[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dXtMQznk"] [Date "2026.04.05"] [Round "-"] [White "N0_T4CT1C5"] [Black "DirectorHQ"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "dXtMQznk"] [UTCDate "2026.04.05"] [UTCTime "14:36:52"] [WhiteElo "900"] [BlackElo "969"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [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. 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... Nc6 { [%eval 0.26] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 6... dxc6 { [%eval 0.5] } 7. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.43] } 7... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.52] } 8. Be3?? { (0.52 → -1.13) Blunder. f3 was best. } { [%eval -1.13] } (8. f3 a5 9. Bd2 a4 10. a3 Ke8 11. O-O-O Be6 12. Bf4 Bb6) 8... b6?? { (-1.13 → 2.17) Blunder. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (8... Bxe3 9. fxe3 Ke7 10. h3 Be6 11. Be2 a5 12. a3 h5 13. O-O Nd7) 9. Bxc5 { [%eval 2.21] } 9... bxc5 { [%eval 2.25] } 10. Bc4 { [%eval 1.79] } 10... Rb8 { [%eval 2.41] } 11. b3?! { (2.41 → 1.40) Inaccuracy. Bxf7 was best. } { [%eval 1.4] } (11. Bxf7 Ke7 12. Bc4 Ng4 13. b3 Rf8 14. h3 Ne5 15. Be2 g5 16. f3 h5) 11... Rb4? { (1.40 → 2.75) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.75] } (11... Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ke2 Ke7 14. Rad1 g5 15. f3 g4 16. Na4 c4 17. Nb2) 12. O-O?! { (2.75 → 1.59) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 1.59] } (12. a3 Rb8 13. Bxf7 Ke7 14. Bc4 Be6 15. Bxe6 Kxe6 16. Ke2 Rhf8 17. f4 c4) 12... a5?! { (1.59 → 2.51) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (12... Be6 13. Bxe6 fxe6 14. f3 Nd7 15. Na4 Rd4 16. Nb2 Ne5 17. c3 Rd2 18. Rf2) 13. h3?! { (2.51 → 1.48) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (13. a3 Rb8 14. Bxf7 Ke7 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Kxe6 17. f3 Rhd8 18. Rfd1 Rxd1+) 13... a4? { (1.48 → 3.43) Mistake. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (13... Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Na4 Rxe4 16. Rfe1 c4 17. Nc5 Rxe1+ 18. Rxe1 cxb3 19. cxb3) 14. Rfd1+ { [%eval 2.89] } 14... Ke7 { [%eval 2.98] } 15. f3 { [%eval 2.5] } 15... Nh5?! { (2.50 → 3.57) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval 3.57] } (15... a3 16. Nb1 Ne8 17. Nxa3 Nd6 18. Bd3 Be6 19. e5 Nf5 20. Kf2 Ra8 21. Nc4) 16. Ne2?? { (3.57 → 1.30) Blunder. Nxa4 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (16. Nxa4 Rxa4 17. bxa4 Be6 18. Bxe6 Kxe6 19. h4 Ra8 20. Kf2 Nf6 21. Rd2 Nd7) 16... g6?! { (1.30 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (16... Be6 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Kf2 g5 19. g3 Nf6 20. Nc3 a3 21. Nb1 Rf8 22. Ke3) 17. g4?! { (2.38 → 1.54) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (17. Nc3 a3 18. Na4 g5 19. Nxc5 Nf4 20. Rd2 h5 21. Kf2 f6 22. Rg1 h4) 17... Nf6 { [%eval 1.62] } 18. Nf4 { [%eval 1.29] } 18... h5? { (1.29 → 2.56) Mistake. