 23. Kc1) 18. Rxf5?? { (1.17 → -3.99) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.99] } (18. Nd4 Bg6 19. Nd2 Rd5 20. Rxd5 Nxd5 21. Nxc4 Ke7 22. Kd2 Rh8 23. Ne3 Nxe3) 18... Nxf5 { [%eval -3.69] } 19. h7 { [%eval -4.2] } 19... Kg7 { [%eval -4.1] } 20. Ng5 { [%eval -4.73] } 20... e3 { [%eval -4.48] } 21. fxe3 { [%eval -4.42] } 21... Nxe3 { [%eval -4.36] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval -4.23] } 22... f6? { (-4.23 → -2.07) Mistake. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (22... Rd5 23. Ngf3 Kxh7 24. b3 Rad8 25. Rb1 Rd3 26. Ne4 Rd1+ 27. Kb2 Rxb1+ 28. Kxb1) 23. Ne6+ { [%eval -1.97] } 23... Kg6?? { (-1.97 → -0.18) Blunder. Kxh7 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (23... Kxh7 24. Nxd8 Rxd8 25. a4 Rd3 26. a5 f5 27. Ra4 f4 28. b3 cxb3 29. Ne4) 24. Nxd8 { [%eval -0.15] } 24... Rxd8 { [%eval -0.15] } 25. b3 { [%eval -0.2] } 25... cxb3?! { (-0.20 → 0.45) Inaccuracy. Kxh7 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (25... Kxh7 26. Rb1 Rd3 27. Nxc4 Rxc3+ 28. Kd2 Nd5 29. Rd1 Kg6 30. Ke1 Nb4 31. Rd7) 26. axb3 { [%eval 0.49] } 26... Kxh7?! { (0.49 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (26... a6 27. c6 b6 28. Rxa6 Rh8 29. Nf3 Rxh7 30. Ra8 Nd5 31. c4 Nb4 32. Nd4) 27. Rxa7 { [%eval 1.33] } 27... f5?! { (1.33 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. Rd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (27... Rd3 28. Nb1 Rd5 29. c6 bxc6 30. Rxc7+ Kg8 31. Rxc6 Rd1+ 32. Kb2 f5 33. b4) 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 2.32] } 28... Kh6? { (2.32 → 4.49) Mistake. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (28... Rc8 29. Nf3 Kg6 30. Kd2 Ng4 31. Ra7 f4 32. Ra4 Rf8 33. c6 Rd8+ 34. Rd4) 29. Rxc7 { [%eval 4.23] } 29... f4 { [%eval 4.47] } 30. Rc6+ { [%eval 4.29] } 30... Kh5 { [%eval 4.4] } 31. Rc7?! { (4.40 → 3.02) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.02] } (31. Rd6 Rb8 32. c6 Kg4 33. b4 Kh3 34. Rd4 Kg4 35. Rd7 Kf5 36. Kb2 Rb6) 31... f3? { (3.02 → 5.18) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (31... Nd5 32. Rh7+ Kg4 33. c4 Nb4 34. Kd1 Rc8 35. Rg7+ Kh3 36. Ke2 Nc2 37. Kf3) 32. Nxf3 { [%eval 4.96] } 32... Rd1+ { [%eval 5.49] } 33. Kb2 { [%eval 5.5] } 33... Kg4 { [%eval 5.72] } 34. Ne5+ { [%eval 4.83] } 34... Kf4 { [%eval 5.4] } 35. Ng6+ { [%eval 5.21] } 35... Ke4 { [%eval 5.84] } 36. Re7+ { [%eval 6.23] } 36... Kd3 { [%eval 6.65] } 37. c6 { [%eval 6.59] } 37... Rd2+ { [%eval 6.44] } 38. Ka3 { [%eval 6.3] } 38... Kxc3 { [%eval 6.75] } 39. c7 { [%eval 6.4] } 39... Kd3?? { (6.40 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc2+ was best. } { [%eval #7] } (39... Nc2+ 40. Ka4 Rd4+ 41. Kb5 Kxb3 42. c8=Q Rd5+ 43. Kb6 Rd6+ 44. Kb7 Rxg6 45. Qf5) 40. c8=Q { [%eval #8] } 40... Rc2 { [%eval #6] } 41. Qd7+ { [%eval #6] } 41... Ke2 { [%eval #6] } 42. Nf4+ { [%eval #6] } 42... Kf3 { [%eval #6] } 43. Rxe3+ { [%eval #11] } 43... Kxe3 { [%eval #10] } 44. Qd3+ { [%eval #9] } 44... Kxf4 { [%eval #9] } 45. Qxc2 { [%eval #9] } 45... Ke3 { [%eval #8] } 46. b4 { [%eval #7] } 46... Kd4 { [%eval #7] } 47. b5 { [%eval #6] } 47... Ke5 { [%eval #6] } 48. b6 { [%eval #5] } 48... Kd6 { [%eval #5] } 49. b7 { [%eval #4] } 49... Kd7 { [%eval #4] } 50. b8=Q { [%eval #3] } 50... Ke6 { [%eval #3] } 51. Qd8 { [%eval #2] } 51... Ke5 { [%eval #2] } 52. Qcd3 { [%eval #2] } 52... Kf4 { [%eval #2] } 53. Qa5 { [%eval #1] } 53... Kg4 { [%eval #1] } 54. Qa4+ { [%eval #3] } 54... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 55. Qd5+ { [%eval #3] } 55... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 56. Qa6+ { [%eval #2] } 56... Kh7 { [%eval #2] } 57. Qd7+ { [%eval #1] } 57... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 58. Qa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0