[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7B83hLUj"] [Date "2026.06.17"] [Round "-"] [White "bgaylor"] [Black "Ksavero"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "7B83hLUj"] [UTCDate "2026.06.17"] [UTCTime "18:43:06"] [WhiteElo "1095"] [BlackElo "1026"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.55] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. h3?! { (0.25 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (4. Nc3 Be7 5. d4 exd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5) 4... Be7?! { (-0.59 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (4... Nxe4 5. Qe2 d5 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qxe4 Nc6 8. Re1 Qf6 9. Nc3) 5. O-O?! { (0.13 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.59] } (5. Nc3 O-O 6. O-O c5 7. d3 Be6 8. a4 Nc6 9. Re1 Qd7) 5... O-O?! { (-0.59 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (5... Nxe4 6. d4 d5 7. Bb3 exd4 8. Qxd4 Nf6 9. Qe3 O-O 10. c4) 6. d4 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... d5?! { (0.12 → 0.93) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 0.93] } (6... Nxe4 7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Qxd1 9. Rxd1 Bd6 10. Nd3 Nc6 11. Bd5) 7. exd5 { [%eval 0.88] } 7... Ne4?? { (0.88 → 3.66) Blunder. e4 was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (7... e4 8. Ne5 Nxd5 9. Qe2 Bf5 10. g4 Be6 11. Qxe4 Nc6 12. Re1 Nxe5 13. dxe5) 8. dxe5 { [%eval 3.64] } 8... Nd7 { [%eval 3.92] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 3.16] } 9... Re8? { (3.16 → 5.32) Mistake. Ndc5 was best. } { [%eval 5.32] } (9... Ndc5 10. Bxe4 Nxe4 11. Re1 Bf5 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. bxc3 Qd7 14. Rb1 b6 15. c4) 10. Bxe4 { [%eval 5.31] } 10... Nc5 { [%eval 5.54] } 11. Bxh7+?! { (5.54 → 4.26) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (11. Nc3 b5 12. Bd3 b4 13. Ne2 Nxd3 14. cxd3 a5 15. Nf4) 11... Kxh7 { [%eval 4.31] } 12. e6?! { (4.31 → 3.03) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 3.03] } (12. Nc3 Kg8 13. Re1 a5 14. Bf4 Bf8 15. a3 f6 16. Bg3 fxe5 17. Rxe5 Rxe5) 12... c6? { (3.03 → 4.87) Mistake. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval 4.87] } (12... fxe6 13. Nc3 Kg8 14. Re1 b6 15. Bf4 Bf6 16. Be5 Bb7 17. b4 Nd7 18. Bxf6) 13. Ne5 { [%eval 5.07] } 13... fxe6 { [%eval 4.96] } 14. Qh5+ { [%eval 4.92] } 14... Kg8 { [%eval 5.07] } 15. d6 { [%eval 4.63] } 15... Bxd6 { [%eval 5.38] } 16. Qf7+ { [%eval 5.36] } 16... Kh7 { [%eval 4.8] } 17. Nc3?! { (4.80 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (17. Qh5+ Kg8 18. Nf7 Bh2+ 19. Kxh2 Qc7+ 20. f4 Qxf7 21. Qxc5 b6 22. Qg1 Bb7) 17... Bxe5 { [%eval 3.14] } 18. Bf4?? { (3.14 → -2.53) Blunder. Qh5+ was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (18. Qh5+ Kg8 19. Qxe5 Nd7 20. Qg3 e5 21. Bg5 Nf6 22. Rfe1 Bf5 23. Rxe5 Rxe5) 18... Re7?? { (-2.53 → 3.62) Blunder. Bxf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.62] } (18... Bxf4 19. Rad1 Qe7 20. Qxf4 Kg8 21. b4 e5 22. Qg3 Ne6 23. Qxe5) 19. Qh5+ { [%eval 3.73] } 19... Kg8 { [%eval 3.64] } 20. Qxe5 { [%eval 3.73] } 20... Nd7 { [%eval 3.69] } 21. Qd4?! { (3.69 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (21. Rad1 Qf8 22. Qg5 e5 23. Bg3 b6 24. Rfe1 Bb7 25. Ne4 c5 26. Nd6 Re6) 21... e5 { [%eval 2.66] } 22. Bxe5?? { (2.66 → -1.22) Blunder. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (22. Qc4+ Rf7 23. Bg3 Nb6 24. Qe2 Bf5 25. Rad1 Qe7 26. Rfe1 Raf8 27. Ne4) 22... Rxe5 { [%eval -1.42] } 23. Qxe5?? { (-1.42 → -4.62) Blunder. Qc4+ was best. } { [%eval -4.62] } (23. Qc4+ Kh7 24. Rae1 Qe7 25. Rxe5 Nxe5 26. Qe4+ Ng6 27. Qxe7 Nxe7) 23... Nxe5 { [%eval -4.87] } 24. Rad1 { [%eval -5.0] } 24... Qe8 { [%eval -4.6] } 25. f4 { [%eval -4.72] } 25... Nc4 { [%eval -4.69] } 26. g4 { [%eval -5.58] } 26... Ne3 { [%eval -5.37] } 27. Rfe1 { [%eval -5.64] } 27... Nxd1?? { (-5.64 → 0.00) Blunder. Bxg4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (27... Bxg4 28. Rd3 Qg6 29. Rexe3 Bf5+ 30. Kh2 Bxd3 31. cxd3 Qf5 32. Re4 c5 33. a3) 28. Rxe8+ { [%eval -0.15] } 28... Kh7?? { (-0.15 → 4.60) Blunder. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.6] } (28... Kf7 29. Rd8 Nxc3 30. bxc3 g6 31. h4 b5 32. Kf2 Ke7 33. Rh8 a5 34. h5) 29. Ne4? { (4.60 → 2.41) Mistake. Nxd1 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (29. Nxd1 Kg6 30. Kf2 Kf7 31. Rh8 b6 32. Ke3 Bb7 33. Rxa8 Bxa8 34. Nf2 g6) 29... Kg6? { (2.41 → 4.25) Mistake. g6 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (29... g6 30. Nd6 Nxb2 31. Nxc8 Na4 32. Re7+ Kh8 33. Rc7 Nc3 34. Ne7 Ne2+ 35. Kf2) 30. f5+ { [%eval 4.22] } 30... Kf7 { [%eval 4.1] } 31. Rd8? { (4.10 → 2.02) Mistake. Nd6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (31. Nd6+ Kf6 32. h4 g5 33. h5 Kg7 34. Nxc8 Nxb2 35. Re7+ Kf8 36. Rc7 Nc4) 31... Ke7?? { (2.02 → 4.56) Blunder. Nxb2 was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (31... Nxb2 32. Nd6+ Ke7 33. Rxc8 Rxc8 34. Nxc8+ Kd7 35. Nxa7 Nd1 36. Kg2 Ne3+ 37. Kg3) 32. Rxd1 { [%eval 4.52] } 32... Bd7 { [%eval 4.64] } 33. h4 { [%eval 4.44] } 33... b6 { [%eval 4.68] } 34. h5 { [%eval 4.42] } 34... a5 { [%eval 4.45] } 35. Ng5 { [%eval 4.23] } 35... c5 { [%eval 4.42] } 36. Re1+ { [%eval 4.47] } 36... Kd8 { [%eval 4.51] } 37. Nf7+ { [%eval 4.4] } 37... Kc7 { [%eval 4.27] } 38. Re7 { [%eval 4.37] } 38... b5 { [%eval 4.67] } 39. Ne5 { [%eval 4.43] } 39... c4?! { (4.43 → 6.75) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 6.75] } (39... Kd6 40. Rxd7+ Kxe5 41. Kf2 Kf6 42. Rc7 a4 43. Rxc5 a3 44. b3 b4 45. Rc4) 40. Nxd7 { [%eval 5.61] } 40... b4 { [%eval 6.03] } 41. Nc5+ { [%eval 5.28] } 41... Kd8?! { (5.28 → 8.55) Inaccuracy. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval 8.55] } (41... Kd6 42. Rxg7 Kxc5 43. h6 a4 44. h7 Rh8 45. Kf2 b3 46. axb3 c3 47. bxc3) 42. Rxg7 { [%eval 7.81] } 42... c3 { [%eval 8.37] } 43. Rg8+?! { (8.37 → 5.84) Inaccuracy. bxc3 was best. } { [%eval 5.84] } (43. bxc3 Ke8 44. Rg8+ Ke7 45. Rxa8 Kf6 46. Ne4+ Kg7 47. Kg2 a4) 43... Kc7 { [%eval 5.71] } 44. Rxa8?? { (5.71 → 0.97) Blunder. Rg7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (44. Rg7+ Kc6 45. Na4 Rd8 46. h6 Kb5 47. Nxc3+ bxc3 48. bxc3 Ka4 49. h7 Rc8) 44... Kc6?? { (0.97 → 9.40) Blunder. cxb2 was best. } { [%eval 9.4] } (44... cxb2 45. Ne6+ Kb6 46. Kf2 b1=Q 47. Rb8+ Ka7 48. Rc8 Qxa2 49. h6) 45. Rc8+ { [%eval 8.44] } 45... Kb5? { (8.44 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd6 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (45... Kd6 46. bxc3 Ke7 47. Kg2 a4 48. f6+ Kf7 49. Rc7+ Kxf6 50. Ne4+ Ke5) 46. bxc3?! { (Mate in 8 → 10.28) Lost forced checkmate sequence. b3 was best. } { [%eval 10.28] } (46. b3 a4 47. f6 axb3 48. axb3 Ka5 49. f7 Kb6 50. Kg2 Ka5 51. f8=Q Kb6) 46... bxc3?! { (10.28 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (46... Kc4 47. cxb4 Kc3 48. f6 Kxc2 49. bxa5 Kd2 50. f7 Kc2 51. f8=Q Kd2 52. Qf5) 47. Ne6 { [%eval #7] } 47... Ka4 { [%eval #6] } 48. f6 { [%eval #6] } 48... Ka3 { [%eval #5] } 49. f7 { [%eval #5] } 49... Kxa2 { [%eval #4] } 50. f8=Q { [%eval #4] } 50... a4 { [%eval #3] } 51. Rxc3 { [%eval #4] } 51... a3 { [%eval #2] } 52. Qxa3+ { [%eval #3] } 52... Kb1 { [%eval #3] } 53. Rb3+ { [%eval #2] } 53... Kxc2 { [%eval #2] } 54. Re3 { [%eval #3] } 54... Kd2 { [%eval #2] } 55. Qd3+ { [%eval #3] } 55... Kc1 { [%eval #3] } 56. Kf1 { [%eval #2] } 56... Kb2 { [%eval #2] } 57. Re2+ { [%eval #1] } 57... Ka1 { [%eval #1] } 58. Qd1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0