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.56] } (18... Nd7 19. Nd3 Rb8 20. Kf2 Ra8 21. Rd2 Ba6 22. Bxa6 Rxa6 23. Rad1 axb3 24. axb3) 19. g5?! { (2.56 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (19. Nd3 Rb6 20. Nxc5 a3 21. Rd3 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Bxd7 23. Rad1 Bc8 24. Rc3 c5) 19... Nd7 { [%eval 1.7] } 20. h4 { [%eval 1.13] } 20... Ne5 { [%eval 1.19] } 21. Be2 { [%eval 1.1] } 21... axb3? { (1.10 → 2.47) Mistake. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (21... Rb6 22. Kf2 Ba6 23. Ng2 Bxe2 24. Kxe2 c4 25. bxc4 a3 26. c5 Rb2 27. Ne3) 22. axb3 { [%eval 2.27] } 22... f5?! { (2.27 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (22... Rd4 23. Nd3 Nxd3 24. Rxd3 Be6 25. Ra5 Rxd3 26. Bxd3 Kd6 27. Kf2 c4 28. bxc4) 23. Nxg6+?? { (3.60 → -1.55) Blunder. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (23. Ra5 Re8 24. Rxc5 Kf7 25. Nd3 Nxd3 26. Bxd3 fxe4 27. Bxe4 Bf5 28. Bxf5 gxf5) 23... Nxg6 { [%eval -1.21] } 24. exf5 { [%eval -1.59] } 24... Nf4?? { (-1.59 → 0.70) Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (24... Bxf5 25. Bc4 Bxc2 26. Rd2 Bf5 27. Re2+ Kd7 28. Kf2 Kc8 29. Kg3 Kb7 30. Rea2) 25. f6+ { [%eval 0.78] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 0.78] } 26. Bc4+ { [%eval 0.97] } 26... Be6 { [%eval 1.11] } 27. Bxe6+?! { (1.11 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Rd7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (27. Rd7+ Kg6 28. Rg7+ Kf5 29. Bf1 Rd4 30. Re1 c4 31. bxc4 Rd2 32. Re7 Ra8) 27... Kxe6 { [%eval 0.71] } 28. Re1+?! { (0.71 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (28. Ra6 Rd4 29. Rxc6+ Kd7 30. Rxd4+ cxd4 31. Rc4 Ke6 32. Kf2 Rd8 33. Rxc7 Ng6) 28... Kd5?? { (-0.30 → 4.87) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.87] } (28... Kf5 29. Ra5 Ne6 30. Ra4 Rd4 31. c3 Rd2 32. Rae4 Nf4 33. Re8 Nh3+ 34. Kh1) 29. Rad1+?? { (4.87 → 0.44) Blunder. c4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.44] } (29. c4+ Kd6 30. Rad1+ Nd5 31. f7 Rbb8 32. cxd5 cxd5 33. g6 Rhd8 34. Kh2 Rxb3) 29... Rd4 { [%eval 0.22] } 30. c3 { [%eval -0.14] } 30... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.16] } 31. Rxd1+ { [%eval -0.18] } 31... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. c4? { (0.00 → -1.36) Mistake. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.36] } (32. Kf2 Ng6 33. Re1+ Kf5 34. Re4 Ne5 35. Kg3 Rb8 36. Rf4+ Kg6 37. Re4) 32... Kf5?! { (-1.36 → -0.67) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (32... Ng6 33. Re1+ Kf4 34. Re6 Kg3 35. Kf1 Kxh4 36. f7 Kxg5 37. Rxc6 h4 38. Rxc5+) 33. Rd7 { [%eval -0.96] } 33... Rc8?! { (-0.96 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33... Ng6 34. Kf2 Nxh4 35. Rxc7 Kxg5 36. Rxc6 Nf5 37. f7 Rf8 38. Rxc5 Rxf7 39. b4) 34. f7?? { (0.00 → -1.94) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.94] } (34. Kf2 Ra8 35. Rxc7 Ra2+ 36. Kf1 Ra1+ 37. Kf2 Ra2+) 34... Ne6? { (-1.94 → -0.37) Mistake. