[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hXsLOAft"] [Date "2026.03.29"] [Round "-"] [White "tar1c5"] [Black "Schraft"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hXsLOAft"] [UTCDate "2026.03.29"] [UTCTime "20:29:18"] [WhiteElo "749"] [BlackElo "751"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+13"] [BlackRatingDiff "-11"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nc6? { (0.29 → 1.82) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4) 4. d4?! { (1.82 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.83] } (4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Qe7 6. Nc3 Be6 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. Be3 g6) 4... d6?! { (0.83 → 1.51) Inaccuracy. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (4... Qe7 5. Nc3 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxe5 7. f4 Qe6 8. Qd4 d5 9. f5) 5. Nd3? { (1.51 → 0.29) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 Rb8 7. Be2 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. f3 O-O) 5... Qe7?! { (0.29 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (5... Nxd4) 6. f3 { [%eval 1.09] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.58] } 7. Nc5?? { (0.58 → -2.33) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval -2.33] } (7. e5 Nxd4 8. Nc3 Bf5 9. Kf2 Nd7 10. Nxd5 Qd8 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Be2 c6) 7... g6?? { (-2.33 → 1.76) Blunder. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (7... dxe4 8. Bb5 exf3+ 9. Kf2 Ng4+ 10. Kg1 Qd8 11. Ne4 f5 12. Nec3 Be7 13. h3) 8. Bg5?? { (1.76 → -0.04) Blunder. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (8. Bb5) 8... dxe4?? { (-0.04 → 2.47) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 2.47] } (8... h6) 9. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.4] } 9... Qb4+? { (2.40 → 3.98) Mistake. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (9... Bg7 10. Nc3 O-O 11. Nd5 Nxd5 12. Bxe7 Ncxe7 13. c3 Ne3 14. Qa4 N7d5 15. h4) 10. c3 { [%eval 3.62] } 10... Qxb2?! { (3.62 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (10... Nxe4 11. cxb4 Bxb4+ 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Bxc3+ 14. Kf2 Bxd4+ 15. Be3 Bxe3+ 16. Kxe3) 11. Nbd2?? { (5.16 → 0.70) Blunder. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.7] } (11. Nxf6+ Kd8 12. Ne4+ Be7 13. Bxe7+ Nxe7 14. Nbd2 Be6 15. Qc1 Qxc1+ 16. Rxc1 Bxa2) 11... h6?? { (0.70 → 6.10) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 6.1] } (11... Nxe4 12. Nxe4 Bg7 13. Be2 O-O 14. O-O h6 15. Rb1 Qxa2 16. Bf4 Re8 17. Bxc7) 12. Bxf6 { [%eval 6.1] } 12... Rg8 { [%eval 7.34] } 13. Nc5?! { (7.34 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (13. Nc4 Qxa1 14. Qxa1 g5 15. Qb2 g4 16. Bh4 Rg6 17. Nf6+ Rxf6 18. Bxf6 b5) 13... g5?! { (4.85 → 6.29) Inaccuracy. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval 6.29] } (13... Qxc3 14. Ne4 Qe3+ 15. Qe2 Qxe2+ 16. Bxe2 g5 17. g4 Rg6 18. h4 Rxf6 19. Nxf6+) 14. Na4 { [%eval 5.92] } 14... Qa3 { [%eval 6.14] } 15. Nc4 { [%eval 6.08] } 15... Qxa4 { [%eval 6.55] } 16. Qxa4 { [%eval 6.51] } 16... b5?! { (6.51 → 10.07) Inaccuracy. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 10.07] } (16... Rg6 17. Ne5 Rxf6 18. Bb5 Bd7 19. Nxd7 Kxd7 20. O-O Rd8 21. Rab1 Bd6 22. g3) 17. Qxb5 { [%eval 9.64] } 17... Bb4? { (9.64 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (17... Bd7 18. Qd5 Rd8 19. Ne5 Rg7 20. Bxg7 Nxe5 21. Qxe5+ Be7 22. Bb5 Rb8 23. Bxd7+) 18. Qxc6+ { [%eval #3] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval #3] } 19. Qxa8 { [%eval #2] } 19... Bxc3+ { [%eval #2] } 20. Kd1 { [%eval #1] } 20... Bxa1 { [%eval #1] } 21. Qxc8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0