[Event "Playoffs Loading"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lTIy9c6g"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "naimamaina"] [Black "VCC140"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "lTIy9c6g"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "17:02:50"] [WhiteElo "1022"] [BlackElo "1105"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-42"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+1"] [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... Bc5?! { (0.08 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. h3?! { (0.97 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (4. Nxe5 Bd4 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Bd3 d5 8. c4 O-O) 4... O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 5. a3 { [%eval -0.01] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.52] } 6. Bc4?? { (0.52 → -1.53) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (6. Nxe5 Bd4 7. Nf3 Bxc3 8. dxc3 Nxe4 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O d6) 6... b5?? { (-1.53 → 0.34) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (6... d5 7. Ba2 Nxe4 8. O-O Nxc3 9. dxc3 e4 10. Nd4 Bb6 11. Ne2) 7. Ba2 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Ba6?! { (0.15 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (7... d6) 8. d3 { [%eval 0.68] } 8... b4?? { (0.68 → 2.65) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.65] } (8... d6) 9. axb4 { [%eval 2.72] } 9... Bxb4 { [%eval 2.6] } 10. Bd2? { (2.60 → 0.97) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (10. Nxe5 d5 11. O-O Re8 12. Nf3 Bxc3 13. bxc3 Nbd7 14. Nd4 Bb7 15. Nf5 Qc7) 10... Bxc3?! { (0.97 → 1.96) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.96] } (10... d6 11. O-O Bc8 12. Bg5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 h6 14. Be3 a5 15. Nh4 Be6 16. Bxe6) 11. Bxc3 { [%eval 2.13] } 11... c5?! { (2.13 → 3.37) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.37] } (11... d6) 12. Bd5?? { (3.37 → 1.14) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (12. Nxe5 d5 13. O-O Bb7 14. Ng4 Nxg4 15. Qxg4 d4 16. Ba5 Qe7 17. Bd2 Kh8) 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 1.15] } 13. exd5 { [%eval 1.18] } 13... Qf6?? { (1.18 → 3.40) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 3.4] } (13... d6 14. Ba5) 14. Bxe5 { [%eval 3.39] } 14... Re8 { [%eval 3.91] } 15. Qe2?? { (3.91 → -1.03) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (15. O-O Qb6 16. c4 d6 17. Bc3 Bc8 18. Ng5 Bf5 19. Qf3 Bg6 20. Qg3 Na6) 15... Qe7?? { (-1.03 → 1.43) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.43] } (15... Qb6 16. O-O) 16. Qe3? { (1.43 → 0.00) Mistake. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (16. Qe4 d6 17. Bxd6 Qd7 18. Be5 f6 19. O-O Bb7 20. c4 Qc8 21. d4 cxd4) 16... f6?? { (0.00 → 2.76) Blunder. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.76] } (16... d6 17. Bxd6 Qd7 18. Be5 f6 19. c4 fxe5 20. Ng5 Bc8 21. O-O Qe7 22. f4) 17. Bf4?? { (2.76 → -3.06) Blunder. Bxb8 was best. } { [%eval -3.06] } (17. Bxb8 Qf8 18. Be5 Bb7 19. c4 d6 20. O-O fxe5 21. Ng5 Bc8 22. g4 a5) 17... Qd8?! { (-3.06 → -2.27) Inaccuracy. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval -2.27] } (17... Qf7 18. O-O Rxe3 19. fxe3 Qxd5 20. Bxb8 Bxd3 21. Rfd1 Qb7 22. Rxd3 c4 23. Rd4) 18. Bxb8? { (-2.27 → -3.90) Mistake. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -3.9] } (18. Be5 d6 19. O-O fxe5 20. Ng5 Bb7 21. c4 Qe7 22. f4 Nd7 23. Qg3 Rf8) 18... Rxe3+ { [%eval -3.77] } 19. fxe3 { [%eval -3.7] } 19... Qxb8 { [%eval -3.55] } 20. Rxa6 { [%eval -2.84] } 20... Qxb2 { [%eval -2.89] } 21. O-O?! { (-2.89 → -4.18) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -4.18] } (21. Kd2 Qb4+ 22. Ke2 Qc3 23. Nd2 Qe5 24. Rha1 Qg3 25. Rg1 Re8 26. Nf3 Qf4) 21... Qxc2 { [%eval -4.15] } 22. Ne1 { [%eval -4.69] } 22... Qb2 { [%eval -4.45] } 23. Rd6 { [%eval -4.47] } 23... Rd8 { [%eval -4.44] } 24. e4 { [%eval -4.58] } 24... Qe5 { [%eval -3.86] } 25. Ra6 { [%eval -4.09] } 25... Qd4+ { [%eval -3.85] } 26. Kh1 { [%eval -3.9] } 26... Ra8 { [%eval -4.05] } 27. Rf3 { [%eval -4.59] } 27... Qc3 { [%eval -4.68] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval -4.52] } 28... Qb4 { [%eval -3.97] } 29. Ra1 { [%eval -4.04] } 29... Qd4 { [%eval -3.88] } 30. Rd1 { [%eval -3.91] } 30... Re8 { [%eval -3.79] } 31. Nf3 { [%eval -3.65] } 31... Qb4 { [%eval -3.34] } 32. Rb1 { [%eval -3.31] } 32... Qc3 { [%eval -3.49] } 33. Rbd1 { [%eval -4.08] } 33... Qc2 { [%eval -3.7] } 34. Kg1 { [%eval -4.02] } 34... Rb8 { [%eval -3.51] } 35. Kh1 { [%eval -3.75] } 35... Rb2 { [%eval -3.82] } 36. Rg1 { [%eval -3.67] } 36... Qf2 { [%eval -3.34] } 37. Rdf1 { [%eval -3.55] } 37... Qe2 { [%eval -3.61] } 38. Rd1 { [%eval -3.65] } 38... Qe3 { [%eval -3.33] } 39. Kh2? { (-3.33 → -5.78) Mistake. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -5.78] } (39. Ra1 Rb7 40. e5 fxe5 41. Rge1 Qxd3 42. Nxe5 Qxd5 43. Rad1 Qe6 44. Nd3 Qg6) 39... Qf4+?! { (-5.78 → -3.74) Inaccuracy. Qxf3 was best. } { [%eval -3.74] } (39... Qxf3 40. d4 cxd4 41. Rxd4 Qc3 42. Rdd1 Qe5+ 43. Kh1 Qxe4 44. Ra1 Qxd5 45. Rxa7) 40. Kh1 { [%eval -3.73] } 40... Qg3 { [%eval -3.55] } 41. Rdf1 { [%eval -4.11] } 41... a6 { [%eval -3.97] } 42. Ra1 { [%eval -4.21] } 42... Rf2 { [%eval -4.27] } 43. Rxa6?! { (-4.27 → -5.37) Inaccuracy. Raf1 was best. } { [%eval -5.37] } (43. Raf1 Rxf1 44. Rxf1 Qb8 45. Rc1 Kf8 46. Rxc5 Qb1+ 47. Kh2 Qxd3 48. Rc7 Ke8) 43... Rxf3 { [%eval -5.18] } 44. gxf3?? { (-5.18 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ra8+ was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (44. Ra8+ Kf7 45. e5 fxe5 46. Rc8 Rf2 47. Rxc5 Qxd3 48. d6 Kf6 49. Rc8 Qe2) 44... Qxh3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1