[Event "Royal Trouble"] [Site "lichess.org"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "1"] [White "Phillips, Rene"] [Black "Heck, Wendel"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "SSR9Wsoy"] [WhiteElo "2002"] [BlackElo "1700"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "B15"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation"] [Termination "Unknown"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nc3 { [%eval -0.04] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.02] } 2. e4 { [%eval -0.3] } 2... dxe4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.06] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.22] } 4... exf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 5. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... c6 { [%eval 0.22] } { B15 Caro-Kann Defense: Tartakower Variation } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 6... Bd6 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.17] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.22] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 0.25] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.2] } 9... Nd7 { [%eval 0.25] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 10... Nf8 { [%eval -0.01] } 11. Rfe1 { [%eval -0.14] } 11... Bd7 { [%eval 0.17] } 12. c4 { [%eval 0.09] } 12... Qc8 { [%eval 0.38] } 13. Rac1 { [%eval 0.21] } 13... Bg4 { [%eval 0.38] } 14. d5 { [%eval 0.33] } 14... c5 { [%eval 0.31] } 15. a3 { [%eval -0.18] } 15... a5 { [%eval 0.29] } 16. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 16... b6 { [%eval 0.19] } 17. h3 { [%eval 0.23] } 17... Bxh3?! { (0.23 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. Bd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (17... Bd7 18. Bf4 Qc7 19. Bxd6 Qxd6 20. Rcc1 Ng6 21. Qc3 Re7 22. Bf1 Rae8 23. Rxe7) 18. gxh3 { [%eval 0.87] } 18... Qxh3 { [%eval 0.77] } 19. Bf4 { [%eval 0.85] } 19... Qg4+ { [%eval 0.91] } 20. Bg3 { [%eval 0.86] } 20... Bxg3 { [%eval 0.84] } 21. fxg3 { [%eval 0.85] } 21... Qxg3+ { [%eval 0.81] } 22. Kf1 { [%eval 0.75] } 22... Re4 { [%eval 1.23] } 23. Bd1 { [%eval 1.34] } 23... Rg4 { [%eval 1.4] } 24. Qh2 { [%eval 1.42] } 24... Qxh2 { [%eval 1.52] } 25. Nxh2 { [%eval 1.39] } 25... Rf4+ { [%eval 1.51] } 26. Kg2 { [%eval 1.43] } 26... g6 { [%eval 2.02] } 27. Kg3 { [%eval 1.82] } 27... Rd4?? { (1.82 → 4.04) Blunder. g5 was best. } { [%eval 4.04] } (27... g5 28. Rf3 Rxf3+ 29. Nxf3 Ng6 30. Bc2 h5 31. Bxg6 fxg6 32. Re6 h4+ 33. Kh2) 28. Nf3 { [%eval 4.01] } 28... Rxd1 { [%eval 3.86] } 29. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.88] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 3.83] } 30. Re3 { [%eval 3.84] } 30... Nd7 { [%eval 3.96] } 31. Rde1 { [%eval 3.88] } 31... Kf8 { [%eval 4.19] } 32. a4 { [%eval 4.18] } 32... h5 { [%eval 4.27] } 33. Kh4 { [%eval 4.25] } 33... Rb8 { [%eval 4.93] } 34. Re7 { [%eval 5.08] } 34... Rd8 { [%eval 5.12] } 35. d6 { [%eval 4.85] } 35... Nb8 { [%eval 5.73] } 36. Rb7 { [%eval 5.86] } { White wins. } 1-0