Master
Mean +- std dev: 1.08 us +- 0.02 us

Before PR-17734
Mean +- std dev: 584 ns +- 12 ns

New suggested
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Mean +- std dev: 578 ns +- 14 ns

diff --git a/Objects/object.c b/Objects/object.c
index 6fc1146..b42f41a 100644
--- a/Objects/object.c
+++ b/Objects/object.c
@@ -865,6 +865,8 @@ PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
             return 0;
     }

+    Py_INCREF(v);
+    Py_INCREF(w);
     res = PyObject_RichCompare(v, w, op);
     if (res == NULL)
         return -1;
@@ -873,6 +875,8 @@ PyObject_RichCompareBool(PyObject *v, PyObject *w, int op)
     else
         ok = PyObject_IsTrue(res);
     Py_DECREF(res);
+    Py_DECREF(v);
+    Py_DECREF(w);
     return ok;
 }