[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eRzQuxug"] [Date "2026.04.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Avycadoz"] [Black "Vignesh_R"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "eRzQuxug"] [UTCDate "2026.04.16"] [UTCTime "08:50:30"] [WhiteElo "1530"] [BlackElo "1516"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+95"] [BlackRatingDiff "-12"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [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] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 4... Nd7 { [%eval 0.93] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.68] } 5... Ngf6 { [%eval 0.59] } 6. Bg5 { [%eval 0.05] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.08] } 7... Nxf6 { [%eval 0.13] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.07] } 8... b6?? { (0.07 → 2.97) Blunder. c6 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (8... c6 9. Qd3 Be7 10. O-O-O O-O 11. Bb3 Qc7 12. Rhg1 Kh8 13. a3 Rb8 14. g4) 9. Nc6 { [%eval 2.99] } 9... Qd7 { [%eval 2.97] } 10. Bb5 { [%eval 2.98] } 10... Bb7 { [%eval 3.52] } 11. Ne5 { [%eval 3.34] } 11... Qxb5? { (3.34 → 5.39) Mistake. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 5.39] } (11... dxe5 12. Bxd7+ Nxd7 13. Qh5 Rd8 14. O-O-O Be7 15. Qh3 Bc8 16. g4 O-O 17. Qg3) 12. Nxb5 { [%eval 5.48] } 12... dxe5 { [%eval 6.61] } 13. Nxc7+ { [%eval 6.66] } 13... Ke7 { [%eval 6.58] } 14. Nxa8 { [%eval 6.5] } 14... Bxa8 { [%eval 6.6] } 15. Qd3 { [%eval 6.85] } 15... Bxe4 { [%eval 6.7] } 16. Qa3+ { [%eval 6.15] } 16... Ke6 { [%eval 6.04] } 17. Qxa7 { [%eval 4.84] } 17... Bxg2 { [%eval 5.57] } 18. Qxb6+ { [%eval 5.59] } 18... Kf5 { [%eval 5.56] } 19. Rg1 { [%eval 5.41] } 19... Be4 { [%eval 5.84] } 20. Qe3 { [%eval 5.57] } 20... Ke6 { [%eval 6.5] } 21. O-O-O { [%eval 6.22] } 21... Bg6 { [%eval 8.29] } 22. Qh3+ { [%eval 7.68] } 22... Bf5 { [%eval 9.99] } 23. Qb3+ { [%eval 9.04] } 23... Ke7? { (9.04 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (23... Nd5 24. Qxd5+ Kf6 25. Qd8+ Be7 26. Qxh8 h5 27. Kb1 Bg4 28. Rxg4 hxg4 29. a4) 24. Qb7+? { (Mate in 7 → 8.50) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qb4+ was best. } { [%eval 8.5] } (24. Qb4+ Ke8 25. Qb8+ Bc8 26. Qxc8+ Ke7 27. Qf5 Ke8 28. Qxe5+ Be7 29. Qb8+ Bd8) 24... Ke6? { (8.50 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (24... Nd7 25. Rxd7+ Bxd7 26. Rd1 Ke6 27. Qxd7+ Kf6 28. Qc6+ Kf5 29. Qf3+ Ke6 30. Qg4+) 25. Qc6+ { [%eval #2] } 25... Ke7 { [%eval #2] } 26. Qd6+ { [%eval #1] } 26... Ke8 { [%eval #1] } 27. Qd8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0