[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZCC8vjmG"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "Patrick234"] [Black "lichess AI level 4"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ZCC8vjmG"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "20:50:11"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [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. d4?! { (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... Bxd4? { (0.00 → 1.14) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 O-O 6. Bg5 Re8 7. Qd3 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O-O) 5. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.98] } 5... exd4 { [%eval 1.14] } 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.95] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.93] } 7. Qd1 { [%eval 0.66] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.69] } 8. Bc4 { [%eval 0.76] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval 0.86] } 9. Bg5?? { (0.86 → -2.04) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O d6 11. f3 b6 12. Qd4 Bb7 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bh4 a6) 9... h6?? { (-2.04 → 0.44) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (9... Nxc4 10. Qd4 b5 11. O-O-O c5 12. Qxc5 d6 13. Qd4 Be6 14. b3 b4 15. Ne2) 10. Bh4?? { (0.44 → -2.15) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. Be2 c6 12. Qd2 Ng6 13. g3 d5 14. exd5 cxd5 15. O-O-O Qxf2) 10... g5 { [%eval -2.0] } 11. Bg3 { [%eval -2.16] } 11... Qe7?? { (-2.16 → 2.06) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (11... Nxc4 12. b3 Re8 13. O-O Nd6 14. f3 Nh7 15. Nd5 b5 16. a4 b4 17. Qd2) 12. O-O?? { (2.06 → -1.76) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.76] } (12. Be2 Re8 13. h4 d5 14. exd5 Bg4 15. hxg5 hxg5 16. f3 Nxf3+ 17. gxf3 Bxf3) 12... Nxe4?? { (-1.76 → 3.57) Blunder. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (12... Nxc4 13. Qd4 Nb6 14. a4 d6 15. f4 Nh5 16. a5 Nxg3 17. hxg3 Nd7 18. Nd5) 13. Nxe4?! { (3.57 → 2.27) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (13. Bxe5 Qxe5 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rfe1 d5 16. Bxd5 Nxc3 17. Qxe5 Rxe5 18. Rxe5 Nxd5) 13... Nxc4 { [%eval 2.33] } 14. b3?? { (2.33 → -0.22) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (14. Re1 Ne5 15. Bxe5 Qxe5 16. Qf3 Qxb2 17. Rab1 Qg7 18. Nf6+ Kh8 19. Ne8 Qg6) 14... Nb2?? { (-0.22 → 3.11) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (14... Qxe4 15. Re1 Qc6 16. bxc4 b6 17. Qd4 f6 18. Re7 Bb7 19. f3 Rf7 20. Rae1) 15. Qc1?? { (3.11 → 0.15) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (15. Qd5 d6 16. f4 Bd7 17. Qd4 f5 18. Nd2 Rae8 19. Qxb2 Qe3+ 20. Rf2 Qb6) 15... Na4?? { (0.15 → 2.06) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval 2.06] } (15... Qxe4 16. Qxb2 b6 17. Bxc7 Bb7 18. f3 Qe3+ 19. Rf2 Rfe8 20. Bd6 a5 21. h3) 16. bxa4?? { (2.06 → 0.03) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (16. Re1 f5 17. Nxg5 Qxg5 18. Bf4 Qf6 19. bxa4 Kh7 20. Bxc7 d6 21. Qd2 Rf7) 16... Re8?? { (0.03 → 5.05) Blunder. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.05] } (16... Qxe4 17. f4 Qd4+ 18. Bf2 Qxf4 19. Qb2 Qc4 20. Qf6 Qc6 21. Bd4 Qxf6 22. Rxf6) 17. f3?! { (5.05 → 3.78) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (17. Re1 d6 18. Nf6+ Qxf6 19. Rxe8+ Kg7 20. f3 h5 21. Rb1 c5 22. Be1 Be6) 17... f5 { [%eval 3.75] } 18. Nxg5? { (3.75 → 1.94) Mistake. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (18. Nd2 Qc5+ 19. Bf2 Qc3 20. Nb3 d6 21. Qb1 f4 22. Rd1 Qc4 23. Qb2 b6) 18... hxg5? { (1.94 → 3.56) Mistake. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (18... Qxg5 19. Bxc7 Qxc1 20. Rfxc1 d5 21. Rab1 Re7 22. Bf4 h5 23. c3 Be6 24. a5) 19. f4?? { (3.56 → 0.23) Blunder. