[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/m9UeVWEZ"] [Date "2026.05.23"] [Round "-"] [White "ydeal"] [Black "ldrdl"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "m9UeVWEZ"] [UTCDate "2026.05.23"] [UTCTime "05:07:49"] [WhiteElo "845"] [BlackElo "890"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+22"] [BlackRatingDiff "-29"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.72] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.58] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.72] } 5. b3?! { (0.72 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (5. Bb5 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bd7 7. Bxc6 bxc6 8. Qf3 Rb8 9. b3 c5) 5... exd4?! { (-0.34 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (5... d5 6. Bb5 Nxe4 7. Nxe4 dxe4 8. Bxc6+ bxc6 9. Nxe5 Bb4+ 10. Bd2) 6. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.17] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 7. exd5 { [%eval -0.1] } 7... Nxd4? { (-0.10 → 1.55) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 1.55] } (7... Bb4 8. Nb5 a6 9. dxc6 Qe7+ 10. Qe2 axb5 11. Qxe7+ Kxe7 12. Bd2 bxc6 13. Bd3) 8. Qxd4 { [%eval 1.38] } 8... c6?! { (1.38 → 2.15) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 2.15] } (8... Bd6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. O-O O-O 11. Bg5 Bf5 12. Bd3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 h6 14. Bh4) 9. Bg5?! { (2.15 → 1.42) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (9. Bb2 Nxd5 10. O-O-O Qg5+ 11. Kb1 Be6 12. Be2 Nxc3+ 13. Qxc3 Rd8 14. g3 h5) 9... cxd5?? { (1.42 → 4.07) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (9... Ba3 10. Rd1 h6 11. Qe3+ Qe7 12. Bxf6 Qxe3+ 13. fxe3 gxf6 14. Rd4 Bb2 15. Kd2) 10. Nxd5?? { (4.07 → 0.03) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (10. Bb5+ Bd7 11. O-O-O Ba3+ 12. Kb1 Bxb5 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Nxb5 Be7 15. Nc3 Qb6) 10... h6?? { (0.03 → 7.19) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 7.19] } (10... Qxd5 11. Bxf6 Qa5+ 12. b4 Bxb4+ 13. c3 gxf6 14. cxb4 Qe5+ 15. Qxe5+ fxe5 16. g3) 11. Bh4?? { (7.19 → 0.09) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.09] } (11. Bb5+ Bd7 12. Bxf6 Qa5+ 13. Nc3 Bxb5 14. Qe4+ Kd7 15. O-O-O+ Kc7 16. Be5+ Kb6) 11... g5?? { (0.09 → 9.45) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 9.45] } (11... Qxd5 12. Bxf6 Qa5+ 13. b4 Bxb4+ 14. c3 gxf6 15. cxb4 Qe5+ 16. Qxe5+ fxe5 17. Be2) 12. Bg3?? { (9.45 → 1.93) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 1.93] } (12. Bb5+ Nd7 13. Qe5+ Qe7 14. Nxe7 f6 15. Qxf6 Rh7 16. Nd5 Be7 17. Qg6+ Rf7) 12... Nh5?? { (1.93 → 8.75) Blunder. Qxd5 was best. } { [%eval 8.75] } (12... Qxd5 13. Qxf6 Qe6+ 14. Qxe6+ Bxe6 15. Be5 Rg8 16. Bb5+ Bd7 17. Bd3 Bb4+ 18. c3) 13. Qxh8?! { (8.75 → 5.10) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 5.1] } (13. Bb5+ Bd7 14. Qe5+ Qe7 15. Bxd7+ Kxd7 16. Nxe7 Bg7 17. O-O-O+ Ke8 18. Qb5+ Kf8) 13... Qxd5 { [%eval 5.44] } 14. Bc4?! { (5.44 → 3.98) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 3.98] } (14. Bb5+ Ke7 15. O-O Qxb5 16. Bd6+ Kxd6 17. Qxf8+ Kc7 18. Qxf7+ Bd7 19. Qxh5 Qf5) 14... Qa5+ { [%eval 4.42] } 15. c3 { [%eval 4.5] } 15... Ng7 { [%eval 5.65] } 16. O-O { [%eval 5.67] } 16... Qxc3?! { (5.67 → 7.90) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 7.9] } (16... Be6 17. Rfe1 O-O-O 18. Bxe6+ Nxe6 19. Qf6 Qd5 20. Qxf7 Nf4 21. Qxd5 Rxd5 22. Re8+) 17. Rae1+ { [%eval 7.76] } 17... Qxe1 { [%eval 8.51] } 18. Rxe1+ { [%eval 7.95] } 18... Ne6? { (7.95 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Be6 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (18... Be6 19. Bd6 O-O-O 20. Bxf8 Bxc4 21. Qxg7 Be6 22. Qe5 Bd5 23. Rd1 f6 24. Qc3+) 19. Bb5+? { (Mate in 7 → 8.49) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 8.49] } (19. Bd6 Kd7 20. Bxe6+ fxe6 21. Bxf8 Kc6 22. Qc3+ Kb6 23. Re5 h5 24. Qc5+ Ka6) 19... Bd7 { [%eval 8.32] } 20. a4 { [%eval 6.97] } 20... a6 { [%eval 8.33] } 21. Bc4 { [%eval 8.02] } 21... b5 { [%eval 9.49] } 22. Bd5 { [%eval 9.18] } 22... Rc8? { (9.18 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #11] } (22... Ke7 23. Bxa8 bxa4 24. bxa4 Bxa4 25. Kh1 Bd1 26. Qe5 Bg4 27. f3 h5 28. fxg4) 23. Bb7? { (Mate in 11 → 8.