[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/azLLRZv4"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "WCA_AthinElara"] [Black "SAI_2016"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "azLLRZv4"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "14:27:01"] [WhiteElo "712"] [BlackElo "747"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+92"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.35] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.11] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 5. Ng5? { (0.42 → -0.71) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (5. Nxe5 Bxc3 6. dxc3 d6 7. Nf3 Re8 8. O-O Rxe4 9. Bd3 Re8) 5... Qe7 { [%eval -0.17] } 6. Bxf7+?? { (-0.17 → -2.71) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (6. O-O c6 7. Re1 d6 8. h3 h6 9. Nf3 Be6 10. Bxe6 fxe6) 6... Rxf7 { [%eval -2.69] } 7. Nxf7 { [%eval -2.57] } 7... Qxf7 { [%eval -2.71] } 8. d3 { [%eval -2.94] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval -2.56] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -3.16] } 9... Nd4?! { (-3.16 → -2.29) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -2.29] } (9... d5 10. Bxf6 Qxf6 11. exd5 Ne7 12. O-O Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nxd5 14. Qb1 b6 15. Qb3) 10. Bxf6?! { (-2.29 → -3.06) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (10. O-O Ne6 11. f4 Bxc3 12. bxc3 exf4 13. Bxf4 Nxf4 14. Rxf4 d6 15. d4 Qc4) 10... Qxf6 { [%eval -3.05] } 11. a3 { [%eval -3.5] } 11... Ba5?! { (-3.50 → -2.45) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (11... Bxc3+ 12. bxc3 Ne6 13. Qh5 b6 14. Qe8+ Nf8 15. Qh5 Ng6 16. g3 Bb7 17. c4) 12. b4 { [%eval -2.44] } 12... Bb6 { [%eval -2.1] } 13. Nd5 { [%eval -2.64] } 13... Qd6?! { (-2.64 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Qg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (13... Qg5 14. O-O d6 15. Kh1 c6 16. Nxb6 axb6 17. a4 h5 18. c3 Ne6 19. g3) 14. Qh5?! { (-1.67 → -2.33) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (14. O-O c6 15. Nxb6 axb6 16. c3 Ne6 17. g3 Qe7 18. f4 exf4 19. gxf4 d6) 14... Qf6?? { (-2.33 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (14... Qf8 15. O-O d6 16. a4 c6 17. Nxb6 axb6 18. c3 Ne6 19. g3 h6 20. a5) 15. Qe8+ { [%eval #2] } 15... Qf8 { [%eval #2] } 16. Qxf8+?? { (Mate in 2 → -1.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Ne7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (16. Ne7+ Kh8 17. Qxf8#) 16... Kxf8 { [%eval -1.17] } 17. c3?? { (-1.17 → -4.10) Blunder. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.1] } (17. Kd2 c6 18. Nxb6 axb6 19. a4 Ke7 20. a5 b5 21. Rhf1 d6 22. f4 Bd7) 17... Nc2+ { [%eval -3.96] } 18. Kd2 { [%eval -4.11] } 18... Nxa1 { [%eval -4.23] } 19. Rxa1 { [%eval -4.08] } 19... Bxf2?? { (-4.08 → 3.25) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 3.25] } (19... c6 20. Nxb6 axb6 21. c4 d6 22. a4 Be6 23. f3 Ke7 24. b5 g6 25. Kc3) 20. Nxc7 { [%eval 3.04] } 20... Rb8 { [%eval 2.97] } 21. Nb5?? { (2.97 → -3.40) Blunder. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.4] } (21. Rf1 d6 22. Rxf2+ Ke7 23. Nd5+ Ke8 24. c4 Be6 25. Kc3 h5 26. a4 h4) 21... Ra8?? { (-3.40 → 3.05) Blunder. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 3.05] } (21... Ke7 22. a4 d6 23. Rf1 Bb6 24. a5 Bd8 25. Nxa7 Bd7 26. c4 b6 27. a6) 22. Rf1 { [%eval 2.95] } 22... Kg8? { (2.95 → 5.07) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 5.07] } (22... Ke7 23. Rxf2 d6 24. Nc7 Rb8 25. c4 Bd7 26. Nd5+ Ke8 27. Nc3 Ke7 28. a4) 23. Rxf2 { [%eval 4.99] } 23... a6 { [%eval 5.19] } 24. Nc7 { [%eval 4.61] } 24... Ra7?! { (4.61 → 6.02) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 6.02] } (24... Rb8 25. Nd5 g6 26. Nb6 d6 27. Nc4 Be6 28. Nxd6 b5 29. Rf6 Bd7 30. c4) 25. b5? { (6.02 → 3.78) Mistake. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.78] } (25. Nd5 g6 26. Nb6 Kg7 27. a4 h5 28. c4 g5 29. Nxc8 Ra8 30. Nb6 Rf8) 25... a5? { (3.78 → 6.27) Mistake. b6 was best. } { [%eval 6.27] } (25... b6 26. Nd5 d6 27. Nxb6 Be6 28. a4 axb5 29. axb5 Rb7 30. Nc4 Rxb5 31. Nxd6) 26. Kc2 { [%eval 5.49] } 26... b6 { [%eval 5.32] } 27. Ne8 { [%eval 4.88] } 27... a4 { [%eval 5.66] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval 4.61] } 28... Bb7 { [%eval 5.36] } 29. g4 { [%eval 4.87] } 29... Ra8 { [%eval 5.44] } 30. h4?? { (5.44 → -3.27) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (30. Nd6 Bc6 31. c4 Rd8 32. bxc6 dxc6 33. c5 bxc5 34. Nc4 Re8 35. h3) 30... Rxe8 { [%eval -3.34] } 31. h5 { [%eval -3.63] } 31... d6 { [%eval -3.14] } 32. g5 { [%eval -3.55] } { White wins on time. } 1-0