[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fYlSxqxJ"] [Date "2026.02.17"] [Round "-"] [White "rtfw"] [Black "artyrbykov"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "fYlSxqxJ"] [UTCDate "2026.02.17"] [UTCTime "19:28:17"] [WhiteElo "808"] [BlackElo "749"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+14"] [BlackRatingDiff "-59"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+10"] [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... 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. d4?! { (0.75 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (4. Nxe5 Bxe5 5. d4 Bd6 6. e5 Bb4 7. exf6 Qxf6 8. Bd3 d5) 4... Nc6?! { (0.16 → 1.02) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.02] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 O-O 6. Bd3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Re8 8. O-O Ne5 9. a4) 5. d5 { [%eval 0.89] } 5... Nb4 { [%eval 1.44] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.94] } 6... a6?? { (0.94 → 3.60) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (6... O-O 7. a3 Na6 8. g4 Nc5 9. Qe2 c6 10. b4 Na6 11. Nh4) 7. a3 { [%eval 3.62] } 7... b5 { [%eval 3.73] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval 3.61] } 8... c5 { [%eval 3.7] } 9. axb4 { [%eval 3.76] } 9... cxb4 { [%eval 3.87] } 10. Nb1?! { (3.87 → 2.68) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.68] } (10. Nxb5 Bb8 11. d6 Bb7 12. Nxe5 O-O 13. Nc7 Bxc7 14. dxc7 Qxc7 15. Ng4 Nxe4) 10... a5 { [%eval 2.88] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval 2.74] } 11... a4 { [%eval 2.77] } 12. Ba2 { [%eval 2.46] } 12... h6 { [%eval 2.39] } 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 2.45] } 13... gxf6?! { (2.45 → 3.74) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.74] } (13... Qxf6 14. O-O O-O 15. Qe2 Ba6 16. Nbd2 Rfc8 17. Bb1 a3 18. Ra2 axb2 19. Rxb2) 14. O-O { [%eval 3.74] } 14... h5 { [%eval 3.88] } 15. c3 { [%eval 3.36] } 15... b3?! { (3.36 → 4.35) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 4.35] } (15... h4 16. cxb4 h3 17. g3 Bxb4 18. d6 Bb7 19. Bd5 Qb6 20. Nh4 Rxh4 21. gxh4) 16. Bxb3 { [%eval 4.24] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 4.25] } 17. Ba2 { [%eval 4.16] } 17... h4 { [%eval 4.25] } 18. h3 { [%eval 4.21] } 18... Ba6 { [%eval 4.37] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval 4.4] } 19... Bc5 { [%eval 4.33] } 20. b4 { [%eval 4.31] } 20... Bd6 { [%eval 4.76] } 21. Nbd2 { [%eval 4.87] } 21... O-O?! { (4.87 → 6.48) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 6.48] } (21... Rc8 22. Rfc1 Kf8 23. Qe3 Bb8 24. Bb1 Qc7 25. Bd3 Ba7 26. Qe2 f5 27. Bxb5) 22. Nxh4 { [%eval 5.99] } 22... Kg7?? { (5.99 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (22... f5 23. Nxf5 Qf6 24. Qg3+ Kh7 25. Qg4 Rb6 26. f4 a3 27. Nf3 Bb7 28. Nxd6) 23. Nf5+ { [%eval #3] } 23... Kg6 { [%eval #2] } 24. Nxd6? { (Mate in 2 → 8.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval 8.42] } (24. Qg3+ Kh7 25. Qg7#) 24... Qc7? { (8.42 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (24... Kh7 25. Qg3 f5 26. Qxe5 Qg5 27. Qxf5+ Qg6 28. Rfe1 Rbc8 29. Re3 Ra8 30. e5) 25. Nf5 { [%eval #4] } 25... d6 { [%eval #2] } 26. Nf3? { (Mate in 2 → 9.73) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg3+ was best. } { [%eval 9.73] } (26. Qg3+ Kh5 27. Qg4#) 26... Rh8 { [%eval 9.53] } 27. N3h4+ { [%eval 9.25] } 27... Kg5? { (9.25 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (27... Kh7 28. Qe3 Kg8 29. Qg3+ Kf8 30. Qg7+ Ke8 31. Qxh8+ Kd7 32. Qxf6 Rd8 33. Rfb1) 28. Qe3+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 29. g4# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0