[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bylwvaVy"] [Date "2026.06.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Herman24"] [Black "Mihirmundra"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "bylwvaVy"] [UTCDate "2026.06.07"] [UTCTime "12:06:21"] [WhiteElo "615"] [BlackElo "612"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-20"] [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... 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... Bxd4? { (-0.10 → 1.04) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (5... O-O 6. Be2 Re8 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. O-O Rb8 10. Bd3) 6. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.95] } 6... O-O { [%eval 1.49] } 7. Qd1? { (1.49 → 0.00) Mistake. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (7. Be3 Re8 8. f3 a6 9. O-O-O Nc6 10. Qd2 b5 11. h4 d6) 7... d5?! { (0.00 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (7... Re8 8. f3 d5 9. Be2 d4 10. Nb5 c5 11. a4 Nc6 12. O-O) 8. exd5 { [%eval 0.9] } 8... c6 { [%eval 0.87] } 9. dxc6 { [%eval 0.37] } 9... bxc6?? { (0.37 → 2.49) Blunder. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (9... Nxc6 10. Bb5 Qc7 11. Be3 Re8 12. Bxc6 Qxc6 13. Qf3 Ne4 14. O-O-O Nxc3 15. Qxc6) 10. Bg5?! { (2.49 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. Qxd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (10. Qxd8 Rxd8 11. Bg5 Re8+ 12. Kd2 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. Bd3 Be6 15. Rhe1 Nc6) 10... Qe8+ { [%eval 1.91] } 11. Kd2? { (1.91 → 0.66) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (11. Qe2 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qxe8 Rxe8+ 14. Kd2 Bf5 15. Bd3 Bxd3 16. cxd3 h6) 11... Bg4?! { (0.66 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. Qe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (11... Qe5 12. f4 Qc5 13. Qf3 Bg4 14. Qe3 Qd6+ 15. Bd3 Nbd7 16. Rae1 Rab8 17. h3) 12. h3?? { (1.71 → -4.46) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -4.46] } (12. f3 Bf5 13. g4 Bg6 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. f4 Qd7+ 16. Kc1 f5 17. Qxd7 Nxd7) 12... Bxd1 { [%eval -4.6] } 13. Kxd1?! { (-4.60 → -5.90) Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best. } { [%eval -5.9] } (13. Rxd1 Qe5 14. f4 Qc7 15. Kc1 Nbd7 16. Bc4 Rab8 17. Rhe1 h6 18. Re7 hxg5) 13... Qd8+ { [%eval -5.53] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -5.67] } 14... Re8 { [%eval -5.26] } 15. Re1 { [%eval -5.33] } 15... c5 { [%eval -4.61] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -5.48] } 16... c4 { [%eval -5.08] } 17. Bxc4 { [%eval -5.03] } 17... Re3?? { (-5.03 → -0.37) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (17... Nc6 18. Rxe8+ Qxe8 19. Be3 Kh8 20. Ke1 Nd4 21. Bd3 Qe5 22. Rd1 Re8 23. Kf1) 18. Rxe3 { [%eval -0.42] } 18... Nc6 { [%eval -0.48] } 19. Bd5?? { (-0.48 → -5.21) Blunder. b3 was best. } { [%eval -5.21] } (19. b3 Qd6 20. Kc1 Rd8 21. Bd3 h5 22. Kb2 Qh2 23. Ne4 Nxe4 24. Bxe4 Rxd2) 19... Nd4?? { (-5.21 → 1.11) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.11] } (19... Nxd5 20. Rd3 Ncb4 21. Rxd5 Nxd5 22. Ke1 Nb4 23. Rd1 Nxc2+ 24. Kf1 Kh8 25. Kg1) 20. Rc1?? { (1.11 → -5.08) Blunder. Bxa8 was best. } { [%eval -5.08] } (20. Bxa8 Qxa8 21. Rd3 Ne6 22. f3 Qb8 23. b3 Nc5 24. Re3 Qh2 25. Kc1 Qxg2) 20... Qd6?? { (-5.08 → 4.57) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.57] } (20... Nxd5 21. Ke1 Nxe3 22. Bxe3 Kh8 23. Kf1 Nf5 24. Bf4 Qa5 25. Rd1 Qa6+ 26. Kg1) 21. Bxa8 { [%eval 4.57] } 21... Qh2 { [%eval 4.73] } 22. Re8+?? { (4.73 → -0.84) Blunder. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (22. Ne4 Qb8 23. Nxf6+ gxf6 24. c3 Nf5 25. Bf3 Qxb2 26. c4 Nh4 27. Bd5 Nf5) 22... Nxe8 { [%eval -0.95] } 23. b4? { (-0.95 → -2.13) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -2.13] } (23. Ne2 Qe5 24. Nxd4 Qxd4 25. c4 Qxb2 26. Bf3 a5 27. c5 Nc7 28. Ke1) 23... Qg1+ { [%eval -1.94] } 24. Be1 { [%eval -1.87] } 24... Nd6?? { (-1.87 → 0.32) Blunder. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (24... Nc7 25. Be4 Qf1 26. Kd2 f5 27. Bb7 Qc4 28. Rb1 h5 29. a4 g5 30. b5) 25. g4?? { (0.32 → -4.25) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -4.25] } (25. Ne2 Nxe2 26. Kxe2 Qh2 27. Rd1 h5 28. a4 Qf4 29. Bd5 Nc4 30. c3 Nb2) 25... Nc4?? { (-4.25 → -1.92) Blunder. Qf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.92] } (25... Qf1 26. Rb1 Qxh3 27. Kc1 Qxg4 28. a4 Qf5 29. Rb2 Nc4 30. Nd5 Qg5+ 31. Kb1) 26. g5?? { (-1.92 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (26. Ne2 Nb2+ 27. Kd2 Qh2 28. Ng3 Qxh3 29. Kc3 Ne2+ 30. Kxb2 Nxc1 31. Kxc1 Qxg4) 26... Nb2+ { [%eval #-2] } 27. Kd2 { [%eval #-2] } 27... Qxg5+ { [%eval #-1] } 28. f4 { [%eval #-1] } 28... Qxf4# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1