[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/68AWXpoB"] [Date "2026.01.13"] [Round "-"] [White "zaqwertyui"] [Black "Nebelpfad"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "68AWXpoB"] [UTCDate "2026.01.13"] [UTCTime "18:04:04"] [WhiteElo "1398"] [BlackElo "1406"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-98"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Ng4?! { (0.38 → 1.23) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.23] } (4... Nbd7 5. a4 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Be3 exd4 9. Bxd4) 5. dxe5 { [%eval 0.85] } 5... dxe5? { (0.85 → 2.21) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (5... Nxe5 6. Be3 Nbc6 7. Qd2 Be7 8. O-O-O O-O 9. Kb1 Ng4 10. Bf4) 6. Qxd8+ { [%eval 2.17] } 6... Kxd8 { [%eval 2.21] } 7. Be3?? { (2.21 → -0.89) Blunder. h3 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (7. h3 Nf6 8. Nxe5 Be6 9. Be3 Bb4 10. O-O-O+ Kc8 11. Nd5 Bd6) 7... Nxe3 { [%eval -0.84] } 8. fxe3 { [%eval -0.75] } 8... Bc5? { (-0.75 → 0.85) Mistake. f6 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (8... f6) 9. Nd5?? { (0.85 → -1.55) Blunder. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.55] } (9. Nxe5) 9... c6?! { (-1.55 → -0.51) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval -0.51] } (9... f6 10. Ke2 c6 11. Nc3 Kc7 12. h4 Be6 13. g4 h6 14. h5 Nd7 15. a3) 10. Nc3?! { (-0.51 → -1.60) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (10. Nxe5 cxd5) 10... Bxe3 { [%eval -1.08] } 11. Nxe5 { [%eval -1.06] } 11... Bd4?? { (-1.06 → 4.42) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (11... Rf8 12. Be2) 12. Nxf7+?! { (4.42 → 3.27) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (12. O-O-O c5 13. Nxf7+ Ke7 14. Nxh8 Bxc3 15. bxc3 Be6 16. Rd3 Nd7 17. Rg3 Rg8) 12... Ke8 { [%eval 3.92] } 13. Nxh8 { [%eval 4.12] } 13... Nd7 { [%eval 3.97] } 14. Bc4 { [%eval 3.84] } 14... b5 { [%eval 4.53] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 4.64] } 15... Nc5 { [%eval 4.7] } 16. Rd1 { [%eval 4.57] } 16... Nxb3 { [%eval 4.52] } 17. axb3 { [%eval 4.16] } 17... Bg4? { (4.16 → 6.82) Mistake. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 6.82] } (17... Be5 18. Ne2 Bxb2 19. Rf1 Be6 20. Rd6 Bg8 21. Rxc6 a5 22. Rb6 b4 23. Rf5) 18. Rxd4 { [%eval 6.61] } 18... Kf8 { [%eval 8.05] } 19. O-O+ { [%eval 8.02] } 19... Kg8 { [%eval 7.87] } 20. Nf7 { [%eval 7.79] } 20... Re8 { [%eval 8.16] } 21. Nd6 { [%eval 8.12] } 21... a5 { [%eval 9.76] } 22. Nxe8 { [%eval 9.53] } 22... g6? { (9.53 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (22... h6 23. Rd8 Kh7 24. Nc7 a4 25. b4 c5 26. bxc5 b4 27. Nxa4 h5 28. Rd2) 23. Rd8?! { (Mate in 8 → 16.70) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nf6+ was best. } { [%eval 16.7] } (23. Nf6+ Kf7 24. Nxg4+ Ke6 25. Rfd1 h5 26. Rd6+ Ke7 27. Rd7+ Kf8 28. Rc7 Ke8) 23... a4?! { (16.70 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (23... Bf5 24. exf5) 24. Nf6+ { [%eval #6] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval #5] } 25. Nxg4 { [%eval #4] } 25... axb3 { [%eval #3] } 26. cxb3 { [%eval #4] } 26... b4 { [%eval #3] } 27. Na4 { [%eval #4] } 27... h5 { [%eval #3] } 28. Ne5 { [%eval #4] } 28... g5 { [%eval #2] } 29. Rf7+ { [%eval #1] } 29... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 30. Rd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0