[Event "SSC Tuesday Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/iUMlyr8j"] [Date "2026.06.02"] [Round "-"] [White "Matheesh2017"] [Black "LGYAAshinsa"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "iUMlyr8j"] [UTCDate "2026.06.02"] [UTCTime "14:17:52"] [WhiteElo "599"] [BlackElo "781"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+43"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [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... Be7?! { (0.08 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Bc4?! { (1.01 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Be3 Nd7) 4... O-O?! { (0.22 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (4... d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3) 5. O-O?! { (0.78 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Nxe5 d6 6. Nf3 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 d5 8. Bd3 dxe4 9. Bxe4 Nd7) 5... a5? { (0.00 → 1.25) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.25] } (5... Nxe4 6. Nxe5 Nxc3 7. dxc3 d6 8. Nf3 Nc6 9. Re1 Bf6 10. Be3) 6. h3? { (1.25 → 0.09) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (6. Nxe5 d6 7. Nf3 Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Bxe4 Nd7 11. d4 Nf6) 6... Ra6?? { (0.09 → 3.68) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (6... Nxe4 7. Nxe4) 7. a3? { (3.68 → 1.85) Mistake. Bxa6 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (7. Bxa6 Nxa6 8. Nxe5 Bb4 9. Re1 Re8 10. Nf3 Bxc3 11. dxc3 Nxe4 12. Bg5 Nxg5) 7... Rc6? { (1.85 → 3.35) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.35] } (7... b5) 8. Re1?? { (3.35 → -2.32) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.32] } (8. Nxe5 Rb6 9. d3 d6 10. Nf3 Rc6 11. Ba2 Rc5 12. Re1 c6 13. d4 Rh5) 8... Nxe4?? { (-2.32 → 2.51) Blunder. Rxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.51] } (8... Rxc4 9. Nxe5 Rxc3 10. bxc3 d6 11. Nf3 Nc6 12. d4 d5 13. exd5 Qxd5 14. Bf4) 9. Rxe4 { [%eval 2.55] } 9... Rxc4 { [%eval 2.62] } 10. Rxc4 { [%eval 2.45] } 10... f5?! { (2.45 → 3.96) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.96] } (10... d5 11. Ra4 d4 12. Nxe5 dxc3 13. bxc3 Qd5 14. Nd3 Bd7 15. Rd4 Qg5 16. Nf4) 11. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.81] } 11... Bf6?! { (3.81 → 4.91) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (11... d5 12. Rf4 d4 13. Ne2 c5 14. d3 Qc7 15. Nf3 g5 16. c3 gxf4 17. Bxf4) 12. Rc5?? { (4.91 → 2.41) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (12. d4 b5 13. Nxb5 Ba6 14. a4 Nc6 15. Bf4 Bh4 16. Rc3 Bxf2+ 17. Kxf2 Nxe5) 12... Bxe5? { (2.41 → 4.59) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 4.59] } (12... d6 13. Rxa5 dxe5 14. d4 c6 15. dxe5 Qxa5 16. exf6 Rxf6 17. Bf4 Nd7 18. Qd3) 13. Rxe5 { [%eval 4.38] } 13... Rf6?! { (4.38 → 5.78) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 5.78] } (13... Nc6 14. d4 d6 15. Re3 f4 16. Rf3 Qh4 17. Bxf4 Rxf4 18. Rxf4 Qxf4 19. Qh5) 14. Qe1 { [%eval 5.05] } 14... Kf7 { [%eval 5.83] } 15. d3 { [%eval 5.47] } 15... a4 { [%eval 6.73] } 16. Nxa4?! { (6.73 → 4.91) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 4.91] } (16. Bg5 Nc6 17. Rxf5 Rxf5 18. Bxd8 Nxd8 19. Qe4 d6 20. f4 Nc6 21. Rd1 d5) 16... Na6?! { (4.91 → 6.63) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 6.63] } (16... d6 17. Re3 Nc6 18. Rg3 f4 19. Bxf4 Rxf4 20. Nc3 Kg8 21. Nd5 Rf8 22. Qc3) 17. Be3 { [%eval 5.2] } 17... b5 { [%eval 6.2] } 18. Nc3 { [%eval 5.53] } 18... Nc5 { [%eval 6.68] } 19. Rxc5 { [%eval 7.03] } 19... Qe8 { [%eval 7.64] } 20. Qf1 { [%eval 7.04] } 20... Ba6 { [%eval 7.86] } 21. Re1 { [%eval 7.56] } 21... Qf8 { [%eval 7.7] } 22. Bf4?! { (7.70 → 5.57) Inaccuracy. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 5.57] } (22. Bd4 Kg8 23. Bxf6 Qxc5 24. Qe2 Qf8 25. Bh4 Bb7 26. f3 c5 27. Bf2 Qd8) 22... Rd6?! { (5.57 → 10.79) Inaccuracy. Qxc5 was best. } { [%eval 10.79] } (22... Qxc5 23. d4 Qf8 24. Nxb5 c6 25. c4 Re6 26. Rxe6 dxe6 27. Nd6+ Qxd6 28. Bxd6) 23. Bxd6 { [%eval 10.33] } 23... cxd6?! { (10.33 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa8 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (23... Qa8 24. Rxf5+ Kg8 25. Bg3 g6 26. Rf4 Bb7 27. Kh2 g5 28. Rf5 h6 29. Ne4) 24. Rc7? { (Mate in 8 → 9.39) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxf5+ was best. } { [%eval 9.39] } (24. Rxf5+ Kg6 25. Rxf8 b4 26. Qe2 Bc4 27. dxc4 bxc3 28. Qg4+ Kh6 29. Rg8 cxb2) 24... Qa8 { [%eval 9.83] } 25. Re3 { [%eval 8.12] } 25... Bc8 { [%eval 9.14] } 26. d4 { [%eval 9.26] } 26... d5 { [%eval 10.26] } 27. Qxb5 { [%eval 10.31] } 27... Ba6?! { (10.31 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f4 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (27... f4 28. Re1 h5 29. f3 Kg8 30. Qxd5+ Qxd5 31. Rxc8+ Kf7 32. Nxd5 h4 33. Rc7) 28. Qxd5+? { (Mate in 4 → 9.71) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxd7+ was best. } { [%eval 9.71] } (28. Qxd7+ Kg6 29. Rg3+ Kh5 30. Qxf5+ Kh6 31. Qg5#) 28... Kf6? { (9.71 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (28... Qxd5 29. Nxd5 Bb5 30. f3 Bc6 31. Re7+ Kg6 32. c4 Kg5 33. Rxg7+ Kh6 34. Re7) 29. Qxa8 { [%eval #5] } 29... Be2 { [%eval #5] } 30. Rxe2 { [%eval #5] } 30... d5 { [%eval #3] } 31. Nxd5+ { [%eval #3] } 31... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 32. b4 { [%eval #3] } 32... f4 { [%eval #3] } 33. b5 { [%eval #3] } 33... f3 { [%eval #3] } 34. gxf3 { [%eval #3] } 34... Kf5 { [%eval #2] } 35. b6 { [%eval #3] } 35... Kg6 { [%eval #3] } 36. b7 { [%eval #3] } 36... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 37. b8=Q { [%eval #3] } 37... h5 { [%eval #2] } 38. Rxg7+ { [%eval #1] } 38... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qd8+ { [%eval #1] } 39... Kxh3 { [%eval #1] } 40. Qac8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0