[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SJnSwRyY"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "arlecch1n0"] [Black "sphalke"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "SJnSwRyY"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "15:35:31"] [WhiteElo "1717"] [BlackElo "1808"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.55] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.41] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Be7 { [%eval 0.5] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.66] } 6. Bf4 { [%eval 0.58] } 6... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.07] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.57] } 7... Ne5 { [%eval 0.84] } 8. Qd2 { [%eval 0.93] } 8... a6 { [%eval 1.16] } 9. Bg3 { [%eval 1.27] } 9... b5 { [%eval 1.72] } 10. f4 { [%eval 1.87] } 10... b4 { [%eval 2.34] } 11. Nd5 { [%eval 2.2] } 11... Nxe4?! { (2.20 → 2.91) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.91] } (11... Nxd5 12. exd5 Ng6 13. Nc6 Qd7 14. O-O Bf6 15. h3 h5 16. Rae1 Ne7 17. Nxe7) 12. Qe3 { [%eval 2.59] } 12... Nxg3 { [%eval 2.57] } 13. hxg3 { [%eval 2.29] } 13... Ng6? { (2.29 → 4.26) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (13... c5 14. fxe5 cxd4 15. Qxd4 dxe5 16. Qxe5 Kf8 17. O-O-O Ra7 18. Qe4 Rd7 19. Bg4) 14. Nc6 { [%eval 4.36] } 14... Qd7 { [%eval 4.37] } 15. Bf3 { [%eval 4.29] } 15... Bb7 { [%eval 4.18] } 16. Ncxe7 { [%eval 4.3] } 16... Nxe7 { [%eval 4.5] } 17. Nxe7 { [%eval 4.27] } 17... Bxf3 { [%eval 4.35] } 18. Nd5+ { [%eval 4.31] } 18... Kd8 { [%eval 4.05] } 19. Qxf3 { [%eval 4.58] } 19... Re8+ { [%eval 4.78] } 20. Kd2 { [%eval 4.84] } 20... Qb5 { [%eval 5.09] } 21. Nf6 { [%eval 4.87] } 21... Rb8 { [%eval 5.26] } 22. Nxe8 { [%eval 5.29] } 22... Qxe8 { [%eval 6.0] } 23. Rae1 { [%eval 6.01] } 23... Qb5 { [%eval 6.56] } 24. Rxh7 { [%eval 6.45] } 24... Qf5 { [%eval 8.43] } 25. Qc6 { [%eval 10.59] } 25... Qxh7?! { (10.59 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qd5+ was best. } { [%eval #1] } (25... Qd5+ 26. Qxd5 Kd7 27. Qxf7+ Kc6 28. Re7 d5 29. Rxc7+ Kb6 30. Qe6+ Kb5 31. Rcxg7) 26. Qe8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0