[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Yih9Py4T"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Bensarath"] [Black "arnika_montana"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "Yih9Py4T"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "16:54:34"] [WhiteElo "728"] [BlackElo "700"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-77"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.24] } 4... Bg4 { [%eval 0.53] } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.44] } 5... Bh5 { [%eval 0.76] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.26] } 6... d5? { (0.26 → 1.90) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (6... Nc6 7. Nd5 Nxe4 8. Re1 Nf6 9. Nxe5 dxe5 10. Nxf6+ Qxf6 11. Qxh5) 7. exd5 { [%eval 2.07] } 7... Bc5?! { (2.07 → 2.97) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (7... Bd6 8. g4 Bg6 9. d4 e4 10. Nh4 O-O 11. g5 Qd7 12. Kg2 Nh5 13. Nxg6) 8. Qe1? { (2.97 → 1.20) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (8. g4 Nxg4 9. hxg4 Bxg4 10. d4 Bxd4 11. Qd3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Qd6) 8... O-O { [%eval 1.09] } 9. Ng5 { [%eval 0.91] } 9... c6 { [%eval 0.91] } 10. dxc6?! { (0.91 → 0.19) Inaccuracy. Nge4 was best. } { [%eval 0.19] } (10. Nge4 Nxe4 11. Qxe4 Bd4 12. d3 Kh8 13. Qf5 Bg6 14. Qf3 f5 15. Be3 Bxc3) 10... bxc6?? { (0.19 → 2.14) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.14] } (10... Nxc6 11. d3 Nd4 12. Bb3 a5 13. Nge4 Bb4 14. a3 Nxe4 15. axb4 Nxc3 16. bxc3) 11. d3?! { (2.14 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (11. Qxe5 Nbd7 12. Qg3 Nb6 13. Bb3 Bd6 14. Qh4 Nbd5 15. d3 h6 16. Nge4 Nxe4) 11... Qb6? { (1.53 → 2.99) Mistake. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.99] } (11... Nbd7 12. Nge4 Be7 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Kh1 Bg6 15. Be3 Be7 16. f4 exf4 17. Bxf4) 12. Na4 { [%eval 3.35] } 12... Qb4 { [%eval 3.13] } 13. c3? { (3.13 → 1.25) Mistake. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (13. Nxc5 Qxc5 14. Ne4 Nxe4 15. Be3 Qe7 16. dxe4 Nd7 17. b3 Nb6 18. Bd3 Rfc8) 13... Qxa4 { [%eval 1.35] } 14. Qxe5?? { (1.35 → -2.28) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -2.28] } (14. b3 Qa5 15. b4 Qb6 16. bxc5 Qxc5 17. Ne4 Nxe4 18. Be3 Qe7 19. dxe4 Nd7) 14... Bd1?? { (-2.28 → 4.36) Blunder. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.36] } (14... Nbd7 15. Qg3 Bb6 16. Nf3 Bg6 17. Nh4 Qa5 18. b4 Qe5 19. Nxg6 hxg6 20. Qxe5) 15. Rxd1?? { (4.36 → -3.77) Blunder. Qxc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.77] } (15. Qxc5 Nbd7 16. Qf5 Be2 17. b3 g6 18. Qf4 Qa5 19. Re1 Rae8 20. Be3 Bh5) 15... Bxf2+?? { (-3.77 → -0.60) Blunder. Qxd1+ was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (15... Qxd1+ 16. Kh2 Nbd7 17. Qg3 Qe2 18. Bf4 Qxf2 19. Qxf2 Bxf2 20. Bd6 Nd5 21. Kh1) 16. Kxf2 { [%eval -0.51] } 16... Qxd1 { [%eval -0.68] } 17. Bxf7+? { (-0.68 → -2.30) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.3] } (17. Qe2 Qh1 18. Qe7 Nbd7 19. Bxf7+ Kh8 20. Ne6 Ne5 21. Bh6 Nfg4+ 22. hxg4 Rxf7+) 17... Rxf7 { [%eval -2.44] } 18. Qd6?? { (-2.44 → -10.85) Blunder. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval -10.85] } (18. Nxf7 Kxf7 19. Qe2 Qa4 20. Be3 Nbd7 21. Qd1 Qa5 22. Kg1 Qd5 23. b4 a6) 18... h6?? { (-10.85 → -2.03) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval -2.03] } (18... Ne4+ 19. Ke3 Qe1+ 20. Kd4 Nxd6 21. Ne4 Nd7 22. g4 Qg1+ 23. Be3 Qh2 24. Bg1) 19. Ne6?? { (-2.03 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (19. Nxf7 Kxf7 20. Qb4 Nbd7 21. Qb3+ Qxb3 22. axb3 Nc5 23. Be3 Nxd3+ 24. Ke2 Ne5) 19... Ne4+ { [%eval #-8] } 20. Ke3 { [%eval #-9] } 20... Nxd6 { [%eval -11.1] } 21. Nf4?! { (-11.10 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (21. Kd4 Qe1 22. Bf4 Qxe6 23. c4 Nd7 24. Kc3 Qf6+ 25. Kc2 Qxf4 26. b3) 21... Qe1+ { [%eval #-10] } { White resigns. } 0-1