[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xsvaNie2"] [Date "2026.04.30"] [Round "-"] [White "BeNotAfraid1996"] [Black "aryan_922"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "xsvaNie2"] [UTCDate "2026.04.30"] [UTCTime "03:31:49"] [WhiteElo "1430"] [BlackElo "1370"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-54"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch 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... Nf6 { [%eval 0.76] } 4. dxe5 { [%eval 0.72] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation } 4... dxe5?! { (0.72 → 1.80) Inaccuracy. Nxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.8] } (4... Nxe4 5. Qd5 Nc5 6. Bg5 Qd7 7. exd6 Bxd6 8. Nc3 Qe6+ 9. Be3) 5. Qxd8+ { [%eval 1.88] } 5... Kxd8 { [%eval 1.75] } 6. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.73] } 6... Nxe4?? { (1.73 → 4.83) Blunder. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 4.83] } (6... Be6 7. f3 Nfd7 8. Nd3 Nc6 9. Nf4 Bc5 10. Nxe6+ fxe6 11. Bd2) 7. Nxf7+ { [%eval 4.78] } 7... Ke8 { [%eval 4.79] } 8. Nxh8 { [%eval 4.47] } 8... Nc6 { [%eval 5.04] } 9. Bb5 { [%eval 4.47] } 9... Bb4+ { [%eval 4.62] } 10. Nc3?! { (4.62 → 3.59) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } { [%eval 3.59] } (10. Bd2 Nxd2 11. Nxd2 Kf8 12. c3 Bd6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. O-O Bf5 15. Rfe1 Rb8) 10... Bxc3+?! { (3.59 → 5.33) Inaccuracy. Nxc3 was best. } { [%eval 5.33] } (10... Nxc3 11. Bxc6+ bxc6 12. a3 Bd6 13. bxc3 Ba6 14. Be3 Ke7 15. h4 Rxh8 16. h5) 11. bxc3 { [%eval 5.21] } 11... Nxc3 { [%eval 5.52] } 12. O-O?? { (5.52 → 2.25) Blunder. Bxc6+ was best. } { [%eval 2.25] } (12. Bxc6+ bxc6 13. Bb2 Nd5 14. O-O-O Be6 15. Rhe1 Kd7 16. c4 Rxh8 17. f4 Rb8) 12... Nxb5 { [%eval 2.19] } 13. Re1+ { [%eval 2.07] } 13... Kf8 { [%eval 1.82] } 14. c4?! { (1.82 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (14. Rb1 a6 15. a4 Nd6 16. Ba3 b5 17. Bxd6+ cxd6 18. axb5 axb5 19. Rxb5 Bd7) 14... Nc3?? { (1.10 → 7.58) Blunder. Nd6 was best. } { [%eval 7.58] } (14... Nd6 15. c5 Nc4 16. Re4 N4e5 17. Bb2 Bf5 18. Re3 Nc4 19. Rf3 g6 20. Bc3) 15. Ba3+ { [%eval 7.28] } 15... Nb4? { (7.28 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ne7 was best. } { [%eval #3] } (15... Ne7 16. Bxe7+ Kg8 17. Bb4 Bf5 18. Bxc3 Kxh8 19. Re7 Kg8 20. Rxg7+ Kf8 21. Rxc7) 16. Bxb4+ { [%eval #2] } 16... c5 { [%eval #2] } 17. Bxc5+ { [%eval #1] } 17... Kg8 { [%eval #1] } 18. Re8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0