[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/u1GGPmVz"] [Date "2026.04.13"] [Round "-"] [White "emmertje"] [Black "s_steggert"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "u1GGPmVz"] [UTCDate "2026.04.13"] [UTCTime "17:47:06"] [WhiteElo "702"] [BlackElo "574"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bc5?! { (0.10 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 d5 8. exd5) 4. Bc4?! { (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... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Bg4 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. h3 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... Bh5 { [%eval 0.19] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.06] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.29] } 8. g4 { [%eval 0.43] } 8... Bg6 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. Be3?! { (0.37 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (9. Na4 Nbd7 10. Nxc5 Nxc5 11. Be3 Ne6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Kh2 a5 14. Rg1 c5) 9... Bb4?! { (-0.25 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.78] } (9... Nbd7 10. a4 c6 11. Nd2 Bb4 12. Qf3 Re8 13. Qg2 Nf8 14. Bb3 h6 15. h4) 10. a3?! { (0.78 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10. Nd5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 c6 12. Bb3 Nd7 13. h4 h6 14. h5 Bh7 15. g5 Kh8) 10... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.24] } 11. bxc3 { [%eval 0.41] } 11... Nc6 { [%eval 0.71] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.78] } 12... Nd7?? { (0.78 → 5.78) Blunder. h6 was best. } { [%eval 5.78] } (12... h6 13. Bh4 Nb8 14. Rb1 b6 15. Ne1 Bh7 16. g5 hxg5 17. Bxg5 Nbd7 18. Ng2) 13. Bxd8 { [%eval 5.81] } 13... Rfxd8 { [%eval 6.13] } 14. Qd2 { [%eval 5.92] } 14... Nc5 { [%eval 6.04] } 15. Qg5 { [%eval 5.66] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 5.76] } 16. Rfe1 { [%eval 5.4] } 16... Na5 { [%eval 5.81] } 17. Bd5 { [%eval 5.6] } 17... Na4 { [%eval 5.65] } 18. Rab1 { [%eval 5.1] } 18... Nxc3 { [%eval 5.2] } 19. Bxb7?! { (5.20 → 3.91) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.91] } (19. Qd2 Nxb1 20. Rxb1 c6 21. Ba2 b6 22. h4 h6 23. h5 Bh7 24. g5 Kh8) 19... Rab8 { [%eval 4.07] } 20. Bc6 { [%eval 3.8] } 20... Re6?? { (3.80 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nxc6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (20... Nxc6 21. Rxb8 Rxb8 22. Qd2 Nb1 23. Qc1 Nc3 24. Qa1 Nd4 25. Qxc3 Nxf3+ 26. Kg2) 21. Bd7?? { (Mate in 2 → 5.20) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxb8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (21. Rxb8+ Re8 22. Rxe8#) 21... Nxb1 { [%eval 5.22] } 22. Bxe6 { [%eval 5.01] } 22... Nxa3 { [%eval 5.08] } 23. Ra1 { [%eval 4.9] } 23... Nxc2 { [%eval 5.38] } 24. Rxa5 { [%eval 5.31] } 24... Ne1?! { (5.31 → 7.63) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 7.63] } (24... Kh8 25. Kh2 Nb4 26. Bd5 h6 27. Qd2 Kh7 28. Bxf7 Bxf7 29. Rxa7 d5) 25. Nxe1 { [%eval 6.91] } 25... Rb1?? { (6.91 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... fxe6 26. Rxa7 Re8 27. Rxc7 Bf7 28. Kg2 h6 29. Qc1 Rf8 30. Ra7 d5 31. Qc7) 26. Kg2? { (Mate in 1 → 8.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd8# was best. } { [%eval 8.33] } (26. Qd8#) 26... Rxe1? { (8.33 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (26... Rb8 27. Rxa7 c6 28. Qe7 Rf8 29. Bf5 Bxf5 30. exf5 h5 31. Qxd6 hxg4 32. hxg4) 27. Rxa7 { [%eval #5] } 27... fxe6 { [%eval #2] } 28. Ra8+ { [%eval #5] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval #5] } 29. Rd8 { [%eval #4] } 29... Rd1 { [%eval #3] } 30. Qe3? { (Mate in 3 → 7.68) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd7+ was best. } { [%eval 7.68] } (30. Rd7+ Kf8 31. Qe7+ Kg8 32. Qxg7#) 30... Kf6 { [%eval 8.77] } 31. Qf3+ { [%eval 8.78] } 31... Kg5 { [%eval 9.86] } 32. Qxd1 { [%eval 9.48] } 32... Bf7? { (9.48 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (32... c5 33. Rf8 Bxe4+ 34. dxe4 d5 35. Qf3 Kh6 36. Qf7 g6 37. g5+ Kh5) 33. Qf3 { [%eval #6] } 33... d5 { [%eval #4] } 34. exd5 { [%eval #5] } 34... Bg6 { [%eval #6] } 35. Rf8 { [%eval #5] } 35... exd5 { [%eval #3] } 36. Qxd5 { [%eval #4] } 36... c6 { [%eval #3] } 37. Qxe5+ { [%eval #2] } 37... Bf5 { [%eval #2] } 38. Qxf5+ { [%eval #1] } 38... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 39. Qh5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0