[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VUKBYT2J"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "eclair-blanc"] [Black "phatmatt229"] [Result "0-1"] [GameId "VUKBYT2J"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "15:24:16"] [WhiteElo "1236"] [BlackElo "1201"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-22"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... f6? { (0.58 → 1.78) Mistake. exd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.78] } (3... exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bf4 Nc6 7. Qd2 Nxd4 8. Qxd4) 4. dxe5? { (1.78 → 0.28) Mistake. Bc4 was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (4. Bc4 Nc6 5. h3 Na5 6. Be2 Ne7 7. O-O Nac6 8. Nc3 Ng6) 4... fxe5?! { (0.28 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (4... dxe5 5. Bd3 Be6 6. Qe2 Bc5 7. O-O Ne7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Bc4) 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.78] } 5... Bg4?! { (0.78 → 1.73) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.73] } (5... Nf6 6. Bc4 Qe7 7. O-O c6 8. b4 Be6 9. Bb3 a6 10. Re1) 6. Be2?! { (1.73 → 0.88) Inaccuracy. h3 was best. } { [%eval 0.88] } (6. h3 Bh5 7. Bc4 Nf6 8. g4 Bg6 9. Nh4 Qd7 10. Nxg6 hxg6) 6... h6?! { (0.88 → 1.66) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (6... Nf6 7. h3 Be6 8. Ng5 Bg8 9. f4 c6 10. Be3 Nbd7 11. O-O) 7. O-O?! { (1.66 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (7. Qd5 Nc6 8. Nxe5 dxe5 9. Bxg4 Nf6 10. Qe6+ Qe7 11. Nb5 Nxg4) 7... Nc6 { [%eval 1.32] } 8. h3 { [%eval 1.0] } 8... Bxf3?! { (1.00 → 2.07) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (8... Be6 9. b4 Nf6 10. b5 Ne7 11. Nh4 g5 12. Nf5 Qd7 13. Ne3 Bg7 14. Ncd5) 9. Bxf3 { [%eval 2.06] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 2.2] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 1.87] } 10... Be7 { [%eval 1.89] } 11. Qe2?! { (1.89 → 1.19) Inaccuracy. Bh5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.19] } (11. Bh5+ Nxh5 12. Qxh5+ Kf8 13. f4 Kg8 14. Nd5 Qd7 15. fxe5 Nxe5 16. Bd4 g6) 11... O-O { [%eval 1.13] } 12. Rad1 { [%eval 1.12] } 12... Qe8 { [%eval 1.26] } 13. Qb5 { [%eval 1.13] } 13... Rb8 { [%eval 1.21] } 14. Nd5 { [%eval 1.23] } 14... a6 { [%eval 1.7] } 15. Nxc7?? { (1.70 → -2.99) Blunder. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval -2.99] } (15. Qb3 Qf7 16. Be2 Kh8 17. Nxc7 Qxb3 18. axb3 Nxe4 19. c3 Nf6 20. Bf3 Na5) 15... axb5 { [%eval -3.03] } 16. Nxe8 { [%eval -2.96] } 16... Rfxe8 { [%eval -2.92] } 17. Rfe1 { [%eval -3.53] } 17... Rbd8 { [%eval -3.22] } 18. c3 { [%eval -3.21] } 18... Na5?! { (-3.21 → -2.36) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval -2.36] } (18... b4 19. Rc1 d5 20. exd5 Nxd5 21. Rc2 Nxe3 22. Rxe3 Bc5 23. Re4 bxc3 24. bxc3) 19. b3?! { (-2.36 → -3.29) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -3.29] } (19. Be2 Nc4 20. Bc1 d5 21. exd5 Nd6 22. g3 Ra8 23. a3 e4 24. Kg2 g5) 19... Nc6 { [%eval -3.16] } 20. Bb6 { [%eval -3.6] } 20... Rc8 { [%eval -3.22] } 21. Rd3 { [%eval -3.65] } 21... Bd8 { [%eval -3.18] } 22. Be3 { [%eval -3.29] } 22... Bc7 { [%eval -2.92] } 23. g4 { [%eval -3.31] } 23... g5 { [%eval -2.92] } 