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (34... Ng6 35. f4 Ke6 36. f5+ Kxf5 37. Rd2 Rf8 38. Rf2+ Ke5 39. Kg2 Nxh4+ 40. Kh3) 35. Kg2? { (-0.37 → -2.04) Mistake. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (35. Re7 Rf8 36. g6 Ng7 37. Rxc7 Kxg6 38. Rxc6+ Kxf7 39. Rxc5 Rb8 40. Rb5 Rxb5) 35... Ra8 { [%eval -2.07] } 36. Kg3 { [%eval -1.84] } 36... Ra3?? { (-1.84 → 4.55) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.55] } (36... Rf8 37. Re7 Nd4 38. Re8 Rxf7 39. Rh8 Ke5 40. Rxh5 Rxf3+ 41. Kg4 Rf4+ 42. Kh3) 37. f4?? { (4.55 → -1.57) Blunder. Re7 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (37. Re7 Nf8 38. Re8 Kg6 39. Rxf8 Rxb3 40. Rc8 Kxf7 41. Rxc7+ Ke6 42. Rxc6+ Ke7) 37... Rxb3+ { [%eval -1.68] } 38. Kf2 { [%eval -1.58] } 38... Rc3?? { (-1.58 → 2.45) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (38... Rb8 39. Re7 Rf8 40. g6 Ng7 41. Rxc7 Kxg6 42. Rxc6+ Kxf7 43. Rxc5 Kg6 44. Kf3) 39. f8=Q+ { [%eval 2.19] } 39... Nxf8 { [%eval 2.26] } 40. Rxc7?? { (2.26 → -3.39) Blunder. Rf7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.39] } (40. Rf7+ Ke6 41. Rxf8 Ke7 42. Rh8 Ke6 43. Rxh5 Kf5 44. Rh8 Kxf4) 40... Rc2+? { (-3.39 → -1.87) Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -1.87] } (40... Ne6 41. Rf7+ Kg4 42. g6 Rf3+ 43. Ke1 Rxf4 44. g7 Nxg7 45. Rxg7+ Kxh4 46. Ke2) 41. Ke3 { [%eval -1.87] } 41... Rxc4?? { (-1.87 → 1.90) Blunder. Ng6 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (41... Ng6 42. Rxc6 Nxh4 43. g6 Rc3+ 44. Kd2 Rg3 45. Rxc5+ Kxg6 46. Rc6+ Kh7 47. Rd6) 42. Rxc6?? { (1.90 → -4.82) Blunder. Rf7+ was best. } { [%eval -4.82] } (42. Rf7+ Ke6 43. Rxf8 Rc3+ 44. Ke4 Rc4+ 45. Kd3 Rd4+ 46. Ke3 Ra4 47. g6 Ra3+) 42... Ne6 { [%eval -4.69] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -4.91] } 43... Rxf4 { [%eval -5.11] } 44. Rc8 { [%eval -5.04] } 44... Rxh4 { [%eval -5.05] } 45. Rh8 { [%eval -5.37] } 45... Kxg5 { [%eval -5.31] } 46. Re8 { [%eval -5.46] } 46... Nf4+ { [%eval -5.1] } 47. Kc4 { [%eval -5.19] } 47... Ng2+ { [%eval -4.39] } 48. Kb5 { [%eval -4.58] } 48... c4 { [%eval -4.68] } 49. Re5+ { [%eval -5.38] } 49... Kh6 { [%eval -5.11] } 50. Re6+ { [%eval -5.33] } 50... Kg7 { [%eval -4.88] } 51. Re7+ { [%eval -4.84] } 51... Kf8 { [%eval -4.63] } 52. Ra7 { [%eval -4.87] } 52... c3 { [%eval -4.67] } 53. Ra8+ { [%eval -4.93] } 53... Ke7 { [%eval -4.65] } 54. Ra7+ { [%eval -5.51] } 54... Kd8 { [%eval -4.69] } 55. Kc6?! { (-4.69 → -7.78) Inaccuracy. Ra8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.78] } (55. Ra8+ Kd7 56. Ra7+ Kd6 57. Ra6+ Ke5 58. Rc6 Ne3 59. Rxc3 Kf4 60. Ra3 Rg4) 55... c2 { [%eval -7.6] } 56. Ra8+ { [%eval -7.95] } 56... Ke7 { [%eval -7.94] } 57. Ra7+ { [%eval -8.3] } 57... Ke6 { [%eval -7.04] } 58. Kc5? { (-7.04 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (58. Ra1 Rc4+ 59. Kb7 c1=Q 60. Rxc1 Rxc1 61. Ka7 Ne3 62. Kb7 Kf5 63. Kb8 Kg4) 58... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-4] } 59. Kb6 { [%eval #-2] } 59... Kd6 { [%eval #-4] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1