[Event "casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nWe9p7mC"] [Date "2026.01.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Devansh4Chess"] [Black "ashokperumalla"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "nWe9p7mC"] [UTCDate "2026.01.15"] [UTCTime "14:34:08"] [WhiteElo "518"] [BlackElo "539"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.2] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.21] } 2... Nf6?! { (0.21 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (2... Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Bg5 Bb4 6. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3) 3. e4?! { (0.88 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } (3. Nxe5 d5 4. d4 Bb4 5. Bd2 c5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. Bxc3 Ne4) 3... d5?! { (0.08 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. exd5 { [%eval 0.71] } 4... c6 { [%eval 1.25] } 5. Ne2?? { (1.25 → -0.69) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (5. Nxe5 Nxd5 6. Nxd5 Qxd5 7. d4 Bd6 8. Nc4 Bc7 9. Ne3 Qd6) 5... cxd5?! { (-0.69 → 0.26) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.26] } (5... e4) 6. g4?? { (0.26 → -2.74) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.74] } (6. Nxe5 Bd6 7. d4 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. Ng3 O-O 10. Be2 h5) 6... Nxg4 { [%eval -2.57] } 7. Bh3?! { (-2.57 → -3.91) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -3.91] } (7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 Nxe5 9. dxe5 Bc5 10. Be3 Bxe3 11. fxe3 O-O 12. Qd2 Qh4+) 7... Nf6?? { (-3.91 → -1.19) Blunder. Nxf2 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (7... Nxf2 8. Kxf2 Bxh3 9. Rg1 e4 10. Ng5 Bd7 11. d4 h6 12. Nxf7 Qf6+ 13. Nf4) 8. O-O?? { (-1.19 → -5.13) Blunder. Bxc8 was best. } { [%eval -5.13] } (8. Bxc8 Qxc8) 8... Bb4?? { (-5.13 → -0.66) Blunder. Bxh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.66] } (8... Bxh3 9. d4 e4 10. Ne5 Bxf1 11. Kxf1 Nc6 12. Ng3 Qc8 13. c4 Bd6 14. cxd5) 9. Nh4?? { (-0.66 → -5.49) Blunder. Bxc8 was best. } { [%eval -5.49] } (9. Bxc8) 9... Bxh3 { [%eval -5.39] } 10. Re1 { [%eval -6.43] } 10... Ne4 { [%eval -6.06] } 11. c3 { [%eval -6.75] } 11... Nxf2 { [%eval -6.06] } 12. Kxf2 { [%eval -6.37] } 12... Qf6+?! { (-6.37 → -4.09) Inaccuracy. Qxh4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.09] } (12... Qxh4+ 13. Kg1 Qg4+ 14. Ng3 Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Be7 16. Re1 Nc6 17. d4 h5 18. b4) 13. Kg1?! { (-4.09 → -5.35) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -5.35] } (13. Nf3 Be7 14. d3 O-O 15. Rg1 Nc6 16. Rg3 Bf5 17. d4 e4 18. Ng5 Bg4+) 13... Qxh4 { [%eval -5.32] } 14. cxb4 { [%eval -5.51] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -5.5] } 15. b5 { [%eval -6.23] } 15... Nb4 { [%eval -4.95] } 16. Rf1?! { (-4.95 → -7.42) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } { [%eval -7.42] } (16. Ng3 O-O 17. d4 e4 18. Re3 Nd3 19. Qh5 Qg4 20. b3 Rfc8 21. Qxg4 Bxg4) 16... Nd3?! { (-7.42 → -5.32) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } { [%eval -5.32] } (16... Qe4 17. Rf2 Qg4+ 18. Kh1 Nd3 19. Qg1 Qe4+ 20. Rg2 Ne1 21. Qf2 Qxg2+ 22. Qxg2) 17. Rf3 { [%eval -5.34] } 17... Qg4+ { [%eval -5.55] } 18. Rg3 { [%eval -5.59] } 18... Qh5?? { (-5.59 → -2.78) Blunder. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -2.78] } (18... Qf5 19. b3 Qf2+ 20. Kh1 Bf5 21. Nc3 d4 22. Qg1 dxc3 23. Qxf2 Nxf2+ 24. Kg1) 19. Nc3? { (-2.78 → -4.43) Mistake. Rxd3 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (19. Rxd3 O-O 20. Rg3 Bg4 21. Rg2 Bf3 22. d4 Bxg2 23. Kxg2 Qg4+ 24. Kf2 Rfe8) 19... Qxd1+ { [%eval -4.35] } 20. Nxd1 { [%eval -4.37] } 20... Rc8?? { (-4.37 → 1.56) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.56] } (20... Bf5 21. Ne3 Bg6 22. Nxd5 Rd8 23. Ne3 Nf4 24. Kf2 f6 25. b3 Kf7 26. a4) 21. Rxh3?? { (1.56 → -2.76) Blunder. Rxd3 was best. } { [%eval -2.76] } (21. Rxd3 Be6 22. Re3 f6 23. d4 Kf7 24. dxe5 d4 25. Re1 Rc2 26. Nf2 h5) 21... f6?? { (-2.76 → 3.81) Blunder. Rxc1 was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (21... Rxc1 22. Rxc1 Nxc1 23. Ra3 Kd7 24. Kf1 Rc8 25. Rxa7 Kc7 26. Ra3 d4 27. Nf2) 22. Rxd3 { [%eval 3.74] } 22... Rc4?! { (3.74 → 5.21) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 5.21] } (22... d4 23. Nf2 Rc2 24. Ra3 Kf7 25. Rxa7 Rhc8 26. Rxb7+ Kg6 27. Kf1 e4 28. Nxe4) 23. Rxd5 { [%eval 4.94] } 23... Rg4+ { [%eval 4.89] } 24. Kh1 { [%eval 5.1] } 24... f5?! { (5.10 → 6.92) Inaccuracy. Rf4 was best. } { [%eval 6.92] } (24... Rf4 25. Ne3 h5 26. b3 h4 27. Ba3 Rf2 28. Rc1 Rh7 29. Rc8+ Kf7 30. Rd7+) 25. Rxe5+ { [%eval 6.7] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval 6.92] } 26. Rxf5+ { [%eval 6.92] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval 6.88] } 27. Nf2?! { (6.88 → 4.77) Inaccuracy. Rf2 was best. } { [%eval 4.77] } (27. Rf2 Rd4 28. b3 Rhd8 29. Ne3 h6 30. Nf1 Rb4 31. Bb2 Rxb5 32. Rg2+ Rg5) 27... Re8?! { (4.77 → 6.74) Inaccuracy. Kxf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.74] } (27... Kxf5 28. Nxg4 Kxg4 29. d3 Kf3 30. Bd2 Rd8 31. Rg1 Ke2 32. Bc3 Rd5 33. Re1+) 28. Rc5?? { (6.74 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (28. Nxg4 Kxf5 29. Ne3+ Ke4 30. b4 Rd8 31. Nf1 g5 32. Bb2 Kf3 33. Be5 h5) 28... Re1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1