24. Red1 { [%eval -3.55] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval -3.54] } 25. Be2 { [%eval -3.84] } 25... Na7?? { (-3.84 → -0.72) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (25... Nxe4 26. Kg2 Ra8 27. h4 gxh4 28. Rh1 Ng5 29. Rd5 h3+ 30. Rxh3 Nxh3 31. Kxh3) 26. R3d2?? { (-0.72 → -3.53) Blunder. Bxa7 was best. } { [%eval -3.53] } (26. Bxa7 b6 27. Rxd6 Bxd6 28. Rxd6 Re7 29. Bxb6 Nxe4 30. Rd3 Nxc3 31. Bf1 Nxa2) 26... b6?! { (-3.53 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Bb8 was best. } { [%eval -2.23] } (26... Bb8 27. Rd3 Nc6 28. h4 gxh4 29. Kg2 Nd8 30. Rh1 Ne6 31. Rxh4 Rh8 32. f3) 27. c4?! { (-2.23 → -3.16) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (27. f3 Bb8 28. Rc2 Rc6 29. Kg2 b4 30. Rdc1 bxc3 31. Rxc3 Rxc3 32. Rxc3 Rc8) 27... bxc4 { [%eval -2.56] } 28. Bxc4 { [%eval -2.6] } 28... b5 { [%eval -2.27] } 29. Bd5 { [%eval -2.53] } 29... Nxd5 { [%eval -2.3] } 30. exd5 { [%eval -2.9] } 30... Bb8 { [%eval -2.87] } 31. Ra1 { [%eval -3.37] } 31... b4 { [%eval -3.39] } 32. a3 { [%eval -3.44] } 32... bxa3 { [%eval -3.36] } 33. Rxa3 { [%eval -3.39] } 33... Nb5 { [%eval -3.43] } 34. Ra5 { [%eval -3.56] } 34... Nc3 { [%eval -3.34] } 35. Rd3 { [%eval -3.73] } 35... Ne4 { [%eval -3.17] } 36. Ra8 { [%eval -3.54] } 36... Nf6 { [%eval -3.26] } 37. Rd1 { [%eval -3.62] } 37... Nd7 { [%eval -2.99] } 38. Rda1 { [%eval -3.52] } 38... Nb6?? { (-3.52 → 1.41) Blunder. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 1.41] } (38... Nf6 39. R8a5 Re7 40. Rb5 Bc7 41. b4 Rf7 42. Rb7 Rb8 43. Rxb8 Bxb8 44. h4) 39. R8a6?? { (1.41 → -3.88) Blunder. Bxb6 was best. } { [%eval -3.88] } (39. Bxb6 Re7 40. R1a6 Rb7 41. Ba7 Rxb3 42. Be3 Kg6 43. Rb6 Rxb6 44. Bxb6 Rc1+) 39... Nxd5 { [%eval -3.72] } 40. Rxd6? { (-3.72 → -6.10) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval -6.1] } (40. b4 Re7 41. b5 Rb7 42. Rc6 Re8 43. Ra8 Ne7 44. Rb6 Rxb6 45. Bxb6 Kf7) 40... Bxd6 { [%eval -6.19] } 41. Ra6 { [%eval -6.17] } 41... Nxe3 { [%eval -5.94] } 42. fxe3 { [%eval -6.99] } 42... Bc5 { [%eval -6.29] } 43. Kf2 { [%eval -6.39] } 43... Rf8+ { [%eval -6.53] } 44. Ke2 { [%eval -6.48] } 44... Rf7 { [%eval -6.41] } 45. Kd3 { [%eval -6.46] } 45... Rcf8 { [%eval -6.47] } 46. Kc4 { [%eval -6.96] } 46... Bxe3 { [%eval -6.95] } 47. b4 { [%eval -6.99] } 47... Bd2 { [%eval -6.81] } 48. b5 { [%eval -6.63] } 48... Rf3 { [%eval -6.63] } 49. b6 { [%eval -6.61] } 49... Rxh3 { [%eval -6.39] } 50. b7 { [%eval -7.34] } 50... Rb8 { [%eval -7.32] } 51. Ra7 { [%eval -7.31] } 51... Rb3?! { (-7.31 → -4.89) Inaccuracy. Rc3+ was best. } { [%eval -4.89] } (51... Rc3+ 52. Kd5 Be3 53. Ra1 Rxb7 54. Kxe5 Bf4+ 55. Kd4 Rg3 56. Re1 Rxg4 57. Kd3) 52. Kxb3 { [%eval -4.76] } 52... Bf4 { [%eval -4.89] } 53. Kc4 { [%eval -4.9] } 53... e4 { [%eval -4.47] } 54. Kd5?! { (-4.47 → -6.26) Inaccuracy. Kd4 was best. } { [%eval -6.26] } (54. Kd4 h5 55. gxh5 e3 56. Kd3 Kh6 57. Ke2 Kxh5 58. Kf3 Bc7 59. Ra8 Rxb7) 54... e3 { [%eval -5.3] } 55. Kd4?! { (-5.30 → -8.35) Inaccuracy. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval -8.35] } (55. Ra6 Rxb7 56. Re6 Rd7+ 57. Kc5 Bd6+ 58. Kd4 Re7 59. Rxe7+ Bxe7 60. Kxe3 h5) 55... e2 { [%eval -8.0] } { Black wins on time. } 0-1