[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8DJFnyyw"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "NinjaKitty2244"] [Black "ElenaSorp"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8DJFnyyw"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "14:22:24"] [WhiteElo "702"] [BlackElo "801"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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 0.55] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4. c3?! { (0.76 → -0.10) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (4. dxe5 Nxe4 5. Qd5 Nc5 6. Bg5 Qd7 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Nc3 Nc6) 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.44] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.23] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.63] } 6. Bc4?! { (0.63 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.19] } (6. Bd3 Bg4 7. Be3 Nbd7 8. h3 Bh5 9. Nbd2 O-O 10. Qb3 Rb8 11. Qc2 exd4) 6... O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 7. Ng5?! { (0.15 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (7. Bd3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. O-O d5 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. Nbd2 Nxd2) 7... h6 { [%eval -0.78] } 8. Nf3 { [%eval -1.15] } 8... Be6? { (-1.15 → 0.17) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (8... exd4 9. Qxd4 Re8 10. O-O Bf8 11. Re1 Nc6 12. Qd1 Nxe4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Qd5+) 9. Bb5?? { (0.17 → -1.53) Blunder. Bxe6 was best. } { [%eval -1.53] } (9. Bxe6 fxe6 10. dxe5 Nxe4 11. O-O Qd7 12. exd6 cxd6 13. Qe2 Nf6 14. c4 d5) 9... c6? { (-1.53 → -0.20) Mistake. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.2] } (9... Nxe4 10. Bd3 Ng5 11. O-O Nd7 12. Nxg5 hxg5 13. Re1 g6 14. Nd2 Kg7 15. h3) 10. Be2?! { (-0.20 → -1.15) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.15] } (10. Bd3 Nbd7 11. O-O Bg4 12. Re1 Re8 13. Nbd2 Bf8 14. h3 Bh5 15. Qc2 a5) 10... Nbd7?! { (-1.15 → -0.41) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.41] } (10... Nxe4 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nxe5 Bc5 13. O-O Qh4 14. Nd3 Rd8 15. Qc2 Bb6 16. Be3) 11. h4?? { (-0.41 → -2.68) Blunder. Nbd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.68] } (11. Nbd2 Re8 12. O-O Bf8 13. Qc2 Bg4 14. Re1 d5 15. Nxe5 Nxe5 16. dxe5 Rxe5) 11... Nxe4 { [%eval -2.67] } 12. Qc2 { [%eval -2.84] } 12... Nef6?! { (-2.84 → -2.14) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -2.14] } (12... f5 13. Nbd2 Nef6 14. Nf1 Qe8 15. Ng3 f4 16. Nf5 Ng4 17. Nxe7+ Qxe7 18. h5) 13. dxe5 { [%eval -2.45] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval -2.02] } 14. g4? { (-2.02 → -3.62) Mistake. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -3.62] } (14. Ng5 Bd5 15. c4 Bxg2 16. Rh2 hxg5 17. Rxg2 g4 18. Be3 Qa5+ 19. Bd2 Bb4) 14... Bxg4 { [%eval -3.62] } 15. Nh2 { [%eval -4.41] } 15... Bxe2 { [%eval -4.44] } 16. Kxe2 { [%eval -4.59] } 16... Re8 { [%eval -4.19] } 17. Qd3?! { (-4.19 → -5.61) Inaccuracy. Rg1 was best. } { [%eval -5.61] } (17. Rg1 Kh8 18. Qf5 g6 19. Qc2 Bf8 20. Be3 e4 21. Nd2 Qa5 22. Ke1 Qh5) 17... Qb6 { [%eval -4.58] } 18. Be3 { [%eval -5.25] } 18... Qxb2+ { [%eval -4.83] } 19. Bd2?! { (-4.83 → -7.15) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -7.15] } (19. Nd2 e4 20. Qc4 Nb6 21. Qb3 Qxb3 22. axb3 Nbd5 23. c4 Nxe3 24. fxe3 Bd6) 19... Qxa1 { [%eval -5.78] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval -7.62] } 20... e4 { [%eval -6.38] } 21. Qg3 { [%eval -6.92] } 21... g6 { [%eval -6.69] } 22. h5 { [%eval -7.86] } 22... Ne5?! { (-7.86 → -5.19) Inaccuracy. Nxh5 was best. } { [%eval -5.19] } (22... Nxh5 23. Qe3 Bg5 24. Rxg5 hxg5 25. Qxg5 Qxb1 26. Ng4 Qb5+ 27. Qxb5 cxb5 28. c4) 23. hxg6 { [%eval -4.94] } 23... fxg6 { [%eval -5.24] } 24. Qxe5 { [%eval -4.96] } 24... Qxa2 { [%eval -4.94] } 25. Qg3 { [%eval -5.85] } 25... Rad8?? { (-5.85 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (25... g5 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. Qxg4 Bf6 28. c4 Bg7 29. Rc1 Rad8 30. Qf5 Qb2 31. Qg6) 26. Qxg6+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kh8 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qg7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0