[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xhcwgfHh"] [Date "2026.03.26"] [Round "-"] [White "LAC54"] [Black "ob3rton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "xhcwgfHh"] [UTCDate "2026.03.26"] [UTCTime "20:18:00"] [WhiteElo "1977"] [BlackElo "1979"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [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] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 4. Qxd4 { [%eval 0.41] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.38] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval 0.34] } 5... Ne7 { [%eval 0.54] } 6. Bxc6+ { [%eval 0.01] } 6... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.06] } 7. Qc3? { (0.06 → -1.07) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.07] } (7. Qd3 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Nd5 Re8 10. O-O h6 11. Re1 Bf6) 7... d5 { [%eval -1.09] } 8. exd5?? { (-1.09 → -3.14) Blunder. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.14] } (8. Qd3 dxe4 9. Qxe4+ Qe7 10. Qxe7+ Bxe7 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. Nbd2 Nb4 13. O-O-O Nxa2+) 8... Bb4 { [%eval -3.13] } 9. dxc6 { [%eval -3.08] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval -3.06] } 10. Nxc3 { [%eval -2.98] } 10... bxc6 { [%eval -2.89] } 11. Bg5 { [%eval -3.15] } 11... f6 { [%eval -3.23] } 12. Be3 { [%eval -3.01] } 12... Ba6 { [%eval -2.62] } 13. Nd4 { [%eval -2.92] } 13... c5 { [%eval -2.38] } 14. Nb3?! { (-2.38 → -3.08) Inaccuracy. Ne6 was best. } { [%eval -3.08] } (14. Ne6 Qd7 15. Nxc5 Qd6 16. N5e4 Qc6 17. O-O-O O-O 18. Nd5 Rfe8 19. Nec3 Qb7) 14... Qd6 { [%eval -3.27] } 15. Bxc5?! { (-3.27 → -4.22) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -4.22] } (15. Ne4 Qc6 16. Ned2 O-O 17. Nxc5 Bc8 18. Nc4 Bg4 19. f3 Bf5 20. O-O-O Rad8) 15... Qe5+ { [%eval -4.13] } 16. Be3 { [%eval -4.18] } 16... O-O-O { [%eval -4.01] } 17. g3?! { (-4.01 → -5.45) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval -5.45] } (17. Nc5 f5 18. Nxa6 f4 19. O-O fxe3 20. Nb4 Qe6 21. Nd3 Rhe8 22. Na4 Qd5) 17... Qf5 { [%eval -5.43] } 18. Nd4 { [%eval -6.49] } 18... Rxd4 { [%eval -6.21] } 19. Bxd4 { [%eval -5.13] } 19... Qf3 { [%eval -5.01] } 20. Rg1 { [%eval -4.98] } 20... Re8+ { [%eval -4.73] } 21. Be3?? { (-4.73 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (21. Kd2 Rd8 22. Rae1 Rxd4+ 23. Kc1 Qxf2 24. Kb1 Rd8 25. Rh1 Qf3 26. Ne4 g5) 21... h5?? { (Mate in 11 → -6.17) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe3+ was best. } { [%eval -6.17] } (21... Rxe3+ 22. fxe3 Qxe3+ 23. Kd1 Qxg1+ 24. Kd2 Qd4+ 25. Kc1 Qe3+ 26. Kd1 Bb7 27. Nd5) 22. h4?? { (-6.17 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (22. Kd2 Rxe3 23. Rae1 Qxf2+ 24. Kd1 Re5 25. h3 Be2+ 26. Nxe2 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qxg1+) 22... g5?? { (Mate in 11 → -6.16) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe3+ was best. } { [%eval -6.16] } (22... Rxe3+ 23. fxe3 Qxe3+ 24. Kd1 Qxg1+ 