[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cQcUWN04"] [Date "2026.01.04"] [Round "-"] [White "PadavanRay"] [Black "Lakshithavyukta"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "cQcUWN04"] [UTCDate "2026.01.04"] [UTCTime "13:31:56"] [WhiteElo "1069"] [BlackElo "1206"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+119"] [BlackRatingDiff "-126"] [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 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (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... Bd6?! { (0.08 → 0.75) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nd5?! { (0.75 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (4. Nxe5 Bxe5 5. d4 Bd6 6. e5 Bb4 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Bd3 d5) 4... O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 5... gxf6?? { (0.00 → 2.02) Blunder. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (5... Qxf6 6. c3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bc5 8. Bc2 d6 9. h3 a5 10. d3) 6. Bc4 { [%eval 2.12] } 6... Kh8 { [%eval 2.42] } 7. O-O { [%eval 2.29] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 2.35] } 8. Bd5?! { (2.35 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (8. d4 exd4 9. Bh6 Bc5 10. Bxf8 Qxf8 11. Bd5 Ne5 12. Nxe5 fxe5 13. Qh5 Qg7) 8... b5?! { (1.71 → 2.88) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 2.88] } (8... Rg8 9. Bxf7) 9. Bxc6? { (2.88 → 1.06) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.06] } (9. Nh4 Rb8 10. d3 Ne7 11. Bh6 c6 12. Qf3 Ng6 13. Nf5 Bc5 14. Bxf8 Qxf8) 9... dxc6 { [%eval 1.11] } 10. d3 { [%eval 0.59] } 10... Be6?! { (0.59 → 1.38) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (10... f5) 11. Bh6?! { (1.38 → 0.67) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.67] } (11. Nh4 Rg8 12. Qf3 Bg4 13. Qe3 Be7 14. h3 Be6 15. Qf3 Qd4 16. a4 b4) 11... Re8?! { (0.67 → 1.46) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (11... Rg8 12. Nh4 Bg4 13. Qd2 f5 14. Nxf5 Bxf5 15. exf5 Qf6 16. Rae1 Rae8 17. b4) 12. Qe2?! { (1.46 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (12. Nh4) 12... Bh3?? { (0.34 → 5.18) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 5.18] } (12... f5) 13. gxh3 { [%eval 5.12] } 13... f5 { [%eval 5.33] } 14. exf5 { [%eval 4.91] } 14... Be7 { [%eval 5.59] } 15. Nxe5 { [%eval 5.63] } 15... Bh4?? { (5.63 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (15... Bf8 16. Rae1 Bxh6 17. Nxf7+ Kg7 18. Nxd8 Rxe2 19. Rxe2 Rxd8 20. Re7+ Kf8 21. Rxc7) 16. Nxf7+ { [%eval #8] } 16... Kg8 { [%eval 10.39] } 17. Nxd8? { (10.39 → 5.29) Mistake. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 5.29] } (17. Qg4+ Qg5 18. Nxg5 Re7 19. Kh1 Kh8 20. Qxh4 Rg8 21. Ne4 Rgg7 22. Rae1 Rg8) 17... Rexd8?? { (5.29 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxe2 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... Rxe2 18. Nxc6 Bf6 19. d4 Rxc2 20. Ne5 Rxb2 21. Rfc1 Rd8 22. Be3 Bxe5 23. dxe5) 18. Rae1 { [%eval #10] } 18... b4 { [%eval #3] } 19. Qd1? { (Mate in 3 → 8.82) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 8.82] } (19. Qg4+ Bg5 20. Qxg5+ Kf7 21. Qg7#) 19... b3? { (8.82 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (19... Bf6 20. Kh1 Kh8 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Bxf8 Rxf8 23. d4 c5 24. d5 b3 25. axb3) 20. cxb3? { (Mate in 3 → 9.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 9.32] } (20. Qg4+ Bg5 21. Qxg5+ Kh8 22. Qg7#) 20... Rab8? { (9.32 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (20... Bf6 21. Qh5 Rf8 22. Bxf8 Kxf8 23. Kh1 c5 24. f3 Rd8 25. Re4 Rxd3 26. Re8+) 21. Re2? { (Mate in 3 → 8.60) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg4+ was best. } { [%eval 8.6] } (21. Qg4+ Bg5 22. Qxg5+ Kh8 23. Qg7#) 21... Rbc8? { (8.60 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (21... Kh8 22. Re6 Rg8+ 23. Kh1 Bxf2 24. Rxf2 Rb4 25. Rf1 Rb5 26. Re4) 22. Qe1? { (Mate in 4 → 8.46) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 8.46] } (22. Re8+ Rxe8 23. Qg4+ Bg5 24. Qxg5+ Kh8 25. Qg7#) 22... Re8? { (8.46 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (22... Bf6 23. Re6 Bd4 24. Qe2 Kh8 25. Kh1 c5 26. Re4 Rg8) 23. Rxe8+ { [%eval #1] } 23... Rxe8 { [%eval #1] } 24. Qxe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0