[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fhTskFDL"] [Date "2026.04.15"] [Round "-"] [White "pika9901"] [Black "ricktifer"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "fhTskFDL"] [UTCDate "2026.04.15"] [UTCTime "01:28:02"] [WhiteElo "980"] [BlackElo "837"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+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 0.1] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... c5? { (0.10 → 1.53) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Bb5? { (1.53 → 0.09) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (4. Nxe5 Nc6 5. Nxc6 dxc6 6. d3 Be6 7. Be2 c4 8. Be3 Qa5) 4... a6 { [%eval 0.22] } 5. Ba4?? { (0.22 → -1.77) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.77] } (5. Bc4 Nc6 6. O-O Be7 7. Nd5 d6 8. Nxf6+ Bxf6 9. d3 O-O) 5... b5 { [%eval -1.83] } 6. Bb3 { [%eval -1.83] } 6... Bb7?? { (-1.83 → 0.55) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (6... c4 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 d6 9. a4 cxb3 10. axb5 bxc2 11. Qxc2) 7. d3 { [%eval 0.43] } 7... g6?? { (0.43 → 2.39) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (7... Nc6 8. O-O Be7 9. a4 b4 10. Nd5 O-O 11. Be3 Nxd5 12. Bxd5) 8. O-O? { (2.39 → 0.88) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (8. Nxe5 d5 9. Bg5 Be7 10. exd5 O-O 11. O-O Nxd5 12. Bxd5 Bxd5 13. Bxe7 Qxe7) 8... d6?! { (0.88 → 1.78) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (8... Qc7 9. Bg5 Bg7 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Bxd5 14. Bxd5) 9. Bg5?! { (1.78 → 0.73) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (9. Ng5 c4 10. dxc4 h6 11. Nf3 bxc4 12. Bxc4 Nbd7 13. Qe2 Bg7 14. Rd1 Qc7) 9... Bg7 { [%eval 0.8] } 10. Qc1 { [%eval 0.31] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.39] } 11. Bh4?! { (0.39 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. a4 b4 13. Nd5 Bg7 14. h4 Nc6 15. h5 Na5 16. hxg6 fxg6) 11... g5 { [%eval -0.3] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval -0.38] } 12... b4? { (-0.38 → 0.81) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } (12... O-O 13. Qd2 Nbd7 14. a3 Nb6 15. h4 g4 16. Nh2 Qd7 17. f3 Nh5 18. Qf2) 13. Ne2?! { (0.81 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (13. Nd1 Nc6 14. Ne3 O-O 15. Qd1 Na5 16. h4 Nxb3 17. axb3 Nh5 18. Nf5 Nf4) 13... Nc6?! { (-0.20 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (13... a5 14. h4 a4 15. Bc4 g4 16. Nh2 O-O 17. h5 Nxh5 18. Nxg4 Kh7 19. Ne3) 14. Qe3?! { (0.39 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.36] } (14. a3 a5 15. axb4 axb4 16. Rxa8 Qxa8 17. h4 g4 18. Nh2 Na5 19. Ba2 b3) 14... Qa5? { (-0.36 → 1.05) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 1.05] } (14... a5 15. Ba4 O-O 16. h4 g4 17. Nh2 d5 18. c3 Qd6 19. Rac1 dxe4 20. dxe4) 15. Bxf7+?? { (1.05 → -2.70) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (15. a3 