[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lVmaStty"] [Date "2025.08.03"] [Round "-"] [White "swinkie"] [Black "DavidGordon"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "lVmaStty"] [UTCDate "2025.08.03"] [UTCTime "23:13:50"] [WhiteElo "2352"] [BlackElo "1898"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [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 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.34] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } { C42 Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game } 3... d5?! { (0.00 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (3... Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. Bc4 Bc5 6. Nxe5 Qe7 7. Nf3 d5 8. Bxd5) 4. Nxd5?! { (0.87 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (4. exd5 Bd6 5. Bb5+ c6 6. dxc6 Nxc6 7. d4 e4 8. Ne5 O-O) 4... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. c4 { [%eval -0.43] } 6... Qa5 { [%eval 0.01] } 7. Be2?! { (0.01 → -0.84) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.84] } (7. Bd3 Bg4 8. Be4 Nc6 9. O-O O-O-O 10. Bxc6 bxc6 11. Qc2 Qc5) 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.32] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.4] } 8... Nd4? { (-0.40 → 1.13) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (8... e4) 9. b3?! { (1.13 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.08] } (9. Nxd4) 9... Bf5 { [%eval 0.28] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.36] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 11. Re1 { [%eval 0.06] } 11... O-O-O { [%eval -0.03] } 12. d3? { (-0.03 → -1.38) Mistake. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.38] } (12. a3 h5 13. d3 Bb4 14. Bd2 Bc3 15. b4 Qb6 16. Rc1 Qf6 17. Bxc3 dxc3) 12... h5?? { (-1.38 → 0.73) Blunder. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.73] } (12... Bb4 13. Rf1) 13. Bd2 { [%eval 0.57] } 13... Bb4 { [%eval 0.67] } 14. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.76] } 14... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.83] } 15. a3 { [%eval 0.3] } 15... Qd6 { [%eval 0.24] } 16. b4 { [%eval -0.19] } 16... h4?! { (-0.19 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (16... g5) 17. Bf3?! { (0.50 → -0.18) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (17. Bg4 Qd7) 17... g5? { (-0.18 → 1.48) Mistake. h3 was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (17... h3 18. Bg4) 18. Bxb7+ { [%eval 1.35] } 18... Kxb7? { (1.35 → 2.62) Mistake. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.62] } (18... Kb8 19. Bf3) 19. Qf3+ { [%eval 2.41] } 19... Qc6 { [%eval 2.37] } 20. Qxf5 { [%eval 2.27] } 20... Rdg8?! { (2.27 → 3.60) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 3.6] } (20... h3) 21. Re5 { [%eval 3.36] } 21... a6?! { (3.36 → 4.88) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 4.88] } (21... g4 22. Rb5+ Ka8 23. Rc5 Qb7 24. Re1 h3 25. Re4 a6 26. Qxf7 Kb8 27. Qd5) 22. Rc5?! { (4.88 → 3.67) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 3.67] } (22. b5 Qb6 23. Rb1 Kb8 24. c5 Qg6 25. Qd7 Rc8 26. b6 g4 27. Re4 g3) 22... Qe6 { [%eval 3.15] } 23. Qf3+ { [%eval 3.13] } 23... Kb6?! { (3.13 → 4.90) Inaccuracy. Kb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.9] } (23... Kb8 24. b5) 24. a4 { [%eval 4.62] } 24... Re8?? { (4.62 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. c6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (24... c6 25. Rf5 Re8 26. h3 Rh6 27. b5 Re7 28. Rb1 Rg6 29. bxc6+ Kc7 30. Rb7+) 25. a5+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Ka7 { [%eval #2] } 26. Rxc7+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kb8 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qb7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0