[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wBqFfrnS"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Maha087"] [Black "mertsenl"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "wBqFfrnS"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "17:27:18"] [WhiteElo "903"] [BlackElo "819"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+13"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 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... c5?? { (-0.50 → 1.74) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (3... Nxe4 4. Nxe5 d5 5. Be2 Bd6 6. Nf3 O-O 7. d3 Nf6 8. O-O) 4. Ng5?? { (1.74 → 0.00) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (4. Nxe5 Qe7 5. d4 cxd4 6. Qxd4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 dxc6 8. Nc3 Be6) 4... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. Bb5+?! { (0.00 → -0.91) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (5. exd5 h6 6. Nf3 e4 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. Bb5+ Nbd7 9. Nc4 Bb8) 5... Bd7 { [%eval -0.83] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -1.28] } 6... Bxb5 { [%eval -1.33] } 7. Nxb5 { [%eval -1.18] } 7... h6 { [%eval -0.82] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -0.87] } 8... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.88] } 9. d3?! { (-0.88 → -1.67) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.67] } (9. Nxe5 Qe7 10. d3 Qxe5 11. f4 Qe7 12. dxe4 a6 13. Nc3 d4 14. Nd5 Qxe4+) 9... Nd6 { [%eval -1.64] } 10. Nxe5? { (-1.64 → -3.60) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval -3.6] } (10. a4 Nc6 11. Qe2 f6 12. Nh4 g5 13. Ng6 Rg8 14. Nxf8 Kxf8 15. Be3 d4) 10... Nxb5 { [%eval -3.55] } 11. c4 { [%eval -4.01] } 11... Nd6?! { (-4.01 → -3.17) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -3.17] } (11... Nd4 12. O-O Bd6 13. Ng4 Na6 14. Re1+ Kf8 15. cxd5 h5 16. Ne3 Kg8 17. a3) 12. cxd5?! { (-3.17 → -4.05) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (12. O-O Nc6 13. Nxc6 bxc6 14. cxd5 Be7 15. d4 Nf5 16. dxc5 Qxd5 17. Qxd5 cxd5) 12... f6?? { (-4.05 → 2.70) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (12... Nd7 13. Nc4 Nxc4 14. dxc4 Bd6 15. O-O O-O 16. Qc2 Be5 17. Qf5 g6 18. Qc2) 13. Nc4?? { (2.70 → -2.85) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.85] } (13. Qh5+ Ke7 14. Ng6+ Kd7 15. Nxh8 Qe8+ 16. Qxe8+ Nxe8 17. Ng6 Bd6 18. Bf4 Nc7) 13... Nxc4 { [%eval -2.65] } 14. dxc4 { [%eval -2.63] } 14... b5?? { (-2.63 → -0.22) Blunder. Qe7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.22] } (14... Qe7+ 15. Be3 Nd7 16. O-O O-O-O 17. a4 Kb8 18. a5 Qf7 19. a6 b6 20. Qc2) 15. cxb5? { (-0.22 → -1.80) Mistake. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.8] } (15. Qh5+ Kd7 16. O-O Bd6 17. b4 Qe8 18. Qg4+ Kd8 19. Bf4 Qd7 20. Qg3 Bxf4) 15... a6?? { (-1.80 → 0.27) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.27] } (15... Bd6 16. Qh5+ Kf8 17. O-O Qe8 18. Qf3 Nd7 19. Bf4 Ne5 20. Bxe5 Qxe5 21. g3) 16. Bf4?? { (0.27 → -1.71) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (16. Qh5+ Kd7 17. O-O axb5 18. b4 c4 19. d6 Bxd6 20. Qxb5+ Ke7 21. Re1+ Kf8) 16... Nd7?? { (-1.71 → 4.37) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 4.37] } (16... Qa5+ 17. Kf1 Qxb5+ 18. Kg1 Nd7 19. Qh5+ Kd8 20. Rd1 c4 21. h4 Bc5 22. Kh2) 17. d6?? { (4.37 → -2.00) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.0] } (17. Qh5+ Ke7 18. d6+ Ke6 19. O-O-O Ne5 20. Rhe1 Bxd6 21. Bxe5 fxe5 22. f4 Re8) 17... g5?? { (-2.00 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (17... Qa5+ 18. Bd2 Qxb5 19. Qh5+ Kd8 20. a4 Qc6 21. O-O Bxd6 22. Rfe1 Kc8 23. b4) 18. Bg3?? { (Mate in 1 → -1.93) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5# was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (18. Qh5#) 18... f5?? { (-1.93 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (18... Qa5+ 19. Kf1 Qxb5+ 20. Kg1 O-O-O 21. h4 Bg7 22. Rc1 f5 23. hxg5 hxg5 24. Rxh8) 19. f4?? { (Mate in 1 → -1.91) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5# was best. } { [%eval -1.91] } (19. Qh5#) 19... gxf4?? { (-1.91 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (19... Qa5+ 20. Kf2 O-O-O 21. Rf1 Qxb5 22. Kg1 Qb6 23. fxg5 f4 24. Rxf4 Bxd6 25. Rf3) 20. Bxf4?? { (Mate in 1 → -0.