[Event "ICA Beginners"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DHQ4LsSe"] [Date "2025.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "VihaanNesargi"] [Black "metalicExt"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DHQ4LsSe"] [UTCDate "2025.05.22"] [UTCTime "05:01:08"] [WhiteElo "987"] [BlackElo "768"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "C42"] [Opening "Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.21] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bc5?! { (0.00 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bxd5) 4. Bc4?! { (0.97 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (4. Nxe5 Bd4 5. Nf3 Bxc3 6. dxc3 Nxe4 7. Bd3 d5 8. c4 O-O) 4... O-O?! { (0.03 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (4... d6 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. f3 Nc6 9. Be3) 5. O-O?! { (0.63 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (5. Nxe5 Nc6 6. Nf3 d5 7. Nxd5 Nxe4 8. Ne3 Ng5 9. O-O Nxf3+) 5... Ng4? { (0.03 → 1.71) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (5... d6 6. d4 exd4 7. Nxd4 Bg4 8. f3 Nc6 9. Be3 Be6 10. Bxe6) 6. d3?! { (1.71 → 0.62) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (6. h3 Nf6 7. Nxe5 d6 8. Nf3 Be6 9. Bb3 h6 10. d4 Bb6) 6... Bxf2+? { (0.62 → 2.33) Mistake. d6 was best. } { [%eval 2.33] } (6... d6 7. b4 Bb6 8. a4 a5 9. Nd5 Nd7 10. b5 Ngf6 11. Nxb6) 7. Rxf2 { [%eval 2.25] } 7... Nxf2 { [%eval 2.31] } 8. Qf1?! { (2.31 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Kxf2 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (8. Kxf2 d6 9. Bg5 Qd7 10. d4 Nc6 11. Kg1 exd4 12. Nxd4 Qe8) 8... Ng4 { [%eval 0.93] } 9. Ng5?? { (0.93 → -1.95) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.95] } (9. Bg5 Nf6) 9... Ne3?? { (-1.95 → 5.03) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 5.03] } (9... Nf6) 10. Bxe3 { [%eval 5.02] } 10... Nc6 { [%eval 5.91] } 11. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.89] } 11... Rxf7 { [%eval 7.78] } 12. Bxf7+ { [%eval 6.02] } 12... Kf8?! { (6.02 → 9.53) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } { [%eval 9.53] } (12... Kh8 13. Bd5 d6 14. Bg5 Qe8 15. Nb5 Bg4 16. Nxc7 Qc8 17. Nxa8 Nd4 18. Bxb7) 13. Bd5+ { [%eval 9.34] } 13... Ke7? { (9.34 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (13... Qf6 14. Bg5 Ke7 15. Qf5 Qxg5 16. Qxg5+ Ke8 17. Nb5 Ne7 18. Qxe5 c6 19. Qxg7) 14. Nb5 { [%eval #12] } 14... Qf8 { [%eval #12] } 15. Qxf8+ { [%eval #9] } 15... Kxf8 { [%eval #9] } 16. Bc5+? { (Mate in 9 → 7.63) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval 7.63] } (16. Rf1+ Ke8 17. Bg5 Ne7 18. Nxc7+ Kd8 19. Nb5 d6 20. Rf8+ Kd7 21. Rf7 Ke8) 16... d6 { [%eval 7.4] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 7.3] } 17... Nb4 { [%eval 8.78] } 18. Nxc7 { [%eval 7.46] } 18... Rb8? { (7.46 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (18... Bf5 19. Rf1 Nxd5 20. Rxf5+ Kg8 21. Nxd5 g6 22. Rf1 Rf8 23. a4 Kg7 24. a5) 19. Nb5?? { (Mate in 5 → 6.30) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rf1+ was best. } { [%eval 6.3] } (19. Rf1+ Bf5 20. Rxf5+ Ke7 21. Bg5+ Kd7 22. Rf7+ Kc8 23. Be6#) 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 6.33] } 20. Bg5? { (6.33 → 3.87) Mistake. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.87] } (20. exd5 b6 21. Nxd6 Ke7 22. Nc4 Ba6 23. Nxe5 Re8 24. Bd4 Kf8 25. Nf3 Kg8) 20... Nf6 { [%eval 3.86] } 21. Rf1?! { (3.86 → 2.54) Inaccuracy. Nxd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.54] } (21. Nxd6 Be6 22. Be3 b6 23. b3 Ke7 24. Nc4 Bxc4 25. bxc4 Ke6 26. a4 h5) 21... Bg4? { (2.54 → 4.65) Mistake. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval 4.65] } (21... Ke7 22. Nxa7 Bd7 23. c4 Ra8 24. Be3 Nh5 25. a3 Nf4 26. Bxf4 exf4 27. Nb5) 22. Bxf6 { [%eval 4.6] } 22... gxf6 { [%eval 4.7] } 23. Rxf6+ { [%eval 4.62] } 23... Ke7 { [%eval 4.69] } 24. Rf2?! { (4.69 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Rh6 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (24. Rh6 Rh8 25. Nxd6 Be6 26. Nf5+ Bxf5 27. exf5 Rc8 28. Re6+ Kf7 29. c4 b5) 24... Rc8 { [%eval 3.43] } 25. Nxa7 { [%eval 3.3] } 25... Rxc2?? { (3.30 → 7.49) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 7.49] } (25... Ra8 26. Nb5 Rxa2 27. b3 Be6 28. Kf1 Ra1+ 29. Ke2 h5 30. Kd2 h4 31. Nc7) 26. Rxc2 { [%eval 7.42] } 26... Bd1 { [%eval 7.63] } 27. Rc7+ { [%eval 7.37] } 27... Ke6 { [%eval 7.89] } 28. Rxb7 { [%eval 7.42] } 28... Kf6 { [%eval 8.02] } 29. Rb6 { [%eval 7.87] } 29... Kg5 { [%eval 8.66] } 30. Rxd6 { [%eval 8.93] } 30... Kf4 { [%eval 8.91] } 31. d4 { [%eval 7.4] } 31... exd4 { [%eval 7.82] } 32. Rxd4 { [%eval 7.56] } 32... Ke3 { [%eval 9.44] } 33. Rxd1 { [%eval 9.48] } 33... h6 { [%eval 9.56] } 34. Rd6 { [%eval 9.63] } 34... h5 { [%eval 9.62] } 35. Rh6 { [%eval #13] } 35... Kxe4 { [%eval #11] } 36. Rxh5 { [%eval #10] } 36... Kf4 { [%eval #9] } 37. b4 { [%eval #10] } 37... Ke4 { [%eval #8] } 38. b5 { [%eval #7] } 38... Kd4 { [%eval #7] } 39. b6 { [%eval #6] } 39... Kc3 { [%eval #6] } 40. b7 { [%eval #5] } 40... Kb2 { [%eval #4] } 41. b8=Q+ { [%eval #4] } 41... Kxa2 { [%eval #1] } 42. Ra5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0