[Event "casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/hcHt9Br6"] [Date "2026.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "XavierDelapluie"] [Black "Ajith_Arikkath"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "hcHt9Br6"] [UTCDate "2026.04.26"] [UTCTime "15:41:57"] [WhiteElo "969"] [BlackElo "1028"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... c6?! { (0.08 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.78] } 4... d6 { [%eval 1.31] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 1.43] } 5... d5 { [%eval 1.2] } 6. e5 { [%eval 1.17] } 6... Ng4? { (1.17 → 2.51) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (6... Ne4 7. Be2 Be7 8. O-O c5 9. Na4 h6 10. d4 Nc6 11. dxc5) 7. d4 { [%eval 2.58] } 7... f6 { [%eval 3.02] } 8. Be2? { (3.02 → 1.57) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (8. h3 Nh6 9. Bd3 Nd7 10. exf6 Qxf6 11. Bg5 Qe6+ 12. Kd2 Kf7 13. Re1 Qd6) 8... fxe5 { [%eval 1.68] } 9. dxe5?! { (1.68 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (9. Ng5 Nh6 10. dxe5 Be7 11. h4 O-O 12. Bd3 Bf5 13. Bxf5 Rxf5 14. f4 Na6) 9... c5?? { (0.99 → 5.06) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.06] } (9... Bc5 10. O-O O-O 11. h3 Nxf2 12. Rxf2 Nd7 13. Qe1 Nxe5 14. Nd1 Nxf3+ 15. Bxf3) 10. Nxd5 { [%eval 4.4] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 4.42] } 11. c4 { [%eval 4.35] } 11... a6 { [%eval 5.42] } 12. Ng5 { [%eval 5.19] } 12... Qa5+?! { (5.19 → 9.08) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 9.08] } (12... Bxd5 13. cxd5 Nxe5 14. O-O Nbd7 15. Ne6 Qb6 16. Bd2 c4 17. Rc1 Kf7 18. Bxc4) 13. Bd2 { [%eval 8.7] } 13... Qd8 { [%eval 9.51] } 14. Nxe6 { [%eval 9.44] } 14... Qh4 { [%eval 10.82] } 15. Bxg4 { [%eval 10.94] } 15... Kf7?! { (10.94 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (15... Nc6 16. Bg5 Nd4 17. Bxh4 h5 18. Bf3 Rh6 19. Nef4 b5 20. Bxh5+ Rxh5 21. Qxh5+) 16. O-O?! { (Mate in 6 → 13.56) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf3+ was best. } { [%eval 13.56] } (16. Qf3+ Ke8 17. Bg5 Be7 18. Nec7+ Kd8 19. Qf5 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Bxg5 21. Qxg5#) 16... b5?! { (13.56 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (16... Nc6 17. Qf3+ Ke8 18. Bg5 Be7 19. Bxh4 Bxh4 20. Nxg7+ Kd8 21. Qf7 Ne7 22. Rad1) 17. Qf3+ { [%eval #7] } 17... Ke8 { [%eval #7] } 18. Nec7+ { [%eval #7] } 18... Kd8 { [%eval #8] } 19. Nxa8?! { (Mate in 8 → 11.12) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval 11.12] } (19. Bg5+ Qxg5 20. Ne6+ Ke8 21. Ndc7+ Ke7 22. Nxg5 Kd8 23. Qd5+ Kxc7 24. Ne6+ Kb6) 19... bxc4?! { (11.12 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (19... b4 20. Ne3 Qe7 21. Rad1 g6 22. Nd5 Qh4 23. Bxb4 cxb4 24. Nf6+ Bd6 25. Rxd6+) 20. Rfd1 { [%eval #6] } 20... h5 { [%eval #5] } 21. Bf5 { [%eval #6] } 21... Qd4 { [%eval #4] } 22. Ba5+ { [%eval #3] } 22... Ke8 { [%eval #3] } 23. Rxd4 { [%eval #4] } 23... cxd4 { [%eval #2] } 24. Qf4 { [%eval #4] } 24... c3 { [%eval #2] } 25. bxc3 { [%eval #4] } 25... dxc3 { [%eval #2] } 26. Bxc3 { [%eval #4] } 26... g6 { [%eval #3] } 27. Bxg6+ { [%eval #3] } 27... Kd7 { [%eval #3] } 28. Qf7+ { [%eval #3] } 28... Kd8 { [%eval #1] } 29. Qc7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0