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 8.0] } (23. Bd6 Kd8 24. Bxe6 Bxe6 25. Qxf8+ Kd7 26. Qe7+ Kc6 27. Be5 Bxb3 28. Qd6+ Kb7) 23... Rc7 { [%eval 10.96] } 24. Bxc7 { [%eval 10.74] } 24... bxa4?! { (10.74 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #4] } (24... Ke7 25. a5 Be8 26. Be5 Bd7 27. Bd5 g4 28. Rd1 g3 29. fxg3 Bg7 30. Bxg7) 25. bxa4?! { (Mate in 4 → 10.99) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 10.99] } (25. Bd6 Kd8 26. Rxe6 Be8 27. Qxf8 fxe6 28. Qe7#) 25... Bxa4 { [%eval 10.71] } 26. Bd5 { [%eval #11] } 26... Kd7 { [%eval #12] } 27. Be5 { [%eval 10.42] } 27... Bb4?! { (10.42 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (27... Ba3 28. Bxe6+ fxe6 29. Qh7+ Ke8 30. Bf6 Bb3 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qd8+ Kc6 33. Qc8+) 28. Qf8?? { (Mate in 9 → 2.74) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bxe6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (28. Bxe6+ fxe6 29. Rc1 Bc6 30. Qh7+ Be7 31. Bf6 Kc7 32. Qxe7+ Kb6 33. Qxe6 Kb7) 28... Nxf8 { [%eval 3.24] } 29. Bxf7?? { (3.24 → -3.80) Blunder. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -3.8] } (29. Ra1 Bb5 30. Bxf7 Ke7 31. Rb1 a5 32. Ba2 Ba4 33. Bg7 h5 34. Bb2 Ne6) 29... Bxe1 { [%eval -3.72] } 30. Kf1 { [%eval -4.18] } 30... Bb4 { [%eval -4.17] } 31. g3 { [%eval -4.07] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval -4.11] } 32. Bh5 { [%eval -4.3] } 32... Ke6?! { (-4.30 → -3.31) Inaccuracy. Be8 was best. } { [%eval -3.31] } (32... Be8 33. Bf6+ Kxf6 34. Bxe8 Ne6 35. f4 gxf4 36. gxf4 Ke7 37. f5 Nf4) 33. Bg7 { [%eval -3.33] } 33... Ng6?? { (-3.33 → 0.00) Blunder. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (33... Bb5+ 34. Kg1 Kf5 35. Bxh6 Ne6 36. h4 gxh4 37. gxh4 Be7 38. Bd1 Bxh4 39. f4) 34. Bxg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... a5 { [%eval 0.07] } 35. Bxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Be4 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Bb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... a4 { [%eval -0.1] } 39. Bg5+ { [%eval -0.24] } 39... Ke5 { [%eval -0.21] } 40. h5?? { (-0.21 → -5.20) Blunder. Bb1 was best. } { [%eval -5.2] } (40. Bb1 Bc4+ 41. Kg2 a3 42. f4+ Kd4 43. f5 Ke5 44. Kf3 a2 45. Bxa2 Bxa2) 40... a3?? { (-5.20 → -0.07) Blunder. Bc4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (40... Bc4+ 41. Kg2 Kxe4 42. h6 Bg8 43. Bc1 Kd3 44. Bb2 Kc2 45. Bh8 a3 46. f4) 41. Bb1 { [%eval -0.03] } 41... Bc4+ { [%eval -0.04] } 42. Kg2 { [%eval -0.07] } 42... Bd5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Kf1 { [%eval -0.02] } 43... Ba2?? { (-0.02 → 6.36) Blunder. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval 6.36] } (43... Bc3 44. h6 Ke6 45. Bc1 Bc4+ 46. Kg2 a2 47. Bxa2 Bxa2 48. Ba3 Bb1 49. Bf8) 44. Bxa2 { [%eval 6.31] } 44... Kf5 { [%eval 6.07] } 45. Be3 { [%eval 5.55] } 45... Kf6 { [%eval 5.41] } 46. h6 { [%eval 5.82] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval 7.21] } 47. Bb1+ { [%eval 6.98] } 47... Kf7 { [%eval 6.83] } 48. h7 { [%eval 5.3] } 48... Kg7?? { (5.30 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Bc3 was best. } { [%eval #7] } (48... Bc3 49. Bc5 Bh8 50. Bxa3 Ke8 51. Kg2 Kd7 52. Bc1 Kd6 53. Bg5 Kd7 54. Bd3) 49. Bd4+ { [%eval #6] } 49... Kh6 { [%eval #4] } 50. h8=Q+ { [%eval #3] } 50... Kg5 { [%eval #3] } 51. Qe5+ { [%eval #2] } 51... Kg4 { [%eval #2] } 52. Qf5+ { [%eval #1] } 52... Kh4 { [%eval #1] } 53. Bf6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0