[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/U3vWdCNR"] [Date "2026.05.07"] [Round "-"] [White "Babu111"] [Black "HerbiNM"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "U3vWdCNR"] [UTCDate "2026.05.07"] [UTCTime "12:01:04"] [WhiteElo "1435"] [BlackElo "1409"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit"] [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. c3?! { (0.45 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.12] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Bird Gambit } (4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 a5 8. O-O a4) 4... Nf6 { [%eval -0.11] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval -0.28] } 5... Be7 { [%eval -0.11] } 6. O-O?! { (-0.11 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -0.71] } (6. Qb3 O-O 7. cxd4 Nxe4 8. Bd5 Nf6 9. Bxb7 Bxb7 10. Qxb7 Qc8) 6... O-O { [%eval -0.17] } 7. Re1 { [%eval -0.34] } 7... Bg4?! { (-0.34 → 0.39) Inaccuracy. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.39] } (7... dxc3 8. Nxc3 Nc6 9. h3 Ne5 10. Bf1 Ng6 11. a4 Bd7 12. Qc2) 8. h3?! { (0.39 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (8. cxd4 c5 9. d5 Nbd7 10. a4 Re8 11. Bd2 Ne5 12. Be2 Ng6) 8... Bh5? { (-0.38 → 0.80) Mistake. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (8... Bxf3) 9. cxd4 { [%eval 0.69] } 9... Nfd7 { [%eval 1.22] } 10. Qd3?! { (1.22 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Nc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (10. Nc3 Nb6) 10... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.76] } 11. Qxf3 { [%eval 0.8] } 11... a6 { [%eval 1.28] } 12. a4 { [%eval 0.97] } 12... c6?! { (0.97 → 1.99) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (12... c5 13. dxc5 Ne5 14. Qe2 Nxc4 15. Qxc4 dxc5 16. Nc3 Nc6 17. Bf4 Nd4 18. Nd5) 13. Nc3 { [%eval 1.97] } 13... Nb6 { [%eval 2.08] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 1.94] } 14... Bf6? { (1.94 → 3.46) Mistake. a5 was best. } { [%eval 3.46] } (14... a5 15. e5) 15. Qh5?? { (3.46 → 0.69) Blunder. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (15. e5 Bh4 16. a5 Nd5 17. exd6 Bf6 18. Nxd5 cxd5 19. Qxd5 Nc6 20. Bf4 g6) 15... g6 { [%eval 0.64] } 16. Qg4 { [%eval 0.48] } 16... Bxd4 { [%eval 0.52] } 17. Bh6 { [%eval 0.04] } 17... Re8 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Ne2? { (0.00 → -1.14) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -1.14] } (18. Bg5 Bf6) 18... Bg7?! { (-1.14 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Bxb2 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (18... Bxb2 19. Rab1) 19. Bxg7 { [%eval -0.18] } 19... Kxg7 { [%eval -0.15] } 20. Nf4?! { (-0.15 → -1.06) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.06] } (20. Qg3 a5) 20... N8d7 { [%eval -0.99] } 21. h4?! { (-0.99 → -1.71) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -1.71] } (21. a5) 21... h5?? { (-1.71 → 0.42) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (21... Nf6 22. Qd1 Nbd7 23. b4 a5 24. Rb1 axb4 25. Rxb4 Nc5 26. Bc2 Re5 27. g4) 22. Nxh5+ { [%eval 0.45] } 22... Kh6?? { (0.45 → 5.08) Blunder. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 5.08] } (22... Kf8 23. Nf4 Nf6 24. Qh3 Nbd7 25. Rad1 Ne5 26. Bc2 Rb8 27. h5 Nxh5 28. Nxh5) 23. Qf4+ { [%eval 5.07] } 23... Kh7?? { (5.07 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. g5 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (23... g5 24. Qxf7 Qe7 25. hxg5+ Qxg5 26. Ng3 Rf8 27. Qe6+ Kg7 28. Nf5+ Rxf5 29. exf5) 24. Qxf7+ { [%eval #3] } 24... Kh6 { [%eval #3] } 25. Qg7+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Kxh5 { [%eval #2] } 26. Be2+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Kxh4 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0