[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3XfRdI4T"] [Date "2026.05.08"] [Round "-"] [White "Express79"] [Black "jameskalb932"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "3XfRdI4T"] [UTCDate "2026.05.08"] [UTCTime "00:22:00"] [WhiteElo "976"] [BlackElo "1010"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Qe2+ Be7 5. d3 Nf6 6. Be3 Nc6 7. Nbd2 d4 8. O-O-O dxe3 9. fxe3 Bg4 10. h3 Bxf3 11. Qxf3 O-O 12. g4 Qd5 13. Qxd5 Nxd5 14. e4 Ne3 15. Re1 Bc5 16. Nc4 Nb4 17. Kb1 Nexc2 18. Rc1 Be3 19. Rxc2 Nxc2 20. Kxc2 Bc5 21. Ne5 Rfe8 22. Nd7 Bd4 23. Bg2 c6 24. e5 Bxe5 25. Nxe5 Rxe5 26. Bf3 Re3 27. Rf1 c5 28. Be4 c4 29. Bxb7 cxd3+ 30. Kd2 Rae8 31. Ba6 Rxh3 32. Bxd3 Rd8 33. Re1 Rhxd3+ 34. Kc2 Rd2+ 35. Kc3 R8d3+ 36. Kc4 Rd4+ 37. Kc5 g6 38. Re7 Rxg4 39. Rxa7 Rg5+ 40. Kc6 Rxb2 41. Kd6 Rb6+ 42. Ke7 Re5+ 43. Kd7 Kf8 44. Ra8+ Kg7 45. Kc7 Rbe6 46. Kd7 Rd5+ 47. Kc7 Rdd6 48. Kb7 Re7+ 49. Kc8 Rc6+ 50. Kd8 Kf6 51. a4 Rd6+ 52. Kc8 Re8+ 53. Kb7 Rxa8 54. Kxa8 Ra6+ 55. Kb7 Rxa4 56. Kb6 h5 57. Kb5 h4 58. Kxa4 h3 59. Kb3 h2 60. Kc2 h1=Q 61. Kc3 g5 62. Kd4 g4 63. Ke3 g3 64. Ke2 g2 65. Kf2 g1=Q+ 66. Ke2 Qhh2+ 67. Kd3 Qgg3+ 68. Ke4 Qhh4+ 69. Kd5 Qgg5+ 70. Kd6 Qd4+ 71. Kc6 Qge5 72. Kb7 Qdd6 73. Kc8 Qee7 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2