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (19. Re1 Qc5+ 20. Bf2 Rxe1+ 21. Qxe1 Qf8 22. Qd2 Qd8 23. Qd5+ Kg7 24. Re1 Qf8) 19... d6?! { (0.23 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (19... g4 20. Re1 Qf7 21. Rxe8+ Qxe8 22. Qb2 Qf7 23. h3 d6 24. Re1 Rb8 25. Bh4) 20. fxg5 { [%eval 1.09] } 20... Qe3+ { [%eval 1.5] } 21. Qxe3 { [%eval 1.65] } 21... Rxe3 { [%eval 1.46] } 22. Bf2 { [%eval 1.47] } 22... Re4 { [%eval 1.99] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 1.66] } 23... Rxa4? { (1.66 → 3.09) Mistake. Rxe1 was best. } { [%eval 3.09] } (23... Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Kf7 25. h4 Bd7 26. h5 Re8 27. Rb1 Bc6 28. Rb3 f4 29. Rh3) 24. Re7 { [%eval 3.15] } 24... Rc4? { (3.15 → 5.35) Mistake. Re4 was best. } { [%eval 5.35] } (24... Re4 25. Re1 Kf8 26. R1xe4 fxe4 27. Rxc7 Be6 28. h4 Rc8 29. Rxb7 Rxc2 30. Rb8+) 25. Rfe1 { [%eval 4.84] } 25... f4?! { (4.84 → 6.54) Inaccuracy. Re4 was best. } { [%eval 6.54] } (25... Re4 26. g6 Kf8 27. Rf7+ Kg8 28. h4 b6 29. h5 Ba6 30. h6 Rg4 31. Rxc7) 26. Re8+ { [%eval 6.11] } 26... Kh7 { [%eval 5.67] } 27. R1e7+ { [%eval 6.45] } 27... Kg6 { [%eval 6.31] } 28. Rg8+ { [%eval 6.07] } 28... Kf5 { [%eval 6.74] } 29. g6 { [%eval 6.52] } 29... Rxc2 { [%eval 5.86] } 30. g3?! { (5.86 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. g7 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (30. g7 Rc1+ 31. Be1 Rxe1+ 32. Rxe1 Kf6 33. Rge8 Kxg7 34. R1e7+ Kf6 35. Rxc7 a5) 30... Kg4?! { (4.07 → 6.21) Inaccuracy. Rc1+ was best. } { [%eval 6.21] } (30... Rc1+ 31. Be1 b6 32. g7 Kf6 33. Rge8 Rxe1+ 34. Rxe1 Kxg7 35. R1e7+ Kf6 36. Rxc7) 31. Kg2? { (6.21 → 3.22) Mistake. g7 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (31. g7 Rc1+ 32. Be1 Be6 33. Rxa8 Bxa2 34. Re2 Bc4 35. g8=Q+ Bxg8 36. Rxg8+ Kf3) 31... f3+ { [%eval 3.18] } 32. Kf1?? { (3.18 → 0.68) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval 0.68] } (32. Kg1 Be6 33. h3+ Kxh3 34. Rh7+ Kg4 35. Rh4+ Kg5 36. Be3+ Kf6 37. Rxa8 Re2) 32... Kh5?? { (0.68 → 3.62) Blunder. Rc1+ was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (32... Rc1+ 33. Be1 b6 34. Kg1 Bb7 35. Rxa8 Bxa8 36. Re8 Bd5 37. g7 Kf5 38. Kf1) 33. Rh7+ { [%eval 3.31] } 33... Kg4? { (3.31 → 5.57) Mistake. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 5.57] } (33... Kg5 34. Be3+ Kf6 35. Rf7+ Ke5 36. Rh8 Ke4 37. Bg5 Rc5 38. Rf4+ Kd3 39. Rxf3+) 34. g7 { [%eval 3.44] } 34... Rxa2? { (3.44 → 6.09) Mistake. Kg5 was best. } { [%eval 6.09] } (34... Kg5 35. Rf8 Be6 36. Rxa8 Bc4+ 37. Ke1 Kg6 38. g8=Q+ Bxg8 39. Rxc7 Re2+ 40. Kf1) 35. Rhh8 { [%eval 5.71] } 35... Ra1+ { [%eval 6.05] } 36. Be1 { [%eval 5.73] } 36... Kg5?! { (5.73 → 9.12) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 9.12] } (36... Be6 37. Rh4+ Kg5 38. Rxa8 c5 39. Re8 Bd5 40. g8=Q+ Bxg8 41. Rxg8+ Kf5 42. Kf2) 37. Kf2? { (9.12 → 4.53) Mistake. Rxc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.53] } (37. Rxc8 Rxc8 38. Rxc8 Kf6 39. g8=Q Ke5 40. Qh8+ Ke6 41. Qxa1 c6 42. Rf8 Kd5) 37... Kg6 { [%eval 4.3] } 38. Kxf3?? { (4.30 → 0.00) Blunder. Rxc8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (38. Rxc8 Ra2+ 39. Kxf3 Rxc8 40. Rxc8 Ra3+ 41. Kg2 Kxg7 42. Rxc7+ Kf6 43. Rxb7 d5) 38... Rxe1 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Rxc8 { [%eval 0.09] } 39... Rf1+?? { (0.09 → 6.02) Blunder. Rxc8 was best. } { [%eval 6.02] } (39... Rxc8 40. Rxc8 Kxg7 41. Rxc7+ Kf6 42. Rxb7 Re7 43. Rb4 d5 44. h4 Rd7 45. Ke3) 40. Kg2 { [%eval 5.96] } 40... Kxg7 { [%eval 5.53] } 41. Rxa8 { [%eval 5.38] } 41... Rc1 { [%eval 5.52] } 42. Raf8 { [%eval 5.54] } 42... b5 { [%eval 6.91] } 43. Rhg8+ { [%eval 6.63] } 43... Kh7 { [%eval 6.43] } 44. Rg4 { [%eval 6.05] } 44... d5 { [%eval 6.13] } 45. Rf7+ { [%eval 6.05] } 45... Kh8?? { (6.05 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh6 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (45... Kh6 46. Rf6+ Kh7 47. Rf5 Kh6 48. Kh3 Rc2 49. Rxd5 b4 50. Rxb4 Kg7 51. Rbb5) 46. Rf5 { [%eval #3] } 46... Rc2+ { [%eval #3] } 47. Kh3 { [%eval #2] } 47... Rxh2+ { [%eval #2] } 48. Kxh2 { [%eval #1] } 48... c6 { [%eval #1] } 49. Rh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0