[Event "British Chess Championships Qualifier"] [Site "Chess.com"] [Date "2021.07.24"] [Round "1"] [White "Alexander Littlehales"] [Black "Rufus Behr"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1864"] [BlackElo "0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] [ECO "C05"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6?! { (0.11 → 0.71) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { C05 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Closed Variation } (3... c5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. Ngf3 cxd4 6. Bc4 Qd8 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nb3) 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Ngf3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nb3 Be7 8. Be2 c4 9. Nbd2 f6?! { (-0.06 → 0.56) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (9... b5 10. a3) 10. exf6 Bxf6 11. O-O?! { (1.14 → 0.33) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3 Qb6 13. O-O O-O 14. a4 Qxb3 15. Nxb3 e5 16. a5 Be7 17. Nxe5 Ncxe5) 11... O-O 12. Re1 e5?! { (0.12 → 0.78) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (12... Kh8) 13. dxe5 Ndxe5 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Nf1? { (0.82 → -0.43) Mistake. Nf3 was best. } (15. Nf3 Nc6 16. Be3 Bf5 17. Nd4 Bxd4 18. Bxd4 Qd6 19. b3 b5 20. b4 Nxd4 21. Qxd4 Rad8) 15... Bf5 16. Ne3 Bd3 17. Bg4?! { (-0.48 → -1.50) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (17. f4 Bxe2 18. Qxd5+ Qxd5 19. Nxd5 Nf3+ 20. gxf3 Bxf3 21. Nxf6+ Rxf6 22. Re5 Rg6+ 23. Rg5 Rb6) 17... Nxg4?! { (-1.50 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (17... d4 18. Be6+) 18. Qxg4?? { (-0.39 → -2.22) Blunder. Nxg4 was best. } (18. Nxg4 d4) 18... Kh8?! { (-2.22 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (18... d4 19. Qe6+ Kh8 20. Ng4 Bh4 21. g3 Bf5 22. Qe2 d3 23. Qd1 Qc8 24. h3 Bf6 25. Qf3) 19. Bd2 Be7?! { (-1.02 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (19... a5) 20. Nxd5 Bh4?? { (0.00 → 2.44) Blunder. Bc5 was best. } (20... Bc5 21. Nf4 Bf5 22. Qe2 Bd3) 21. Be3? { (2.44 → 0.74) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } (21. Nf4) 21... Bxf2+ 22. Bxf2 Qxd5 23. Re7 Rf7 24. Rae1 Raf8 25. Rxf7?! { (0.74 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. R1e5 was best. } (25. R1e5 Qc6 26. h3 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Qf6 28. Bh4 Qb6+ 29. Kh2 Qd6+ 30. Qg3 Qxg3+ 31. Bxg3 Kg8) 25... Qxf7 26. Qd4 a6 27. h3 h6 28. Qc5 Re8 29. Re3 Rxe3 30. Qxe3 Qh5 31. Kh2 Qe2 32. Qxe2 Bxe2 33. Kg3 Kg8 34. Kf4 Bf1 35. Kf3 Kf7 36. Bd4 g6 37. Kf2 Bd3 38. g3 h5 39. Kf3 b5 40. h4 Ke6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2