[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/c8NAIAaL"] [Date "2026.05.17"] [Round "-"] [White "mustabarbaari111"] [Black "tejesh986693"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "c8NAIAaL"] [UTCDate "2026.05.17"] [UTCTime "15:41:43"] [WhiteElo "1924"] [BlackElo "2016"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [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 0.55] } 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. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.73] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 1.72] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.67] } 7... Bd6 { [%eval 1.75] } 8. Nd3 { [%eval 2.13] } 8... Re8 { [%eval 2.35] } 9. e5 { [%eval 2.42] } 9... Bg4 { [%eval 2.78] } 10. f4 { [%eval 2.97] } 10... Nc6?! { (2.97 → 4.11) Inaccuracy. Nfd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.11] } (10... Nfd7 11. h3 Bf5 12. Be3 Be7 13. O-O-O Kc8 14. g4 Be6 15. b3 g6 16. Bg2) 11. Kf2 { [%eval 4.16] } 11... Nxe5 { [%eval 4.52] } 12. fxe5 { [%eval 4.65] } 12... Bxe5 { [%eval 4.71] } 13. Nxe5 { [%eval 4.68] } 13... Rxe5 { [%eval 4.65] } 14. Bd3 { [%eval 4.68] } 14... Be6 { [%eval 4.94] } 15. Bf4 { [%eval 4.96] } 15... Rc5 { [%eval 4.9] } 16. h3 { [%eval 5.14] } 16... g5 { [%eval 5.4] } 17. Be3 { [%eval 5.44] } 17... Ra5 { [%eval 5.4] } 18. b4 { [%eval 5.42] } 18... Re5 { [%eval 5.43] } 19. Bd4 { [%eval 5.53] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 5.32] } 20. Bxe5 { [%eval 5.45] } 20... Nxe5 { [%eval 5.33] } 21. Bxh7 { [%eval 5.23] } 21... a5 { [%eval 5.31] } 22. Rad1+ { [%eval 5.24] } 22... Kc8 { [%eval 5.97] } 23. b5 { [%eval 5.99] } 23... Bc4 { [%eval 7.46] } 24. Rhe1 { [%eval 7.41] } 24... f6 { [%eval 7.38] } 25. Bf5+ { [%eval 7.1] } 25... Kb8 { [%eval 7.34] } 26. Rd4 { [%eval 7.33] } 26... Bf7 { [%eval 7.91] } 27. Rd8+ { [%eval 7.96] } 27... Ka7 { [%eval 7.96] } 28. b6+ { [%eval 7.92] } 28... Kxb6 { [%eval 7.98] } 29. Rxa8 { [%eval 8.0] } 29... Kc5 { [%eval 8.18] } 30. Ne4+ { [%eval 8.18] } 30... Kb5 { [%eval 8.16] } 31. Nxf6 { [%eval 8.14] } 31... Nc6 { [%eval 8.45] } 32. Rb1+ { [%eval 8.38] } 32... Ka4? { (8.38 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kc5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (32... Kc5 33. Ne4+ Kd4 34. c3+ Kd3 35. Nxg5+ Kxc3 36. Nxf7 Kd4 37. Ke1 Nb4 38. Rd8+) 33. Bd7 { [%eval #6] } 33... b6 { [%eval #6] } 34. Bxc6+ { [%eval #5] } 34... Ka3 { [%eval #5] } 35. Bd5 { [%eval #4] } 35... Be8 { [%eval #4] } 36. Nxe8 { [%eval #3] } 36... Ka4 { [%eval #3] } 37. Rb3 { [%eval #2] } 37... g4 { [%eval #2] } 38. Bc6+ { [%eval #1] } 38... b5 { [%eval #1] } 39. Bxb5# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0