[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ztALJXfw"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "TrickyBen"] [Black "Yazeed-Almalki"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ztALJXfw"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "09:41:44"] [WhiteElo "1150"] [BlackElo "1063"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+29"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "10800+180"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.68] } 2. Nc3?! { (0.68 → 0.09) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (2. e5 Nd5 3. d4 d6 4. c4 Nb6 5. f4 Bf5 6. Nc3 e6) 2... e5 { [%eval 0.03] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... c6?! { (0.08 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.14] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. d4 { [%eval 1.12] } 4... d5 { [%eval 1.45] } 5. exd5?! { (1.45 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Nxe4 dxe4 7. Qxd8+ Kxd8 8. Ng5 Be6 9. Bf4 Bb4+) 5... Nxd5?! { (0.49 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (5... e4 6. Ne5 cxd5 7. Bb5+ Bd7 8. Nxd7 Nbxd7 9. Bg5 Bb4 10. O-O) 6. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.96] } 6... Qxd5 { [%eval 1.19] } 7. c4?! { (1.19 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (7. Nxe5 Bd6 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 O-O 10. Bd3 Re8+ 11. Kd1 h6 12. c3 Be6) 7... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.57] } 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.47] } 8... Be6? { (0.47 → 2.09) Mistake. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 2.09] } (8... Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 O-O 12. O-O Na6 13. Rfe1 Nc7 14. Bd3) 9. b3? { (2.09 → 0.39) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (9. O-O Nd7 10. Re1 Be7 11. Qb3 Bf5 12. Bd1 Qd3 13. Qxb7 O-O 14. Bb3 Rfc8) 9... Bd6? { (0.39 → 1.65) Mistake. Bb4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (9... Bb4+ 10. Bd2 Na6 11. O-O exd4 12. Re1 O-O 13. Bxb4 Nxb4 14. Qd2 c5 15. a3) 10. a3?! { (1.65 → 0.58) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (10. O-O Nd7 11. Re1 Qg6 12. dxe5 Bc5 13. Bd3 Qh5 14. h3 O-O-O 15. Bg5 f6) 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.54] } 11. Nxd4?? { (0.54 → -1.29) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -1.29] } (11. Ng5 Qg6 12. Qxd4 Bc7 13. Bf4 Bxf4 14. Qxf4 Qf6 15. Qxf6 gxf6 16. Nxe6 fxe6) 11... Qxg2 { [%eval -1.38] } 12. Bf3 { [%eval -1.35] } 12... Qh3 { [%eval -1.26] } 13. Nxe6?! { (-1.26 → -1.86) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval -1.86] } (13. Bb2 O-O 14. Rg1 g6 15. Qd2 Nd7 16. O-O-O Nc5 17. b4 Nb3+ 18. Nxb3 Qxf3) 13... Qxe6+ { [%eval -1.71] } 14. Be2?! { (-1.71 → -2.53) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (14. Qe2 Be5 15. Ra2 O-O 16. Qe3 Nd7 17. Kf1 f5 18. h3 f4 19. Qe1 Nc5) 14... Qe7?! { (-2.53 → -1.79) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (14... Nd7 15. h4 Nf6 16. Qd3 Ne4 17. Ra2 f5 18. Qh3 O-O-O 19. O-O Rhe8 20. Bd3) 15. Bb2 { [%eval -2.21] } 15... Be5 { [%eval -1.67] } 16. Bxe5 { [%eval -1.82] } 16... Qxe5 { [%eval -1.76] } 17. Qc2?? { (-1.76 → -6.05) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -6.05] } (17. O-O O-O 18. Qd3 Na6 19. b4 Rfd8 20. Qe3 Qxe3 21. fxe3 Rd2 22. Bf3 Nc7) 17... O-O?? { (-6.05 → -2.43) Blunder. Qxa1+ was best. } { [%eval -2.43] } (17... Qxa1+ 18. Bd1 O-O 19. O-O Qf6 20. f4 Nd7 21. Qd2 Ne5 22. Qc3 Ng6 23. Qxf6) 18. O-O-O { [%eval -2.69] } 18... Re8 { [%eval -2.09] } 19. Bd3?! { (-2.09 → -3.01) Inaccuracy. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (19. Kb1 Na6 20. Bd3 g6 21. h4 Qh5 22. b4 Nc7 23. f4 a5 24. f5 axb4) 19... Qa1+ { [%eval -3.11] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval -3.1] } 20... Qf6?! { (-3.10 → -2.38) Inaccuracy. Qxa3 was best. } { [%eval -2.38] } (20... Qxa3 21. Rhg1 Qd6 22. c5 Qe5 23. Bxh7+ Kf8 24. Qc3 Na6 25. b4 Rad8+ 26. Kc2) 21. Bxh7+ { [%eval -2.27] } 21... Kh8?! { (-2.27 → -1.64) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (21... Kf8 22. Bd3 c5 23. Kc1 Nc6 24. Kb1 Nd4 25. Qc3 Qf3 26. h4) 22. Bd3 { [%eval -1.65] } 22... Qxf2+?! { (-1.65 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Qf4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (22... Qf4+ 23. Kc3 Qf6+ 24. Kd2 Nd7 25. Kc1 Qa1+ 26. Qb1 Qxa3+ 27. Qb2 Qxb2+ 28. Kxb2) 23. Kc1 { [%eval -0.7] } 23... Re2?? { (-0.70 → 5.71) Blunder. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval 5.71] } (23... Qe3+ 24. Kb1 Nd7 25. Rhg1 Ne5 26. Rg3 Qf4 27. Qc3 Kg8 28. Rf1 Qh6 29. Bc2) 24. Bxe2 { [%eval 5.03] } 24... Qe3+ { [%eval 5.56] } 25. Kb1 { [%eval 5.01] } 25... Na6 { [%eval 5.25] } 26. Qd3 { [%eval 5.0] } 26... Qe6 { [%eval 4.77] } 27. Rde1 { [%eval 4.54] } 27... Nb4?! { (4.54 → 6.72) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 6.72] } (27... Nc5 28. Qc2 Qe3 29. b4 Ne4 30. Bd3 Nd2+ 31. Ka2 Qg5 32. Reg1 Qe3 33. Qb2) 28. axb4 { [%eval 6.85] } 28... Rd8?? { (6.85 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (28... c5 29. Bd1 Qa6 30. Bc2 g6 31. Qc3+ Kg8 32. Rhf1 Rf8 33. Rd1 Qa3 34. Rfe1) 29. Qxd8+ { [%eval #6] } 29... Qe8 { [%eval #4] } 30. Qxe8+ { [%eval #3] } { Black resigns. } 1-0