[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vdBTkPQo"] [Date "2026.05.05"] [Round "-"] [White "fluo23q"] [Black "Veenanaksh"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "vdBTkPQo"] [UTCDate "2026.05.05"] [UTCTime "21:32:41"] [WhiteElo "876"] [BlackElo "777"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+29"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation"] [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. Bc4?! { (0.34 → -0.50) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.5] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation } (3. Nxe5 d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O) 3... Bc5?? { (-0.50 → 1.28) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.28] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. d3? { (1.28 → 0.03) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. d4 Be7 6. Qe2 d6 7. Nf3 Re8 8. O-O Bf8) 4... d6 { [%eval 0.19] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval -0.12] } 5... h6 { [%eval -0.04] } 6. Bh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... g5 { [%eval 0.01] } 7. Bg3 { [%eval -0.06] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.19] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.15] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 9. Nc3?? { (0.25 → -1.53) Blunder. c3 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (9. c3 Nh5 10. Kh1 Qf6 11. Nbd2 a5 12. h3 Be6 13. d4 exd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4) 9... Qd7?? { (-1.53 → 0.29) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (9... h5 10. h3 Bxf3 11. gxf3 Qd7 12. Kg2 O-O-O 13. Bb5 a6 14. Ba4 Rh6 15. Bxc6) 10. h3 { [%eval 0.12] } 10... Bh5 { [%eval 0.37] } 11. h4?? { (0.37 → -3.04) Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (11. Na4 Bb6 12. Nxb6 axb6 13. Bb5 g4 14. hxg4 Qxg4 15. Qe1 O-O-O 16. a4 Qg7) 11... O-O-O?! { (-3.04 → -1.89) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.89] } (11... Nd4 12. Kh2 O-O-O 13. Nd5 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Nxd5 15. Bxd5 c6 16. Bb3 Bb6 17. a4) 12. hxg5? { (-1.89 → -3.92) Mistake. Na4 was best. } { [%eval -3.92] } (12. Na4 a6 13. Nxc5 dxc5 14. c3 Rdg8 15. a3 Rg6 16. b4 gxh4 17. Bxh4 b5) 12... hxg5 { [%eval -3.99] } 13. Nxg5?! { (-3.99 → -6.16) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -6.16] } (13. Bb5 Rh6 14. Re1 Bxf3 15. Qxf3 Rdh8 16. Kf1 Rh1+ 17. Ke2 Nd4+ 18. Kd2 Nxf3+) 13... Bxd1 { [%eval -6.08] } 14. Raxd1 { [%eval -6.24] } 14... Rdg8 { [%eval -6.12] } 15. Nf3?? { (-6.12 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (15. b4 Bxb4 16. Nxf7 Nd4 17. Nxh8 Rxh8 18. f3 Bxc3 19. Kf2 b5 20. Rh1 Rxh1) 15... Rg7?? { (Mate in 6 → -6.02) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxg3 was best. } { [%eval -6.02] } (15... Rxg3 16. Be6 Qxe6 17. Nh4 Rxh4 18. Rfe1 Qh3 19. Kf1 Qxg2+ 20. Ke2 Qxf2#) 16. Nd5 { [%eval -6.26] } 16... Rh1+? { (-6.26 → -3.48) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.48] } (16... Nxd5 17. d4 Nb6 18. dxc5 Nxc4 19. b3 Nb6 20. cxb6 axb6 21. Rd5) 17. Kxh1 { [%eval -3.48] } 17... Rh7+ { [%eval -2.98] } 18. Kg1 { [%eval -2.91] } 18... Qe8?? { (-2.91 → 4.04) Blunder. Nh5 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (18... Nh5 19. Bh2 Qg4 20. Ne3 Bxe3 21. fxe3 Nf6 22. Kf2 Rg7 23. Ke1 Na5 24. Bb5) 19. Nxf6 { [%eval 4.06] } 19... Qh8 { [%eval 4.23] } 20. Nxh7 { [%eval 4.08] } 20... Qxh7 { [%eval 4.12] } 21. Ng5?! { (4.12 → 3.22) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval 3.22] } (21. c3 Bb6 22. d4 Qxe4 23. Bxf7 Qf5 24. Bb3 e4 25. Rde1 Kb8 26. Nh2 d5) 21... Qh5 { [%eval 4.03] } 22. Nxf7?? { (4.03 → 1.54) Blunder. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (22. Nf3 Qg6 23. c3 Ne7 24. d4 Bb6 25. Rfe1 c6 26. Bb3 Kd7 27. Bh4 Ke8) 22... Nd4 { [%eval 1.81] } 23. Rde1 { [%eval 1.3] } 23... Nxc2 { [%eval 1.43] } 24. Be6+?! { (1.43 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (24. d4 Nxd4 25. a4 a6 26. a5 Qg6 27. Kh1 Bb4 28. Re3 Bd2 29. Rd3 Bxa5) 24... Kb8 { [%eval 0.76] } 25. Rd1?? { (0.76 → -1.55) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (25. Bd5 Nxe1 26. Rxe1 a5 27. a3 Bd4 28. b4 a4 29. b5 Qg4 30. Kf1) 25... Nd4 { [%eval -1.61] } 26. Bd5?? { (-1.61 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (26. Bh3 Qxf7 27. a3 Ne2+ 28. Kh2 Bd4 29. Bg4 Qh7+ 30. Bh3 Qh6 31. b4 a6) 26... Ne2# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1