[Event "2023 RA Simul"] [Site "Ottawa, ON, Canada"] [Date "2023.05.18"] [Round "1"] [White "Balasooriya, Randika"] [Black "Demchenko, Svitlana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1893"] [BlackElo "2310"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "5400+30"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 d5?! { (0.20 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (1... e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. Re1 Nd6 6. Nxe5) 2. exd5 Nf6 { B01 Scandinavian Defense: Modern Variation } 3. Bb5+ Bd7 4. Be2 Nxd5 5. d4 g6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. c4 Nf6 9. Nc3 c6 10. h3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Rd8 12. Bf4 Qc8 13. Qb3 Be6 14. Rfd1 Na6?! { (1.24 → 1.93) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (14... b5 15. Rac1 bxc4 16. Bxc4 Bxc4 17. Qxc4 e6 18. Bg3 Qb7 19. b3 a5 20. Na4 Nd5 21. Nc5) 15. Rac1 h6 16. d5 Bf5 17. dxc6 bxc6 18. Rxd8+ Qxd8 19. Nxc6 Qe8 20. Qb5 Bd7 21. Bf3?! { (3.61 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Nxe7+ was best. } (21. Nxe7+ Qxe7 22. Qxa6 Re8 23. Qxa7 Ne4 24. Bf3 Nxc3 25. bxc3 Qe6 26. Bd5 Qf5 27. Be3 Be6) 21... Rc8 22. Qxa6?! { (3.41 → 2.67) Inaccuracy. Nxe7+ was best. } (22. Nxe7+ Qxe7 23. Qxa6 g5 24. Be3 g4 25. hxg4 Nxg4 26. Nd5 Qe5 27. Bxg4 Bxg4 28. Qxa7 Re8) 22... Bxc6 23. Bxc6 Rxc6 24. Qxa7 Rxc4 25. Be5 e6 26. Rd1 Nd5 27. Bxg7 Kxg7 28. Nxd5 exd5 29. Rxd5?! { (2.33 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (29. b3 Rf4 30. Rxd5 Qe1+ 31. Kh2 Qxf2 32. Qxf2 Rxf2 33. a4 Ra2 34. a5 f5 35. b4 f4) 29... Qe1+?! { (1.14 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (29... Qc6 30. Rd2 Ra4 31. Qe3 Rxa2 32. Qe5+ Qf6 33. Qxf6+ Kxf6 34. Kf1 Ke5 35. Ke2 Ra8 36. Kd3) 30. Kh2 Qe4 31. Rd1?? { (2.24 → 0.07) Blunder. Rb5 was best. } (31. Rb5 Ra4 32. Qc7 Qd4 33. a3 Qxf2 34. Qe5+ Qf6 35. Qxf6+ Kxf6 36. Kg3 Ke6 37. Rb4 Ra5) 31... Qe5+ 32. Kg1 Qxb2 33. Qe3 Ra4 34. Rd2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2