[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/nagsUnVS"] [Date "2026.05.31"] [Round "-"] [White "hyperLondonKID"] [Black "Kartikeyan_2012"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "nagsUnVS"] [UTCDate "2026.05.31"] [UTCTime "10:33:21"] [WhiteElo "2203"] [BlackElo "2229"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+62"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... e5 { [%eval 0.45] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.38] } 4... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.44] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.36] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.35] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.37] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.35] } 7. h3 { [%eval 0.3] } 7... c6 { [%eval 0.36] } 8. a4 { [%eval 0.57] } 8... h6 { [%eval 0.54] } 9. Re1 { [%eval 0.57] } 9... Re8 { [%eval 0.55] } 10. a5 { [%eval 0.46] } 10... exd4 { [%eval 0.56] } 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.65] } 11... Bf8 { [%eval 0.51] } 12. Bf4 { [%eval 0.51] } 12... Nc5 { [%eval 0.63] } 13. e5 { [%eval 0.46] } 13... dxe5 { [%eval 0.53] } 14. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.49] } 14... Ne6?! { (0.49 → 1.21) Inaccuracy. Ncd7 was best. } { [%eval 1.21] } (14... Ncd7 15. Bg3 Rxe1+ 16. Qxe1 Nb6 17. Nxc6 bxc6 18. axb6 Qxb6 19. Be5 Bf5 20. Bxf6) 15. Nf5 { [%eval 1.06] } 15... Nd7 { [%eval 1.46] } 16. Bg3 { [%eval 1.55] } 16... Nf6 { [%eval 1.58] } 17. Bh4 { [%eval 1.41] } 17... g5 { [%eval 1.59] } 18. Bg3 { [%eval 1.66] } 18... Nc5? { (1.66 → 3.66) Mistake. Qxd1 was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (18... Qxd1 19. Raxd1 b5 20. Ba2 Nc7 21. Nxh6+ Bxh6 22. Bxc7 Bf5 23. Bb3 Bf8 24. g4) 19. Rxe8 { [%eval 3.7] } 19... Qxe8 { [%eval 3.74] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval 3.59] } 20... Bxd6 { [%eval 3.43] } 21. Qxd6 { [%eval 3.18] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval 3.66] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 3.35] } 22... Bd7?! { (3.35 → 4.79) Inaccuracy. Qf8 was best. } { [%eval 4.79] } (22... Qf8 23. Qd3 Ne8 24. Be5 Qb4 25. a6 b6 26. Bb3 Qe7 27. Ne4 Nf8 28. Bc3) 23. Qb4?! { (4.79 → 3.07) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 3.07] } (23. Be5 Nh7 24. Ne4 Qd8 25. Bc3 Qc7 26. Bxe6 Qxd6 27. Bxf7+ Kxf7 28. Nxd6+ Kf8) 23... Qc8?! { (3.07 → 4.25) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (23... b5 24. axb6 axb6 25. Qxb6 Qd8 26. Qe3 Ng7 27. Qf3 Nf5 28. Be5 Qe7 29. Qd1) 24. Qb3?! { (4.25 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. Be5 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (24. Be5 Ne8 25. Ne4 b5 26. axb6 axb6 27. Qxb6 Qd8 28. Qe3 N6c7 29. Nc5 Nd5) 24... Nh5?! { (3.18 → 4.26) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (24... b5 25. axb6 axb6 26. Qxb6 Qf8 27. Bxe6 Bxe6 28. Qxc6 Rc8 29. Qf3 Ne8 30. Re3) 25. Bh2 { [%eval 4.01] } 25... Nhg7?! { (4.01 → 5.07) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 5.07] } (25... b5 26. axb6 axb6 27. Ne4 Qd8 28. Be5 Ra5 29. Qc3 b5 30. b4 Ra8 31. Be2) 26. Ne4 { [%eval 4.98] } { Black resigns. } 1-0