[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/uC7EvbMF"] [Date "2026.05.30"] [Round "-"] [White "karthikKoneru"] [Black "navchechani"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "uC7EvbMF"] [UTCDate "2026.05.30"] [UTCTime "13:54:21"] [WhiteElo "570"] [BlackElo "465"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-57"] [BlackRatingDiff "+19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. Nf3?! { (0.11 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation } (3. Nc3 Bc5 4. Nf3 d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 a5 7. Bg5 c6) 3... Bc5?? { (-0.50 → 1.29) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.29] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. d3? { (1.29 → 0.03) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. d4 Bb6 6. Bxf7+ Kh8 7. Bb3 Nc6 8. Be3 d5) 4... d6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Be3 { [%eval -0.06] } 5... Be6? { (-0.06 → 1.30) Mistake. Bxe3 was best. } { [%eval 1.3] } (5... Bxe3 6. fxe3 c6 7. O-O b5 8. Bb3 Nbd7 9. a3 a5 10. Qe1) 6. Bxc5 { [%eval 1.49] } 6... dxc5 { [%eval 1.51] } 7. Nc3? { (1.51 → 0.03) Mistake. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (7. Bxe6 fxe6 8. Nxe5 Qd4 9. Nc4 b5 10. c3 Qd7 11. Na5 Nc6 12. Nxc6 Qxc6) 7... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. dxc4 { [%eval 0.1] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 9. Qxd8+ { [%eval -0.07] } 9... Kxd8 { [%eval 0.4] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.01] } 10... Nxe4?? { (0.01 → 3.93) Blunder. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 3.93] } (10... Kc8 11. Ne1 Ne8 12. b3 Nd6 13. Nd3 b6 14. f3 f6 15. Rf2 h5 16. h4) 11. Nxe4 { [%eval 3.97] } 11... Na5?! { (3.97 → 5.03) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (11... b6 12. Nh4 Kc8 13. Rfd1 a5 14. a4 Kb7 15. g4 Rad8) 12. b3 { [%eval 4.51] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 4.57] } 13. Rfe1 { [%eval 4.39] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval 4.62] } 14. Rab1 { [%eval 4.25] } 14... Re6 { [%eval 4.8] } 15. Nfg5 { [%eval 4.44] } 15... Rg6 { [%eval 5.29] } 16. Nxf7+ { [%eval 5.31] } 16... Ke7 { [%eval 5.31] } 17. Nxe5 { [%eval 5.1] } 17... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.75] } 18. Nxc5 { [%eval 4.65] } 18... Kd6?! { (4.65 → 6.15) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 6.15] } (18... Kf6 19. Re3 Nc6 20. Rd1 h5 21. Rd5 Kf7 22. Rd7+ Kg8 23. Rxc7 Rd6 24. h4) 19. Nxb7+ { [%eval 5.94] } 19... Ke6 { [%eval 6.62] } 20. Nc5+?! { (6.62 → 5.11) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 5.11] } (20. f4 Rg4 21. Rxe5+ Kf7 22. g3 g5 23. fxg5 Kg6 24. Nc5 Rd8 25. Ne4) 20... Kd6 { [%eval 6.09] } 21. Ne4+?! { (6.09 → 4.72) Inaccuracy. Nb7+ was best. } { [%eval 4.72] } (21. Nb7+ Kc6 22. Na5+ Kd7 23. Rxe5 Re8 24. Rxe8 Kxe8 25. b4 Re6 26. g3) 21... Ke6 { [%eval 5.55] } 22. Ng3 { [%eval 5.4] } 22... Rf6 { [%eval 6.11] } 23. Nh5 { [%eval 5.49] } 23... Rg6 { [%eval 6.05] } 24. Nxg7+ { [%eval 5.37] } 24... Rxg7 { [%eval 5.34] } 25. Rec1?? { (5.34 → 0.00) Blunder. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (25. f4 Rd8 26. Rxe5+ Kf6 27. Rbe1 Rd2 28. R1e2 Rxe2 29. Rxe2 h5 30. a4 h4) 25... Rag8 { [%eval 0.49] } 26. Rf1?? { (0.49 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (26. g3 Nf3+ 27. Kg2 Rf7 28. Rd1 Nh4+ 29. Kf1 Nf3 30. h4 Nh2+ 31. Kg2 Nf3) 26... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-6] } 27. Kh1 { [%eval #-6] } 27... Ng4?? { (Mate in 6 → 4.05) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 4.05] } (27... Nf3 28. Rfe1+ Kf6 29. Re6+ Kxe6 30. Re1+ Kf6 31. Re6+ Kxe6 32. h4 Rg1#) 28. Rg1?? { (4.05 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kxg2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (28. Kxg2 Ne3+ 29. Kf3 Nxf1 30. Rxf1 a5 31. a3 a4 32. Re1+ Kd6 33. Re4 c5) 28... Nxf2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1