[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YPpHKQbU"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "STEFFEN_NEIN"] [Black "Fontank"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "YPpHKQbU"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "15:11:30"] [WhiteElo "971"] [BlackElo "873"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... dxe5?! { (0.72 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (4... Nxe4 5. Qd5 Nc5 6. Bg5 Qd7 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Nc3 Qe6+ 9. Be3) 5. Qxd8+ { [%eval 1.88] } 5... Kxd8 { [%eval 1.75] } 6. Bg5? { (1.75 → 0.13) Mistake. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (6. Nxe5 Be6 7. f3 Nbd7 8. Nd3 a5 9. Nc3 c6 10. Be3 a4) 6... h5?? { (0.13 → 2.02) Blunder. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.02] } (6... Nd7 7. a4 Bb4+ 8. Nbd2 h6 9. Bxf6+ Nxf6 10. Nxe5 Bxd2+ 11. Kxd2) 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.98] } 7... Be7?? { (1.98 → 6.27) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 6.27] } (7... Be6 8. Nc3 Kc8 9. f3 Nbd7 10. Nd3 a5 11. Ne2 a4 12. a3 Nc5 13. Nef4) 8. Nxf7+ { [%eval 6.24] } 8... Ke8 { [%eval 6.03] } 9. Nxh8 { [%eval 5.97] } 9... Nxe4 { [%eval 6.33] } 10. Bxe7 { [%eval 6.39] } 10... Kxe7 { [%eval 6.28] } 11. Ng6+ { [%eval 6.27] } 11... Kf6 { [%eval 6.77] } 12. Nf4 { [%eval 6.68] } 12... b6 { [%eval 7.73] } 13. Bd3 { [%eval 7.06] } 13... Bb7 { [%eval 7.01] } 14. Nxh5+ { [%eval 6.62] } 14... Kg5 { [%eval 6.9] } 15. Ng3 { [%eval 6.67] } 15... Nxg3 { [%eval 6.71] } 16. hxg3 { [%eval 6.68] } 16... Bxg2 { [%eval 6.84] } 17. Rh2 { [%eval 6.79] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 6.63] } 18. f4+ { [%eval 6.43] } 18... Kg4 { [%eval 7.83] } 19. Be2+ { [%eval 6.04] } 19... Kf5 { [%eval 6.94] } 20. Rh5+ { [%eval 6.96] } 20... Kg6 { [%eval 6.92] } 21. g4 { [%eval 6.72] } 21... Nd7 { [%eval 6.8] } 22. f5+ { [%eval 6.3] } 22... Kf6 { [%eval 6.36] } 23. Nc3 { [%eval 6.2] } 23... Re8 { [%eval 6.02] } 24. O-O-O { [%eval 6.35] } 24... Nc5 { [%eval 6.92] } 25. Rf1 { [%eval 6.96] } 25... Nd7 { [%eval 7.49] } 26. g5+ { [%eval 7.41] } 26... Ke5 { [%eval 7.61] } 27. Bf3 { [%eval 6.62] } 27... Kxf5 { [%eval 8.35] } 28. Bxb7+ { [%eval 8.36] } 28... Kg4 { [%eval 9.36] } 29. Rh2 { [%eval 9.14] } 29... Kxg5? { (9.14 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Re3 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (29... Re3 30. Rg2+ Rg3 31. Bf3+ Kh4 32. Rh1+ Kxg5 33. Rxg3+ Kf6 34. Bh5 Ne5 35. Rf1+) 30. Rg2+ { [%eval #1] } 30... Kh6 { [%eval #1] } 31. Rh1# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0