[Event "Kazakhstan Cup Qualifier - Stage 1"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6fdhhfcH"] [Date "2023.09.24"] [White "X-Borg2"] [Black "ljuks"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.09.24"] [UTCTime "16:57:19"] [WhiteElo "2451"] [BlackElo "2349"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Nc3 { C00 French Defense: Two Knights Variation } Nf6 4. exd5 exd5 5. d4 Bb4 6. Bd3 O-O 7. O-O Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. g4 Bg6 10. Ne5 c6 11. f4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3?! { (0.08 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. cxd3 was best. } (12. cxd3) 12... Nbd7 13. f5 Bxc3 14. bxc3 Ne4 15. Bf4 f6 16. Nf3 Nb6 17. Rae1?! { (-0.99 → -1.60) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (17. Nd2 Nxd2 18. Bxd2 Qd7 19. Bf4 Nc4 20. Rae1 Rae8 21. Kf2 Nb2 22. Qd2 b5 23. Rxe8 Rxe8) 17... Re8?! { (-1.60 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (17... Nc4 18. Re2 b5 19. Rfe1 a5 20. Nh2 Nb2 21. Qf3 Na4 22. Re3 b4 23. c4 Nac3 24. Nf1) 18. Re2 Qd7 19. Rfe1?! { (-1.17 → -2.07) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (19. Nd2) 19... Qf7? { (-2.07 → -0.83) Mistake. Na4 was best. } (19... Na4 20. Rg2 b5 21. Kh1 Naxc3 22. Rf1 h6 23. h4 b4 24. g5 Qxf5 25. gxf6 Qxf6) 20. Kh1?! { (-0.83 → -1.81) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (20. Nd2) 20... h6 21. Kh2 Kh7? { (-1.58 → -0.06) Mistake. Na4 was best. } (21... Na4 22. Rg2) 22. Nh4?! { (-0.06 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. Nd2 was best. } (22. Nd2 Nxd2) 22... Nc4 23. Ng6 b5 24. h4 Ncd6?? { (-0.45 → 1.46) Blunder. Qd7 was best. } (24... Qd7 25. Qh3) 25. g5?? { (1.46 → -4.32) Blunder. Bxd6 was best. } (25. Bxd6) 25... Nxf5 26. h5 fxg5 27. Be5 Nh4 28. Nxh4 Qxh5 29. Rxe4 dxe4 30. Rxe4 Kh8?? { (-4.15 → -0.54) Blunder. gxh4 was best. } (30... gxh4 31. a4 Rf8 32. Rxh4+ Qf5 33. axb5 cxb5 34. Rg4 g5 35. d5 Rad8 36. d6 Kg8 37. Qd5+) 31. Qg3?? { (-0.54 → -2.34) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (31. Qf3 Qxf3) 31... Re7?! { (-2.34 → -1.21) Inaccuracy. Rf8 was best. } (31... Rf8 32. Kg2 Rf7 33. Nf3 Raf8 34. Re3 Qg6 35. Ne1 Rf1 36. Nd3 Rd1 37. Qg4 Rd2+ 38. Kg1) 32. Kg2?? { (-1.21 → -5.06) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } (32. Qf3 Qxf3) 32... gxh4 33. Rxh4 Qe2+ 34. Kh3 Qf1+ 35. Kh2 Qe2+ 36. Kh3 Qf1+ 37. Kh2 Rf8 38. Rxh6+ Kg8 39. Rh8+ Kxh8 40. Qh4+? { (-8.02 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qh3+ was best. } (40. Qh3+ Kg8 41. Qxf1 Rxf1 42. Kg3 Ref7 43. a4 bxa4 44. c4 a3 45. d5 cxd5 46. cxd5 Rc1) 40... Kg8 41. Qxe7 Rf2+ 42. Kg3 Qg1+?? { (Mate in 3 → -6.40) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rg2+ was best. } (42... Rg2+ 43. Kh3 Qh1+ 44. Bh2 Qxh2#) 43. Kh4 Qh1+ 44. Kg4 Qf3+?? { (Mate in 11 → -6.62) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qe4+ was best. } (44... Qe4+ 45. Kh5 Rg2 46. Qxg7+ Rxg7 47. Bxg7 Qg2 48. Be5 Kf7 49. d5 cxd5 50. c4 Ke6 51. Kh6) 45. Kh4 Qh1+ 46. Kg4 Qg1+ 47. Bg3 Qd1+ 48. Kh3 Qh1+ 49. Kg4 Qd1+ 50. Kh4 Rf6 51. Qe8+ Kh7 52. Qe4+ Kg8 53. Qe8+ Kh7 54. Qe4+ Kh8?? { (-5.50 → 0.00) Blunder. Rg6 was best. } (54... Rg6 55. Be1 Qc1 56. Kh3 a6 57. Bg3 Qg1 58. Qf3 Rh6+ 59. Kg4 Rf6 60. Qd3+ Rg6+ 61. Kf4) 55. Qe7?? { (0.00 → -5.92) Blunder. Qe8+ was best. } (55. Qe8+ Kh7) 55... Kh7?? { (-5.92 → 0.00) Blunder. Rf5 was best. } (55... Rf5 56. Qe8+ Kh7 57. Be1 Rf4+ 58. Kh3 Qf3+ 59. Kh2 Rf6 60. Qe7 Qh5+ 61. Kg2 Qg4+ 62. Kh2) 56. Qe4+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2