[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/P9cgLKqg"] [Date "2026.05.21"] [Round "-"] [White "Spover"] [Black "Garvit71"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "P9cgLKqg"] [UTCDate "2026.05.21"] [UTCTime "19:27:28"] [WhiteElo "1227"] [BlackElo "1251"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nd7 { [%eval 0.68] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Ngf6?! { (0.58 → 1.31) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (3... e5 4. c4 g6 5. Be2 Bg7 6. Nc3 Ngf6 7. Be3 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nc3?! { (1.31 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (4. e5 Nd5 5. c4 Nb4 6. a3 Nc6 7. exd6 exd6 8. Bd3 Be7) 4... e5 { [%eval 0.44] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. d5 { [%eval 0.16] } 5... g6 { [%eval 0.46] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval 0.5] } 6... Bg7 { [%eval 0.51] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval -0.09] } 8... b6?! { (-0.09 → 0.65) Inaccuracy. h6 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (8... h6 9. Bc1 Nc5 10. Nd2 a5 11. Bb5 Kh7 12. f3 Ng8 13. Nc4 f5 14. Be3) 9. a4 { [%eval 0.62] } 9... Bb7 { [%eval 0.67] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.56] } 10... c6?? { (0.56 → 3.52) Blunder. bxa5 was best. } { [%eval 3.52] } (10... bxa5 11. Rxa5 c6 12. b4 Qc7 13. Nd2 cxd5 14. Nxd5 Nxd5 15. exd5 f5 16. Bb3) 11. axb6?? { (3.52 → 0.56) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (11. a6 Bc8 12. dxc6 Nc5 13. b4 Ne6 14. Bxe6 Bxe6 15. Nd5 Bxd5 16. Bxf6 Qxf6) 11... axb6 { [%eval 0.95] } 12. Rxa8 { [%eval 1.0] } 12... Bxa8 { [%eval 0.97] } 13. b4?! { (0.97 → 0.40) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.4] } (13. dxc6 Bxc6 14. Qxd6 Bxe4 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. Qxd8 Rxd8 17. Bxf7+ Kh8 18. Nxe5 Bxc2) 13... b5?! { (0.40 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (13... cxd5 14. exd5 h6 15. Be3 Ng4 16. Bc1 Ngf6 17. Qe2 Nh5 18. Rd1 Bb7 19. Be3) 14. Bb3?! { (1.07 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. dxc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (14. dxc6 Bxc6 15. Bxb5 Qa8 16. Bxc6 Qxc6 17. Qd3 Rc8 18. Bd2 d5 19. exd5 Qc4) 14... c5 { [%eval 0.28] } 15. bxc5 { [%eval 0.06] } 15... Nxc5 { [%eval 0.01] } 16. Ba2?? { (0.01 → -2.97) Blunder. Nd2 was best. } { [%eval -2.97] } (16. Nd2 h6 17. Be3 b4 18. Na2 Ncxe4 19. Nxe4 Nxe4 20. Qd3 Nc5 21. Qc4 Qd7) 16... b4? { (-2.97 → -1.20) Mistake. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval -1.2] } (16... Qa5 17. Qa1 b4 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. Ne2 Nxe4 20. Bb3 Qc5 21. Qd1 Be7 22. Ne1) 17. Ne2? { (-1.20 → -2.87) Mistake. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.87] } (17. Bxf6 Bxf6 18. Nb5 Qa5 19. Bc4 Nxe4 20. Nd2 Nc3 21. Nxc3 bxc3 22. Ne4 Be7) 17... Ncxe4 { [%eval -2.9] } 18. Bxf6 { [%eval -2.85] } 18... Qxf6?! { (-2.85 → -1.78) Inaccuracy. Nxf6 was best. } { [%eval -1.78] } (18... Nxf6 19. c4 bxc3 20. Nxc3 Qc7 21. Qd2 Rc8 22. Ne2 Qa7 23. Ng3 Rc5 24. Ng5) 19. Qd3 { [%eval -1.76] } 19... Nc5 { [%eval -1.82] } 20. Qb5 { [%eval -2.21] } 20... Qd8?! { (-2.21 → -1.23) Inaccuracy. Qf5 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (20... Qf5 21. Qxb4 Qxc2 22. Bc4 Rc8 23. Rc1 Qa4 24. Rb1 Qxb4 25. Rxb4 e4 26. Ne1) 21. Qxb4 { [%eval -1.25] } 21... e4 { [%eval -1.22] } 22. Nfd4 { [%eval -1.19] } 22... Qd7 { [%eval -0.71] } 23. Re1 { [%eval -0.84] } 23... f5?! { (-0.84 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (23... Qa7 24. Bc4 Rb8 25. Nb5 Be5 26. Rb1 Qb6 27. Qd2 Nd7 28. Nec3 Rc8 29. Na4) 24. Nc3? { (0.14 → -1.32) Mistake. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -1.32] } (24. Ne6 Rc8 25. Nxg7 Qxg7 26. Nd4 Qe5 27. h4 Kg7 28. Qc3 Bb7 29. Rb1 Re8) 24... Re8? { (-1.32 → -0.10) Mistake. