[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/621ZBc1I"] [Date "2026.04.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Azra78"] [Black "james0nnn"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "621ZBc1I"] [UTCDate "2026.04.07"] [UTCTime "03:22:25"] [WhiteElo "1544"] [BlackElo "1515"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.34] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.48] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... dxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval -0.16] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.1] } 9. Nxe5?? { (-0.10 → -2.54) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -2.54] } (9. O-O Bd6 10. Qd3 Nc5 11. Qe3 Qe7 12. Rd1 a5 13. a4 b6 14. Bd5 Bb7) 9... c6 { [%eval -2.58] } 10. Qd4?! { (-2.58 → -4.03) Inaccuracy. Nxf7 was best. } { [%eval -4.03] } (10. Nxf7 cxd5 11. Nxd8 dxc4 12. Ne6 Rf7 13. Nc7 Rb8 14. Nd5 Bd6 15. Be3 Nc5) 10... Nxe5?? { (-4.03 → 0.34) Blunder. Qa5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (10... Qa5+ 11. Bd2 Qxe5 12. Qxe5 Nxe5 13. Be2 Be6 14. O-O-O Bc4 15. Bxc4 Nxc4 16. Bf4) 11. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... Re8?! { (0.27 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Bf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (11... Bf6 12. Qf4 Qb6 13. Bb3 Re8 14. Be3 Qb4+ 15. c3 Qxe4 16. Qxe4 Rxe4 17. O-O-O) 12. Qg3?? { (0.91 → -1.08) Blunder. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.08] } (12. O-O b5 13. Bd3 a5 14. Qg3 Bh4 15. Qf3 Bf6 16. Rd1 Be5 17. a4 Qc7) 12... Bb4+ { [%eval -1.2] } 13. c3 { [%eval -1.48] } 13... Rxe4+ { [%eval -1.35] } 14. Be2?! { (-1.35 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (14. Be3 Rxc4 15. cxb4 Rg4 16. Qe5 f6 17. Qa5 b6 18. Qa4 Qe7 19. O-O Qe4) 14... Bg4 { [%eval -1.97] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -1.96] } 15... Bxe2 { [%eval -1.93] } 16. Kxe2 { [%eval -1.83] } 16... Bf8?! { (-1.83 → -1.19) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval -1.19] } (16... Bc5 17. Rhe1 Bxe3 18. fxe3 Qb6 19. b3 Rae8 20. Kf1 h6 21. c4 Rxe3 22. Rad1) 17. Rad1?! { (-1.19 → -2.37) Inaccuracy. Rhd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.37] } (17. Rhd1 Qa5 18. Kf1 Qb5+ 19. Kg1 Qxb2 20. Qf3 Re7 21. Bc5 Rd7 22. Rdb1 Qc2) 17... Qe8?? { (-2.37 → -0.18) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (17... Qa5 18. Qf3 Rae8 19. Rd7 Qxa2 20. Rhd1 Qxb2+ 21. Kf1 Qb5+ 22. Kg1 Qb3 23. Rc7) 18. Rhe1 { [%eval -0.29] } 18... Rd8 { [%eval 0.18] } 19. Kf1 { [%eval -0.06] } 19... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.23] } 20... Bc5?? { (0.23 → 5.07) Blunder. Re5 was best. } { [%eval 5.07] } (20... Re5 21. Bxa7 Rd5 22. Re1 Qd7 23. b4 Rd1 24. Qe3 Qd5 25. Bc5 Rxe1+ 26. Kxe1) 21. Bxc5 { [%eval 5.25] } 21... Re2 { [%eval 6.58] } 22. Bd4 { [%eval 5.53] } 22... Rxb2?? { (5.53 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (22... g6 23. c4 Re6 24. Bc3 b5 25. Qf3 a5 26. g3 b4 27. Bf6 a4 28. b3) 23. Qxg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0