[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cDs8srC9"] [Date "2026.05.29"] [Round "-"] [White "Aatharv34"] [Black "chougui"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cDs8srC9"] [UTCDate "2026.05.29"] [UTCTime "09:23:04"] [WhiteElo "802"] [BlackElo "668"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+25"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... e5 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.01] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.03] } 5. Ba4 { [%eval -0.12] } 5... Ng4 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.51] } 6... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.24] } 7... Qa5 { [%eval 0.64] } 8. Re1 { [%eval 0.82] } 8... Qd8 { [%eval 1.12] } 9. d3 { [%eval 0.77] } 9... b5 { [%eval 0.98] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval 0.89] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 0.89] } 11. a4 { [%eval 0.72] } 11... O-O? { (0.72 → 2.22) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (11... b4 12. Ne2 c5 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 O-O 15. Ng3 Nc6 16. d4 Qc7 17. Ba2) 12. axb5 { [%eval 2.21] } 12... cxb5 { [%eval 2.11] } 13. Nxb5 { [%eval 2.18] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 2.24] } 14. Bg5 { [%eval 2.08] } 14... Nh5?! { (2.08 → 2.76) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (14... Be6 15. c4 a6 16. Nc3 Nd7 17. Be3 Nc5 18. Nd5 Rb8 19. Ba4 Nxa4 20. Qxa4) 15. Bxe7 { [%eval 2.51] } 15... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.48] } 16. d4 { [%eval 1.99] } 16... exd4?! { (1.99 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (16... Nf4 17. dxe5 Nxe5 18. Nc3 a5 19. Nd5 Nxd5 20. exd5 Nxf3+ 21. Qxf3 Qc7) 17. Nfxd4 { [%eval 2.53] } 17... Qd7?? { (2.53 → 5.28) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 5.28] } (17... Nxd4 18. Nxd4 Nf4 19. Nf5 Qf6 20. Ra5 Qd8 21. Ra4 Be6 22. Qf3 Bxb3 23. cxb3) 18. Nxc6 { [%eval 5.29] } 18... Qxc6 { [%eval 5.25] } 19. Rxa7 { [%eval 4.4] } 19... Rxa7 { [%eval 5.08] } 20. Nxa7 { [%eval 5.1] } 20... Nf4?! { (5.10 → 8.00) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 8.0] } (20... Qc5 21. Nxc8 Rxc8 22. e5 g6 23. Qxd6 Qxd6 24. exd6 Rd8 25. Re7 Rxd6 26. Rxf7) 21. Nxc6 { [%eval 7.99] } 21... Ba6 { [%eval 9.35] } 22. Qg4 { [%eval 8.23] } 22... Ng6 { [%eval 8.1] } 23. e5 { [%eval 7.85] } 23... dxe5 { [%eval 8.47] } 24. Nxe5 { [%eval 8.5] } 24... Nxe5 { [%eval 8.24] } 25. Rxe5 { [%eval 7.95] } 25... Rc8? { (7.95 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (25... Bc8 26. Bxf7+ Kxf7 27. Qc4+ Kg6 28. Qd3+ Kf7 29. Qb3+ Kf6 30. f4 h5 31. Re1) 26. Qe4 { [%eval #8] } 26... Rxc2 { [%eval #1] } 27. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0