[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aoPwcCaf"] [Date "2026.05.19"] [Round "-"] [White "KennyA7"] [Black "ManikandanPoco"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "aoPwcCaf"] [UTCDate "2026.05.19"] [UTCTime "16:37:51"] [WhiteElo "824"] [BlackElo "915"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [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 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } { 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?? { (-0.50 → 1.29) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.42] } 4... Nxe4?! { (1.42 → 2.64) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.64] } (4... O-O 5. d4 Be7 6. Nxf7 Rxf7 7. Bxf7+ Kxf7 8. e5 Ne8 9. O-O) 5. Ng4?? { (2.64 → -3.19) Blunder. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.19] } (5. Bxf7+ Kf8 6. d4 Bb4+ 7. c3 d6 8. Qf3 dxe5 9. Bb3+ Qf6) 5... d5 { [%eval -3.2] } 6. Bd3?! { (-3.20 → -4.29) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -4.29] } (6. Be2 Bxg4 7. Bxg4 Bxf2+ 8. Kf1 Bb6 9. Bf3 Nc6 10. d3 Qf6) 6... Qh4 { [%eval -4.33] } 7. g3 { [%eval -4.91] } 7... Bxg4?! { (-4.91 → -3.41) Inaccuracy. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval -3.41] } (7... Qxg4 8. f3 Bf2+ 9. Ke2 Qh5 10. Bxe4 Bb6 11. g4 Qe5 12. d4 Qe7 13. Nc3) 8. gxh4 { [%eval -3.4] } 8... Bxd1?! { (-3.40 → -2.26) Inaccuracy. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (8... Bxf2+ 9. Kf1 Bxd1 10. Kg2 Bxh4 11. Rxd1 O-O 12. Rf1 Nc5 13. Be2 Re8 14. Nc3) 9. Kxd1?? { (-2.26 → -5.27) Blunder. Bxe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.27] } (9. Bxe4 dxe4 10. Kxd1 Bxf2 11. Nc3 O-O 12. Nxe4 Bxh4 13. d4 Re8 14. Nc5 b6) 9... Nxf2+ { [%eval -5.57] } 10. Ke2 { [%eval -5.56] } 10... Nxh1 { [%eval -5.62] } 11. c4 { [%eval -6.41] } 11... dxc4 { [%eval -6.3] } 12. Bxc4 { [%eval -6.3] } 12... O-O { [%eval -6.22] } 13. d3 { [%eval -6.26] } 13... Re8+ { [%eval -6.09] } 14. Kd2 { [%eval -7.19] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -7.19] } 15. a3 { [%eval -7.57] } 15... Nd4 { [%eval -7.24] } 16. Nc3 { [%eval -7.24] } 16... Nb3+?! { (-7.24 → -4.48) Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.48] } (16... Nf2 17. b4 Bd6 18. Nb5 Nxb5 19. Bxb5 c6 20. Bc4 Be5 21. Rb1 b5 22. Bb3) 17. Kc2? { (-4.48 → -8.00) Mistake. Bxb3 was best. } { [%eval -8.0] } (17. Bxb3 Nf2 18. Kc2 Re1 19. h5 Rae8 20. a4 h6 21. a5 c6 22. Ra4 Nxd3) 17... Nxa1+ { [%eval -7.79] } 18. Kd2 { [%eval -8.61] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -8.66] } 19. d4? { (-8.66 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (19. b4 Be3+ 20. Kd1 Nf2+ 21. Ke2 Bxc1+ 22. Kxf2 Bb2 23. Ne4 Bd4+ 24. Kg2 Nc2) 19... Bxd4?! { (Mate in 4 → -10.01) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxd4+ was best. } { [%eval -10.01] } (19... Rxd4+ 20. Bd3 Nf2 21. Ne2 Rxd3+ 22. Ke1 Rd1#) 20. Kd3 { [%eval -10.9] } 20... Bxc3+ { [%eval -9.4] } 21. Bd5? { (-9.40 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxc3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (21. Kxc3 Nf2 22. Bf4 Ne4+ 23. Kb4 c6 24. Bg5 Rd4 25. Be7 a5+ 26. Kxa5 Rxc4) 21... Rxd5+ { [%eval #-7] } 22. Kc4 { [%eval #-5] } 22... Rd4+?! { (Mate in 5 → -10.