[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/8uf3ijw9"] [Date "2026.04.02"] [Round "-"] [White "VastCrocodile"] [Black "Mens_Isaac"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "8uf3ijw9"] [UTCDate "2026.04.02"] [UTCTime "21:49:36"] [WhiteElo "1914"] [BlackElo "1885"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange 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... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.65] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Ne7 { [%eval 0.95] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.84] } 5... Nec6 { [%eval 0.95] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.71] } 6... Be7 { [%eval 0.93] } 7. Qd2 { [%eval 0.98] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.96] } 8. O-O-O { [%eval 1.05] } 8... Nxd4 { [%eval 0.95] } 9. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.01] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval 1.16] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.84] } 10... f5 { [%eval 1.11] } 11. h4 { [%eval 1.23] } 11... fxe4 { [%eval 1.46] } 12. Nxe4?! { (1.46 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.35] } (12. Bc4+ Kh8 13. Nxe4 a5 14. Ng5 Qe8 15. a3 Bxg5 16. hxg5 Qe4 17. g6 Qxg6) 12... Bxh4?? { (0.35 → 3.81) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 3.81] } (12... d5 13. Nc3 Be6 14. Re1 Qd7 15. a3 Rad8 16. g3 d4 17. Nb5 Bf7 18. Nxc7) 13. g3 { [%eval 3.73] } 13... Bf6?! { (3.73 → 5.30) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 5.3] } (13... Bf5 14. Qd5+ Kh8 15. Rxh4 Qe8 16. f3 Bg6 17. a3 Rf5 18. Qd2 a5 19. Kb1) 14. Bc4+ { [%eval 4.72] } 14... Kh8 { [%eval 4.73] } 15. Rxh7+ { [%eval 4.34] } 15... Kxh7 { [%eval 3.86] } 16. Rh1+? { (3.86 → 2.37) Mistake. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.37] } (16. Nxf6+ Qxf6 17. Rh1+ Kg6 18. Qe2 Qf5 19. Bd3 Kf6 20. Bxf5 Bxf5 21. Bd2 Rae8) 16... Kg6 { [%eval 2.35] } 17. Qd3?? { (2.35 → 0.50) Blunder. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (17. Nxf6 Ne5 18. Nh7 Nxc4 19. Qd3+ Bf5 20. Qe2 Kf7 21. Nxf8 Qxf8 22. Qxc4+ Be6) 17... Ne5?? { (0.50 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be5 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (17... Be5 18. Nxd6+ Rf5 19. Nxf5 Qxd3 20. Nh4+ Kf6 21. Bxe5+ Nxe5 22. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 23. cxd3) 18. Bxe5?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.21) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxd6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.21] } (18. Nxd6+ Nxd3+ 19. Bxd3+ Bf5 20. Bxf5#) 18... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.2] } 19. f4 { [%eval 0.25] } 19... Bxb2+?? { (0.25 → 4.00) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (19... Bf5 20. g4 Bxf4+ 21. Kb1 Bxg4 22. Rg1 Qd7 23. Nc5+ Qf5 24. Rxg4+ Bg5 25. Ne6) 20. Kxb2 { [%eval 3.77] } 20... Bf5? { (3.77 → 6.12) Mistake. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 6.12] } (20... Bg4 21. Nxd6+ Bf5 22. Nxf5 Qxd3 23. Bxd3 Rh8 24. Rb1 Rad8 25. Ne3+ Kf7 26. Kc3) 21. g4 { [%eval 7.14] } 21... Bxe4? { (7.14 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. d5 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (21... d5 22. Bxd5 Bxg4 23. Nf2+ Rf5 24. Nxg4 Qxd5 25. Ne5+ Qxe5+ 26. fxe5 Rf8 27. Qe4) 22. Qxe4+ { [%eval #1] } 22... Kf6 { [%eval #1] } 23. g5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0