[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/exMgZt4x"] [Date "2026.04.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Stidgin"] [Black "LiepaNEW"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "exMgZt4x"] [UTCDate "2026.04.22"] [UTCTime "08:42:03"] [WhiteElo "934"] [BlackElo "932"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+43"] [BlackRatingDiff "-13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%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... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.34] } 6... dxe4 { [%eval 0.39] } 7. Nxe4?? { (0.39 → -3.31) Blunder. Ndb5 was best. } { [%eval -3.31] } (7. Ndb5 Be7 8. Qxd8+ Bxd8 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Nxe4 f5 11. Ng3 Nc6) 7... Bg4?? { (-3.31 → 3.98) Blunder. Qxd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (7... Qxd4 8. Nxc5 Qxc5 9. Bxf6 gxf6 10. Qf3 Nc6 11. Qxf6 Qb4+ 12. c3) 8. Ne2?? { (3.98 → 0.56) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (8. Bxf6 gxf6 9. Qxg4 Qxd4 10. Rd1 Qe5 11. Bb5+ c6 12. Qc8+ Ke7 13. Qxb7+ Kf8) 8... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.62] } 9. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.61] } 9... Nbd7?? { (0.61 → 3.19) Blunder. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.19] } (9... Bb4+ 10. c3 Be7 11. Nxf6+ Bxf6 12. Bxf6 gxf6 13. b3 a5 14. h3 Be6 15. Nd4) 10. f3?? { (3.19 → -1.00) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.0] } (10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Rxd7 Bb4+ 12. c3 Bxd7 13. Nxf6+ Ke7 14. Nd5+ Kf8 15. cxb4 a5) 10... O-O?? { (-1.00 → 4.38) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (10... Nxe4 11. fxe4 f6 12. Bf4 O-O-O 13. h3 Be6 14. a3 Rhe8 15. b4 Bb6 16. Ng3) 11. fxg4?? { (4.38 → -0.49) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. Nxc5 Bf5 13. Nc3 Bxc2 14. Rd2 Bf5 15. Nb3 Rad8 16. Rxd8 Rxd8) 11... Nxg4?? { (-0.49 → 4.66) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 4.66] } (11... Nxe4 12. Rxd7 Nxg5 13. Nc3 Rae8+ 14. Kd1 Rd8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8+ 16. Bd3 Bb4 17. Ne2) 12. h3 { [%eval 4.58] } 12... Nf2 { [%eval 5.31] } 13. Nxf2 { [%eval 5.38] } 13... Bxf2+ { [%eval 6.37] } 14. Kxf2 { [%eval 6.37] } 14... Ne5 { [%eval 6.26] } 15. Rd5 { [%eval 6.04] } 15... f6 { [%eval 6.38] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval 6.18] } 16... c6 { [%eval 6.1] } 17. Bb4?! { (6.10 → 4.80) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval 4.8] } (17. Rd4 c5 18. Rd5 Rad8 19. Rxd8 Rxd8 20. Be3 Nc4 21. Bc1 Nd2 22. Nc3 Nxf1) 17... Rfd8?! { (4.80 → 6.26) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 6.26] } (17... cxd5 18. Bxf8 Kxf8 19. Nd4 g6 20. Be2 Rc8 21. c3 Ke7 22. g4 Nd7 23. Rd1) 18. Rd6 { [%eval 6.07] } 18... Nc4 { [%eval 6.16] } 19. Rd4 { [%eval 5.59] } 19... Nxb2 { [%eval 5.37] } 20. Ng3?? { (5.37 → -1.08) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (20. Ba3 Nd1+ 21. Kf3 b5 22. Bb4 Rxd4 23. Nxd4 Re8 24. Bd2 c5) 20... Nd1+?? { (-1.08 → 6.44) Blunder. