[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HXA5DLds"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "excaliber18"] [Black "Victor_Hugo_ST"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "HXA5DLds"] [UTCDate "2026.01.20"] [UTCTime "11:57:03"] [WhiteElo "953"] [BlackElo "942"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... dxe5?! { (0.72 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (4... Nxe4 5. Qd5 Nc5 6. Bg5 Qd7 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Nc3 Qe6+ 9. Be3) 5. Qxd8+ { [%eval 1.88] } 5... Kxd8 { [%eval 1.75] } 6. Nc3? { (1.75 → 0.14) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (6. Nxe5 Be6 7. f3 Nbd7 8. Nd3 a5 9. Nc3 c6 10. Be3 a4) 6... Bb4? { (0.14 → 1.57) Mistake. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (6... Bd6 7. Be3 Ke7 8. h3 Be6 9. Ng5 Nbd7 10. Nxe6 Kxe6 11. f3) 7. a3? { (1.57 → 0.00) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (7. Nxe5 Re8 8. Bf4 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nxe4 10. Nxf7+ Ke7 11. Ng5 Nxg5) 7... Ba5? { (0.00 → 1.48) Mistake. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval 1.48] } (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nbd7 9. Bd3 b6 10. a4 Bb7 11. Nd2 Nc5 12. f3) 8. b4?! { (1.48 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (8. Nxe5 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Re8 10. Bf4 Nxe4 11. Nxf7+ Ke7 12. Ng5 Nxg5) 8... Bb6 { [%eval 0.58] } 9. Nd5?! { (0.58 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (9. Bc4 Ke7) 9... c6?? { (-0.07 → 2.38) Blunder. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (9... Nxd5 10. exd5) 10. Nxf6?? { (2.38 → 0.13) Blunder. Nxb6 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (10. Nxb6 axb6 11. Nxe5 Be6 12. f3 Nbd7 13. Bb2 Nxe5 14. Bxe5 Ke7 15. Kf2 b5) 10... gxf6 { [%eval 0.1] } 11. Nxe5?? { (0.10 → -3.76) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval -3.76] } (11. Bc4 a5) 11... fxe5 { [%eval -3.63] } 12. Bc4 { [%eval -3.93] } 12... Rf8 { [%eval -3.36] } 13. O-O { [%eval -3.53] } 13... f5? { (-3.53 → -2.05) Mistake. Ke8 was best. } { [%eval -2.05] } (13... Ke8 14. a4 a5 15. b5 Bc5 16. Ra3 Bxa3 17. Bxa3 Be6 18. Be2 cxb5 19. axb5) 14. exf5?! { (-2.05 → -2.97) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } { [%eval -2.97] } (14. Bh6 Ke8) 14... Rxf5 { [%eval -2.47] } 15. Rd1+?! { (-2.47 → -3.37) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.37] } (15. Bd2 Nd7 16. g4 Rf3 17. Kg2 e4 18. Rae1 Nf6 19. Bg5 Kc7 20. Bxf6 Rxf6) 15... Bd7 { [%eval -3.1] } 16. Bg8 { [%eval -3.57] } 16... Bxf2+ { [%eval -3.6] } 17. Kh1 { [%eval -3.64] } 17... Na6?? { (-3.64 → 2.81) Blunder. Bd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.81] } (17... Bd4 18. Bxh7 Rf7 19. Bg5+ Kc8 20. Rxd4 exd4 21. Bd3 a5 22. Re1 Na6 23. Bd2) 18. Bxh7?? { (2.81 → -2.89) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (18. Be6 Bd4 19. Bxf5 Bxf5 20. c3 Nc7 21. cxd4 e4 22. Rf1 Bg6 23. Rf8+ Ke7) 18... Rf7 { [%eval -2.99] } 19. Bg5+ { [%eval -3.7] } 19... Kc7 { [%eval -3.63] } 20. Rd2 { [%eval -4.27] } 20... Bd4 { [%eval -3.9] } 21. Rad1? { (-3.90 → -6.25) Mistake. