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[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/jBNEVPpx"] [Date "2026.03.31"] [Round "-"] [White "Sargis2021"] [Black "NealIndla"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "jBNEVPpx"] [UTCDate "2026.03.31"] [UTCTime "17:23:08"] [WhiteElo "674"] [BlackElo "747"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.08] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... Bc5?! { (0.08 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (3... Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. Bd3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.9] } 4... O-O { [%eval 1.05] } 5. Nxd7?? { (1.05 → -2.77) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -2.77] } (5. d4 Bb4 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 Qxf6 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. Nxf3 Re8) 5... Bxd7 { [%eval -2.58] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -3.11] } 6... Ng4 { [%eval -2.61] } 7. O-O?? { (-2.61 → -5.89) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval -5.89] } (7. d4 Qf6 8. f3 Bxd4 9. Nd5 Qh4+ 10. g3 Bf2+ 11. Ke2 Qd8 12. Bf4 Bb6) 7... Qh4 { [%eval -5.68] } 8. g3?? { (-5.68 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h3 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (8. h3 Nxf2 9. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 10. Kf1 Nc6 11. Qf3 Bd4 12. d3 Kh8 13. Qf4 Qf6) 8... Qh3?? { (Mate in 1 → -6.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh2# was best. } { [%eval -6.5] } (8... Qxh2#) 9. Re1?? { (-6.50 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxg4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (9. Qxg4 Bxg4 10. Nd5 Nc6 11. Nf4 Qh6 12. h3 Bxh3 13. Nd5 Bxf1 14. d4 Bxc4) 9... Bxf2+ { [%eval #-1] } 10. Kh1 { [%eval #-1] } 10... Bxg3? { (Mate in 1 → -8.41) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh2# was best. } { [%eval -8.41] } (10... Qxh2#) 11. d3? { (-8.41 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } { [%eval #-1] } (11. Re2 Bf2 12. Rxf2 Nxf2+ 13. Kg1 Nxd1 14. Nxd1 Qg4+ 15. Kf2 Qxd1 16. d3 Qh5) 11... Nf2+ { [%eval #-4] } 12. Kg1 { [%eval #-4] } 12... Nxd1? { (Mate in 4 → -8.31) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxh2+ was best. } { [%eval -8.31] } (12... Qxh2+ 13. Kf1 Bh3+ 14. Ke2 Ng4+ 15. Kf3 Qg2#) 13. Rxd1? { (-8.31 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re2 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (13. Re2 Nf2 14. Rxf2 Bxf2+ 15. Kxf2 Qxh2+ 16. Kf3 Nc6 17. Bf4 Nd4+ 18. Ke3 Nxc2+) 13... Qxh2+ { [%eval #-1] } 14. Kf1 { [%eval #-1] } 14... Qh1+ { [%eval #-2] } 15. Ke2 { [%eval #-2] } 15... Bg4+ { [%eval #-3] } 16. Kd2 { [%eval #-1] } 16... Bxd1 { [%eval #-8] } 17. Nxd1 { [%eval #-1] } 17... Bf4+? { (Mate in 1 → -8.96) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1# was best. } { [%eval -8.96] } (17... Qe1#) 18. Kc3 { [%eval -8.52] } 18... Bxc1 { [%eval -8.22] } 19. Rxc1 { [%eval -8.13] } 19... Nc6 { [%eval -7.85] } 20. d4? { (-7.85 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (20. b4 Qh6 21. Kb2 Ne5 22. Bd5 c6 23. Nf2 Nxd3+ 24. cxd3 Qd2+ 25. Rc2 Qxb4+) 20... Rfd8? { (Mate in 2 → -8.33) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1+ was best. } { [%eval -8.33] } (20... Qe1+ 21. Kd3 Nb4#) 21. d5? { (-8.33 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (21. b3 Rxd4 22. Bd3 Qh6 23. Kb2 Rad8 24. Nc3 Nb4 25. e5 Nxd3+ 26. cxd3) 21... Ne5? { (Mate in 7 → -8.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe1+ was best. } { [%eval -8.47] } (21... Qe1+ 22. Kd3 Ne5+ 23. Kd4 Qd2+ 24. Kxe5 Re8+ 25. Kf5 g6+ 26. Kg4 Qg2+ 27. Kh4) 22. Be2 { [%eval -9.48] } 22... Qh3+ { [%eval -9.08] } 23. Kd2 { [%eval -8.98] } 23... Nc4+ { [%eval -7.9] } 24. Bxc4 { [%eval -7.7] } 24... Qh6+ { [%eval -7.41] } 25. Kd3 { [%eval -9.01] } 25... Qxc1 { [%eval -8.78] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval -9.01] } 26... Qf1+ { [%eval -9.01] } 27. Ke3 { [%eval -10.08] } 27... Qxc4 { [%eval -10.13] } 28. e5 { [%eval -11.06] } 28... Re8 { [%eval -10.75] } 29. d6?! { (-10.75 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. e6 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (29. e6 fxe6 30. d6 Qc5+ 31. Ke2 Qe5+ 32. Kf3 Qxd6 33. Ne4 Qh2 34. Ke3 Qxc2) 29... Rxe5+ { [%eval #-5] } 30. Kd2 { [%eval #-3] } 30... cxd6 { [%eval #-4] } 31. b3 { [%eval #-3] } 31... Qxc3+? { (Mate in 3 → -9.67) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qd4+ was best. } { [%eval -9.67] } (31... Qd4+ 32. Kc1 Qxc3 33. b4 Re1#) 32. Kxc3 { [%eval -9.33] } 32... f5 { [%eval -9.54] } 33. Kd2 { [%eval -9.28] } 33... Rd5+ { [%eval -9.35] } 34. Ke2 { [%eval -9.94] } 34... Re8+ { [%eval #-6] } 35. Kf3 { [%eval #-5] } 35... g6 { [%eval #-10] } 36. c4 { [%eval #-5] } 36... Rd3+ { [%eval #-9] } 37. Kf2 { [%eval #-5] } 37... Rd2+ { [%eval #-4] } 38. Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 38... h5 { [%eval #-4] } 39. Kf4 { [%eval #-4] } 39... h4 { [%eval #-4] } 40. Kf3 { [%eval #-3] } 40... Rd3+ { [%eval #-4] } 41. Kf4 { [%eval #-2] } 41... h3 { [%eval #-3] } 42. b4 { [%eval #-3] } 42... h2 { [%eval #-3] } 43. c5 { [%eval #-3] } 43... dxc5 { [%eval #-3] } 44. bxc5 { [%eval #-3] } 44... h1=Q { [%eval #-2] } 45. a4 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qf1+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. Kg5 { [%eval #-2] } 46... Qg1+ { [%eval #-2] } 47. Kf6 { [%eval #-2] } 47... Qxc5 { [%eval #-2] } 48. Kxg6 { [%eval #-2] } 48... Qa5 { [%eval #-3] } 49. Kf6 { [%eval #-2] } 49... Qxa4 { [%eval #-2] } 50. Kxf5 { [%eval #-2] } 50... Qa5+ { [%eval #-2] } 51. Kg6 { [%eval #-1] } 51... Re6# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1