[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/2XrAZF9Q"] [Date "2026.01.29"] [Round "-"] [White "balachander777"] [Black "checkmatebyharsh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "2XrAZF9Q"] [UTCDate "2026.01.29"] [UTCTime "14:53:45"] [WhiteElo "1177"] [BlackElo "1249"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B30"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 { B30 Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian } 3. d3 e6 4. Be2 d6 5. O-O Be7 6. Nc3 Bd7 7. Be3 Nf6 8. a4 Qb6 9. b3 a5 10. Qd2 O-O 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Ra2 Qb4 14. Nd1 Qxd2 15. Nxd2 Nd4 16. Re1 Nxe2+ 17. Rxe2 b5 18. axb5 Bxb5 19. Nc4 Bxc4 20. dxc4 Rfd8 21. Ne3 Kh7 22. Ng4 Kg6 23. f4 h5 24. Nxf6 gxf6 25. Kf2 e5 26. fxe5 fxe5 27. Ke3 f5 28. exf5+ Kxf5 29. Rf2+ Kg5 30. Ke4 Kg6 31. Rf5 Rd7 { Black offers draw } 32. h3 Rf7 33. Rxf7 Kxf7 34. g4 hxg4 35. hxg4 Kf6 36. Kd5 { White offers draw } 36... Ra6 37. Ke4 Kg5 38. Kf3 Ra7 39. Kg3 e4 40. Ra1 Rb7 41. Rxa5 Rf7 42. Ra6 Rf3+ 43. Kg2 Kxg4 44. Rxd6 Rg3+ 45. Kf2 e3+ 46. Ke2 Kf4 47. Rf6+ { White offers draw } 47... Ke4 48. Re6+ Kd4 49. Rd6+ Kc3 50. Rc6 Kxc2 51. Rxc5 Kxb3 52. Rc8 Kc3 53. Re8 Kxc4 54. Rxe3 Rg2+ { Black offers draw } 55. Kf3 Rc2 56. Re2 Rc3+ 57. Re3 Kd4 58. Rxc3 Kxc3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2