[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zjRIiUH7"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "TimoBaller"] [Black "space_venus"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "zjRIiUH7"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "16:38:19"] [WhiteElo "1162"] [BlackElo "1150"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+30"] [BlackRatingDiff "-15"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Be7?! { (0.08 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Bb5?! { (1.01 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.06] } (4. Nxe5 O-O 5. d4 d5 6. exd5 Nxd5 7. Nxd5 Qxd5 8. Be3 Nd7) 4... Nc6?! { (-0.06 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (4... c6 5. Be2 d5 6. exd5 e4 7. Nd4 Nxd5 8. d3 Nxc3 9. bxc3) 5. Bc4?! { (0.49 → -0.47) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (5. O-O Nd4 6. Nxd4 exd4 7. e5 dxc3 8. exf6 Bxf6 9. Re1+ Be7) 5... O-O?! { (-0.47 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (5... Nxe4 6. Nxe4 d5 7. Bd3 dxe4 8. Bxe4 Nb4 9. a3 f5 10. Bxb7) 6. O-O?! { (0.13 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (6. d3 d6 7. a3 Bg4 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Nd4 10. Qd1 c6) 6... d6?! { (-0.71 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (6... Nxe4 7. Nxe4 d5 8. Bd3 f5 9. Nc3 e4 10. Bb5 exf3 11. Qxf3) 7. h3 { [%eval -0.2] } 7... a6 { [%eval 0.08] } 8. d3 { [%eval -0.19] } 8... Nd4?! { (-0.19 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (8... Na5 9. Bb3 b5 10. Ne2 Re8 11. Ng3 Bb7 12. c4 Nd7 13. Bc2 bxc4 14. d4) 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.06] } 9... Nxf3+ { [%eval 0.18] } 10. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.07] } 10... b5 { [%eval 0.09] } 11. Bd5 { [%eval 0.01] } 11... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.06] } 12. exd5? { (0.06 → -1.40) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.4] } (12. Nxd5 Bb7 13. Nxe7+ Qxe7 14. Qg4 f5 15. exf5 Bc8 16. Qf3 Bxf5 17. Qb7 Rfb8) 12... c5?? { (-1.40 → 1.93) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (12... f5 13. Bd2 Qe8 14. a4 b4 15. Ne2 g5 16. d4 e4 17. Qg3 Qg6 18. f4) 13. a3?? { (1.93 → -1.25) Blunder. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (13. dxc6 Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. Qxd5 Qc7 16. c4 Rab8 17. f4 Bf6 18. Rac1 Rfc8) 13... Bb7 { [%eval -0.82] } 14. Rad1?! { (-0.82 → -1.41) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -1.41] } (14. Bd2 f5 15. Ne2 Qc7 16. c4 bxc4 17. dxc4 Bc8 18. Rac1 Rb8 19. b4 f4) 14... g6?! { (-1.41 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.55] } (14... f5 15. Bd2 Qe8 16. Ne2 g5 17. c4 f4 18. b4 cxb4 19. axb4 Rd8 20. Rc1) 15. Bh6 { [%eval -0.66] } 15... Re8 { [%eval -0.59] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -1.07] } 16... f5 { [%eval -1.13] } 17. Rd2?? { (-1.13 → -3.53) Blunder. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.53] } (17. Bd2 Bf6 18. Rfe1 Qd7 19. Ne2 a5 20. Rb1 Qf7 21. c4 Ba6 22. cxb5 Bxb5) 17... Bf6? { (-3.53 → -1.57) Mistake. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.57] } (17... f4 18. Rdd1 fxe3 19. fxe3 Rf8 20. Qg4 Qc8 21. Rxf8+ Kxf8 22. Qe2 Qd7 23. d4) 18. Re2 { [%eval -1.67] } 18... e4? { (-1.67 → -0.46) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (18... Qd7 19. g4 Kh8 20. Rfe1 Bg7 21. Nb1 Rf8 22. c4 bxc4 23. dxc4 Bc8 24. Qg2) 19. dxe4 { [%eval -0.3] } 19... fxe4?? { (-0.30 → 2.34) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (19... b4 20. axb4 cxb4 21. exf5 bxc3 22. fxg6 hxg6 23. Bb6 Qxb6 24. Rxe8+ Rxe8 25. Qxf6) 20. Nxe4 { [%eval 2.12] } 20... Bxd5?? { (2.12 → 6.76) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 6.76] } (20... Bg7 21. Bg5 Qd7 22. Rfe1 Re5 23. Bf4 Rxd5 24. Qg3 Rd8 25. Bh6 Re5 26. Bxg7) 21. Nxf6+ { [%eval 6.11] } 21... Kg7?! { (6.11 → 8.46) Inaccuracy. Qxf6 was best. } { [%eval 8.46] } (21... Qxf6 22. Qxf6 Re6 23. Qh4 Bc4 24. Ree1 Bxf1 25. Rxf1 Rae8 26. Qg3 d5 27. Kh1) 22. Nxe8+ { [%eval 8.55] } 22... Kh8? { (8.55 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (22... Qxe8 23. Qxd5 Qf8 24. Bg5 Re8 25. Rfe1 Rxe2 26. Rxe2 h6 27. Re7+ Qxe7 28. Bxe7) 23. Qxd5?! { (Mate in 2 → 11.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf8+ was best. } { [%eval 11.3] } (23. Qf8+ Bg8 24. Qg7#) 23... Qxe8 { [%eval 12.23] } 24. Bd4+ { [%eval 8.41] } 24... Qe5? { (8.41 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (24... cxd4 25. Rxe8+ Rxe8 26. Qf7 Ra8 27. Qf6+ Kg8 28. Re1 Rf8 29. Qxd4 b4 30. axb4) 25. Bxe5+ { [%eval #4] } 25... dxe5 { [%eval #4] } 26. Qxa8+ { [%eval #5] } 26... Kg7 { [%eval #5] } 27. Rxe5 { [%eval #4] } 27... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 28. Qxa6 { [%eval #3] } 28... Kg7 { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } 1-0