[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/eXd9rFMK"] [Date "2026.05.18"] [Round "-"] [White "CopperStoriedLion"] [Black "nach2404"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "eXd9rFMK"] [UTCDate "2026.05.18"] [UTCTime "04:22:36"] [WhiteElo "800"] [BlackElo "1289"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1 day 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 0.55] } 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... Bg4?! { (0.51 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (5... Nc6 6. Bb5 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Qb8 9. O-O Qb6 10. Be3) 6. f3 { [%eval 1.15] } 6... Be6 { [%eval 1.05] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval 0.83] } 7... d5? { (0.83 → 2.61) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.61] } (7... a6 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O-O Be7 11. g4 Nd7 12. g5) 8. exd5?! { (2.61 → 1.75) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 1.75] } (8. Qe2 Be7 9. O-O-O O-O 10. exd5 Bc8 11. Ndb5 Ne8 12. Kb1 Na6 13. h4 Nc5) 8... Bxd5? { (1.75 → 3.13) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (8... Nxd5 9. Nxe6 fxe6 10. Nxd5 exd5 11. Qd2 Be7 12. O-O-O c6 13. c4 O-O 14. g3) 9. Qe2+ { [%eval 3.06] } 9... Be7 { [%eval 3.64] } 10. O-O-O { [%eval 3.53] } 10... O-O { [%eval 3.72] } 11. g4?? { (3.72 → 1.46) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (11. Nf5 Nc6 12. Bg5 Re8 13. Nxe7+ Nxe7 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Ne4 Kg7 16. c4 Ng6) 11... Nc6?! { (1.46 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (11... Re8 12. Nf5 c6 13. Nxe7+ Rxe7 14. Qd2 Rd7 15. Qf2 Be6 16. Bd3 Nd5 17. Be5) 12. Qe3?? { (2.34 → -2.47) Blunder. Ndb5 was best. } { [%eval -2.47] } (12. Ndb5 Nb4 13. g5 c6 14. gxf6 Bxf6 15. a3 cxb5 16. axb4 Bxc3 17. bxc3 Re8) 12... Nxd4 { [%eval -2.36] } 13. Qxd4? { (-2.36 → -3.87) Mistake. g5 was best. } { [%eval -3.87] } (13. g5 Bc5 14. gxf6 Bxf3 15. Qe5 Qxf6 16. Qxf6 gxf6 17. Rg1+ Kh8 18. Rd3 Nf5) 13... Bxf3 { [%eval -3.84] } 14. Rg1 { [%eval -4.4] } 14... Bxd1 { [%eval -4.35] } 15. Qxd1 { [%eval -4.33] } 15... Qxd1+ { [%eval -4.25] } 16. Kxd1 { [%eval -4.53] } 16... Rad8+ { [%eval -4.51] } 17. Bd3 { [%eval -4.53] } 17... Ne4?? { (-4.53 → 2.40) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.4] } (17... Bd6 18. Bxd6 Rxd6 19. g5 Nd5 20. Ne4 Rdd8 21. Kd2 Nb4 22. Rg4 Nxd3 23. cxd3) 18. Bxc7?? { (2.40 → -4.13) Blunder. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval -4.13] } (18. Nxe4 c6 19. Ke2 h6 20. Bg3 Rd5 21. b3 b5 22. a4 a6 23. h4 f5) 18... Rc8?! { (-4.13 → -2.85) Inaccuracy. Nf2+ was best. } { [%eval -2.85] } (18... Nf2+ 19. Ke2 Rd7 20. Bg3 Nxd3 21. cxd3 Rc8 22. Bf2 Bf6 23. Bxa7 Bxc3 24. bxc3) 19. Bf4?! { (-2.85 → -3.84) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.84] } (19. Nd5 Bc5 20. Rf1 Nf2+ 21. Rxf2 Bxf2 22. Ne7+ Kh8 23. Nxc8 Rxc8 24. Bf4 Rd8) 19... Nf2+ { [%eval -3.8] } 20. Ke2 { [%eval -3.92] } 20... Nxd3 { [%eval -3.99] } 21. cxd3 { [%eval -4.05] } 21... Bc5 { [%eval -3.89] } 