[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/c8OK3rCB"] [Date "2026.05.01"] [Round "-"] [White "raafel15"] [Black "grump_kirkpatrick"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "c8OK3rCB"] [UTCDate "2026.05.01"] [UTCTime "23:45:47"] [WhiteElo "1541"] [BlackElo "1554"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-21"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [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. h3?! { (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... h5? { (0.00 → 1.30) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (4... d6 5. Bc4 O-O 6. O-O Be6 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. d3 a5 9. Be3) 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.97] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 1.01] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.97] } 6... d6 { [%eval 1.0] } 7. a3?! { (1.00 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (7. Ng5 O-O 8. Na4 Bb6 9. Nxb6 axb6 10. d3 Na5 11. Bxf7+ Rxf7) 7... Ng4? { (0.44 → 1.58) Mistake. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.58] } (7... Nd4 8. d3 Be6 9. Bxe6 Nxe6 10. b4 Bb6 11. Nd5 Nd7 12. a4) 8. b4 { [%eval 1.74] } 8... Bb6 { [%eval 1.95] } 9. d3 { [%eval 1.83] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 1.99] } 10. Bb5?! { (1.99 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. b5 Nd4 12. hxg4 hxg4 13. Ng5 Qf6 14. Qxg4 Rh6 15. Ne2 Nxe2+) 10... a6 { [%eval 1.16] } 11. Ba4 { [%eval 0.95] } 11... Qf6? { (0.95 → 2.33) Mistake. Ba7 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (11... Ba7 12. Nd5 b5 13. Bb3 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. c3 Ba7 16. hxg4 hxg4 17. Nxc7+) 12. Bxc6+?! { (2.33 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (12. Nd5 Qd8 13. c3 Ba7 14. d4 Qd7 15. b5 axb5 16. Bxb5 Qc8 17. a4 Kf8) 12... bxc6 { [%eval 1.31] } 13. Ng5?? { (1.31 → -3.69) Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (13. Na4 Ba7 14. c4 Bd4 15. Nxd4 exd4 16. Qd2 Qh4 17. c5 Bb3 18. Nb2 Nf6) 13... O-O-O?? { (-3.69 → 1.07) Blunder. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (13... Nxf2 14. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 15. Kh2 Bd4 16. Bd2 Bxc3 17. Nxe6 Bxd2 18. Nxc7+ Kd7 19. Qxd2) 14. Nxe6?? { (1.07 → -3.01) Blunder. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (14. Qe1 Bd7 15. Na4 Ba7 16. c4 Bd4 17. Rb1 Nxf2 18. Rxf2 Qxf2+ 19. Qxf2 Bxf2+) 14... fxe6?? { (-3.01 → -0.44) Blunder. Bxf2+ was best. } { [%eval -0.44] } (14... Bxf2+ 15. Kh1 fxe6 16. Ne2 Rdf8 17. c4 Qh4 18. Ra2 Rf6 19. Bd2 Rhf8 20. Qb1) 15. hxg4? { (-0.44 → -2.04) Mistake. Qe1 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (15. Qe1 Rdf8 16. Nd1 Qh4 17. Be3 Nxe3 18. fxe3 Rxf1+ 19. Qxf1 Qe7 20. Qe1 g5) 15... hxg4 { [%eval -2.34] } 16. Qxg4 { [%eval -1.25] } 16... Rh4?! { (-1.25 → -0.43) Inaccuracy. Rdf8 was best. } { [%eval -0.43] } (16... Rdf8 17. Nd1 Rh4 18. Bg5 Rxg4 19. Bxf6 gxf6 20. Ne3 Rg7 21. c4 Bd4 22. Rab1) 17. Qg3?? { (-0.43 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (17. Bg5 Rxg4 18. Bxf6 gxf6 19. Ne2 f5 20. exf5 exf5 21. g3 Rg7 22. Kg2 f4) 17... Rdh8 { [%eval #-4] } { White resigns. } 0-1