[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/21TznfBK"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Igor_Makhov"] [Black "Joe_Ballin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "21TznfBK"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "14:26:37"] [WhiteElo "1011"] [BlackElo "1020"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 3... d6 { [%eval 0.41] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.41] } 4... e5?! { (0.41 → 1.35) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.35] } (4... cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Be7 9. h4) 5. dxe5 { [%eval 1.57] } 5... dxe5 { [%eval 1.25] } 6. Qxd8+ { [%eval 1.4] } 6... Nxd8? { (1.40 → 2.92) Mistake. Kxd8 was best. } { [%eval 2.92] } (6... Kxd8 7. Be3 f6 8. O-O-O+ Kc7 9. Nb5+ Kb6 10. Nd2 Nd4 11. a4) 7. Nxe5 { [%eval 3.12] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 3.29] } 8. Nxc6 { [%eval 2.98] } 8... bxc6 { [%eval 3.03] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 2.62] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 2.7] } 10. Ba6 { [%eval 2.6] } 10... Be7?! { (2.60 → 3.55) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.55] } (10... Rb8 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. Bf4 Rb6 13. Be2 Be7 14. a3 Rb7 15. Rhe1 Rd7 16. f3) 11. Bxe7 { [%eval 3.19] } 11... Nxe7 { [%eval 3.39] } 12. O-O?! { (3.39 → 2.39) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } { [%eval 2.39] } (12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Na4 g5 14. Nxc5 Ng6 15. Rd2 Ke7 16. Rhd1 Rxd2 17. Kxd2 h5) 12... O-O?! { (2.39 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. g5 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (12... g5 13. b3 Rd8 14. Na4 c4 15. Nc5 Ng6 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Bxc4 Ke7 18. Rad1) 13. Bb7?? { (3.18 → 0.37) Blunder. Na4 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (13. Na4 c4 14. Nc5 c3 15. bxc3 g5 16. Nxe6 fxe6 17. Rad1 Rad8 18. Bc4 Kf7) 13... Rad8?? { (0.37 → 2.19) Blunder. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval 2.19] } (13... Rab8 14. Ba6 Rxb2 15. Rfc1 Rb4 16. f4 g6 17. Bd3 Rd8 18. a3 Rbd4 19. Rab1) 14. Rad1?? { (2.19 → 0.14) Blunder. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (14. Ba6 f5 15. Rad1 c4 16. f3 h6 17. Kf2 Rb8 18. b3 Rb6 19. Bxc4 Bxc4) 14... Rxd1?? { (0.14 → 2.74) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (14... Rb8 15. Ba6 Rxb2 16. Na4 Rxa2 17. Nxc5 Rxc2 18. Nxe6 fxe6 19. f4 Rb8 20. Bd3) 15. Rxd1 { [%eval 2.82] } 15... f5 { [%eval 2.99] } 16. exf5 { [%eval 2.43] } 16... Bxf5 { [%eval 2.35] } 17. Rd2?? { (2.35 → 0.00) Blunder. Ba6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17. Ba6 Bxc2 18. Bc4+ Kh8 19. Rd2 Bf5 20. Na4 g5 21. Nxc5 Ng6 22. f3 Kg7) 17... g5?? { (0.00 → 3.01) Blunder. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 3.01] } (17... Rb8 18. Ba6 Rxb2 19. Bc4+ Nd5 20. Bb3 Kf8 21. Bxd5 cxd5 22. Rxd5 Be6 23. Rd2) 18. Na4 { [%eval 2.73] } 18... Be6 { [%eval 3.29] } 19. Re2?! { (3.29 → 2.48) Inaccuracy. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.48] } (19. Nxc5 Bxa2 20. b3 Bb1 21. f3 Rf5 22. Ne4 Nd5 23. Bxc6 Nb4 24. Bd7 Ra5) 19... Kf7 { [%eval 2.97] } 20. f3 { [%eval 2.47] } 20... Bxa2 { [%eval 2.83] } 21. Nc3?? { (2.83 → 0.86) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.86] } (21. Nxc5 Rd8 22. b3 Rd1+ 23. Kf2 Bb1 24. Ne4 Nd5 25. Nxg5+ Kg6 26. Ne4 Rc1) 21... Bc4 { [%eval 1.3] } 22. Re1 { [%eval 1.36] } 22... Kf6?? { (1.36 → 4.68) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 4.68] } (22... Bd5 23. b3 a5 24. Ra1 Rb8 25. Ba6 c4 26. Nxd5 cxd5 27. bxc4 d4 28. Bb5) 23. b3?? { (4.68 → 1.51) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.51] } (23. Ne4+ Kg6 24. Nd2 Bd5 25. Rxe7 Kf6 26. Rxh7 Rd8 27. h4 c4 28. hxg5+ Kg6) 23... Bg8? { (1.51 → 3.15) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.15] } (23... Bd5 24. Ba6 Ng6 25. Rd1 Ke5 26. Bd3 Rf7 27. Na4 c4 28. bxc4 Be6 29. Nc5) 24. g3?? { (3.15 → 0.62) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.62] } (24. Ne4+ Kg7 25. Nxc5 Rf7 26. Kf2 h6 27. Ne6+ Kf6 28. Nd8 Rg7 29. Bxc6 Nd5) 24... h5? { (0.62 → 2.36) Mistake. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (24... Bd5 25. Kf2 h6 26. Ba6 Nf5 27. Ne4+ Kg7 28. c3 Bxb3 29. Nxc5 Bd5 30. Bd3) 25. h3?? { (2.36 → 0.11) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.11] } (25. Ne4+ Ke6 26. Nxg5+ Kd6 27. Ba6 Nd5 28. Bc4 Kc7 29. f4 Nb4 30. Bxg8 Rxg8) 25... Be6?? { (0.11 → 3.56) Blunder. Bh7 was best. } { [%eval 3.56] } (25... Bh7 26. Na4 Bxc2 27. Nxc5 Rd8 28. Bxc6 Bxb3 29. Be4 Rd1 30. Rxd1 Bxd1 31. Kf2) 26. g4?? { (3.56 → 0.28) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.28] } (26. Ne4+ Kg6 27. Nxc5 Bd5 28. c4 Rxf3 29. Rxe7 Rxg3+ 30. Kf2 Rg2+ 31. Ke3 Rg3+) 26... hxg4?? { (0.28 → 3.10) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.1] } (26... Bd5 27. Nxd5+ cxd5 28. h4 Rg8 29. f4 gxf4 30. g5+ Kf7 31. Re5 Rd8 32. Kf2) 27. fxg4?? { (3.10 → 0.42) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (27. Ne4+ Kg6 28. Nxc5 Bd5 29. fxg4 Re8 30. Ba6 Kf6 31. Bd3 Rd8 32. c4 Bf7) 27... Bd7?? { (0.42 → 3.63) Blunder. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.63] } (27... Bd5 28. Re3 Rd8 29. Ba6 Ng6 30. Na4 c4 31. bxc4 Bf7 32. Nc5 Nf4 33. Ne4+) 28. Rf1+?? { (3.63 → 1.53) Blunder. Ne4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (28. Ne4+ Ke6 29. Nxg5+ Kd6 30. Ne4+ Kc7 31. Nxc5 Nd5 32. Nxd7 Kxd7 33. Kg2 Nb4) 28... Ke5?? { (1.53 → 5.90) Blunder. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 5.9] } (28... Kg7 29. Rd1 Be8 30. Ne4 Bg6 31. Rd7 Rf4 32. Bxc6 Kf8 33. Nxg5 Nxc6 34. Ne6+) 29. Rxf8 { [%eval 6.03] } 29... Ke6 { [%eval 6.44] } 30. Ba6 { [%eval 6.46] } 30... Nd5 { [%eval 6.49] } 31. Bc4 { [%eval 5.77] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 6.47] } 32. Rf3 { [%eval 6.53] } 32... Kd6 { [%eval 6.76] } 33. Bxd5 { [%eval 6.23] } 33... cxd5 { [%eval 6.12] } 34. Rd3 { [%eval 5.95] } 34... d4 { [%eval 5.83] } 35. Ne4+ { [%eval 5.84] } 35... Kd5 { [%eval 7.05] } 36. Nxg5 { [%eval 6.03] } 36... c4 { [%eval 6.17] } 37. bxc4+ { [%eval 6.2] } 37... Kxc4 { [%eval 6.35] } 38. Rf3 { [%eval 5.95] } 38... a5 { [%eval 6.08] } 39. Ne4 { [%eval 6.05] } 39... Bc6 { [%eval 5.62] } 40. Rf4 { [%eval 5.95] } 40... d3 { [%eval 6.51] } 41. cxd3+ { [%eval 6.64] } 41... Kxd3 { [%eval 6.49] } 42. Nc5+ { [%eval 6.31] } 42... Kc3 { [%eval 7.89] } 43. Rf6 { [%eval 7.28] } 43... Bd5 { [%eval 6.73] } 44. Rd6 { [%eval 6.17] } 44... Bc4 { [%eval 6.04] } 45. Rc6 { [%eval 6.46] } 45... Bd5 { [%eval 5.45] } 46. Na6+?? { (5.45 → -4.61) Blunder. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval -4.61] } (46. Rc7 Kd4 47. h4 Bf3 48. Rf7 Bd5 49. Rf5 Kxc5 50. h5 Kc6 51. Rxd5 Kxd5) 46... Bxc6 { [%eval -4.43] } 47. Nc5 { [%eval -5.54] } 47... Kb4 { [%eval -4.63] } 48. Nd3+ { [%eval -4.44] } 48... Kb3?? { (-4.44 → -0.04) Blunder. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (48... Kc3 49. Nc1 Kc2 50. Ne2 a4 51. Nd4+ Kc3 52. Nxc6 a3 53. Kf2 a2 54. Ke3) 49. Nc1+?? { (-0.04 → -4.39) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.39] } (49. Kf2 Kc3 50. Nc5 Kc4 51. Ke3 Kxc5 52. Kd2 Kb4 53. Kc2 Ka3 54. Kb1 Be4+) 49... Kb4?? { (-4.39 → 0.00) Blunder. Kc2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (49... Kc2 50. Ne2 a4 51. Nd4+ Kc3 52. Nxc6 a3 53. Kf2 a2 54. Ke3 a1=Q 55. Ne5) 50. Na2+?? { (0.00 → -4.98) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval -4.98] } (50. Kf2 Kc3 51. Ke3 Kc2 52. Ne2 a4 53. Kd4 a3 54. Nc3 Kb3 55. h4 Bf3) 50... Kc4?! { (-4.98 → -3.96) Inaccuracy. Kb3 was best. } { [%eval -3.96] } (50... Kb3 51. Nc1+ Kc2 52. Ne2 Kb2 53. Nf4 a4 54. Nd3+ Kc3 55. Ne5 Be8 56. g5) 51. Nc1 { [%eval -3.06] } 51... Bb5?? { (-3.06 → 0.00) Blunder. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (51... Kc3 52. Kf2 Kc2 53. Ne2 a4 54. Nd4+ Kc3 55. Ke3 a3 56. Nxc6 a2 57. Nd4) 52. Na2?? { (0.00 → -6.83) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -6.83] } (52. h4 Bd7 53. h5 Bxg4 54. h6 Bf5 55. Kf2 Bg6 56. Ke3 a4 57. Kd2 a3) 52... Kb3 { [%eval -7.12] } 53. Nc1+ { [%eval -6.97] } 53... Kb4?? { (-6.97 → 0.00) Blunder. Kb2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (53... Kb2 54. Kf2 Kxc1 55. Ke3 a4 56. Ke4 a3 57. h4 a2 58. h5 Kc2 59. Kd5) 54. Na2+?? { (0.00 → -6.49) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -6.49] } (54. h4 Bd7 55. h5 Bxg4 56. h6 Bf5 57. Kf2 a4 58. Ke3 Kc3 59. Ne2+ Kb2) 54... Kc4 { [%eval -5.1] } 55. Kf2 { [%eval -5.4] } 55... a4 { [%eval -5.19] } 56. Ke2?! { (-5.19 → -6.94) Inaccuracy. Nc1 was best. } { [%eval -6.94] } (56. Nc1 Kc3 57. h4 Kb2 58. Ne2 a3 59. Nd4 Bc4 60. h5 a2 61. Nf5 Kb1) 56... Kb3+ { [%eval -6.82] } 57. Kd2 { [%eval -6.68] } 57... Kxa2 { [%eval -6.8] } 58. Kc2 { [%eval -7.81] } 58... a3 { [%eval -7.4] } 59. Kc1?! { (-7.40 → -42.18) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } { [%eval -42.18] } (59. Kd2 Kb3 60. Kc1 a2 61. Kd2 Kb2 62. Ke3 Kc3 63. g5 Bd3 64. Kf3 Bg6) 59... Bf1 { [%eval -7.56] } 60. Kc2? { (-7.56 → Mate in 17) Checkmate is now unavoidable. h4 was best. } { [%eval #-17] } (60. h4 Be2 61. Kd2 Bxg4 62. Ke3 Kb3 63. Kf4 Bd1 64. Kg5 a2 65. Kf4 Bc2) 60... Bxh3 { [%eval #-15] } 61. g5 { [%eval #-15] } 61... Bf5+ { [%eval #-17] } 62. Kc1 { [%eval #-10] } 62... Kb3 { [%eval #-9] } 63. Kd2 { [%eval #-9] } 63... a2 { [%eval #-8] } 64. Kc1 { [%eval #-5] } 64... a1=Q+ { [%eval #-4] } 65. Kd2 { [%eval #-4] } 65... Qc3+ { [%eval #-3] } 66. Ke2 { [%eval #-3] } 66... Bg6 { [%eval #-4] } 67. Kf2 { [%eval #-4] } 67... Kc4 { [%eval #-4] } 68. Ke2 { [%eval #-4] } 68... Kd4 { [%eval #-4] } 69. Kd1 { [%eval #-1] } 69... Ke3?? { (Mate in 1 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Bh5# was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (69... Bh5#) 1/2-1/2