[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ul49EyrS"] [Date "2026.01.20"] [Round "-"] [White "rgraffe"] [Black "Nik_G"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "ul49EyrS"] [UTCDate "2026.01.20"] [UTCTime "11:42:44"] [WhiteElo "970"] [BlackElo "910"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+5"] [BlackRatingDiff "-19"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Larsen 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] } 4... g6 { [%eval 0.71] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.27] } 5... Qe7? { (0.27 → 1.42) Mistake. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.42] } (5... Bg7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Bf4 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. O-O) 6. O-O { [%eval 1.2] } 6... Bg7?! { (1.20 → 1.87) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.87] } (6... c5 7. Nb5 a6 8. N5c3 Nd7 9. Nd5 Qd8 10. Bg5 Qxg5 11. Nc7+) 7. Nc3 { [%eval 1.32] } 7... c5?? { (1.32 → 4.63) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.63] } (7... Be6 8. Nxe6 fxe6 9. Qg4 Nd7 10. Bg5 Ngf6 11. Qxe6 Qxe6 12. Bxe6) 8. Ndb5 { [%eval 4.52] } 8... a6?! { (4.52 → 6.79) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 6.79] } (8... Kf8 9. Nd5 Qh4 10. g3 Qh3 11. Nxd6 Nc6 12. Nf4 Qd7 13. Nxf7 Qxd1 14. Rxd1) 9. Nxd6+ { [%eval 6.67] } 9... Kd7 { [%eval 7.64] } 10. Nxf7+ { [%eval 7.85] } 10... Ke8 { [%eval 7.06] } 11. Nxh8 { [%eval 6.77] } 11... Be6 { [%eval 6.68] } 12. Bg5 { [%eval 6.66] } 12... Qxg5 { [%eval 6.59] } 13. Bxe6 { [%eval 6.66] } 13... Nf6 { [%eval 9.37] } 14. Bf7+ { [%eval 7.04] } 14... Kf8? { (7.04 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ke7 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (14... Ke7 15. e5 Bxh8 16. f4 Qf5 17. Bc4 Nc6 18. exf6+ Bxf6 19. Nd5+ Kf8 20. Nxf6) 15. Qd6# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0