[Event "NM knightking64 simul"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wlHpxhq2"] [Date "2024.04.19"] [White "knightking64"] [Black "karthikveeramani"] [Result "1-0"] [UTCDate "2024.04.19"] [UTCTime "03:12:38"] [WhiteElo "2412"] [BlackElo "1619"] [WhiteTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+5"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 d6 4. d4 Nbd7 { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. dxe5?! { (0.57 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (5. Bc4 Be7 6. a4 O-O 7. O-O h6 8. h3 c6 9. Re1 a5) 5... dxe5 6. Bc4 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Qe8 10. Re1 b6 11. Nb5 Bb7 12. Nxd6 cxd6 13. Nd2 Nc5?? { (0.49 → 3.90) Blunder. Qc8 was best. } (13... Qc8 14. Bf1 d5 15. Bxf6 Nxf6 16. exd5 Bxd5 17. Rxe5 Qc7 18. Re3 Rad8 19. Rd3 Bb7 20. h3) 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Qg4+?! { (3.68 → 2.77) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (15. Re3 Ne6 16. Qh5 Kg7 17. Rg3+ Ng5 18. h4 Rh8 19. Qf3 Qd7 20. Nf1 Rh7 21. hxg5 hxg5) 15... Kh7?! { (2.77 → 4.06) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (15... Kh8 16. Qh4 Kh7 17. Re3 Rg8 18. Qxf6 Ne6 19. Rf3 Rg7 20. Rg3 Rxg3 21. fxg3 Rc8 22. Qf5+) 16. Qf5+ Kg7 17. Re3 Qe7?? { (3.73 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } (17... Rg8 18. Rg3+ Kf8 19. Qxf6 Rxg3 20. fxg3 b5 21. Qxd6+ Kg7 22. Bxf7 Qxf7 23. Qxc5 Rc8 24. Qxe5+) 18. Rg3+ Kh8 19. Rh3?? { (Mate in 4 → 4.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qh5 was best. } (19. Qh5 Kh7 20. Rh3 Kg8 21. Qxh6 Ne6 22. Qh8#) 19... Bc8?? { (4.62 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rg8 was best. } (19... Rg8 20. b4 Ne6 21. Bxe6 fxe6 22. Rxh6+ Kg7 23. Rh7+ Kf8 24. Rxe7 exf5 25. Rxb7 Rc8 26. exf5) 20. Rxh6+ Kg7 21. Qh7# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0