[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/7hV7On49"] [Date "2026.03.05"] [Round "-"] [White "ChessTheory64"] [Black "DoctorDrunkMagnus"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "7hV7On49"] [UTCDate "2026.03.05"] [UTCTime "07:57:19"] [WhiteElo "2554"] [BlackElo "2381"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+7"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+15"] [ECO "E52"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.16] } { E52 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Schlechter Defense } 7. cxd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 7... exd5 { [%eval 0.04] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.14] } 8... Bb7 { [%eval 0.33] } 9. Ne5 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.32] } 10. Bd2 { [%eval 0.08] } 10... c5?! { (0.08 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (10... Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. f4 Nc5 13. Bb1 d4 14. Nb5 Qd5 15. e4 Qc4 16. Nxc7) 11. Qf3?! { (0.64 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } { [%eval -0.39] } (11. a3 Bxc3 12. Bxc3 Re8 13. f4 Rc8 14. Rc1 Nf8 15. Qa4 Ne6 16. Qxa7 Re7) 11... Ne4 { [%eval -0.12] } 12. Nxd7 { [%eval -0.04] } 12... Qxd7 { [%eval -0.02] } 13. Be1 { [%eval -0.15] } 13... cxd4 { [%eval 0.03] } 14. exd4 { [%eval -0.32] } 14... Rfe8 { [%eval -0.27] } 15. Bb5 { [%eval -0.49] } 15... Bc6 { [%eval -0.39] } 16. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.35] } 16... Qxc6 { [%eval -0.4] } 17. Rc1 { [%eval -0.6] } 17... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.66] } 18. Bxc3 { White offers draw } { [%eval -0.5] } 18... Rac8 { [%eval -0.53] } 19. Qd3 { [%eval -0.56] } 19... Qc4 { [%eval -0.46] } 20. Qxc4 { [%eval -0.6] } 20... Rxc4 { [%eval -0.56] } 21. f3?! { (-0.56 → -1.21) Inaccuracy. Rfe1 was best. } { [%eval -1.21] } (21. Rfe1 Kf8 22. Kf1 Rec8 23. Bb4+ Ke8 24. Rxc4 Rxc4 25. Ba3 Kd7 26. Bf8 Rc8) 21... Nxc3 { [%eval -1.26] } 22. Rxc3 { [%eval -1.29] } 22... Rxc3? { (-1.29 → -0.15) Mistake. Rxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (22... Rxd4 23. Rc2 g5 24. Kf2 Kg7 25. Re1 Re6 26. b3 h5 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Ke2) 23. bxc3 { [%eval -0.17] } 23... Re2 { [%eval -0.2] } 24. Rf2 { [%eval -0.25] } 24... Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 25. Rc2 { [%eval -0.01] } 25... Re1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 26... Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Kg3 { [%eval -0.06] } 27... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. Kf4 { [%eval -0.37] } 28... Ke7?? { (-0.37 → 1.38) Blunder. f6 was best. } { [%eval 1.38] } (28... f6 29. g4 b5 30. Rb2 a6 31. h4 Kf7 32. Kg3 Rc1) 29. h4? { (1.38 → 0.00) Mistake. Ke5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29. Ke5 Kd7 30. Kxd5 h5 31. c4 h4 32. Re2 Rh1 33. h3 Ra1 34. Rf2 f6) 29... Kd6 { [%eval -0.03] } 30. g4 { [%eval -0.12] } 30... a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. h5 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Kf5 { [%eval -0.16] } 32... b5 { [%eval -0.02] } 33. f4 { [%eval -0.02] } 33... Rb1 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Kxg5 { [%eval -0.16] } 35... Rg1+ { [%eval -0.07] } 36. Kf5 { [%eval -0.18] } 36... Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. h6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... gxh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Rh2?! { (0.00 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (38. Kf6 h5 39. f5 h4 40. Kxf7 h3 41. Rh2 Rxc3 42. f6 Rg3 43. Kf8 Kd7) 38... Rg6 { [%eval -0.65] } 39. Rh3 { [%eval -0.69] } 39... Re6 { [%eval -0.64] } 40. Rh2 { [%eval -0.76] } 40... Rg6 { [%eval -0.81] } 41. Rh1 { [%eval -0.82] } 41... Re6 { [%eval -0.45] } 42. Rh2 { [%eval -0.67] } 42... Rg6 { [%eval -0.68] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2