[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/R8X5KcdG"] [Date "2026.04.14"] [Round "-"] [White "richardhowardwells"] [Black "vreider"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "R8X5KcdG"] [UTCDate "2026.04.14"] [UTCTime "21:16:27"] [WhiteElo "1168"] [BlackElo "1146"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+10"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. Ng5 { [%eval -0.08] } 4... Be6?? { (-0.08 → 1.73) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (4... d5 5. exd5 h6 6. Nf3 e4 7. Ne5 Bd6 8. d4 exd3 9. Nxd3) 5. Bxe6?! { (1.73 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Nxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (5. Nxe6 fxe6 6. Bxe6 Qe7 7. Bc8 c6 8. d3 g6 9. Bh3 Bg7) 5... fxe6 { [%eval 0.92] } 6. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.92] } 6... Qe7 { [%eval 1.18] } 7. Nxg7+?? { (1.18 → -3.43) Blunder. Nxf8 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (7. Nxf8 Rxf8 8. d3 Nc6 9. Nc3 O-O-O 10. Be3 b6 11. f3 d5) 7... Qxg7 { [%eval -3.43] } 8. d4?! { (-3.43 → -4.92) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -4.92] } (8. O-O Nc6 9. d3 Rg8 10. g3 h5 11. Nc3 Qg6 12. f4 exf4 13. Nd5 Nxd5) 8... Nxe4?! { (-4.92 → -3.43) Inaccuracy. Qxg2 was best. } { [%eval -3.43] } (8... Qxg2 9. Rf1 Qxe4+ 10. Be3 exd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Bxd4 Be7 13. Nc3 Rf8 14. O-O-O) 9. Qh5+ { [%eval -3.61] } 9... Kd8 { [%eval -3.02] } 10. Qh4+ { [%eval -2.81] } 10... Be7?? { (-2.81 → 0.56) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (10... Nf6 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Nc3 Nd7 13. Bd2 Rg8 14. O-O-O Qg4 15. Qxg4 Nxg4 16. Ne4) 11. Qxe4 { [%eval 0.5] } 11... Re8?? { (0.50 → 3.63) Blunder. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 3.63] } (11... exd4 12. Qxb7 Kd7 13. Qb5+ Nc6 14. Qf5+ Kd8 15. O-O Rf8 16. Qh3 Qg6 17. c3) 12. Qxb7 { [%eval 3.39] } 12... c6?! { (3.39 → 4.83) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.83] } (12... Kd7 13. d5 Qxg2 14. Rf1 Bh4 15. Nc3 Qf3 16. Qxa8 e4 17. Qxa7 e3 18. Qa4+) 13. Qxa8 { [%eval 5.02] } 13... Kd7 { [%eval 6.2] } 14. Qxa7+ { [%eval 5.48] } 14... Ke6 { [%eval 6.12] } 15. O-O { [%eval 6.22] } 15... exd4 { [%eval 7.3] } 16. Re1+ { [%eval 7.24] } 16... Kd5 { [%eval 10.64] } 17. Qa5+ { [%eval 10.59] } 17... c5 { [%eval 9.97] } 18. c4+ { [%eval 7.69] } 18... Kxc4? { (7.69 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (18... Kc6 19. Qb5+ Kc7 20. Qxe8 Nc6 21. Bf4 Qf8 22. Qxf8 Bxf8 23. Nd2 d3 24. Nf3) 19. b3+? { (Mate in 3 → 8.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qa4+ was best. } { [%eval 8.0] } (19. Qa4+ Kd5 20. Nc3+ dxc3 21. Qe4#) 19... Kd5 { [%eval 7.83] } 20. Qd2?! { (7.83 → 5.42) Inaccuracy. Qa8+ was best. } { [%eval 5.42] } (20. Qa8+ Nc6 21. Qxe8 Ne5 22. Nd2 d3 23. Qa8+ Ke6 24. Nf3 Kd7 25. Qb7+ Ke8) 20... Nc6?? { (5.42 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc6 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (20... Kc6 21. Na3 Nd7 22. Qe2 d3 23. Qxd3 Ne5 24. Qb5+ Kc7 25. Bf4 Bh4 26. Qxe8) 21. Nc3# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0