22. Rg3 { [%eval -4.14] } 22... Bb4?! { (-4.14 → -3.01) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -3.01] } (22... Rc6 23. Rf3 Bd4 24. Kd2 h6 25. a4 Rg6 26. h3 f5 27. Nd5 Re8 28. gxf5) 23. Nd5?! { (-3.01 → -4.48) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -4.48] } (23. d4 Rfd8 24. Kd3 Bd6 25. Rf3 Bxf4 26. Rxf4 Rd6 27. d5 Rh6 28. Rb4 Rb6) 23... Bc5 { [%eval -3.7] } 24. b4 { [%eval -4.05] } 24... Bd4?? { (-4.05 → 0.04) Blunder. Rfe8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.04] } (24... Rfe8+ 25. Kd2 Bf8 26. a3 Red8 27. Ne3 a5 28. bxa5 Bxa3 29. Ke2 Bc1 30. g5) 25. Ne7+ { [%eval 0.01] } 25... Kh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Nxc8 { [%eval 0.01] } 26... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.16] } 27. Bd6?! { (0.16 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (27. Kf3 Rd8 28. Rg2 h5 29. gxh5 Bc3 30. Rc2 Rxd3+ 31. Ke4 Rh3 32. a3 Ba1) 27... Rc2+ { [%eval -0.57] } 28. Kf3 { [%eval -0.65] } 28... Rxa2?! { (-0.65 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rxh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (28... Rxh2 29. Ke4 Bf6 30. Kd5 Rh4 31. Bc5 h5 32. g5 Bb2 33. d4 b6 34. Rd3) 29. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Bf2 { [%eval 0.22] } 30. Rf3 { [%eval 0.01] } 30... Bb6?? { (0.01 → 3.26) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (30... Kg8 31. Kd5 h6 32. h3 Rb2 33. d4 Rd2 34. Rf4 g5 35. Re4 Rd1 36. b5) 31. d4?? { (3.26 → 0.22) Blunder. Rxf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (31. Rxf7 Re2+ 32. Kd5 h5 33. gxh5 Rd2 34. Kc4 Rc2+ 35. Kb3 Rf2 36. Rxb7 Rf5) 31... Rxh2?? { (0.22 → 5.62) Blunder. Kg8 was best. } { [%eval 5.62] } (31... Kg8 32. Rc3 Re2+ 33. Kd3 Re8 34. h3 a5 35. bxa5 Bxa5 36. Rb3 b6 37. Kc4) 32. Rc3?? { (5.62 → -0.14) Blunder. Bxh2 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (32. Bxh2 Kg8 33. Rc3 h5 34. gxh5 a5 35. Rc8+ Kh7 36. bxa5 Bxa5 37. d5 g6) 32... h6?? { (-0.14 → 5.79) Blunder. Re2+ was best. } { [%eval 5.79] } (32... Re2+ 33. Kf3 Re8 34. Bc5 g5 35. Bxb6 axb6 36. Rc7 Re1 37. d5 Kg7 38. d6) 33. Rc8+ { [%eval 5.63] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 5.26] } 34. Bc5?? { (5.26 → 0.00) Blunder. Bxh2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (34. Bxh2 a5 35. bxa5 Bxa5 36. Bd6 Kg6 37. d5 Kg5 38. Kf3 f5 39. Be7+ Kg6) 34... Bxc5? { (0.00 → 1.66) Mistake. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 1.66] } (34... Rh4 35. d5 Rxg4+ 36. Kd3 Rg3+ 37. Ke4) 35. bxc5 { [%eval 0.97] } 35... a5? { (0.97 → 2.45) Mistake. Kg6 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (35... Kg6 36. Rb8 Re2+ 37. Kf4 Kf6 38. Rxb7 Ke6 39. Rxa7 Kd5 40. Rd7+ Kc6 41. Rd8) 36. d5 { [%eval 2.3] } 36... a4 { [%eval 2.5] } 37. d6 { [%eval 2.48] } 37... a3 { [%eval 2.12] } 38. d7?? { (2.12 → 0.00) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (38. Ra8 a2 39. Kd3 Rh3+ 40. Kd2 Rh2+ 41. Kc3 Rh3+ 42. Kb2 Rd3 43. Kxa2 Kg6) 38... a2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. d8=Q?? { (0.00 → -6.22) Blunder. Rh8+ was best. } { [%eval -6.22] } (39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. d8=Q+ Kh7 41. Qa8 g6 42. Ke5 Rf2 43. Qa3 h5 44. gxh5 gxh5) 39... a1=Q { [%eval -5.66] } 40. Qh8+?! { (-5.66 → -9.47) Inaccuracy. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -9.47] } (40. Qd3 g6 41. Rc7 Qe1+ 42. Kd4 Rd2 43. Rxf7+ Kg8 44. Rf3 Rxd3+ 45. Rxd3 Kg7) 40... Kg6 { [%eval -8.64] } 41. Rg8? { (-8.64 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxh6+ was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (41. Qxh6+ Rxh6 42. c6 Qe1+ 43. Kd4 Qg1+ 44. Kd5 bxc6+ 45. Rxc6+ Kg5 46. Rc5 Qxg4) 41... Qa4+ { [%eval #-6] } 42. Kd5 { [%eval #-2] } 42... Qd7+ { [%eval #-4] } 43. Ke5 { [%eval #-4] } 43... Qxg4?? { (Mate in 4 → Mate in 2) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Re2+ was best. } { [%eval #2] } (43... Re2+ 44. Kf4 Qd4+ 45. Kg3 Qf2+ 46. Kh3 Re3#) 44. Qxg7+ { [%eval #1] } 44... Kh5 { [%eval #1] } 45. Qxf7+ { [%eval #7] } 45... Kh4 { [%eval #7] } 46. Rxg4+ { [%eval #6] } 46... Kxg4 { [%eval #6] } 47. Qf4+ { [%eval #5] } 47... Kh3 { [%eval #5] } 48. Qf3+ { [%eval #4] } 48... Kh4 { [%eval #4] } 49. Qf4+ { [%eval #5] } 49... Kh3 { [%eval 77.33] } 50. Qxh6+ { [%eval 77.62] } 50... Kg2 { [%eval 70.06] } 51. Qd2+? { (70.06 → 5.46) Mistake. Qxh2+ was best. } { [%eval 5.46] } (51. Qxh2+ Kxh2 52. Kd6 Kh3 53. Kd7 Kg3 54. Kc7 Kh2 55. Kxb7 Kg2 56. Kc7 Kf2) 51... Kh1 { [%eval 5.14] } 52. Qd5+ { [%eval 10.59] } 52... Kg1 { [%eval 10.27] } 53. Qxb7 { [%eval 7.86] } 53... Re2+ { [%eval 6.7] } 54. Kd5?! { (6.70 → 5.16) Inaccuracy. Kf4 was best. } { [%eval 5.16] } (54. Kf4 Re8 55. Qf7 Re2 56. Qd5 Kf1 57. Qc4 Kf2 58. c6 Re1 59. Qc2+ Kg1) 54... Rd2+?! { (5.16 → 9.20) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 9.2] } (54... Kf2 55. Qb4 Rc2 56. Qh4+ Kf1 57. Qh1+ Ke2 58. Qe4+ Kd2 59. Qxc2+ Kxc2 60. Kd4) 55. Kc6 { [%eval 6.15] } 55... Rg2 { [%eval 6.6] } 56. Qb1+ { [%eval 5.56] } 56... Kh2 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 5.66] } 57. Kb5 { [%eval 6.34] } 57... Rg8?? { (6.34 → Mate in 8) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg5 was best. } { [%eval #8] } (57... Rg5 58. Qc2+ Kg3 59. Qc3+ Kg4 60. Qd4+ Kh5 61. Qf4 Rg8 62. Qf7+ Rg6 63. c6) 58. c6?? { (Mate in 8 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (58. Qh7+ Kg2 59. Qxg8+ Kf3 60. c6 Kf4 61. c7 Ke3 62. c8=Q Kf4 63. Qh3 Ke4) 58... Rb8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Rxb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. c7 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Rc1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Rd1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Rc1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Rb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Rd1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Kc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 68. c8=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 68... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Kxc8 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2