Disreputable Philidor Defense:

Computer Analysis

[Event "rated correspondence game"]
[Site "https://lichess.org/qmmHDBax"]
[Date "2025.12.11"]
[Round "-"]
[White "dglockitt"]
[Black "johnpaul999"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[GameId "qmmHDBax"]
[UTCDate "2025.12.11"]
[UTCTime "20:45:15"]
[WhiteElo "2091"]
[BlackElo "1793"]
[WhiteRatingDiff "-2"]
[BlackRatingDiff "+5"]
[Variant "Standard"]
[TimeControl "-"]
[ECO "C41"]
[Opening "Philidor Defense"]
[Termination "Normal"]
[Annotator "lichess.org"]

1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.43] } 2. Bc4 { [%eval 0.04] } 2... e5 { [%eval 0.19] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.23] } { C41 Philidor Defense } 3... h6 { [%eval 0.53] } 4. O-O { [%eval 0.41] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.7] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.37] } 5... Qc7 { [%eval 0.36] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.47] } 6... g6 { [%eval 1.0] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.76] } 7... Bg7 { [%eval 1.03] } 8. h3 { [%eval 0.9] } 8... Ne7 { [%eval 1.29] } 9. Qd2 { [%eval 0.93] } 9... f5 { [%eval 1.04] } 10. exf5 { [%eval 0.72] } 10... gxf5 { [%eval 0.63] } 11. Qe2? { (0.63 → -0.85) Mistake. Rae1 was best. } { [%eval -0.85] } (11. Rae1 d5) 11... f4?! { (-0.85 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval -0.3] } (11... d5 12. Bb3 d4 13. Bd2 dxc3 14. Bxc3 Nd7 15. Rfe1 Kd8 16. Rad1 Nd5 17. Bd2) 12. Bd2 { [%eval -0.28] } 12... Nd7?! { (-0.28 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.46] } (12... d5 13. Bb3 O-O 14. d4 exd4 15. Na4 Na6 16. c4 dxc3 17. Bxc3 Ng6 18. Bc2) 13. a3?! { (0.46 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (13. Be6) 13... Nf8?! { (-0.21 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. d5 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (13... d5 14. Ba2) 14. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.55] } 14... Bf6?? { (0.55 → 2.97) Blunder. Bf5 was best. } { [%eval 2.97] } (14... Bf5 15. d4) 15. b4? { (2.97 → 1.47) Mistake. d4 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (15. d4 Bf5 16. dxe5 dxe5 17. Ne4 Bg7 18. Ba5 b6 19. Bb4 O-O-O 20. Rad1 Nd5) 15... b5?! { (1.47 → 2.66) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 2.66] } (15... Be6 16. Bxe6 Nxe6 17. d4 O-O-O 18. Ne4 Bg7 19. dxe5 dxe5 20. Rad1 Nf5 21. Bc3) 16. Bb3 { [%eval 2.77] } 16... Nfg6 { [%eval 3.13] } 17. a4 { [%eval 3.11] } 17... bxa4 { [%eval 3.12] } 18. Rxa4 { [%eval 3.02] } 18... h5 { [%eval 3.79] } 19. Ne4 { [%eval 3.46] } 19... Bg7 { [%eval 3.65] } 20. Nfg5? { (3.65 → 2.17) Mistake. Neg5 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (20. Neg5 d5 21. c4 Bf5 22. Ra6 Qb7 23. Rea1 O-O 24. R1a5 Qd7 25. Bc3 d4) 20... d5 { [%eval 2.39] } 21. Nc5 { [%eval 2.24] } 21... Bf6 { [%eval 2.16] } 22. Nf3 { [%eval 2.24] } 22... Nh4?! { (2.24 → 3.50) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.5] } (22... Bg4 23. d4) 23. Nxe5?? { (3.50 → 0.45) Blunder. Nxh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.45] } (23. Nxh4 Bxh4 24. c4 d4 25. Qxe5 Qxe5 26. Rxe5 f3 27. Ne4 fxg2 28. Kxg2 Rg8+) 23... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.47] } 24. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.69] } 24... Qxe5 { [%eval 1.16] } 25. Rxe5 { [%eval 1.39] } 25... Ng6?? { (1.39 → 3.47) Blunder. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 3.47] } (25... Rg8 26. Bxf4 Rxg2+ 27. Kh1 Bxh3 28. Rxh5 Bg4 29. Rh8+ Kf7 30. Rh7+ Kg6 31. Rxe7) 26. Re1 { [%eval 3.26] } 26... Kf7 { [%eval 3.91] } 27. Rea1 { [%eval 3.13] } 27... h4?! { (3.13 → 4.07) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } { [%eval 4.07] } (27... Rg8 28. b5 cxb5 29. Rd4 Bf5 30. Rxd5 Nxd5 31. Bxd5+ Kg7 32. f3 Kh7 33. Bxa8) 28. Rxa7 { [%eval 4.21] } 28... Rxa7 { [%eval 4.08] } 29. Rxa7 { [%eval 3.91] } 29... Be6 { [%eval 4.18] } 30. Nxe6 { [%eval 3.94] } 30... Kxe6 { [%eval 3.96] } 31. Ra6 { [%eval 3.78] } 31... Kf5 { [%eval 3.78] } 32. d4?! { (3.78 → 2.80) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } { [%eval 2.8] } (32. c3 Ne5 33. Bd1 Rb8 34. d4 Nc4 35. Bc1 Rf8 36. Kf1 Nd6 37. Ra7 Re8) 32... Rg8?! { (2.80 → 4.01) Inaccuracy. Ke4 was best. } { [%eval 4.01] } (32... Ke4 33. b5 Rc8 34. Bc3 cxb5 35. f3+ Kf5 36. Bb4 Rc6 37. Ra5 Rb6 38. Bc5) 33. c4 { [%eval 3.61] } 33... Ke4 { [%eval 3.74] } 34. cxd5 { [%eval 3.73] } 34... cxd5 { [%eval 3.59] } 35. Bc3 { [%eval 3.48] } 35... Kd3 { [%eval 3.51] } 36. Bb2 { [%eval 3.35] } 36... Ke2 { [%eval 3.32] } 37. b5 { [%eval 3.68] } 37... Rb8 { [%eval 3.63] } 38. Ba4 { [%eval 3.51] } 38... f3?! { (3.51 → 4.64) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval 4.64] } (38... Kd2 39. Ba3) 39. gxf3?? { (4.64 → 0.00) Blunder. Re6+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. Re6+ Kd3 40. Re3+ Kc4 41. Rxf3 Rb7 42. g4 Rb6 43. Kf1 Re6 44. Bc2 Kxb5) 39... Nf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kh2 { [%eval -0.13] } 40... Kxf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Ba3?? { (0.00 → -3.57) Blunder. Bc1 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (41. Bc1 Ne2 42. Bg5 Nf5 43. Bd1 Rxb5 44. Ra2 Nxd4 45. Bxh4+ Kxf3 46. Rd2 Ke3) 41... Rg8?? { (-3.57 → 0.00) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (41... Nf5 42. Bc2 Ng3 43. Be7 Nf1+ 44. Kh1 Nh5 45. Bxh4+ Nhg3+ 46. Bxg3+ Nxg3+ 47. Kh2) 42. Bxe7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Rg1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kh1 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Rg1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2

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