bxa3 16. Rxa3 Qd8 17. h4 g4 18. Nh2 O-O 19. f3 gxf3 20. Qxf3 Na5) 15... Kxf7 { [%eval -2.77] } 16. Nc1?! { (-2.77 → -3.68) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (16. c3 Kg8 17. h4 g4 18. Nd2 Qc7 19. d4 cxd4 20. cxd4 Nxd4 21. Nxd4 exd4) 16... Ng4?! { (-3.68 → -2.85) Inaccuracy. Rhf8 was best. } { [%eval -2.85] } (16... Rhf8 17. h4 g4 18. Ng5+ hxg5 19. hxg5 Nh5 20. c3 Qd8 21. Ne2 Ke8 22. f3) 17. Qd2 { [%eval -3.36] } 17... h5?? { (-3.36 → -1.32) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (17... Nf6 18. Ne2 Qd8 19. h4 g4 20. Nh2 Kg8 21. f4 Kh7 22. fxe5 dxe5 23. c3) 18. Nxg5+ { [%eval -1.31] } 18... Kf6? { (-1.31 → 0.26) Mistake. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (18... Ke8 19. f3 Nh6 20. c3 Qb6 21. Ne2 Kd7 22. f4 Raf8 23. h3 Nf7 24. fxe5) 19. Nf3? { (0.26 → -0.99) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (19. h3 Nh6 20. f4 Ke7 21. Nb3 Qb6 22. c3 Raf8 23. Kh1 Kd7 24. fxe5 Rxf1+) 19... Nd4?? { (-0.99 → 0.83) Blunder. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (19... Bh6 20. Qd1 Raf8 21. h3 Bc8 22. Nh4 Qd8 23. Nf5 Bxf5 24. exf5 Qd7 25. a3) 20. Nh4? { (0.83 → -0.39) Mistake. Nb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (20. Nb3 Qc7 21. Nbxd4 cxd4 22. h3 Bh6 23. Qxb4 a5 24. Qa3 Kg7 25. hxg4 hxg4) 20... Ke6? { (-0.39 → 0.71) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (20... Bh6 21. Qd1 Bc8 22. h3 Kg7 23. hxg4 hxg4 24. Nf5+ Bxf5 25. exf5 Qd8 26. Qxg4+) 21. Nb3 { [%eval 0.75] } 21... Qa4 { [%eval 1.28] } 22. Nxd4+ { [%eval 0.94] } 22... Kf6?? { (0.94 → 5.04) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 5.04] } (22... cxd4 23. Qg5 Bf6 24. Qf5+ Ke7 25. Ng6+ Kf7 26. Nxh8+ Rxh8 27. Bh4 Qe8 28. Qf3) 23. Nb3?! { (5.04 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Ndf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (23. Ndf5 Rag8 24. Nxd6 Bh6 25. Qe2 Qd7 26. Nxb7 Qxb7 27. h3 Ke6 28. a3 Ne3) 23... Bh6 { [%eval 4.21] } 24. Qe2 { [%eval 4.04] } 24... Rhf8 { [%eval 4.68] } 25. h3 { [%eval 4.89] } 25... d5?! { (4.89 → 6.86) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.86] } (25... Bf4 26. hxg4 Kg5 27. gxh5 Qd7 28. Nd2 Qg7 29. Rfe1 Kh6 30. Nf5+ Rxf5 31. exf5) 26. exd5 { [%eval 6.29] } 26... Bxd5 { [%eval 6.26] } 27. hxg4 { [%eval 6.52] } 27... hxg4?! { (6.52 → 12.92) Inaccuracy. Rae8 was best. } { [%eval 12.92] } (27... Rae8 28. Nxc5 Qc6 29. Ne4+ Bxe4 30. dxe4 Kg7 31. gxh5 Kh7 32. Qg4 Bf4 33. Bxf4) 28. Qxg4?! { (12.92 → 7.35) Inaccuracy. Qxe5+ was best. } { [%eval 7.35] } (28. Qxe5+ Kf7 29. Qxd5+ Kg7 30. Be5+ Rf6 31. Bxf6+ Kxf6 32. Qd6+ Kf7 33. Rfe1 Ra7) 28... Kf7 { [%eval 8.73] } 29. Bxe5 { [%eval 7.04] } 29... Rfe8? { (7.04 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (29... Qc6 30. Rae1 Rac8 31. Nxc5 Rce8 32. d4 Bc4 33. Nf5 Bxf1 34. Kxf1 Qb5+ 35. Kg1) 30. Rfe1? { (Mate in 5 → 7.