[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6ZTZY7N2"] [Date "2026.03.26"] [Round "-"] [White "verzog"] [Black "bones98"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "6ZTZY7N2"] [UTCDate "2026.03.26"] [UTCTime "20:01:18"] [WhiteElo "964"] [BlackElo "1000"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [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] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.71] } 5. Be3 { [%eval 0.35] } 5... Bg4?? { (0.35 → 2.63) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.63] } (5... Be6 6. Nbd2 Nxd2 7. Qxd2 Nc6 8. Bb5 Qd7 9. Rd1 a6 10. Ba4) 6. Be2?? { (2.63 → 0.21) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (6. Qd5 Nc5 7. Bxc5 dxc5 8. Qxb7 Nd7 9. Qe4 Be6 10. Ng5 Qxg5) 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.2] } 7... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.15] } 8. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.26] } 8... Ng5? { (0.26 → 1.39) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (8... d5) 9. Qd2?? { (1.39 → -2.63) Blunder. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval -2.63] } (9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. f4 Ne4 11. O-O Qd7 12. Qf3 f5 13. Nc3 d5 14. Rad1 Qe6) 9... Nxf3+ { [%eval -2.56] } 10. gxf3 { [%eval -2.65] } 10... Nxe5? { (-2.65 → -1.07) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (10... dxe5 11. h4 Be7 12. c3 f5 13. Qxd8+ Nxd8 14. f4 exf4 15. Bxf4 Ne6 16. Be5) 11. Nc3?? { (-1.07 → -6.13) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -6.13] } (11. Qe2 Qd7 12. Nc3 O-O-O 13. O-O-O Kb8 14. f4 Nc6 15. Rd3 g6 16. Nd5 Ne7) 11... Nxf3+ { [%eval -6.1] } 12. Ke2 { [%eval -6.14] } 12... Nxd2 { [%eval -6.04] } 13. Kxd2 { [%eval -5.85] } 13... g6 { [%eval -6.03] } 14. Rae1 { [%eval -5.97] } 14... Bg7?! { (-5.97 → -4.16) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval -4.16] } (14... Kd7 15. Kc1 Bg7 16. Ne4 Kc6 17. Bg5 f6 18. Bh4 Bh6+ 19. Kb1 g5 20. Nc3) 15. Bd4+?! { (-4.16 → -6.22) Inaccuracy. Bg5+ was best. } { [%eval -6.22] } (15. Bg5+ Kd7 16. Bxd8 Raxd8 17. f4 Rde8 18. Ref1 Bxc3+ 19. bxc3 Re4 20. h4 Rhe8) 15... Kf8 { [%eval -6.27] } 16. Bxg7+ { [%eval -6.71] } 16... Kxg7 { [%eval -6.56] } 17. Re3 { [%eval -7.69] } 17... Re8 { [%eval -7.47] } 18. Rhe1 { [%eval -7.64] } 18... Rxe3 { [%eval -7.81] } 19. Rxe3 { [%eval -7.72] } 19... Qh4 { [%eval -7.46] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval -8.47] } 20... Re8 { [%eval -8.43] } 21. Kd3 { [%eval -8.53] } 21... d5 { [%eval -8.49] } 22. Nc5 { [%eval -9.31] } 22... Rxe3+ { [%eval -8.6] } 23. fxe3 { [%eval -9.1] } 23... Qxh3 { [%eval -8.46] } 24. Kd4 { [%eval -8.61] } 24... b6 { [%eval -8.56] } 25. Nd7 { [%eval -9.27] } 25... h5 { [%eval -8.76] } 26. Ne5 { [%eval -9.22] } 26... h4 { [%eval -9.16] } 27. c4 { [%eval -9.3] } 27... dxc4 { [%eval -9.13] } 28. Kxc4 { [%eval -12.73] } 28... Qxe3 { [%eval -11.23] } 29. Nd3?! { (-11.23 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval #-8] } (29. Nd7 h3 30. Nxb6 cxb6 31. Kb5 h2 32. a3 Qc5+ 33. Ka6 Qa5+ 34. Kb7 h1=Q+) 29... h3 { [%eval #-7] } 30. b4 { [%eval #-6] } 30... h2 { [%eval #-5] } 31. b5 { [%eval #-4] } 31... h1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 32. a4 { [%eval #-3] } 32... Qa1 { [%eval #-2] } 33. a5 { [%eval #-2] } 33... Qa2+ { [%eval #-2] } 34. Kc3 { [%eval #-2] } 34... Qxa5+ { [%eval #-3] } 35. Kc4 { [%eval #-3] } 35... Qc5+ { [%eval #-17] } 36. Kb3 { [%eval #-1] } 36... Qab4+ { [%eval #-14] } 37. Nxb4 { [%eval #-15] } 37... Qxb5 { [%eval #-14] } 38. Kc3 { [%eval #-14] } 38... a5 { [%eval #-13] } 39. Nd3 { [%eval #-11] } 39... a4 { [%eval #-10] } 40. Nb2 { [%eval #-7] } 40... a3 { [%eval #-6] } 41. Nc4 { [%eval #-5] } 41... a2 { [%eval #-4] } 42. Nb2 { [%eval #-4] } 42... a1=Q { [%eval #-3] } 43. Kd4 { [%eval #-3] } 43... Qaxb2+ { [%eval #-2] } 44. Ke3 { [%eval #-2] } 44... Q2e5+ { [%eval #-2] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval #-1] } 45... Qbd5+ { [%eval #-2] } 46. Kg4 { [%eval #-2] } 46... Qf5+ { [%eval #-2] } 47. Kg3 { [%eval #-2] } 47... Qde4 { [%eval #-2] } 48. Kh2 { [%eval #-2] } 48... Qef4+ { [%eval #-2] } 49. Kg2 { [%eval #-2] } 49... Q5g5+ { [%eval #-1] } 50. Kh3 { [%eval #-1] } 50... Qfg3# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1