[Event "rated correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/b406IOu3"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "MrChessStrategy"] [Black "A_Palimpsest"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "b406IOu3"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "17:33:18"] [WhiteElo "1945"] [BlackElo "2003"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+12"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [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 0.48] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.41] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.56] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.51] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.66] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.27] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.45] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.33] } 8... Nbd7?! { (0.33 → 1.17) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.17] } (8... c5 9. Nf3) 9. f4 { [%eval 0.72] } 9... Nc5 { [%eval 0.72] } 10. Bf3 { [%eval 0.81] } 10... Rb8?! { (0.81 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (10... Re8 11. b4 Ne6 12. Be3 c5 13. Nxe6 Bxe6 14. bxc5 Qc7 15. Bd4 Rad8 16. a5) 11. b4 { [%eval 1.33] } 11... Ne6 { [%eval 1.42] } 12. Nf5 { [%eval 1.62] } 12... c6?! { (1.62 → 2.30) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.3] } (12... Re8 13. Nxe7+) 13. Nxe7+ { [%eval 2.31] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 2.26] } 14. f5 { [%eval 2.26] } 14... Nc7 { [%eval 2.25] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 2.26] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 2.72] } 16. Qe1 { [%eval 2.44] } 16... Re8? { (2.44 → 4.00) Mistake. Nce8 was best. } { [%eval 4.0] } (16... Nce8 17. Rd1 a5 18. b5 Ra8 19. h3 cxb5 20. axb5 Bd7 21. g4 h6 22. h4) 17. Qg3 { [%eval 3.24] } 17... Rd8 { [%eval 3.06] } 18. Rad1 { [%eval 2.95] } 18... Nfe8?! { (2.95 → 3.77) Inaccuracy. Nce8 was best. } { [%eval 3.77] } (18... Nce8 19. Rfe1 b5 20. e5 dxe5 21. Bxe5 Rxd1 22. Nxd1 Qa7+ 23. Qf2 Qxf2+ 24. Nxf2) 19. a5 { [%eval 3.92] } 19... Qf6?! { (3.92 → 5.13) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 5.13] } (19... b6 20. f6 Qf8 21. e5 d5 22. Bh6 bxa5 23. fxg7 Qxb4 24. Bh5 Be6 25. h3) 20. Bg5?! { (5.13 → 3.84) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 3.84] } (20. e5 Qxf5 21. exd6 Ne6 22. Bg4 Qxf4 23. Rxf4 Nxf4 24. Bxc8 Nh5 25. Qh4 Rbxc8) 20... Qxc3 { [%eval 3.83] } 21. Bxd8 { [%eval 3.67] } 21... Bxf5?! { (3.67 → 5.69) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 5.69] } (21... Nb5 22. Bg5 Qxb4 23. Kh1 f6 24. Bf4 Bd7 25. h4 c5 26. h5 Bc6 27. h6) 22. Bxc7 { [%eval 5.93] } 22... Nxc7 { [%eval 5.53] } 23. exf5 { [%eval 5.65] } 23... f6 { [%eval 6.66] } 24. Qxd6 { [%eval 6.79] } { Black resigns. } 1-0