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -6.25] } (21. Rxd4 exd4 22. Bg6 Rg7 23. Bf4+ Kc8 24. Bd3 b5 25. Rf1 Rf7 26. h4 Kb7) 21... Rxh7 { [%eval -6.18] } 22. a4 { [%eval -7.07] } 22... Nxb4 { [%eval -7.01] } 23. c3 { [%eval -7.47] } 23... Bxc3 { [%eval -7.35] } 24. Re2 { [%eval -7.94] } 24... Bg4 { [%eval -7.83] } 25. Rd8 { [%eval -9.02] } 25... Rxd8 { [%eval -9.06] } 26. Bxd8+ { [%eval -8.86] } 26... Kxd8 { [%eval -9.0] } 27. Re3 { [%eval -9.45] } 27... Rf7 { [%eval -9.19] } 28. h3 { [%eval -9.16] } 28... Bd4 { [%eval -8.15] } 29. Re4 { [%eval -9.87] } 29... Bf5 { [%eval -9.81] } 30. Rh4 { [%eval -9.63] } 30... Nd3 { [%eval -10.07] } 31. Rh8+ { [%eval -9.45] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval -9.21] } 32. g4? { (-9.21 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (32. Rb8 Kd6 33. Rd8+ Bd7 34. g3 e4 35. g4 Kd5 36. g5 Nf4 37. g6 Nxg6) 32... Be4+ { [%eval #-6] } 33. Kh2 { [%eval #-6] } 33... c5 { [%eval #-6] } 34. Rc8 { [%eval #-6] } 34... Rf2+ { [%eval #-6] } 35. Kg3 { [%eval #-6] } 35... Nf4 { [%eval #-6] } 36. Rc7+ { [%eval #-6] } 36... Kd6 { [%eval #-5] } 37. Rc8 { [%eval #-4] } 37... Ng6 { [%eval #-4] } 38. Rd8+ { [%eval #-4] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval #-4] } 39. Re8+ { [%eval #-4] } 39... Ne7 { [%eval #-10] } 40. g5 { [%eval #-4] } 40... Rf5 { [%eval #-9] } 41. h4 { [%eval #-9] } 41... Rf3+ { [%eval #-8] } 42. Kg4 { [%eval #-8] } 42... c4 { [%eval #-11] } 43. h5 { [%eval #-4] } 43... Rf1 { [%eval #-6] } 44. h6 { [%eval #-4] } 44... Rg1+ { [%eval #-4] } 45. Kh5 { [%eval #-3] } 45... Rh1+ { [%eval #-5] } 46. Kg4 { [%eval #-5] } 46... Be3?! { (Mate in 5 → -12.06) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -12.06] } (46... Rg1+ 47. Kh3 Bf2 48. Rxe7+ Kxe7 49. h7 Rh1+ 50. Kg4 Rh4#) 47. g6?! { (-12.06 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h7 was best. } { [%eval #-6] } (47. h7 Rxh7 48. a5 c3 49. a6 bxa6 50. Rf8 c2 51. Rf6+ Kd5 52. Rf1 Rg7) 47... Bxg6 { [%eval #-9] } 48. Kf3 { [%eval #-9] } 48... Bxh6 { [%eval #-8] } 49. Kg2 { [%eval #-7] } 49... Rc1?! { (Mate in 7 → -19.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Be4+ was best. } { [%eval -19.99] } (49... Be4+ 50. Kf2 c3 51. Rd8 c2 52. Rh8 c1=Q 53. Rxh6+ Rxh6 54. a5 Rh2+ 55. Kg3) 50. Rh8 { [%eval -11.44] } 50... Bg7 { [%eval -10.55] } 51. Rh1?! { (-10.55 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rh3 was best. } { [%eval #-7] } (51. Rh3 c3 52. a5 e4 53. a6 bxa6 54. Re3 c2 55. Re2 Be5 56. Rf2 e3) 51... Rc2+ { [%eval #-9] } 52. Kg1 { [%eval #-9] } 52... Rc1+ { [%eval #-8] } 53. Kg2 { [%eval #-7] } 53... Rxh1 { [%eval #-7] } 54. Kxh1 { [%eval #-7] } 54... c3 { [%eval #-6] } 55. Kg2 { [%eval #-6] } 55... c2 { [%eval #-5] } 56. Kf1 { [%eval #-5] } 56... c1=Q+ { [%eval #-4] } 57. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 57... Qc3 { [%eval #-4] } 58. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 58... Qb2 { [%eval #-3] } 59. Ke1 { [%eval #-3] } 59... Bd3 { [%eval #-2] } 60. Kd1 { [%eval #-2] } 60... Qc2+ { [%eval #-1] } 61. Ke1 { [%eval #-1] } 61... Bh6 { [%eval #-1] } 62. a5 { [%eval #-1] } 62... Be3 { [%eval #-1] } 63. a6 { [%eval #-1] } 63... bxa6?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bf2# was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (63... Bf2#) 1/2-1/2