[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ZM6AzKFi"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Renegade23"] [Black "VaibhavP09"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "ZM6AzKFi"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "15:59:10"] [WhiteElo "939"] [BlackElo "901"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-19"] [BlackRatingDiff "+12"] [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... 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... exd4 { [%eval -0.08] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.1] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.2] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Bg4?! { (0.00 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (6... O-O 7. O-O Re8 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. Nb3 Bb6 10. a4 a5 11. Kh1) 7. f3 { [%eval 0.71] } 7... Bh5?! { (0.71 → 1.37) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.37] } (7... Bd7 8. Be3 Nc6 9. Nxc6 Bxc6 10. Bxc5 dxc5 11. Qe2 O-O 12. Bd3) 8. g4? { (1.37 → 0.00) Mistake. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (8. h4 Bg6 9. g4 h5 10. g5 Nfd7 11. f4 Nb6 12. Bb5+ c6) 8... Nxg4 { [%eval 0.38] } 9. fxg4 { [%eval 0.19] } 9... Qh4+ { [%eval 0.32] } 10. Kd2 { [%eval 0.3] } 10... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.27] } 11. Qf1?? { (0.27 → -1.68) Blunder. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -1.68] } (11. Be2 Qh6+ 12. Kd3 Qh3+ 13. Be3 Bxd4 14. Kxd4 Nc6+ 15. Kd3 Ne5+ 16. Kd2 Nc4+) 11... Qg5+?? { (-1.68 → 2.25) Blunder. Bxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (11... Bxd4 12. Qxf7+ Kd8 13. Nb5 Qf2+ 14. Qxf2 Bxf2 15. h3 Bd7 16. b3 Nc6 17. Bb2) 12. Kd3 { [%eval 2.13] } 12... Qe7?! { (2.13 → 2.97) Inaccuracy. Qg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (12... Qg6 13. Be3 Nd7 14. Kd2 Ne5 15. Be2 O-O 16. Re1 b5 17. Qf4 Bxe2 18. Ncxe2) 13. Bg5?? { (2.97 → -1.63) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.63] } (13. Nd5 Qd8 14. Nf5 Bxf5 15. Qxf5 Nc6 16. Bg5 Qd7 17. Qxd7+ Kxd7 18. Bf4 Raf8) 13... f6?? { (-1.63 → 2.42) Blunder. Qxg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (13... Qxg5 14. Qxf7+ Kd8 15. h4 Qg6 16. Qxg6 hxg6 17. b4 Bxd4 18. Kxd4 Nc6+ 19. Ke3) 14. Bh4?! { (2.42 → 1.44) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (14. Be3 Bxd4 15. Bxd4 Nc6 16. Rg1 h5 17. Bb5 O-O 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Kd2 c5) 14... Bxd4?! { (1.44 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (14... Nd7 15. h3 Ne5+ 16. Kd2 Bxd4 17. hxg4 O-O-O 18. Bb3 Kb8 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. g5) 15. Nd5 { [%eval 2.31] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval 2.17] } 16. Kxd4 { [%eval 2.23] } 16... Nc6+ { [%eval 2.1] } 17. Kd3?! { (2.10 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (17. Kc3 Ne5 18. Rg1 O-O-O 19. b3 Nf3 20. h3 Bh5 21. Kb2 Kb8 22. Bf2 f5) 17... Ne5+ { [%eval 1.03] } 18. Kc3 { [%eval 0.81] } 18... Nxc4? { (0.81 → 2.59) Mistake. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (18... c6 19. Ne3 Bf3 20. Rg1 Bxe4 21. Bd3 Nxd3 22. cxd3 Bg6 23. Ng2 Kf7 24. Nf4) 19. Qxc4 { [%eval 2.46] } 19... c6 { [%eval 2.54] } 20. Nb4? { (2.54 → 0.80) Mistake. Ne3 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (20. Ne3 Be6 21. Qd4 O-O 22. b3 c5 23. Qd3 Rac8 24. Kb2 c4 25. Qd4 c3+) 20... Be6 { [%eval 1.21] } 21. Qe2 { [%eval 1.33] } 21... Rc8?! { (1.33 → 2.12) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.12] } (21... O-O 22. Nd3 Rae8 23. Rae1 c5 24. b3 c4 25. Nf4 d5 26. Qd2 cxb3 27. axb3) 22. Rad1?? { (2.12 → -0.30) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (22. b3 a5 23. Nd3 O-O 24. Kb2 a4 25. Rhg1 c5 26. Nf4 b5 27. Rad1 axb3) 22... d5?? { (-0.30 → 1.71) Blunder. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (22... Bg4 23. Qg2 Bxd1 24. Rxd1 O-O 25. b3 Rce8 26. Nd3 f5 27. exf5 Qxf5 28. Bg3) 23. exd5?? { (1.71 → -0.13) Blunder. Rhg1 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (23. Rhg1 h5 24. Rde1 Bg4 25. Qg2 g5 26. Bg3 O-O 27. b3 a5 28. Nd3 d4+) 23... cxd5+ { [%eval -0.09] } 24. Kb3?? { (-0.09 → -2.07) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.07] } (24. Kd2 Rc4 25. Rhe1 Rxh4 26. Qxe6+ Qxe6 27. Rxe6+ Kd7 28. Rde1 Rxb4 29. Re7+ Kc8) 24... d4+? { (-2.07 → -0.68) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (24... O-O 25. Rhe1 Bf7 26. Qd2 d4+ 27. Ka3 a5 28. Nd3 Qd6+ 29. b4 Rc3+ 30. Kb2) 25. Ka3 { [%eval -0.75] } 25... a5 { [%eval -0.83] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval -0.78] } 26... Qd6+ { [%eval -0.87] } 27. Ka4?? { (-0.87 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (27. b4 O-O 28. Kb2 Qd5 29. Ra1 Rc4 30. Rhd1 Bf7 31. Rd2 axb4 32. Qg2 Qa5) 27... O-O { [%eval #-9] } 28. Rhg1 { [%eval #-2] } 28... Rc4+ { [%eval #-3] } 29. Kb5 { [%eval #-1] } 29... Qc6+ { [%eval #-1] } 30. Kxa5 { [%eval #-1] } 30... Ra8# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1