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval -10.55] } (22... Rd6 23. Bf4 Re4+ 24. Kxc3 Rc6+ 25. Kd3 Nf2+ 26. Kd2 Nb3#) 23. Kxc3 { [%eval -10.56] } 23... Rxh4 { [%eval -10.37] } 24. Bg5?! { (-10.37 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (24. b4 Rxh2 25. Kd4 Nf2 26. Kc3 f6 27. Bf4 Rh3+ 28. Kb2) 24... Rxh2?! { (Mate in 7 → -10.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval -10.61] } (24... Rh3+ 25. Kd2 Nf2 26. Be3 Rhxe3 27. Kc1 Rh3 28. b4 Rd3 29. Kb1 Re2 30. a4) 25. b4?! { (-10.61 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #-9] } (25. Kc4 Nf2 26. b4 Re4+ 27. Kb5 f6 28. Ka4) 25... Nc2? { (Mate in 9 → -9.88) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc2+ was best. } { [%eval -9.88] } (25... Rc2+ 26. Kd4 Nf2 27. Kd5 f6 28. Bf4 Rd8+ 29. Ke6 Re2+ 30. Kf5 Rd3 31. Be3) 26. b5 { [%eval -10.03] } 26... Nxa3 { [%eval -10.75] } 27. Bf4?! { (-10.75 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b6 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (27. b6 axb6 28. Bc1 Rh3+ 29. Kb2 Re2+ 30. Ka1 Nf2 31. Bb2 h5 32. Bc1 c6) 27... Nxb5+?! { (Mate in 7 → -10.24) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval -10.24] } (27... Rh3+ 28. Kd2 Nf2 29. Kc1 Rd3 30. Kb2 Re2+ 31. Bd2 Rexd2+ 32. Ka1 Rh3 33. b6) 28. Kb4?! { (-10.24 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (28. Kb3 Rg2 29. Kc4 Re4+ 30. Kd3 Rxf4 31. Ke3 Rf6 32. Kd3 Rff2 33. Ke3 h5) 28... Nd6? { (Mate in 6 → -9.29) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rb2+ was best. } { [%eval -9.29] } (28... Rb2+ 29. Kc5 Re4 30. Be5 Rxe5+ 31. Kc4 Re4+ 32. Kc5 Rd2 33. Kxb5 Rd5#) 29. Be3? { (-9.29 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxh2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (29. Bxh2 Nf2 30. Bg1 Nfe4 31. Bxa7 f6 32. Kb3 h5 33. Bg1) 29... Rb2+?! { (Mate in 3 → -11.51) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe3 was best. } { [%eval -11.51] } (29... Rxe3 30. Kc5 Re4 31. Kd5 Rh5#) 30. Kc3 { [%eval -11.69] } 30... Rb5 { [%eval -10.84] } 31. Bxa7 { [%eval -10.67] } 31... Ne4+ { [%eval -10.7] } 32. Kc2 { [%eval -10.66] } 32... Ra5 { [%eval -10.21] } 33. Be3 { [%eval -9.99] } 33... Neg3 { [%eval -9.37] } 34. Bf4 { [%eval -10.22] } 34... Re4 { [%eval -9.31] } 35. Bxc7 { [%eval -14.06] } 35... Rc5+ { [%eval -10.86] } 36. Kd1?! { (-10.86 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (36. Kb1 Rxc7 37. Ka1 f5 38. Kb1 Nf2 39. Ka2 Rc8 40. Ka1 b6 41. Ka2) 36... Rxc7 { [%eval #-2] } 37. Kd2 { [%eval #-2] } 37... Rd4+ { [%eval #-4] } 38. Ke1 { [%eval #-1] } 38... b5?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rc1# was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (38... Rc1#) 1/2-1/2