25. Kd2 Qd4+ 26. Kc1 Qe3+ 27. Kd1 Bb7 28. Ne4) 23. hxg5?? { (-6.16 → Mate in 11) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval #-11] } (23. Kd2 Rxe3 24. Rae1 Qxf2+ 25. Kd1 Be2+ 26. Nxe2 Rxe2 27. Rxe2 Qd4+ 28. Kc1 Qxg1+) 23... fxg5?? { (Mate in 11 → -5.69) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxe3+ was best. } { [%eval -5.69] } (23... Rxe3+ 24. fxe3 Qxe3+ 25. Kd1 Qxg1+ 26. Kd2 Qd4+ 27. Kc1 Qe3+ 28. Kd1 Bb7 29. Ne4) 24. b4?! { (-5.69 → -8.63) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -8.63] } (24. Kd2 Rxe3 25. Rad1 Qxf2+ 26. Kc1 Rxg3 27. Rxg3 Qxg3 28. Kb1 Qf4 29. Nd5 Qf3) 24... Bc4?! { (-8.63 → -6.11) Inaccuracy. Rxe3+ was best. } { [%eval -6.11] } (24... Rxe3+ 25. fxe3 Qxe3+ 26. Kd1 Qxg1+ 27. Kd2 Qd4+ 28. Kc1 Qxc3 29. a4 Qxa1+ 30. Kd2) 25. Kd2 { [%eval -6.16] } 25... h4? { (-6.16 → -3.68) Mistake. Rxe3 was best. } { [%eval -3.68] } (25... Rxe3 26. fxe3 Qf2+ 27. Kc1 Qxg1+ 28. Kb2 Qxg3 29. Rd1 Qxe3 30. a3 Qe5 31. b5) 26. gxh4 { [%eval -4.22] } 26... gxh4 { [%eval -3.51] } 27. Rae1?! { (-3.51 → -4.68) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -4.68] } (27. Kc1 a5 28. a3 h3 29. Kb2 h2 30. Rh1 Rh8 31. Bd4 Rh4 32. Bc5 Qc6) 27... h3 { [%eval -3.93] } 28. Rh1?! { (-3.93 → -5.16) Inaccuracy. Kc1 was best. } { [%eval -5.16] } (28. Kc1 Qf6 29. Kb2 Bd5 30. Rg4 h2 31. Bd4 Rxe1 32. Bxf6 h1=Q 33. Rh4 Qg1) 28... Bd5?! { (-5.16 → -3.58) Inaccuracy. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval -3.58] } (28... Qf6 29. Rd1 Be6 30. f3 a6 31. a3 Qxf3 32. Rde1 Qf6 33. Rh2 Bg4) 29. Nxd5 { [%eval -3.45] } 29... Qxd5+ { [%eval -3.49] } 30. Kc3 { [%eval -3.44] } 30... Qf5 { [%eval -2.93] } 31. Bxa7?! { (-2.93 → -4.05) Inaccuracy. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval -4.05] } (31. Kb2 Re4 32. a3 h2 33. c3 Qh3 34. Rc1 a5 35. bxa5) 31... Rxe1 { [%eval -3.53] } 32. Rxe1 { [%eval -3.79] } 32... Qxf2?? { (-3.79 → 8.59) Blunder. h2 was best. } { [%eval 8.59] } (32... h2 33. a4 h1=R 34. Rxh1 Qf3+ 35. Kb2 Qxh1 36. Bc5 Qd5 37. Ka1 Qc6 38. a5) 33. Bxf2 { [%eval 13.46] } 33... Kd7 { [%eval 13.76] } 34. Rh1 { [%eval #14] } 34... Kc6 { [%eval #14] } 35. Rxh3 { [%eval 9.65] } 35... Kd5? { (9.65 → Mate in 12) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval #12] } (35... Kd7 36. Re3 c5 37. b5 c4 38. Kxc4 Kc7 39. a4 Kb8 40. Re1 Kc8 41. a5) 36. Rh7 { [%eval #12] } 36... c6 { [%eval #10] } 37. Rh6 { [%eval #9] } 37... Ke4 { [%eval #9] } 38. Rxc6 { [%eval #8] } 38... Kf3 { [%eval #8] } 39. Bd4 { [%eval #8] } 39... Ke2 { [%eval #3] } 40. Re6+ { [%eval #8] } 40... Kd1 { [%eval #2] } 41. Bc5 { [%eval #1] } 41... Kc1 { [%eval #1] } 42. b5 { [%eval #3] } 42... Kb1 { [%eval #3] } 43. b6 { [%eval #3] } 43... Kxa2 { [%eval #3] } 44. b7 { [%eval #2] } 44... Kb1 { [%eval #2] } 45. b8=Q+ { [%eval #1] } 45... Kc1 { [%eval #1] } 46. Qh2 { [%eval #2] } 46... Kd1 { [%eval #1] } 47. Re2 { [%eval #1] } 47... Kc1 { [%eval #1] } { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2