[Event "Road to Sharjah 2024 - Stage 2"] [Site "https://lichess.org/0rhV74jU"] [Date "2024.03.30"] [White "ChessPlayer8x8"] [Black "ikica77"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.03.30"] [UTCTime "15:31:11"] [WhiteElo "2761"] [BlackElo "2702"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+2"] [ECO "C44"] [Opening "King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { C44 King's Knight Opening: Normal Variation } 3. d3 Nf6 4. g3 Bc5 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O a6 7. Nc3 h6 8. h3 g5 9. Be3?! { (0.49 → -0.19) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } (9. Nd5 Nxd5 10. exd5 Nd4 11. Nxd4 Bxd4 12. c3 Ba7 13. d4 exd4 14. f4 Bd7 15. Kh2 g4) 9... g4 10. hxg4 Bxg4 11. Qd2 Qd7 12. Nd5 Nxd5 13. exd5 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Nd4 15. Bg2 Qg4 16. Rae1 O-O-O 17. b4?? { (0.28 → -2.14) Blunder. c3 was best. } (17. c3 Nf3+ 18. Bxf3 Qxf3 19. Bxc5 dxc5 20. c4 Rdg8 21. Qe3 Qxe3 22. Rxe3 f6 23. Kh2 h5) 17... Bb6?? { (-2.14 → 0.00) Blunder. Bxb4 was best. } (17... Bxb4 18. c3 Ba5 19. Bxd4 exd4 20. Re4 Qg7 21. Rb1 dxc3 22. Qd1 Kb8 23. Rg4 Qh7 24. Rc4) 18. c3 Nf3+ 19. Bxf3 Qxf3 20. Bxb6 cxb6 21. c4 h5 22. Qe3 Qg4 23. Qe4 Rdg8?! { (-0.60 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qh3 was best. } (23... Qh3 24. Qh1 Qf5 25. Qe4 Qd7 26. Qh4 Rhg8 27. c5 f5 28. Qf6 h4 29. Qxd6 Qxd6 30. cxd6) 24. Qxg4+ Rxg4 25. Kg2 h4 26. Re4 Rgg8 27. d4 f5 28. Re2 f4?! { (-0.92 → -0.20) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } (28... exd4 29. Rh1) 29. dxe5 dxe5 30. Rxe5 hxg3 31. fxg3?? { (-0.52 → -3.08) Blunder. Re7 was best. } (31. Re7 Rh2+ 32. Kf3 g2 33. Rg1 Rh1 34. Ree1 Rh3+ 35. Kxf4 Rf8+ 36. Kg4 Rc3 37. Re3 Rxc4+) 31... Rxg3+ 32. Kf2 Rh2+ 33. Ke1 Rxa2 34. Re2 Ra1+ 35. Kf2 Raa3?? { (-2.05 → -0.08) Blunder. Rxf1+ was best. } (35... Rxf1+) 36. Rh1 Kb8 37. Rh8+ Ka7 38. Ree8 Ra2+ 39. Kf1 { White offers draw } 39... Rf3+ 40. Kg1 Rg3+ 41. Kf1 Rf3+ 42. Kg1 Rg3+ 43. Kf1 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2