[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/IGXHQdNm"] [Date "2026.02.07"] [Round "-"] [White "scottystellar"] [Black "A_Palimpsest"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "IGXHQdNm"] [UTCDate "2026.02.07"] [UTCTime "15:13:20"] [WhiteElo "1942"] [BlackElo "1994"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-10"] [BlackRatingDiff "+6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [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... h6 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.44] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.44] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.09] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.14] } 6. h4? { (0.14 → -1.22) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (6. O-O c6 7. Re1 O-O 8. Bb3 Nbd7 9. d4 a5 10. h3 Re8) 6... a6?! { (-1.22 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (6... c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 Ng4 9. g3 b5 10. Bb3 Nd7 11. d4) 7. a4 { [%eval -0.64] } 7... O-O { [%eval -0.56] } 8. Be3 { [%eval -0.94] } 8... Bg4 { [%eval -0.63] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.79] } 9... c5?! { (-0.79 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. c6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (9... c6 10. d4 exd4 11. Bxd4 d5 12. Bd3 c5 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. Qc2 d4 15. e5) 10. Qb3?! { (0.00 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (10. Bg5 Nbd7 11. Bxf6 Nxf6 12. a5 Rb8 13. Nf1 Kh8 14. Ne3 Bh5 15. Qe2 Qd7) 10... Qd7?! { (-0.90 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (10... Nc6 11. Nh2 Bh5 12. Qa2 Na5 13. f3 Bg6 14. Nhf1 d5 15. h5 dxc4 16. hxg6) 11. d4?! { (0.00 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (11. Ng5 Bh5 12. f3 Nc6 13. a5 Qc7 14. Qb6 Qc8 15. Qb3) 11... Nc6 { [%eval -0.25] } 12. Qb6?? { (-0.25 → -2.86) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.86] } (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. a5 Bxf3 14. gxf3 Bd8 15. Bxc5 Nxa5 16. Qb4 Nc6 17. Qa4 Re8) 12... Bd8 { [%eval -2.48] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval -2.47] } 13... Na5 { [%eval -2.47] } 14. Qa2 { [%eval -2.6] } 14... b5? { (-2.60 → -1.22) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.22] } (14... cxd4 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Nxd4 Nxc4 17. Nxc4 Re8 18. a5 d5 19. Nb6 Bxb6 20. axb6) 15. dxe5 { [%eval -1.4] } 15... dxe5?? { (-1.40 → 2.79) Blunder. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.79] } (15... bxc4 16. exf6 Bxf6 17. Nxc4 Nxc4 18. Qxc4 Rab8 19. Nd2 Rxb2 20. O-O Be6 21. Qd3) 16. Nxe5 { [%eval 2.87] } 16... Qc7 { [%eval 2.91] } 17. Bxf7+ { [%eval 2.76] } 17... Rxf7 { [%eval 2.78] } 18. Nxf7 { [%eval 2.71] } 18... Qxf7 { [%eval 2.61] } 19. Bxc5?? { (2.61 → -2.17) Blunder. Qxf7+ was best. } { [%eval -2.17] } (19. Qxf7+ Kxf7 20. axb5 Bd7 21. b4 cxb4 22. cxb4 Nb7 23. bxa6 Bb5 24. a7 Ng4) 19... Qxa2?? { (-2.17 → -0.11) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (19... Be6 20. Qb1 Nc4 21. axb5 Qg6 22. g3 Nxd2 23. Kxd2 Nxe4+ 24. Kc1 Bf5 25. Qa2+) 20. Rxa2 { [%eval -0.02] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 0.32] } 21. Ra3 { [%eval -0.12] } 21... Nc4 { [%eval -0.08] } 22. Nxc4 { [%eval -0.26] } 22... Bxc4?! { (-0.26 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. bxc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (22... bxc4 23. f3 Rb8 24. Ra2 Nd7 25. Ba7 Rb7 26. Bd4 Be7 27. a5 Nc5 28. Kd2) 23. axb5 { [%eval 0.38] } 23... Bxb5 { [%eval 0.39] } 24. f3 { [%eval 0.43] } 24... Nd7 { [%eval 0.5] } 25. Bd4 { [%eval 0.62] } 25... Bf6? { (0.62 → 2.32) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (25... Be7 26. Ra1 Nc5 27. Bxc5 Bxc5 28. b3 a5 29. Kd2 Be7 30. Ra2 Rd8+ 31. Kc1) 26. Kd2? { (2.32 → 0.80) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (26. Bxf6 gxf6 27. b3 Ne5 28. c4 Bd7 29. O-O Kf7 30. Rd1 Ke7 31. Rd5 Rb8) 26... Bxd4?? { (0.80 → 3.47) Blunder. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (26... Be7 27. Raa1 Nc5 28. Bxc5 Bxc5 29. Kc2 Be7 30. h5 a5 31. b4 a4 32. Kb2) 27. cxd4 { [%eval 3.52] } 27... Nb6 { [%eval 3.59] } 28. b3 { [%eval 3.29] } 28... Kf7 { [%eval 3.41] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval 3.47] } 29... Kg6 { [%eval 3.67] } 30. Rc7 { [%eval 3.73] } 30... Rf8 { [%eval 3.96] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval 3.56] } 31... Re8 { [%eval 3.84] } 32. Ra2?? { (3.84 → -3.51) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -3.51] } (32. Kf2 Rd8 33. d5 Nd7 34. Ra1 Rf8 35. Ke3 Rb8 36. Kd4 Rf8 37. Rh1 Kh5) 32... Nd5+ { [%eval -3.44] } { White resigns. } 0-1