[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aGEPotFJ"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "ivanan242009"] [Black "Nkwa"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "aGEPotFJ"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "12:29:41"] [WhiteElo "1853"] [BlackElo "1854"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. Bc4 { [%eval 0.24] } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.37] } 5. Ng5?! { (0.37 → -0.26) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.26] } (5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 b5 9. Bd3 b4) 5... O-O { [%eval -0.41] } 6. h4?! { (-0.41 → -1.03) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (6. O-O Nc6 7. Re1 Bg4 8. Be2 Bxe2 9. Qxe2 d5 10. exd5 Nxd5) 6... c6 { [%eval -0.81] } 7. d3 { [%eval -1.14] } 7... h6 { [%eval -0.64] } 8. Qf3? { (-0.64 → -1.79) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (8. Nf3 b5 9. Bb3 Nbd7 10. Be3 Ng4 11. Qe2 Ndf6 12. a4 d5) 8... Nbd7?? { (-1.79 → 0.35) Blunder. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (8... b5 9. Bb3 Na6 10. g4 Bxg4 11. Qg2 Nc5 12. Rg1 g6 13. Ne2 Nxb3 14. axb3) 9. Be3? { (0.35 → -1.25) Mistake. Bxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -1.25] } (9. Bxf7+ Rxf7) 9... Nb6 { [%eval -1.35] } 10. Bb3 { [%eval -1.43] } 10... d5 { [%eval -1.31] } 11. exd5 { [%eval -1.51] } 11... Nbxd5 { [%eval -1.0] } 12. Nxd5? { (-1.00 → -2.50) Mistake. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.5] } (12. Bd2 Ng4) 12... Nxd5? { (-2.50 → -0.95) Mistake. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.95] } (12... cxd5 13. a4 a5 14. Nh3 Re8 15. O-O Ra6 16. Rfe1 Bb4 17. c3 Bg4 18. Qg3) 13. Qe4? { (-0.95 → -2.37) Mistake. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (13. O-O-O a5 14. a3 a4 15. Ba2 f6 16. Ne4 f5 17. Qh5 Bd7 18. Nc5 Be8) 13... Nxe3?? { (-2.37 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (13... f5 14. Qf3 a5 15. a4 f4 16. Bd2 hxg5 17. hxg5 Bxg5 18. O-O-O Be6 19. d4) 14. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0