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5# was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (20. Qh5#) 20... Bxd6?? { (-0.55 → 2.85) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (20... Qa5+ 21. Bd2 Qxb5 22. Bc3 Rg8 23. Qh5+ Kd8 24. O-O-O Kc8 25. Qxf5 Rb8 26. Rhf1) 21. Bxd6? { (2.85 → 1.48) Mistake. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (21. Qxd6 Qe7+ 22. Qxe7+ Kxe7 23. b6 Nxb6 24. O-O-O Rhe8 25. Rd6 Nc4 26. Rxh6 Kf7) 21... Nf6?? { (1.48 → 4.98) Blunder. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 4.98] } (21... Qh4+ 22. g3 Qb4+ 23. Qd2 Kf7 24. Qxb4 Rhe8+ 25. Kf2 cxb4 26. bxa6 Nf6 27. Kf3) 22. Rf1?? { (4.98 → 0.52) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (22. O-O Kf7 23. Rxf5 Re8 24. b6 Kg6 25. Rf4 Qxb6 26. Qc2+ Kg7 27. Bxc5 Rac8) 22... Ne4?? { (0.52 → 11.53) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 11.53] } (22... Qa5+ 23. Kf2 O-O-O 24. Qf3 Qd2+ 25. Kg1 Qxd6 26. Qa8+ Kd7 27. Qb7+ Ke8 28. Rae1+) 23. Rxf5?? { (11.53 → 1.76) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (23. Qh5+ Kd7 24. Qxf5+ Kxd6 25. Qf4+ Kd7 26. O-O-O+ Kc8 27. Rxd8+ Rxd8 28. Qxe4 Ra7) 23... Nxd6?! { (1.76 → 2.87) Inaccuracy. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (23... Qa5+ 24. Kf1 O-O-O 25. Rxc5+ Nxc5 26. Qg4+ Kb7 27. Qf3+ Ka7 28. Bxc5+ Kb8 29. Qf4+) 24. Rxc5?? { (2.87 → -1.23) Blunder. Qe2+ was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (24. Qe2+ Kd7 25. O-O-O axb5 26. Qe5 Qe7 27. Qd5 Rxa2 28. Rf7 Ra1+ 29. Kc2 Rxd1) 24... Qa5+? { (-1.23 → 0.02) Mistake. Qh4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.02] } (24... Qh4+ 25. g3 Qb4+ 26. Rc3 Qe4+ 27. Qe2 Qxe2+ 28. Kxe2 axb5 29. Rd1 Kd7 30. Rc5) 25. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 25... Ne4+?? { (0.00 → 2.23) Blunder. O-O+ was best. } { [%eval 2.23] } (25... O-O+ 26. Kg1 Qb6 27. Qd5+ Nf7 28. Qd4 Kh7 29. Qe4+ Kg8 30. Qg4+ Ng5 31. Rc1) 26. Kf3?? { (2.23 → -6.56) Blunder. Kg1 was best. } { [%eval -6.56] } (26. Kg1 Nxc5 27. Qh5+ Kd7 28. Qxc5 Rhd8 29. Rf1 Qxb5 30. Rf7+ Ke6 31. Qe7+ Kd5) 26... Nxc5?! { (-6.56 → -4.24) Inaccuracy. O-O+ was best. } { [%eval -4.24] } (26... O-O+ 27. Kxe4 Qb4+ 28. Qd4 Rf4+ 29. Kxf4 Qxd4+ 30. Kg3 Qe3+ 31. Kg4 Qxc5 32. h4) 27. Rc1?! { (-4.24 → -5.83) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval -5.83] } (27. Qd5 Rf8+ 28. Kg4 Qa4+ 29. Kh3 Qe4 30. Qxe4+ Nxe4 31. Re1 Kd7 32. Rxe4 axb5) 27... Rf8+ { [%eval -5.41] } 28. Ke3?! { (-5.41 → -7.77) Inaccuracy. Kg4 was best. } { [%eval -7.77] } (28. Kg4 Qxb5 29. Qe1+ Kf7 30. Qf2+ Kg8 31. Qxc5 Qd7+ 32. Kg3 Qd3+ 33. Kh4 Rf4+) 28... Qxb5? { (-7.77 → -4.39) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (28... Rd8 29. Qh5+ Rf7 30. Rd1 Rxd1 31. Qxd1 Ne6 32. Qe2 Qb6+ 33. Kd2 Rf2 34. g3) 29. a4?! { (-4.39 → -6.60) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.6] } (29. Qh5+ Rf7 30. Qxc5 Qxc5+ 31. Rxc5 Rf6 32. Rc4 Rb8 33. Rc7 Rd6 34. Rh7 Re6+) 29... Nxa4 { [%eval -6.59] } 30. Rc7?? { (-6.59 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd6 was best. } { [%eval #-4] } (30. Qd6 Qb6+ 31. Qxb6 Nxb6 32. Rc6 Rf6 33. Rxf6 Nd5+ 34. Ke4 Nxf6+ 35. Kf5 Kf7) 30... Qe5+ { [%eval #-3] } 31. Kd3 { [%eval #-3] } 31... Qxc7? { (Mate in 3 → -7.83) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval -7.83] } (31... Rd8+ 32. Rd7 Rxd7+ 33. Kc4 Qb5#) 32. Qxa4+ { [%eval -7.73] } 32... Qd7+ { [%eval -7.37] } 33. Kc4? { (-7.37 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxd7+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (33. Qxd7+ Kxd7 34. Kc4 Ke6 35. b4 Rac8+ 36. Kb3 Kd5 37. Ka4 Rb8 38. Ka5 Kc4) 33... Qxa4+ { [%eval #-4] } 34. Kc5 { [%eval #-3] } 34... Rc8+ { [%eval #-2] } 35. Kd5 { [%eval #-2] } 35... Qd1+ { [%eval #-2] } { White resigns. } 0-1