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.44] } (20... Rxd4 21. Ba3 Rd2+ 22. Kf3 Rxc2 23. Bxb2 Rxb2 24. Bc4+ Kf8 25. Rd1 b5 26. Be6) 21. Ke1?? { (6.44 → -1.30) Blunder. Rxd1 was best. } { [%eval -1.3] } (21. Rxd1 Rxd1 22. Bc4+ Rd5 23. Re1 a5 24. Bd6 b5 25. Bxd5+ cxd5 26. Nf5 b4) 21... Rxd4 { [%eval -1.42] } 22. c3 { [%eval -1.94] } 22... Nxc3?? { (-1.94 → 2.52) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 2.52] } (22... Re8+ 23. Be2 Rd3 24. Kf1 Rd2 25. Ke1 Rd7 26. c4 g6 27. Bd2 Ne3 28. Rg1) 23. Bxc3 { [%eval 2.36] } 23... Re4+?? { (2.36 → 6.74) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.74] } (23... Re8+ 24. Kf2 Ra4 25. Be2 Rxa2 26. Rc1 b5 27. Bd4 Re6 28. Bc5 a5 29. Kf1) 24. Be2?? { (6.74 → 0.15) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (24. Nxe4 b5 25. Ke2 Kf7 26. Kf3 Rd8 27. Bb4) 24... Re3 { [%eval 0.29] } 25. Nh5?? { (0.29 → -2.56) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.56] } (25. Bd2 Rxg3 26. Bf3 Rxf3 27. gxf3 Rd8 28. a4 b6 29. Ke2 Rd4 30. a5 Kf7) 25... Rae8 { [%eval -2.12] } 26. Bxf6?! { (-2.12 → -3.27) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.27] } (26. Nf4 Rxc3 27. Kd2 Rc5 28. Rb1 b6 29. Bd3 g6 30. Rb4 Ra5 31. a4 Rd8) 26... Rxe2+ { [%eval -3.29] } 27. Kd1 { [%eval -3.52] } 27... g6 { [%eval -2.91] } 28. Ng7?! { (-2.91 → -4.06) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval -4.06] } (28. Nf4 Rxa2 29. Rf1 Rf8 30. Ne2 Ra1+ 31. Nc1 Ra3 32. Kd2 c5 33. g4 c4) 28... R8e4 { [%eval -4.03] } 29. Re1? { (-4.03 → -8.13) Mistake. g4 was best. } { [%eval -8.13] } (29. g4 Rf2 30. g5 Kf7 31. Bc3 Ref4 32. h4 Rf1+ 33. Rxf1 Rxf1+ 34. Ke2 Rh1) 29... R2e3? { (-8.13 → -3.87) Mistake. Rxe1+ was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (29... Rxe1+ 30. Kc2 Kf7 31. Bc3 R1e2+ 32. Kd1 Rxg2 33. a3 h5 34. h4 b5 35. Kc1) 30. Kd2? { (-3.87 → -6.72) Mistake. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -6.72] } (30. Rf1 b5 31. g4 Rxh3 32. Kc2 c5 33. Rf2 Rhe3 34. g5 Re2+ 35. Rxe2 Rxe2+) 30... Kf7?? { (-6.72 → -3.08) Blunder. Rxe1 was best. } { [%eval -3.08] } (30... Rxe1 31. g4 Kf7 32. g5 c5 33. Kd3 a5 34. a3 c4+ 35. Kc3 b5 36. Kd2) 31. Rxe3 { [%eval -3.47] } 31... Ra4?? { (-3.47 → 4.73) Blunder. Rxe3 was best. } { [%eval 4.73] } (31... Rxe3 32. Kxe3 Kxf6 33. Ne8+ Ke7 34. Nc7 Kd7 35. Na8 Kc8 36. g4 Kb8 37. h4) 32. Bb2 { [%eval 5.18] } 32... Rxa2 { [%eval 5.25] } 33. Kc2 { [%eval 5.23] } 33... Ra4 { [%eval 5.7] } 34. Ne6 { [%eval 5.89] } 34... Rc4+ { [%eval 6.57] } 35. Kb3 { [%eval 6.51] } 35... b5 { [%eval 5.75] } 36. Ng5+ { [%eval 5.77] } 36... Kf8 { [%eval 5.63] } 37. Nxh7+ { [%eval 6.32] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval 6.4] } 38. Ng5+ { [%eval 6.34] } 38... Kg8?? { (6.34 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (38... Kf8 39. Ba3+ Kg7 40. Re7+ Kh6 41. Nf7+ Kh5 42. Re8 g5 43. Ne5 g4 44. Rh8+) 39. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0