[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vgbSnxNq"] [Date "2026.03.02"] [Round "-"] [White "zxCotillion"] [Black "cacato"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "vgbSnxNq"] [UTCDate "2026.03.02"] [UTCTime "11:28:27"] [WhiteElo "1745"] [BlackElo "1753"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit"] [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. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.29] } 3... Nc6? { (0.29 → 1.82) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.82] } (3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d4 d5 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. c4) 4. Nxc6 { [%eval 1.87] } 4... dxc6 { [%eval 1.42] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit } 5. d3 { [%eval 1.8] } 5... Bc5 { [%eval 2.03] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 1.53] } 6... h5 { [%eval 1.91] } 7. c3 { [%eval 1.88] } 7... Bb6 { [%eval 2.18] } 8. a4 { [%eval 2.31] } 8... a6 { [%eval 2.44] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 2.44] } 9... Qd6 { [%eval 2.52] } 10. a5 { [%eval 2.34] } 10... Ba7 { [%eval 2.2] } 11. Nd2 { [%eval 2.18] } 11... Ng4 { [%eval 2.42] } 12. d4 { [%eval 2.25] } 12... Qg6 { [%eval 2.59] } 13. h4 { [%eval 2.5] } 13... f6 { [%eval 2.84] } 14. Bf4 { [%eval 2.83] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval 3.05] } 15. f3 { [%eval 2.75] } 15... Nh6 { [%eval 2.77] } 16. Bxc7 { [%eval 2.7] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 3.18] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 3.16] } 17... c5 { [%eval 3.16] } 18. Qb3 { [%eval 2.7] } 18... Bb5?? { (2.70 → 6.40) Blunder. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 6.4] } (18... cxd4 19. O-O-O Nf7 20. Qxb7 dxc3 21. Qxa7 cxd2+ 22. Kb1 Ba4 23. Rxd2 O-O 24. g3) 19. Bxb5+ { [%eval 6.42] } 19... axb5 { [%eval 6.41] } 20. Qe6+ { [%eval 6.43] } 20... Kf8?? { (6.43 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... Kd8 21. Qd5+ Ke8 22. Qxb7 Rd8 23. Qxa7 cxd4 24. O-O dxc3 25. bxc3 Kf8 26. Rfd1) 21. Bd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0