[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YVirIejf"] [Date "2026.06.09"] [Round "-"] [White "Eziokwu_jay"] [Black "zeshanzakir508"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "YVirIejf"] [UTCDate "2026.06.09"] [UTCTime "13:40:59"] [WhiteElo "1492"] [BlackElo "1376"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... e5 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.24] } 4... Nc6?! { (0.24 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.9] } (4... Be6 5. Bxe6 fxe6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Qd7 8. Qd3 Nc6 9. Be3) 5. d3?! { (0.90 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Ng5 d5 6. exd5 Na5 7. Bb5+ c6 8. dxc6 bxc6 9. Bd3 Be7) 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.17] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.19] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 7. h3 { [%eval -0.17] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.33] } 8. Qe2?! { (0.33 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.42] } (8. a3 Be6 9. Nd5 Qd7 10. Bb3 b5 11. Rc1 Bd8 12. O-O Bxd5) 8... b5 { [%eval -0.4] } 9. Bb3 { [%eval -0.38] } 9... Bb7?! { (-0.38 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (9... Na5 10. O-O Nxb3 11. axb3 Bb7 12. Bd2 Re8 13. Bg5 c6 14. Bh4 Qc7 15. Rfe1) 10. g4?! { (0.26 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.65] } (10. a3 Na5 11. Ba2 c5 12. O-O Rc8 13. Rae1 Qd7 14. Qd1 Nc6 15. Nh2 Bd8) 10... Nb4?? { (-0.65 → 1.11) Blunder. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (10... Na5 11. g5 Nd7 12. Rg1 Nxb3 13. axb3 b4 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5 16. d4) 11. O-O-O? { (1.11 → -0.09) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (11. a3 Nc6 12. Rg1 g6 13. h4 Nd4 14. Nxd4 exd4 15. Bxd4 c5 16. Be3 d5) 11... d5? { (-0.09 → 1.35) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (11... a5 12. a3 a4 13. Bxf7+ Rxf7 14. Ng5 Nc6 15. Nxf7 Kxf7 16. g5 Ne8 17. Nxb5) 12. a3?? { (1.35 → -0.34) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (12. g5 Nd7 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Nxd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 a5 16. h4 b4 17. Kb1 a4) 12... dxe4?? { (-0.34 → 2.44) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 2.44] } (12... d4 13. axb4 a5 14. Nxe5 dxc3 15. bxc3 axb4 16. c4 Nd7 17. Nxd7 Qxd7 18. Qf3) 13. dxe4 { [%eval 2.47] } 13... Qb8 { [%eval 3.17] } 14. axb4 { [%eval 2.79] } 14... Bxb4?! { (2.79 → 3.81) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (14... a5 15. Nxe5 axb4 16. Nb1 Nxe4 17. Nd7 Qe8 18. Rhe1 Ra1 19. Qd3 Qa8 20. Nxf8) 15. g5 { [%eval 3.55] } 15... Bxc3? { (3.55 → 5.74) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.74] } (15... Nxe4 16. Nxe4 Bxe4 17. Nxe5 c6 18. Nd7 Qe8 19. Qg4 a5 20. Ba2 a4 21. Nf6+) 16. gxf6 { [%eval 5.51] } 16... g6 { [%eval 6.46] } 17. bxc3 { [%eval 5.85] } 17... Bxe4 { [%eval 6.42] } 18. Bd5 { [%eval 5.34] } 18... Bxd5 { [%eval 5.13] } 19. Rxd5 { [%eval 5.12] } 19... c6 { [%eval 5.71] } 20. Rxe5 { [%eval 5.47] } 20... Qd6 { [%eval 6.1] } 21. Bd2 { [%eval 4.91] } 21... Qa3+ { [%eval 5.56] } 22. Kd1 { [%eval 4.52] } 22... Qa1+ { [%eval 4.52] } 23. Bc1 { [%eval 4.29] } 23... Rad8+ { [%eval 4.38] } 24. Nd2 { [%eval 4.16] } 24... Rd6?! { (4.16 → 6.22) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 6.22] } (24... b4 25. Qe4 bxc3 26. Ke2 cxd2 27. Bxd2 Qb2 28. Be3 a5 29. Rd1 Rxd1 30. Kxd1) 25. Ke1?? { (6.22 → -0.09) Blunder. Re8 was best. } { [%eval -0.09] } (25. Re8 Rd8 26. Rxd8 Rxd8 27. Qe7 Rf8 28. Re1 h6 29. Re3 Qa2 30. Qd7 Qd5) 25... Qxc1+ { [%eval 0.05] } 26. Qd1 { [%eval 0.04] } 26... Qa3 { [%eval 0.21] } 27. Kf1?? { (0.21 → -1.54) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (27. h4 Qxc3 28. Re3 Qxf6 29. Qf3 Qxf3 30. Nxf3 Rfd8 31. Ke2 a5 32. c4 a4) 27... Qa4?? { (-1.54 → 2.00) Blunder. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (27... Qxc3 28. Re2 Rfd8 29. Qe1 Kf8 30. Rg1 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Qxd2 32. Qe7+ Kg8 33. Rg3) 28. Qe2? { (2.00 → 0.71) Mistake. Re3 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (28. Re3 h5 29. Qe2 Qxc2 30. Ne4 Rd1+ 31. Kg2 Qxe2 32. Rxe2 Rxh1 33. Kxh1 Re8) 28... Qxc2 { [%eval 0.8] } 29. Re8 { [%eval 0.27] } 29... Qc1+?? { (0.27 → 6.62) Blunder. Rxf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.62] } (29... Rxf6 30. Re3 a5 31. Nf3 Qxe2+ 32. Kxe2 a4 33. Re5 Ra8 34. h4 h5 35. Nd4) 30. Kg2 { [%eval 6.72] } 30... Rxf6 { [%eval 8.51] } 31. Rxc1 { [%eval 8.5] } 31... Re6 { [%eval 9.98] } 32. Rxe6 { [%eval 9.67] } 32... fxe6? { (9.67 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } { Black resigns. } (32... h5 33. Rxc6 a5 34. Qe5 b4 35. Ne4 h4 36. Rd6 a4) 1-0