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (24... Qa7 25. Ndb5 Qb6 26. Bc4 Bb7 27. Be2 Be5 28. Rb1 Kg7 29. Qc4 Qa5 30. Nd4) 25. Ne6 { [%eval -0.15] } 25... Bxc3?! { (-0.15 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Qa7 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (25... Qa7 26. Nxg7 Rb8 27. Qc4 Qxg7 28. Nb5 Qe5 29. Nd4 Re8 30. Nc6 Qf6 31. Nd4) 26. Qxc3 { [%eval 0.64] } 26... Na4?? { (0.64 → 2.74) Blunder. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (26... Nxe6 27. dxe6 Qg7 28. Qa5 Bc6 29. Rb1 e3 30. fxe3 Qe5 31. Qxe5 dxe5 32. Rb6) 27. Qf6?! { (2.74 → 1.95) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.95] } (27. Qd4 Rc8 28. h4 Nc5 29. h5 Qf7 30. Rb1 Nd7 31. h6 Qe7 32. c4 Nf6) 27... Nc3?? { (1.95 → 5.13) Blunder. Nb6 was best. } { [%eval 5.13] } (27... Nb6 28. c4 Na4 29. c5 Qf7 30. Qxf7+ Kxf7 31. c6 Ke7 32. h4 Rb8 33. Ra1) 28. Qxc3 { [%eval 5.22] } 28... Bb7 { [%eval 5.14] } 29. Nc7?? { (5.14 → 0.09) Blunder. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (29. Bc4 Qf7 30. Qd4 Ra8 31. h4 Bc8 32. Ra1 Rxa1+ 33. Qxa1 e3 34. Qd4 exf2+) 29... Re5?? { (0.09 → 4.85) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.85] } (29... Rc8 30. Qf6 Qxc7 31. Bb3 Rf8 32. Qd4 Rc8 33. c4 Qc5 34. Qf6 Rf8 35. Qb2) 30. Ne6 { [%eval 4.53] } 30... Bxd5?! { (4.53 → 6.70) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 6.7] } (30... f4 31. Qd4 Qe7 32. Bc4 Bc8 33. Ra1 f3 34. Qe3 Rxe6 35. dxe6 Bxe6 36. Bf1) 31. Bxd5 { [%eval 6.97] } 31... Rxd5?? { (6.97 → Mate in 14) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe7 was best. } { [%eval #14] } (31... Qe7 32. Qc8+ Kf7 33. Ng5+ Kf6 34. h4 Qe8 35. Qc7 Rxd5 36. Nxh7+ Ke6 37. Ng5+) 32. Nc7?? { (Mate in 14 → 3.54) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.54] } (32. Qf6 Qxe6 33. Qxe6+ Kg7 34. Qxd5 Kf6 35. Qxd6+ Kg5 36. Qe7+ Kg4 37. h3+ Kh5) 32... Rc5 { [%eval 3.67] } 33. Qb3+ { [%eval 3.17] } 33... Kh8? { (3.17 → 5.12) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 5.12] } (33... d5 34. Na6 Rb5 35. Qc3 Rb6 36. Nc5 Rc6 37. Nxd7 Rxc3 38. Nf6+ Kf7 39. Nxd5) 34. Qb8+ { [%eval 5.06] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 5.16] } 35. Qb2+?! { (5.16 → 3.49) Inaccuracy. Ne8+ was best. } { [%eval 3.49] } (35. Ne8+ Kh6 36. Nf6 Qf7 37. Qxd6 Rxc2 38. h4 e3 39. Rxe3 Rc1+ 40. Kh2 Qc7) 35... Kf7 { [%eval 3.53] } 36. Na6 { [%eval 3.42] } 36... d5?? { (3.42 → 7.16) Blunder. Qb5 was best. } { [%eval 7.16] } (36... Qb5 37. Nb4 Rc4 38. c3 Qe5 39. Rc1 d5 40. h3 f4 41. Qd2 Rc5 42. Qa2) 37. f3?? { (7.16 → 1.75) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (37. Nxc5 Qc6 38. Qd4 f4 39. Ra1 g5 40. Ra7+ Kg6 41. Qg7+ Kh5 42. Qxh7+ Qh6) 37... Rb5 { [%eval 1.73] } 38. Qa2 { [%eval 1.54] } 38... Rb6? { (1.54 → 3.43) Mistake. Qb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (38... Qb7 39. Qa4 Rb1 40. Kf1 Rxe1+ 41. Kxe1 Qb6 42. Kf1 Kf6 43. fxe4 dxe4 44. Qc4) 39. fxe4 { [%eval 3.28] } 39... fxe4?! { (3.28 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (39... Qc6 40. Ra1 Rb5 41. exf5 g5 42. Kh1 h5 43. Re1 Qc3 44. Qa1 d4 45. Qxc3) 40. Nc5 { [%eval 4.83] } 40... Qf5?! { (4.83 → 7.99) Inaccuracy. Qd8 was best. } { [%eval 7.99] } (40... Qd8 41. Nxe4 Re6 42. Rf1+ Kg8 43. Nd2 Qb6+ 44. Kh1 Qa6 45. Qb3 Qe2 46. Qf3) 41. Rf1 { [%eval 7.32] } 41... Qxf1+ { [%eval 8.42] } 42. Kxf1 { [%eval 8.05] } 42... Rf6+ { [%eval 7.95] } 43. Kg1 { [%eval 6.84] } 43... e3?! { (6.84 → 82.19) Inaccuracy. Rf5 was best. } { [%eval 82.19] } (43... Rf5 44. Qa7+ Kf6 45. Qd7 h6 46. g4 Rf3 47. Qxd5 h5 48. Nxe4+ Kg7 49. Qe5+) 44. Qxd5+ { [%eval 9.51] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval 8.71] } 45. Qe5+ { [%eval 7.15] } 45... Re6? { (7.15 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } (45... Kf7 46. Qxe3 h6 47. Qb3+ Kg7 48. Qb2 Kf7 49. Qb7+ Kg8 50. Qd5+ Rf7 51. g4) 1-0