[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vtCnOsdc"] [Date "2026.04.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Arjun_deepu"] [Black "polluxed"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "vtCnOsdc"] [UTCDate "2026.04.24"] [UTCTime "07:05:27"] [WhiteElo "970"] [BlackElo "966"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+9"] [BlackRatingDiff "-6"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [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 0.48] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.31] } 3... f5? { (0.31 → 1.51) Mistake. c5 was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (3... c5 4. Bc4 Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. a4 h6 7. h3 Be6 8. O-O) 4. exf5 { [%eval 0.92] } 4... Bxf5 { [%eval 1.35] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.81] } 5... Nf6 { [%eval 0.85] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.79] } 6... Qe7?! { (0.79 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (6... Nc6 7. d4 Bg4 8. Re1 Be7 9. Be3 Qd7 10. h3 Bh5 11. dxe5) 7. Nd5?! { (1.60 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (7. Re1 Nbd7 8. d4 O-O-O 9. a4 c6 10. a5 d5 11. Nxe5 Nxe5) 7... Qd7?! { (0.82 → 1.39) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.39] } (7... Nxd5 8. Bxd5 c6 9. Bb3 Nd7 10. d4 O-O-O 11. Bg5 Nf6 12. Qe1 h6 13. Bh4) 8. Nxf6+?! { (1.39 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (8. d4 Nc6 9. dxe5 dxe5 10. Bg5 Nxd5 11. Bxd5 h6 12. Bh4 g5 13. Bxc6 bxc6) 8... gxf6 { [%eval 0.55] } 9. Bd5? { (0.55 → -0.54) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (9. d4 Nc6 10. d5 Ne7 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. Qd3 Bg7 13. f4 O-O 14. f5 Bh5) 9... Nc6 { [%eval -0.55] } 10. Bxc6?! { (-0.55 → -1.36) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -1.36] } (10. Nh4 Bg4 11. f3 Be6 12. Bxe6 Qxe6 13. f4 O-O-O 14. d3 d5 15. fxe5 Bc5+) 10... Qxc6 { [%eval -1.16] } 11. b3? { (-1.16 → -2.45) Mistake. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval -2.45] } (11. Nh4 Qxc2 12. Nxf5 Qxf5 13. f4 e4 14. d3 exd3 15. Qa4+ c6 16. Re1+ Be7) 11... O-O-O { [%eval -2.02] } 12. Ba3?! { (-2.02 → -2.71) Inaccuracy. Ne1 was best. } { [%eval -2.71] } (12. Ne1 Rg8 13. Qh5 Qd7 14. f3 d5 15. d4 exd4 16. Qh4 c5 17. Qxf6 Rg6) 12... d5?! { (-2.71 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. Qxc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (12... Qxc2 13. Qxc2 Bxc2 14. d4 Rg8 15. Rfe1 b6 16. Bb2 h5 17. g3 Bh7 18. Rad1) 13. Bxf8 { [%eval -1.46] } 13... Rdxf8 { [%eval -1.47] } 14. Nh4 { [%eval -1.91] } 14... Bd7 { [%eval -1.4] } 15. d3 { [%eval -1.75] } 15... Rhg8 { [%eval -1.57] } 16. c4? { (-1.57 → -3.10) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.1] } (16. Qd2 f5 17. f4 e4 18. g3 Qf6 19. Ng2 d4 20. dxe4 fxe4 21. c3 Bb5) 16... d4?! { (-3.10 → -1.88) Inaccuracy. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.88] } (16... Rg4 17. Nf3 dxc4 18. Ne1 cxb3 19. Rc1 Qd6 20. axb3 Rd8 21. Rc4 Rxc4 22. bxc4) 17. a4? { (-1.88 → -3.86) Mistake. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval -3.86] } (17. Qd2 Rg5 18. f4 Rg4 19. Nf3 Rxf4 20. Rf2 Qe6 21. Raf1 Bc6 22. b4) 17... Bh3?? { (-3.86 → -1.18) Blunder. Rg4 was best. } { [%eval -1.18] } (17... Rg4 18. b4 Rxh4 19. b5 Qe6 20. Qe2 Rg8 21. f3 Qh3 22. g3 b6 23. a5) 18. b4?? { (-1.18 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%eval #-5] } (18. f3 Bd7 19. Qe1 Re8 20. b4 f5 21. b5 Qh6 22. a5 Rg5 23. Ra2 Rh5) 18... Rxg2+ { [%eval #-4] } 19. Kh1 { [%eval #-4] } 19... Rg4+?? { (Mate in 4 → -4.42) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg1+ was best. } { [%eval -4.42] } (19... Rg1+ 20. Kxg1 Rg8+ 21. Qg4+ Rxg4+ 22. Ng2 Qxg2#) 20. Nf3?? { (-4.42 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f3 was best. } { [%eval #-2] } (20. f3 Rxh4 21. Rf2 e4 22. b5 Qe6 23. b6 a5 24. Rb2 Rg8 25. c5 e3) 20... Rfg8 { [%eval #-3] } 21. b5 { [%eval #-2] } 21... Rg1+?? { (Mate in 2 → 3.66) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bg2+ was best. } { [%eval 3.66] } (21... Bg2+ 22. Kg1 Bxf3#) 22. Rxg1 { [%eval 3.54] } 22... Bg2+? { (3.54 → 7.00) Mistake. Rxg1+ was best. } { [%eval 7.0] } (22... Rxg1+ 23. Kxg1 Qe6 24. Ne1 e4 25. Qe2 e3 26. Kh1 h5 27. fxe3 dxe3 28. Qxh5) 23. Rxg2 { [%eval 6.81] } 23... Qd7?? { (6.81 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval #9] } (23... Qe6 24. Rxg8+ Qxg8 25. Qf1 Qg6 26. Qh3+ Kd8 27. Ng1 f5 28. c5 e4 29. dxe4) 24. Rxg8+ { [%eval #8] } 24... Qd8 { [%eval #8] } 25. Rxd8+ { [%eval #12] } 25... Kxd8 { [%eval 10.61] } 26. Qg1 { [%eval 10.24] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval 10.51] } 27. a5 { [%eval 10.2] } 27... a6?! { (10.20 → Mate in 6) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #6] } (27... Kf7 28. Qg3 e4 29. Rg1 h5 30. Qg8+ Ke7) 28. bxa6?! { (Mate in 6 → 10.34) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qg7+ was best. } { [%eval 10.34] } (28. Qg7+ Ke6 29. Rg1 axb5 30. Qg8+ Kd6 31. Qd5+ Ke7 32. Rg7+ Kf8 33. Qf7#) 28... bxa6?! { (10.34 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval #5] } (28... Kf7 29. h4 bxa6 30. Qg3 e4 31. Rg1 Ke8) 29. Rb1 { [%eval #5] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval #5] } 30. Rb7 { [%eval #4] } 30... Kd6 { [%eval #4] } 31. Ra7 { [%eval #4] } 31... Kc6 { [%eval #3] } 32. Rxa6+ { [%eval #4] } 32... Kb7 { [%eval #4] } 33. Rxf6 { [%eval #4] } { Black resigns. } 1-0