[Event "GM Neil McDonald's Birthday"] [Site "https://lichess.org/5PPN7xgC"] [Date "2023.01.21"] [White "ArielZamora"] [Black "MasterChessDojo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.01.21"] [UTCTime "13:51:11"] [WhiteElo "2030"] [BlackElo "2136"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackTitle "NM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+5"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. e5 g6 4. c3 d5? { (-0.49 → 0.99) Mistake. Bg7 was best. } (4... Bg7 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7 7. exd6 Qxd6 8. O-O Nf6 9. d4) 5. d4 Bg4 6. Be2?! { (1.02 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } (6. Bb5+ Nd7 7. O-O e6 8. dxc5 Bxc5 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 Ne7 11. Bg5 O-O 12. Re1 Qc7) 6... Bg7 7. O-O Nc6 8. h3?! { (0.78 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nbd2 was best. } (8. Nbd2 e6) 8... Bxf3 9. Bxf3 cxd4 10. cxd4 e6 11. Nc3 Nge7 12. Nb5 O-O 13. Nd6 Qb6 14. Be3 f6 15. Qd2 Qb4 16. Qxb4 Nxb4 17. Nxb7 fxe5 18. dxe5 Nc2 19. Rac1 Nxe3 20. fxe3 Bxe5?! { (-0.25 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Rac8 was best. } (20... Rac8 21. Rxc8 Rxc8 22. Nd6 Rc6 23. Bg4 Nf5 24. Nxf5 gxf5 25. Bd1 Bxe5 26. g4 fxg4 27. Bxg4) 21. b3?! { (0.36 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } (21. Nc5) 21... Rac8 22. Nc5 Rc6?! { (-0.30 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Bb2 was best. } (22... Bb2 23. Rc2) 23. Nd3 Rxc1 24. Rxc1 Bd6 25. b4 e5 26. Nc5 Rc8 27. a3 d4? { (-0.45 → 0.95) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } (27... Kf7 28. Nb3) 28. exd4 exd4 29. Bg4?! { (0.82 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Kf2 was best. } (29. Kf2 a5 30. Ke2 axb4 31. axb4 Kf7 32. Kd3 Rb8 33. Rc4 Nf5 34. g4 Bxc5 35. Rxc5 Nd6) 29... Bf4 30. Re1 Be3+ 31. Rxe3 dxe3 32. Bxc8 Nxc8 33. Kf1 Nd6 34. Ke2 Nc4 35. a4 Kf7 36. b5 Ke7 37. Ne4 h5 38. Nc3 Kd6 39. Kd3 Kc5 40. h4 Nd6 41. Kxe3 Nf5+ 42. Kf4 Nxh4 43. g3 Nf5 44. Ne4+ Kb4 45. Nf6?? { (-0.44 → -4.39) Blunder. g4 was best. } (45. g4 hxg4 46. b6 axb6 47. Kxg4 Ne7 48. Kg5 Kxa4 49. Kf6 Kb3 50. Kxe7 b5 51. Kf6 b4) 45... h4?? { (-4.39 → 0.00) Blunder. Kxa4 was best. } (45... Kxa4 46. g4 Ng7 47. Kg5 Kxb5 48. Kxg6 hxg4 49. Nxg4 a5 50. Kxg7 a4 51. Ne3 a3 52. Kg6) 46. g4?? { (0.00 → -4.11) Blunder. Nd5+ was best. } (46. Nd5+ Kc5 47. gxh4 Kxd5 48. a5 Nxh4 49. b6 axb6 50. axb6 Kc6 51. Kg5 Kxb6 52. Kxh4 Kc5) 46... h3 47. Ne4 h2 48. Nf2 Ne7 49. Kg3 Kxa4 50. Kxh2? { (-3.13 → -6.02) Mistake. b6 was best. } (50. b6 axb6) 50... Kxb5 51. Kg3 Kc5? { (-6.03 → -3.56) Mistake. a5 was best. } (51... a5 52. Nd1 Kb4 53. Nb2 Kb3 54. Nd3 Kc3 55. Nc5 Kc4 56. Na4 g5 57. Kf3 Nd5 58. Ke4) 52. Kf4?! { (-3.56 → -4.59) Inaccuracy. Kf3 was best. } (52. Kf3 Kd4 53. Ke2 Nc6 54. Kd2 Ne5 55. Ke2 Nc4 56. Nh3 Kc3 57. Kd1 Ne3+ 58. Kc1 Nxg4) 52... Kd4 53. Kg5?! { (-5.21 → -6.73) Inaccuracy. Nd1 was best. } (53. Nd1 a5 54. Nb2 Nc6 55. Na4 Ne5 56. Nb6 Kc5 57. Na4+ Kb4 58. Nb6 Nc4 59. Nd5+ Kb3) 53... Ke5?? { (-6.73 → -0.49) Blunder. a5 was best. } (53... a5 54. Kf6 Nd5+ 55. Kxg6 a4 56. Nh3 a3 57. Ng5 a2 58. Nf3+ Kc3 59. Kf5 a1=Q 60. Ke5) 54. Nd3+ Ke6 55. Nc5+ Kf7 56. Kh6? { (-0.46 → -1.73) Mistake. Kf4 was best. } (56. Kf4 Nd5+ 57. Ke5 Nf6 58. g5 Nh7 59. Ne4 a5 60. Kd5 Ke7 61. Kc4 Ke6 62. Kb5 Nxg5) 56... a5 57. g5?? { (-1.57 → -3.72) Blunder. Kg5 was best. } (57. Kg5 Nd5) 57... Nf5+ 58. Kh7 Nd4 59. Kh6 Nb5 60. Nd7 a4 61. Ne5+ Kg8?? { (-4.84 → -0.03) Blunder. Ke6 was best. } (61... Ke6 62. Nxg6 a3 63. Nf4+ Kd6 64. g6 Nd4 65. Ne2 Nf5+ 66. Kg5 a2 67. Kxf5 a1=Q 68. Ke4) 62. Nxg6 a3 63. Ne7+ Kf7 64. g6+ Kxe7 65. g7 a2 66. g8=Q a1=Q 67. Qg7+ Qxg7+ 68. Kxg7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2