[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ePJrOVyv"] [Date "2025.07.25"] [Round "-"] [White "Rayan112014"] [Black "aaravpal2017"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ePJrOVyv"] [UTCDate "2025.07.25"] [UTCTime "10:18:42"] [WhiteElo "727"] [BlackElo "706"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+25"] [BlackRatingDiff "-5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.03] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.34] } { C23 Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack } 3. Qf3 { [%eval -0.19] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. exd5 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... cxd5?! { (-0.07 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (4... Nf6 5. Nc3 e4 6. Qe2 cxd5 7. Bxd5 Nxd5 8. Qb5+ Nc6 9. Qxd5) 5. Bb5+?? { (0.84 → -0.91) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.91] } (5. Bxd5 Qc7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bb3 Bd6 8. Nge2 O-O 9. h3 Bd7) 5... Bd7? { (-0.91 → 0.65) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (5... Nc6 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. d4 e4 8. Qc3 Bd7 9. Bxc6 Bxc6 10. Qb3) 6. Bxd7+? { (0.65 → -0.54) Mistake. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (6. Qxd5 Nc6 7. Bxc6 Bxc6 8. Qxe5+ Ne7 9. Nf3 Qd7 10. d3 f6) 6... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.47] } 7. Nc3?! { (-0.47 → -1.50) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -1.5] } (7. d4 e4 8. Qh3 f5 9. Ne2 Nc6 10. O-O Nf6 11. f3 Nb4) 7... Nc6?? { (-1.50 → 0.76) Blunder. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.76] } (7... d4 8. Nce2) 8. Nxd5?? { (0.76 → -1.64) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval -1.64] } (8. Qxd5) 8... Nf6?? { (-1.64 → 0.54) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (8... Nd4 9. Qe4 O-O-O 10. c4 f5 11. Qd3 Nf6 12. Nxf6 gxf6 13. Ne2 Bc5 14. Nxd4) 9. Nxf6+ { [%eval 0.58] } 9... gxf6 { [%eval 0.64] } 10. Qxf6?? { (0.64 → -1.23) Blunder. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -1.23] } (10. Ne2 O-O-O 11. O-O Rg8 12. d4 exd4 13. Qxf6 Nb4 14. Bf4 Rg6 15. Qe5 Bd6) 10... Rg8 { [%eval -0.99] } 11. Nf3? { (-0.99 → -2.80) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } { [%eval -2.8] } (11. Ne2) 11... e4?? { (-2.80 → 0.53) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } { [%eval 0.53] } (11... Rg6 12. Qh4 e4 13. Ng5 Be7 14. d4 h6 15. Be3 hxg5 16. Qxe4 f5 17. Qd3) 12. Ne5 { [%eval 0.56] } 12... Nxe5? { (0.56 → 2.31) Mistake. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.31] } (12... Qd5) 13. Qxe5+ { [%eval 2.49] } 13... Be7 { [%eval 2.94] } 14. Qxe4 { [%eval 2.87] } 14... Qe6?! { (2.87 → 4.38) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 4.38] } (14... O-O-O 15. d3 Rg4 16. Qf3 Bb4+ 17. Kf1 Re8 18. Be3 Ba5 19. h3 Rg6 20. h4) 15. Qxe6 { [%eval 4.35] } 15... fxe6 { [%eval 4.4] } 16. O-O { [%eval 4.23] } 16... Bf6 { [%eval 4.62] } 17. c4?! { (4.62 → 3.21) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.21] } (17. a4 a6 18. Re1 Kf7 19. Kf1 b5 20. Re4 Rab8 21. axb5 axb5 22. Ra7+ Kg6) 17... Rc8 { [%eval 4.03] } 18. d3 { [%eval 4.33] } 18... h6 { [%eval 4.95] } 19. h4?! { (4.95 → 3.72) Inaccuracy. Bxh6 was best. } { [%eval 3.72] } (19. Bxh6 Rd8 20. Be3 Rg7 21. Rfd1 Bxb2 22. Rab1 Bd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. Kf1 Rdg4) 19... h5 { [%eval 3.86] } 20. Be3 { [%eval 3.44] } 20... Bxb2?! { (3.44 → 4.60) Inaccuracy. Bxh4 was best. } { [%eval 4.6] } (20... Bxh4 21. Bxa7) 21. Rab1 { [%eval 4.58] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval 4.71] } 22. Rxb7 { [%eval 4.78] } 22... Bxh4 { [%eval 4.72] } 23. Bxa7 { [%eval 4.72] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval 5.11] } 24. Re1 { [%eval 4.82] } 24... Bh4?! { (4.82 → 6.48) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval 6.48] } (24... Rc6 25. Reb1 Rg4 26. Rh7 Rg7 27. Rxg7 Bxg7 28. Bb6 Kd7 29. a4 Rd6 30. Rb3) 25. Rxe6+ { [%eval 6.28] } 25... Kd8?! { (6.28 → 8.88) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 8.88] } (25... Kf8 26. Bd4 Rg4 27. Rh6 Rg8 28. Rxh5 Bg5 29. Rhh7 Ke8 30. a4 Rd8 31. Bb6) 26. Rd6+?! { (8.88 → 6.13) Inaccuracy. Bb6+ was best. } { [%eval 6.13] } (26. Bb6+ Rc7 27. Rxc7 Rh8 28. Rd6+ Ke8 29. Ra7 Be7 30. Re6 Rh7 31. f3 Kf7) 26... Ke8 { [%eval 6.06] } 27. Bb6 { [%eval 5.72] } 27... Rf8?? { (5.72 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval #2] } (27... Kf8 28. Rh6 Ra8 29. Bc5+ Ke8 30. a3 Bg5 31. Re6+ Kd8 32. Rc6 Ke8 33. a4) 28. Re6+ { [%eval #1] } 28... Be7 { [%eval #1] } 29. Rbxe7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0