[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QDZH8CGW"] [Date "2026.02.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Xerateau"] [Black "chesspappous"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "QDZH8CGW"] [UTCDate "2026.02.15"] [UTCTime "14:19:56"] [WhiteElo "948"] [BlackElo "745"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [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. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4. Bd3 { [%eval 0.36] } 4... h5? { (0.36 → 1.54) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.54] } (4... exd4 5. Nxd4 g6 6. O-O Bg7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Re1 O-O 9. Bf4) 5. O-O { [%eval 1.18] } 5... g6?! { (1.18 → 2.18) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.18] } (5... exd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Nd2 Ng4 9. Nf3 Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Qe1) 6. Nc3?! { (2.18 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (6. dxe5 dxe5 7. Nxe5 Nfd7 8. Nf3 Nc5 9. h3 Be7 10. Be3 Nxd3 11. Qxd3 Qxd3) 6... Bg7?! { (1.35 → 2.17) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (6... exd4 7. Nxd4 c6 8. h3 Bg7 9. Be3 O-O 10. f4 Nbd7 11. Qd2 Re8 12. Rae1) 7. h3?! { (2.17 → 1.16) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.16] } (7. dxe5 dxe5 8. Nxe5 Nbd7 9. Nf3 Ng4 10. h3 c6 11. Bg5 Qc7 12. Be2 Nde5) 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.98] } 8. Be3 { [%eval 0.9] } 8... Nb4? { (0.90 → 2.10) Mistake. O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (8... O-O 9. a4 a5 10. Qd2 exd4 11. Nxd4 d5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. e5 d4) 9. Bc4?! { (2.10 → 1.24) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.24] } (9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Nxe5 Nxd3 11. Nxd3 O-O 12. Qf3 Nh7 13. Rad1 Qh4 14. Bf4 c6) 9... c6?? { (1.24 → 3.95) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.95] } (9... exd4 10. Nxd4 O-O 11. a3 Nc6 12. f4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4 Be6 14. Bxe6 fxe6 15. Qd3) 10. Ng5?! { (3.95 → 2.71) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.71] } (10. dxe5 Ng4 11. Bg5 f6 12. exf6 Bxf6 13. Bxf6 Qxf6 14. a3 Na6 15. e5 Nxe5) 10... Rf8? { (2.71 → 4.49) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 4.49] } (10... d5 11. Bb3 exd4 12. Qxd4 O-O 13. Qxb4 a5 14. Qa3 b5 15. Qc5 a4 16. Qxc6) 11. a3 { [%eval 3.65] } 11... Na6 { [%eval 4.54] } 12. Qd3? { (4.54 → 2.83) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Bxf7+ Ke7 14. Bxg6 Qxd1 15. Raxd1 Bh6 16. f4 Nd7 17. f5 h4) 12... d5?! { (2.83 → 3.99) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 3.99] } (12... Nd7 13. d5 c5 14. Nb5 Nb6 15. b4 Nxc4 16. Qxc4 b6 17. f4 Nc7 18. bxc5) 13. exd5 { [%eval 3.68] } 13... c5? { (3.68 → 6.96) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.96] } (13... Bf5 14. Qd2 Nxd5 15. Nxd5 cxd5 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Bxa6 bxa6 18. dxe5 Bf5 19. Rad1) 14. dxe5 { [%eval 6.85] } 14... Nd7 { [%eval 7.25] } 15. Nh7?! { (7.25 → 5.33) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 5.33] } (15. f4 Nb6 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Ne6 Bxb5 18. Qxb5+ Qd7 19. Nxg7+ Kd8 20. f5 Qxb5) 15... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.22] } 16. Qe4 { [%eval 4.64] } 16... Qe7?! { (4.64 → 6.34) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 6.34] } (16... f5 17. Qf4 Rh8 18. Ng5 Bd7 19. Bxa6 Qb6 20. Bxb7 Qxb7 21. Rab1 O-O-O 22. b4) 17. Nxf8?! { (6.34 → 4.82) Inaccuracy. d6 was best. } { [%eval 4.82] } (17. d6 Qxd6 18. f4 f5 19. fxe5 fxe4 20. exd6 Rf5 21. Nxe4 Bd7 22. Nhf6+ Kd8) 17... Kxf8 { [%eval 4.76] } 18. Rfd1 { [%eval 3.85] } 18... Nf3+? { (3.85 → 6.79) Mistake. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 6.79] } (18... Bf5 19. Qf4 Bxc2 20. Rd2 g5 21. Qxg5 Nxc4 22. Rxc2 Qxg5 23. Bxg5 Nc7 24. Rb1) 19. gxf3 { [%eval 5.74] } 19... Bxc3 { [%eval 7.39] } 20. d6?! { (7.39 → 5.22) Inaccuracy. Bh6+ was best. } { [%eval 5.22] } (20. Bh6+ Ke8 21. Qxe7+ Kxe7 22. d6+ Kd8 23. bxc3 Bxh3 24. Bg5+ Kd7 25. Kh2 f6) 20... Bxb2?? { (5.22 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe4 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (20... Qxe4 21. fxe4 Bxb2 22. d7 Bxd7 23. Rxd7 Bxa1 24. Rxf7+ Ke8 25. Rxb7 Bd4 26. Bxd4) 21. dxe7+ { [%eval #14] } 21... Kg7 { [%eval 14.11] } { Black resigns. } 1-0