[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3pu9PqgF"] [Date "2024.04.12"] [White "bhargavshukla"] [Black "Albinus3000"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.12"] [UTCTime "19:06:57"] [WhiteElo "1405"] [BlackElo "1484"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+3"] [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. d4 Be6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bd3 h6 7. O-O c6 8. Re1 Bd6 9. Ne5?! { (1.32 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Bf5 was best. } (9. Bf5 O-O 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Rxe6 Na6 12. Qd3 Qd7 13. Re2 Nb4 14. Qg6 Rae8 15. Ne5 Bxe5) 9... O-O 10. Bxh6? { (0.35 → -1.14) Mistake. Bf4 was best. } (10. Bf4 Re8) 10... gxh6 11. Qd2 Kg7 12. Ne2?! { (-1.24 → -2.01) Inaccuracy. Re3 was best. } (12. Re3 Rh8 13. f4 Kf8 14. Rae1 Bd7 15. f5 Qb6 16. Ne2 c5 17. Nf4 cxd4 18. Nfg6+ fxg6) 12... Ne4 13. Bxe4?! { (-2.00 → -2.69) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (13. Qe3 Qg5) 13... dxe4 14. Nf4?! { (-2.77 → -3.58) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } (14. Qc3 Kh7 15. Nf4 Bf5 16. f3 Qg5 17. fxe4 Bxe5 18. dxe5 Be6 19. Rf1 Nd7 20. Rad1 Qxe5) 14... Bxe5 15. Nh5+ Kh7 16. Rxe4 Qg5 17. Qxg5 hxg5 18. Rxe5 Kh6 19. Nf6 Kg6?! { (-3.14 → -2.10) Inaccuracy. Rd8 was best. } (19... Rd8 20. f4 gxf4 21. Rf1 Nd7 22. Nxd7 Rxd7 23. Rxf4 Rad8 24. c3 Bxa2 25. Rh4+ Kg7 26. Rg5+) 20. Ne4 Bf5 21. Ng3 Bxc2 22. Ne4?? { (-1.72 → -4.03) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (22. Rc1 Bd3 23. Rc3 Bb1 24. f4 gxf4 25. Nh5 Rd8 26. Nxf4+ Kg7 27. Re1 Bxa2 28. b3 Na6) 22... Bxe4 23. Rxe4 Nd7 24. Rae1 Nf6 25. Re7 Rae8 26. f3 Rxe7 27. Rxe7 Rb8 28. Kf2 Nd5 29. Re5 Nb4 30. a3 Nd5 31. g4 Nf4 32. Kg3 Nd3 33. Re2 Rd8 34. h4 gxh4+ 35. Kxh4 Rxd4 36. b3 Nf4 37. Re7 Rd3 38. Rxb7?? { (-3.93 → Mate in 5) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Kg3 was best. } (38. Kg3 Ne6 39. Rxb7 a5 40. Ra7 Nd4 41. Rxa5 Rxf3+ 42. Kg2 Rxb3 43. a4 Ra3 44. Kf2 Kf6) 38... Rxf3 39. g5 Rf1?? { (Mate in 4 → -4.01) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f5 was best. } (39... f5 40. gxf6 Kf5 41. Rb5+ cxb5 42. f7 Rh3#) 40. Kg4 Nd5 41. Rxa7 Rb1 42. b4 Rb3 43. Ra6 f6?! { (-3.72 → -2.73) Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } (43... Rc3 44. Ra7 Rc1 45. Kh4 Rh1+ 46. Kg4 Ra1 47. Ra8 Nxb4 48. Rg8+ Kh7 49. Rb8 Nc2 50. Rc8) 44. gxf6 Kxf6?? { (-2.64 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc3 was best. } (44... Rc3 45. f7 Kxf7 46. Kf5 Ke7 47. Ke5 Nc7 48. Ra7 Kd7 49. a4 Ra3 50. Ra5 Ra1 51. Kd4) 45. Rxc6+ Ke5 46. Ra6 Kd4 47. Kf5 Nc7 48. Ra7 Nb5 49. a4?? { (-0.18 → -4.73) Blunder. Ra8 was best. } (49. Ra8) 49... Nd6+?? { (-4.73 → 0.00) Blunder. Nxa7 was best. } (49... Nxa7 50. Ke6 Rxb4 51. a5 Nc6 52. Kd6 Nxa5 53. Ke6 Rb6+ 54. Kf5 Nb3 55. Kg5 Ke5 56. Kh4) 50. Ke6 Nc8 51. Ra8 Nb6 52. Ra6 Nd5 53. Rd6 Rxb4 54. Rxd5+ Kc4 55. a5 Rb8 56. a6 Ra8 57. Rd6 Kb5 58. Rd5+ Kxa6 59. Rc5 Kb6 60. Rc4 Kb7 61. Kd6 Rc8 62. Rb4+ Ka7 63. Kd7 Rc1 64. Ra4+ Kb6 65. Rb4+ Ka5 66. Rb8 Ka6 67. Ra8+ Kb7 68. Ra3 Kb6 69. Rb3+ Ka5 70. Rb8 Ka6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2