[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PsYtsXyN"] [Date "2026.01.09"] [Round "-"] [White "waterlorda7890"] [Black "MaximusT8"] [Result "1-0"] [GameId "PsYtsXyN"] [UTCDate "2026.01.09"] [UTCTime "01:24:33"] [WhiteElo "1946"] [BlackElo "1979"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+34"] [BlackRatingDiff "-9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Steinitz 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. Bc4 { [%eval 0.23] } 3... Be7 { [%eval 0.26] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.09] } { C41 Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.1] } 5... O-O { [%eval 0.15] } 6. Be3 { [%eval -0.03] } 6... c5 { [%eval -0.08] } 7. Nbd2 { [%eval -0.23] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval -0.17] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.23] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 9. a3 { [%eval -0.17] } 9... b5 { [%eval -0.07] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval -0.01] } 10... Bg4 { [%eval 0.36] } 11. b4 { [%eval 0.03] } 11... cxb4 { [%eval 0.01] } 12. axb4 { [%eval -0.11] } 12... Nd7? { (-0.11 → 1.31) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.31] } (12... d5 13. Bg5) 13. h3 { [%eval 1.35] } 13... Bh5 { [%eval 1.68] } 14. Qc2?! { (1.68 → 0.95) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (14. Bd5 Qc8 15. Qb3 Nf6 16. c4 Qb7 17. c5 Rfc8 18. Rfc1 Nxd5 19. exd5 Nxb4) 14... Nb6 { [%eval 0.97] } 15. Bb3 { [%eval 1.17] } 15... Bf6 { [%eval 1.74] } 16. Ra2 { [%eval 1.63] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 2.02] } 17. Qb2 { [%eval 1.92] } 17... Nb8 { [%eval 1.93] } 18. Rfa1 { [%eval 1.9] } 18... Qc7 { [%eval 1.95] } 19. Bxb6 { [%eval 1.97] } 19... Qxb6 { [%eval 1.86] } 20. c4?! { (1.86 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (20. g4 Bg6 21. Bd5 Qd8 22. Nf1 Bg5 23. Ng3 Bh4 24. Ne2 h6 25. Qd2 Kh7) 20... bxc4 { [%eval 1.63] } 21. Bxc4 { [%eval 1.65] } 21... Rc6?! { (1.65 → 2.42) Inaccuracy. Bxf3 was best. } { [%eval 2.42] } (21... Bxf3 22. Nxf3 Rc7 23. h4 g6 24. h5 gxh5 25. Qd2 Kg7 26. Bd5 Rfc8 27. g3) 22. Bd5 { [%eval 2.19] } 22... Rc7 { [%eval 2.62] } 23. Nc4 { [%eval 2.32] } 23... Qb5 { [%eval 2.39] } 24. Ra5 { [%eval 2.31] } 24... Bxf3? { (2.31 → 4.50) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 4.5] } (24... Qd7 25. Nb6 Qd8 26. g4 Bg6 27. Nc4 h5 28. Qd2 Be7 29. Kg2 Qd7 30. Nb6) 25. Rxb5 { [%eval 4.43] } 25... axb5 { [%eval 4.43] } 26. gxf3 { [%eval 4.18] } 26... bxc4 { [%eval 4.36] } 27. dxc4 { [%eval 4.4] } 27... Bg5 { [%eval 4.9] } 28. Ra8 { [%eval 4.57] } 28... Bf4 { [%eval 5.05] } 29. b5 { [%eval 4.97] } 29... Kh8 { [%eval 5.29] } 30. Qa3 { [%eval 5.41] } 30... Rd7 { [%eval 5.52] } 31. b6 { [%eval 5.38] } 31... Rdd8 { [%eval 5.28] } 32. b7 { [%eval 5.27] } 32... h6 { [%eval 5.62] } 33. Qa7 { [%eval 4.91] } 33... Kh7 { [%eval 4.85] } 34. Bxf7 { [%eval 5.05] } 34... Nc6 { [%eval 5.34] } 35. Rxd8 { [%eval 5.73] } 35... Rxd8 { [%eval 6.35] } 36. Qa8 { [%eval 5.63] } 36... Rd7?? { (5.63 → Mate in 1) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval #1] } (36... Nb8 37. Kg2 h5 38. Be6 Re8 39. Bc8 Kh6 40. Qa5 Re7) 37. Qg8# { White wins by checkmate. } 1-0