[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/emXWIhpy"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "AndrewByrne"] [Black "selvinraj"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "emXWIhpy"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "06:46:42"] [WhiteElo "1203"] [BlackElo "1245"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+6"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense"] [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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.81] } 4... a6 { [%eval 1.31] } 5. dxe5 { [%eval 1.37] } 5... Bg4? { (1.37 → 3.01) Mistake. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (5... Nc6 6. Nc3 Bg4 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. h3 Bxf3 9. Qxf3 Ne5 10. Qe2) 6. O-O?? { (3.01 → 0.86) Blunder. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (6. Qd5 Be6 7. Qxb7 Nd7 8. Bxe6 fxe6 9. Nbd2 Qb8 10. Qxb8+ Rxb8) 6... Nc6 { [%eval 0.9] } 7. exd6 { [%eval 0.9] } 7... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.95] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 1.22] } 8... Qf6 { [%eval 1.29] } 9. Nd5 { [%eval 1.27] } 9... Qd8 { [%eval 1.77] } 10. h3 { [%eval 1.78] } 10... Be6 { [%eval 1.75] } 11. e5 { [%eval 1.75] } 11... Bxe5?! { (1.75 → 2.49) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.49] } (11... Bf8 12. Bb3 Nge7 13. Nf4 Qxd1 14. Rxd1 Bxb3 15. axb3 Rd8 16. Be3 Nf5 17. Kf1) 12. Re1 { [%eval 2.49] } 12... Bd6 { [%eval 2.49] } 13. b3?! { (2.49 → 1.85) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (13. Nf4 Bxf4 14. Bxf4 Nf6 15. Bxe6 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 fxe6 17. Rxe6+ Kf7 18. Ree1 Rac8) 13... Nf6?! { (1.85 → 2.83) Inaccuracy. Nge7 was best. } { [%eval 2.83] } (13... Nge7 14. Bb2 O-O 15. Nxe7+ Bxe7 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rxe6 Qxd1+ 18. Rxd1 Rfd8 19. Rxd8+) 14. Bb2 { [%eval 2.72] } 14... O-O?! { (2.72 → 3.75) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.75] } (14... Nxd5 15. Qxd5 Qe7 16. Qe4 Bb4 17. Bxg7 Bxe1 18. Bxh8 Bb4 19. c3 O-O-O 20. Bg7) 15. Bxf6? { (3.75 → 2.10) Mistake. Nxf6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bxe6 fxe6 17. Rxe6 Qd7 18. Rxf6 Rxf6 19. Bxf6 Qf5 20. Bc3 Re8) 15... gxf6 { [%eval 2.03] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval 1.71] } 16... Bxd5? { (1.71 → 3.65) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 3.65] } (16... Kg7 17. Nf4 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Be5 19. Nh5+ Kh7 20. Qc1 Qd6 21. Rb1 Rad8 22. Qe3) 17. Bxd5 { [%eval 3.39] } 17... Be5?! { (3.39 → 4.56) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (17... Bb4 18. Qd3 Kg7 19. Nh4 Rg8 20. Nf5+ Kf8 21. Red1 Qd7 22. Nxh6 Rg6 23. Nxf7) 18. Rad1 { [%eval 4.26] } 18... Re8?! { (4.26 → 6.79) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 6.79] } (18... Kg7 19. Qe2 Qd7 20. Nh4 Rae8 21. Be4 Bd6 22. Qf3 Ne7 23. Bxb7 Qb5 24. Rxe7) 19. Qxh6 { [%eval 6.09] } 19... Bc3?! { (6.09 → 9.97) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 9.97] } (19... Re7 20. Be4 f5 21. Nxe5 Qf8 22. Qg5+ Qg7 23. Qxg7+ Kxg7 24. Bxc6 bxc6 25. Nxc6) 20. Qg6+ { [%eval 9.66] } 20... Kh8 { [%eval #7] } 21. Qh6+ { [%eval #8] } 21... Kg8 { [%eval #8] } 22. Qg6+ { [%eval #7] } 22... Kh8 { [%eval #7] } 23. Bxf7 { [%eval #6] } 23... Rxe1+ { [%eval #6] } 24. Rxe1 { [%eval #5] } 24... Bxe1 { [%eval #1] } 25. Qh6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0