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg6+ was best. } { [%eval 7.68] } (30. Qg6+ Kf8 31. Qxh6+ Ke7 32. Qd6+ Kf7 33. Qf6+ Kg8 34. Qg7#) 30... Ra7? { (7.68 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (30... Qc6 31. Nxc5 Rad8 32. Qf5+ Kg8 33. Ne4 Bxe4 34. Rxe4 Rd7 35. Rg4+ Bg7 36. Qh5) 31. Qg6+ { [%eval #5] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval #5] } 32. Qxh6?! { (Mate in 5 → 10.07) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf4+ was best. } { [%eval 10.07] } (32. Bf4+ Be4 33. Rxe4+ Kd8 34. Qb6+ Kd7 35. Nxc5+ Kc8 36. Qb8#) 32... Qd7?! { (10.07 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (32... Qc6 33. Bf6+ Kd7 34. Rxe8 Kxe8 35. Re1+ Be4 36. Qg6+ Rf7 37. Rxe4+ Qxe4 38. Qxe4+) 33. Nxc5 { [%eval #8] } 33... Qc6 { [%eval #4] } 34. d4? { (Mate in 4 → 8.32) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bc7+ was best. } { [%eval 8.32] } (34. Bc7+ Kf7 35. Qh7+ Kf8 36. Nd7+ Qxd7 37. Ng6#) 34... Qxh6 { [%eval 8.31] } 35. Nf5+ { [%eval 8.35] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 8.69] } 36. Nxh6+ { [%eval 8.54] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval 8.52] } 37. Ng4 { [%eval 8.41] } 37... Rh8 { [%eval 9.97] } 38. Bxh8 { [%eval 9.89] } 38... Ra8 { [%eval 10.06] } 39. Be5 { [%eval 10.05] } 39... Kf5 { [%eval 10.52] } 40. Nh6+ { [%eval 10.02] } 40... Kg5 { [%eval 9.7] } 41. Bg7 { [%eval 9.79] } 41... Kh4? { (9.79 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (41... Kg6 42. Re7 b3 43. axb3 Bc6 44. Ng4 Re8 45. Ne5+ Kh7 46. Bf6+ Rxe7 47. Bxe7) 42. Re3 { [%eval #9] } 42... Ra7 { [%eval #9] } 43. Bf6+ { [%eval #8] } 43... Kh5 { [%eval 11.95] } 44. Ng8 { [%eval 10.33] } 44... Rf7?! { (10.33 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxa2 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (44... Bxa2 45. Ne7 Rxe7 46. Rxe7 a5 47. Rg7 Bd5 48. Rg5+ Kh6 49. Rxd5 Kh7) 45. Bd8?! { (Mate in 7 → 10.86) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rh3+ was best. } { [%eval 10.86] } (45. Rh3+ Kg6 46. Rh6+ Kf5 47. Re1 Be4 48. Rxe4 Rxf6 49. Re5+ Kg4 50. Nxf6+ Kf4) 45... Rf8 { [%eval 11.7] } 46. Kh2 { [%eval 9.01] } 46... Rxg8 { [%eval 9.51] } 47. Be7 { [%eval 7.96] } 47... Rg7 { [%eval 9.09] } 48. Rh1 { [%eval 8.12] } 48... Rxe7? { (8.12 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rxg2+ was best. } { [%eval #13] } (48... Rxg2+ 49. Kh3 Kh6 50. Ne6 Rg8 51. Rhe1 Bxa2 52. Rg3 Rxg3+ 53. fxg3 Kg6 54. b3) 49. Rxe7 { [%eval 10.66] } 49... a5?! { (10.66 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval #13] } (49... Kg6 50. Rhe1 b3 51. cxb3 Kf6 52. Nd7+ Kg6 53. Kg3 Bb7 54. R1e6+ Kh5) 50. Kg3+ { [%eval #6] } 50... Kg5 { [%eval #6] } 51. Rh4 { [%eval #7] } 51... a4 { [%eval #5] } 52. Rf7? { (Mate in 5 → 8.61) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 8.61] } { Black left the game. } (52. Nd7 Bc6 53. Rg4+ Kh6 54. Re6+ Kh5 55. Reg6 Bxd7 56. R4g5#) 1-0