[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/mLyRlV3E"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "dfn45"] [Black "QueenOfWits"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "mLyRlV3E"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "15:54:54"] [WhiteElo "932"] [BlackElo "1000"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+18"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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... 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... d5 { [%eval 0.14] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.25] } 5... Nxd5?! { (0.25 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (5... e4 6. d4 Bb4 7. Ne5 Nxd5 8. Bc4 Be6 9. O-O Nxc3 10. bxc3) 6. Nxd5?! { (0.86 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (6. Nxe5 O-O 7. d4 Bb4 8. Bd2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Be2 Rb8) 6... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. c4?! { (0.00 → -0.80) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.8] } (7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Qe2 Be6 9. Be4 Qd7 10. O-O Bd5 11. d4 Bxe4) 7... Qd6 { [%eval -0.8] } 8. d3 { [%eval -1.16] } 8... e4?! { (-1.16 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.53] } (8... Nc6 9. Be2 Bf5 10. a3 a5 11. Nh4 Be6 12. O-O Rd8 13. Bg5 f6 14. Be3) 9. d4? { (-0.53 → -1.69) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -1.69] } (9. Qe2 O-O 10. dxe4 Re8 11. e5 Qb6 12. g4 Nc6 13. Bg2 Qb4+ 14. Kf1 Nd4) 9... Bb4+ { [%eval -1.73] } 10. Bd2?? { (-1.73 → -3.88) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (10. Nd2 Qxd4 11. a3 Be7 12. Qc2 Nc6 13. Nb3 Qe5 14. Be3 O-O 15. O-O-O Bg5) 10... exf3 { [%eval -3.87] } 11. gxf3 { [%eval -4.78] } 11... O-O { [%eval -5.02] } 12. Bxb4 { [%eval -5.16] } 12... Qxb4+ { [%eval -5.01] } 13. Qd2 { [%eval -4.99] } 13... Qxb2?? { (-4.99 → 4.46) Blunder. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 4.46] } (13... Re8+ 14. Kd1 Qd6 15. d5 Bf5 16. Rc1 b6 17. h4) 14. Rc1?? { (4.46 → -5.29) Blunder. Qxb2 was best. } { [%eval -5.29] } (14. Qxb2 Re8+ 15. Be2 Bf5 16. O-O-O Nc6 17. Rhe1 a5 18. d5 Nb4 19. c5 Bg6) 14... Nc6?? { (-5.29 → 4.29) Blunder. Qb6 was best. } { [%eval 4.29] } (14... Qb6 15. Bd3 Qf6 16. Be4 Nc6 17. O-O Re8 18. Rcd1 Bd7 19. Rfe1 Rad8 20. Qc3) 15. Qxb2 { [%eval 4.28] } 15... Nxd4 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 4.88] } 16. Qxd4 { [%eval 4.78] } 16... c5 { [%eval 5.35] } 17. Qxc5 { [%eval 4.93] } 17... Bxh3?! { (4.93 → 6.97) Inaccuracy. Re8+ was best. } { [%eval 6.97] } (17... Re8+ 18. Be2 Be6 19. h4 Rac8 20. Qb5 Rcd8 21. Qb2 g6 22. Rd1 Rxd1+ 23. Kxd1) 18. Bxh3 { [%eval 6.78] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval 8.62] } 19. Qxa7 { [%eval 6.75] } 19... Rxc4 { [%eval 8.92] } 20. Rxc4 { [%eval 8.86] } 20... Ra8? { (8.86 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... h5 21. Kd2 Rd8+ 22. Rd4 Rxd4+ 23. Qxd4 g6 24. Qd3 b5 25. f4 Kh7 26. Rb1) 21. Qxa8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0