[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CT4xQZdE"] [Date "2026.04.29"] [Round "-"] [White "shapka3"] [Black "Thomas_9"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "CT4xQZdE"] [UTCDate "2026.04.29"] [UTCTime "20:56:12"] [WhiteElo "1290"] [BlackElo "1299"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [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. d4 { [%eval -0.11] } 2... Nf6? { (-0.11 → 1.38) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (2... exd4 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Nbd2 Nc6 5. Bd3 Nf6 6. O-O O-O 7. e5) 3. Nf3?! { (1.38 → 0.32) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.32] } (3. dxe5 Nxe4 4. Qe2 Nc5 5. Nc3 b5 6. Nxb5 Ba6 7. Qd1 Be7) 3... d6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Bg4?! { (0.38 → 0.99) Inaccuracy. Nbd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.99] } (4... Nbd7 5. a4 Be7 6. Bc4 O-O 7. O-O c6 8. Be3 exd4 9. Bxd4) 5. h3 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.68] } 6. Qxf3? { (0.68 → -0.47) Mistake. gxf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.47] } (6. gxf3 Nc6 7. d5 Nb8 8. f4 exf4 9. Bxf4 Nbd7 10. Qd2 g6) 6... exd4 { [%eval -0.47] } 7. Nd5 { [%eval -0.53] } 7... Nxd5 { [%eval -0.06] } 8. Bc4?? { (-0.06 → -3.79) Blunder. exd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.79] } (8. exd5 Nd7 9. Bb5 a6 10. Bxd7+ Qxd7 11. b3 O-O-O 12. Bb2 g6) 8... Nf6 { [%eval -3.8] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval -4.11] } 9... Nc6 { [%eval -3.83] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval -4.09] } 10... h6 { [%eval -3.45] } 11. Bh4 { [%eval -4.17] } 11... g5 { [%eval -4.15] } 12. Bg3 { [%eval -4.2] } 12... Bg7 { [%eval -4.17] } 13. Rhe1 { [%eval -4.32] } 13... O-O { [%eval -4.27] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval -4.46] } 14... Nb4 { [%eval -4.51] } 15. Bc4 { [%eval -4.12] } 15... Qd7 { [%eval -3.73] } 16. a3 { [%eval -4.09] } 16... b5 { [%eval -3.56] } 17. Be2 { [%eval -4.12] } 17... Nc6 { [%eval -4.17] } 18. Bxb5 { [%eval -4.05] } 18... a6?! { (-4.05 → -2.52) Inaccuracy. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval -2.52] } (18... Rab8 19. e5 Rxb5 20. exf6 Bh8 21. h4 g4 22. Qf4 Qf5 23. c4 Re5 24. Rxe5) 19. Bc4?! { (-2.52 → -3.78) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } { [%eval -3.78] } (19. Ba4 Nh7 20. e5 d5 21. c4 Rfd8 22. e6 fxe6 23. cxd5 exd5 24. Rd2 Rf8) 19... Na5 { [%eval -3.3] } 20. Rxd4 { [%eval -3.91] } 20... Nxc4 { [%eval -4.02] } 21. e5 { [%eval -4.87] } 21... Nxe5 { [%eval -4.67] } 22. Bxe5 { [%eval -4.7] } 22... Rae8 { [%eval -4.6] } 23. Kd2?! { (-4.60 → -6.86) Inaccuracy. Rdd1 was best. } { [%eval -6.86] } (23. Rdd1 Re6 24. Bc3 Rfe8 25. Rxe6 Qxe6 26. Qc6 Qe4 27. Qxa6 Qxg2 28. Qb5 Qa8) 23... Re6 { [%eval -5.36] } 24. Re3 { [%eval -6.58] } 24... Rfe8 { [%eval -5.29] } 25. Qf5 { [%eval -6.49] } 25... c5 { [%eval -5.42] } 26. Rdd3 { [%eval -5.63] } 26... Nh5 { [%eval -4.75] } 27. g4?! { (-4.75 → -6.23) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval -6.23] } (27. Bxg7 Nxg7 28. Qg4 Qb5 29. Rb3 Qf1 30. Qf3 Rxe3 31. Rxe3 Rxe3 32. fxe3 Qxf3) 27... Bxe5 { [%eval -6.36] } 28. gxh5 { [%eval -6.36] } 28... Bf4 { [%eval -6.34] } 29. h4 { [%eval -7.56] } 29... Qd8 { [%eval -6.02] } 30. hxg5 { [%eval -6.27] } 30... Bxe3+ { [%eval -5.7] } 31. Rxe3 { [%eval -7.17] } 31... Rxe3 { [%eval -7.15] } 32. fxe3 { [%eval -7.15] } 32... Qxg5 { [%eval -6.79] } 33. Qd3 { [%eval -7.07] } 33... Re6 { [%eval -6.42] } 34. Qxa6?? { (-6.42 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. b4 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (34. b4 Kf8 35. c4 Ke7 36. Qe2 Qg3 37. b5 axb5 38. cxb5 d5 39. Kc2 Rxe3) 34... Qxe3+ { [%eval #-1] } 35. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 35... Qe1# { Black wins by checkmate. } 0-1