[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/DW86ArHc"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [Round "-"] [White "rootroot08"] [Black "nikhilraja"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "DW86ArHc"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "00:21:52"] [WhiteElo "1284"] [BlackElo "1271"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+19"] [BlackRatingDiff "-130"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+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 0.48] } 3. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... Nd7 { [%eval 0.67] } 4. d3 { [%eval 0.3] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.56] } 5. Ng5 { [%eval 0.58] } 5... h6?? { (0.58 → 5.20) Blunder. Nh6 was best. } { [%eval 5.2] } (5... Nh6 6. O-O a5 7. a4 Nc5 8. Nf3 Ng4 9. h3 Nf6 10. Be3) 6. Nxf7 { [%eval 5.22] } 6... Qf6 { [%eval 5.34] } 7. Nxh8 { [%eval 5.04] } 7... d5 { [%eval 5.61] } 8. exd5 { [%eval 5.63] } 8... cxd5 { [%eval 6.07] } 9. Bxd5 { [%eval 5.79] } 9... Bb4+ { [%eval 6.18] } 10. c3 { [%eval 6.29] } 10... Ne7 { [%eval 6.21] } 11. Qh5+ { [%eval 5.63] } 11... Kf8 { [%eval 5.67] } 12. O-O { [%eval 4.67] } 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 4.73] } 13. cxb4 { [%eval 4.72] } 13... Nxb4 { [%eval 5.31] } 14. a3 { [%eval 4.69] } 14... Nxd3 { [%eval 5.08] } 15. Nc3 { [%eval 5.0] } 15... Nxc1 { [%eval 6.2] } 16. Raxc1 { [%eval 6.15] } 16... b5 { [%eval 7.71] } 17. Nxb5?! { (7.71 → 5.43) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval 5.43] } (17. Nd5 Qe6 18. Nc7 Nf6 19. Nxe6+ Bxe6 20. Qxe5 Re8 21. Qg3 g5 22. Kh1 Kg8) 17... Ba6 { [%eval 6.29] } 18. Nd6?! { (6.29 → 4.85) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (18. Nc7 Bxf1 19. Nxa8 Ba6 20. Nc7 Kg8 21. Nxa6 Kxh8 22. Nc7 Nc5 23. Rxc5 Qf4) 18... Qxd6?? { (4.85 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bxf1 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (18... Bxf1 19. Ne4 Qe6 20. Rxf1 Kg8 21. Ng6 Rc8 22. h3 Rc4 23. Re1 Rc6 24. Nh4) 19. Qf7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0