[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2S3fVzxA"] [Date "2024.02.02"] [White "jncool68"] [Black "madcap_tr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.02.02"] [UTCTime "15:39:44"] [WhiteElo "2687"] [BlackElo "2523"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-11"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. d4 c5 6. dxc5 Bxc5 7. Bd3 Nc6 8. Bf4 h6 9. h4 a6 10. a3 b5?! { (-0.52 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (10... O-O 11. Qe2 f6 12. exf6 Qxf6 13. Bg5 Qf7 14. O-O-O b5 15. Bd2 Nf6 16. Kb1 Bd6 17. g4) 11. Qe2?! { (0.24 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. Rh3 was best. } (11. Rh3 Qc7) 11... Qb6?! { (-0.31 → 0.46) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (11... O-O) 12. O-O Bb7 13. b4?! { (0.28 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. Rae1 was best. } (13. Rae1 Nd4 14. Nxd4 Bxd4 15. h5 O-O 16. Nd1 f6 17. exf6 Rxf6 18. Bg3 e5 19. Qg4 e4) 13... Nd4 14. Qd1 Nxf3+ 15. Qxf3 Bd4 16. Ne2 Bxa1 17. Rxa1 O-O-O 18. a4?! { (-0.47 → -1.29) Inaccuracy. Bg3 was best. } (18. Bg3 f6) 18... bxa4 19. Rxa4 Kb8? { (-1.15 → 0.27) Mistake. g5 was best. } (19... g5 20. hxg5) 20. c3?? { (0.27 → -1.52) Blunder. h5 was best. } (20. h5 d4) 20... Rc8?? { (-1.52 → 0.40) Blunder. d4 was best. } (20... d4 21. Be4 Bxe4 22. Qxe4 Qb7 23. Qxb7+ Kxb7 24. Nxd4 Nb6 25. Ra1 Rc8 26. Bd2 Nc4 27. Bf4) 21. Bg3?? { (0.40 → -3.50) Blunder. Qh3 was best. } (21. Qh3) 21... Rhf8?? { (-3.50 → -0.98) Blunder. d4 was best. } (21... d4 22. Be4 dxc3 23. Kh2 Bxe4 24. Qxe4 c2 25. Qf3 Rhd8 26. Ra2 g5 27. Qxf7 Nf8 28. h5) 22. Qg4 g6?! { (-0.69 → 0.13) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (22... Qc6 23. Ra3) 23. Qf4? { (0.13 → -1.50) Mistake. Ra3 was best. } (23. Ra3 Rc7 24. Bf4 Rfc8 25. Be3 Nxe5 26. Qg3 Qd6 27. Bf4 f6 28. Bxg6 Qd7 29. h5 Nc4) 23... g5 24. hxg5 hxg5 25. Qxg5?! { (-1.62 → -2.49) Inaccuracy. Qg4 was best. } (25. Qg4 Qc6) 25... Qc6?! { (-2.49 → -1.55) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (25... d4 26. Qe7 dxc3 27. Qd6+ Qxd6 28. exd6 c2 29. Ra1 Rc6 30. Rc1 Rfc8 31. b5 Rb6 32. Nd4) 26. Ra5?! { (-1.55 → -2.28) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (26. b5 axb5) 26... d4 27. f3 dxc3 28. Bf2?? { (-2.11 → -4.95) Blunder. Nd4 was best. } (28. Nd4 Qb6 29. Bf2 Qxb4 30. Ra1 Nc5 31. Bc2 Rfd8 32. Rb1 Qa5 33. Qe3 Rc7 34. Bh4 Re8) 28... Rg8 29. Qe3 Qxf3 30. Qa7+ Kc7 31. Nf4?? { (-5.81 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kf1 was best. } (31. Kf1 Qxg2+ 32. Ke1 Qh1+ 33. Bg1 Rxg1+ 34. Qxg1 Qh4+ 35. Qg3 Qxb4 36. Ra1 Rh8 37. Kf2 Qc5+) 31... Rxg2+ 32. Kf1 Qxf2+?? { (Mate in 2 → -4.92) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg1+ was best. } (32... Rg1+ 33. Kxg1 Qh1#) 33. Qxf2 Rxf2+ 34. Kxf2 Kb6 35. Bc2 Rc4 36. Nd3 Rxb4 37. Rxa6+ Bxa6 38. Nxb4 Nxe5?! { (-5.65 → -3.89) Inaccuracy. Bc4 was best. } (38... Bc4 39. Ke3 Kb5 40. Nd3 Bxd3 41. Kxd3 Kb4 42. Kd4 Nb8 43. Bd1 Nc6+ 44. Ke4 Ka3 45. Bh5) 39. Na2 Bd3 40. Bxd3 Nxd3+ 41. Ke3 Nc5 42. Nxc3 Ka5?? { (-3.60 → -0.24) Blunder. Kc6 was best. } (42... Kc6 43. Kf4 f6 44. Na2 Kd6 45. Nb4 Nd7 46. Nd3 Ke7 47. Kg4 Kf7 48. Kh5 e5 49. Ne1) 43. Kd4 Kb6 44. Ke5 Nb7 45. Kf6 Nd6 46. Ne2 Kc5 47. Nf4 Kd4 48. Nxe6+ fxe6 49. Kxe6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2