[Event "casual classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zwGiJBfh"] [Date "2026.05.10"] [Round "-"] [White "kenholmes"] [Black "jamesnyman"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "zwGiJBfh"] [UTCDate "2026.05.10"] [UTCTime "16:44:29"] [WhiteElo "1475"] [BlackElo "1700"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Lion Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.6] } 2. e4 { [%eval 0.43] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 3... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.57] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.4] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.44] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Lion Variation } 5. h3 { [%eval 0.34] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.53] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.36] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.48] } 7. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Qc7 { [%eval 0.5] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.02] } 8... h6?! { (-0.02 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (8... b5 9. b4 a5 10. a3 O-O 11. Rb1 Rd8 12. Bd3 h6 13. Re1 Nb6 14. Nd2) 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.12] } 9... Nf8 { [%eval 0.44] } 10. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.49] } 10... g5 { [%eval 0.68] } 11. Kh2?! { (0.68 → 0.11) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (11. b4 g4 12. hxg4 Nxg4 13. b5 Nxe3 14. Qxe3 Ng6 15. bxc6 bxc6 16. Rab1 Kf8) 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.11] } 12. Ng1?! { (0.11 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Kh1 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (12. Kh1 b5 13. a3 Bd7 14. Bd3 a5 15. b4 O-O 16. Kg1 Rfd8 17. d5 Rdc8) 12... Bd7 { [%eval -0.22] } 13. g4?? { (-0.22 → -2.53) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -2.53] } (13. d5 g4 14. a4 h5 15. a5 cxd5 16. exd5 Rg8 17. a6 gxh3 18. gxh3 b6) 13... O-O-O?! { (-2.53 → -1.50) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -1.5] } (13... h5 14. gxh5 Nf4 15. Bxf4 gxf4 16. b4 Nxh5 17. Rab1 Nf6 18. b5 Rd8 19. Qd3) 14. b4?? { (-1.50 → -3.84) Blunder. d5 was best. } { [%eval -3.84] } (14. d5 h5 15. Bxa7 c5 16. b4 cxb4 17. Nb5 Bxb5 18. Bxb5 Qa5 19. Reb1 Qxb5) 14... exd4? { (-3.84 → -2.21) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval -2.21] } (14... d5 15. dxe5 Bxb4 16. a3 Nxe4 17. axb4 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Qxe5+ 19. Kh1 Qd4 20. Bd3) 15. Bxd4 { [%eval -2.32] } 15... d5+ { [%eval -1.92] } 16. Kh1 { [%eval -1.87] } 16... dxe4 { [%eval -1.9] } 17. Qe3 { [%eval -1.97] } 17... Qf4 { [%eval -1.51] } 18. Qxf4?! { (-1.51 → -2.15) Inaccuracy. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -2.15] } (18. Rad1 Be6 19. b5 c5 20. Bxf6 Bxf6 21. Nxe4 Bd4 22. Qxf4 Nxf4 23. c3 Nxe2) 18... Nxf4 { [%eval -2.23] } 19. Bc4 { [%eval -2.72] } 19... Be6 { [%eval -2.4] } 20. Bxe6+ { [%eval -2.4] } 20... Nxe6?! { (-2.40 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. fxe6 was best. } { [%eval -1.35] } (20... fxe6 21. Rad1 Nd3 22. cxd3 Rxd4 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. dxe4 Rd8 26. Rxd8+) 21. Bxa7? { (-1.35 → -3.03) Mistake. Be5 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (21. Be5 Rd2 22. b5 cxb5 23. Rab1 Rxf2 24. Nxb5 b6 25. Re2 e3 26. Rxe3 Rd8) 21... Bxb4 { [%eval -3.24] } 22. Re3 { [%eval -3.1] } 22... Bc5?! { (-3.10 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } { [%eval -2.01] } (22... Nd4 23. Bxd4 Rxd4 24. f3 Bxc3 25. Rxc3 Re8 26. fxe4 Nxe4 27. Nf3 Ra4 28. Rb3) 23. Bxc5 { [%eval -2.09] } 23... Nxc5 { [%eval -2.04] } 24. Rd1?! { (-2.04 → -3.09) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -3.09] } (24. Rf1 Rd2 25. Re2 Rhd8 26. f4 exf3 27. Nxf3 Rxe2 28. Nxe2 Nfe4 29. Kg2 Ne6) 24... Rxd1 { [%eval -3.0] } 25. Nxd1 { [%eval -3.15] } 25... Rd8 { [%eval -3.05] } 26. Nc3 { [%eval -3.07] } 26... Rd2 { [%eval -2.79] } 27. Re2 { [%eval -2.71] } 27... Rxe2?! { (-2.71 → -1.93) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval -1.93] } (27... Rd4 28. f3 Kd7 29. Re3 Kd6 30. Nge2 Rd2 31. fxe4 Ke5 32. a4 Ne8 33. Ng3) 28. Ngxe2 { [%eval -1.82] } 28... Kd7 { [%eval -1.69] } 29. Ng3 { [%eval -1.69] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval -1.65] } 30. Kg2 { [%eval -2.24] } 30... Ke5 { [%eval -2.05] } 31. Nge2?! { (-2.05 → -3.03) Inaccuracy. Nce2 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (31. Nce2 Nd5 32. Nf5 h5 33. Nh6 hxg4 34. Nxf7+ Kf6 35. Nd6 gxh3+ 36. Kxh3 Ke6) 31... Nd5 { [%eval -2.93] } 32. Nxd5 { [%eval -3.31] } 32... cxd5 { [%eval -3.27] } 33. c3 { [%eval -3.58] } 33... f5 { [%eval -3.52] } 34. Kg3?! { (-3.52 → -5.40) Inaccuracy. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval -5.4] } (34. gxf5 Kxf5 35. Nd4+ Ke5 36. Kg3 Nd3 37. f3 e3 38. a4 h5 39. Kg2 Nf4+) 34... f4+ { [%eval -5.1] } 35. Kh2 { [%eval -5.17] } 35... e3 { [%eval -5.41] } 36. f3 { [%eval -5.82] } 36... Ne6 { [%eval -5.99] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval -6.07] } 37... d4 { Black offers draw } { [%eval -5.85] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2