[Event "Casual rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9ORBoOXt"] [Date "2023.10.31"] [White "ben_alaya"] [Black "Vahikian"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.10.31"] [UTCTime "00:03:27"] [WhiteElo "1941"] [BlackElo "1869"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+3"] [ECO "A18"] [Opening "English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e4 { A18 English Opening: Mikenas-Carls Variation } Bb4? { (0.25 → 1.96) Mistake. c5 was best. } (3... c5 4. e5 Ng8 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. d4 cxd4 7. Nxd4 Nxe5 8. Ndb5) 4. d3? { (1.96 → 0.27) Mistake. e5 was best. } (4. e5 Ng8 5. Qg4 Bf8 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nf3 d5 8. Be2 Nge7) 4... Nc6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2?! { (0.77 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (6. e5 Ng4 7. d4 f6 8. h3 Nxf2 9. Kxf2 fxe5 10. d5 e4) 6... d5 7. cxd5?! { (0.05 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (7. e5) 7... exd5 8. O-O dxe4?! { (-1.14 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } (8... Bxc3 9. bxc3 dxe4 10. dxe4 Qxd1 11. Rxd1 Nxe4 12. Bb2 Re8 13. Nd4 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Nc3 15. Bxc3) 9. Nxe4 Bf5 10. Nxf6+?! { (-0.22 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (10. a3 Be7 11. Ng3 Be6 12. Be3 Re8 13. Re1 h6 14. Rc1 Bd5 15. h3 Bf8 16. Qc2 a5) 10... Qxf6 11. Bg5?? { (-0.70 → -2.72) Blunder. d4 was best. } (11. d4) 11... Qxb2 12. a3 Bxa3?? { (-2.90 → 0.00) Blunder. Ba5 was best. } (12... Ba5) 13. Rb1 Qc3 14. Rxb7?! { (-0.61 → -1.26) Inaccuracy. Qa4 was best. } (14. Qa4) 14... Bd6 15. Nh4? { (-1.43 → -3.09) Mistake. Rb5 was best. } (15. Rb5 Bg6 16. Qa4 Qa3 17. Qxa3 Bxa3 18. Rb3 Bd6 19. Rc1 f6 20. Be3 Nb4 21. Bc5 Na2) 15... Be6 16. Bd2 Qe5 17. Nf3 Qd5 18. Bc3 Nd4 19. Rb1?! { (-3.76 → -5.09) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } (19. Nxd4 Qxb7) 19... Nxe2+ 20. Qxe2 Bg4 21. Qe4 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Qxf3 23. gxf3 a5 24. Ra1?! { (-4.51 → -6.83) Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } (24. Rb5) 24... a4 25. Rfb1 Rfe8 26. Kg2 f6 27. d4 Kf7 28. Bb4 Re6?? { (-7.75 → -2.12) Blunder. Reb8 was best. } (28... Reb8) 29. Bxd6 cxd6? { (-2.25 → -0.98) Mistake. Rxd6 was best. } (29... Rxd6 30. Rb7 Rxd4 31. Rxc7+ Kg6 32. Rc3 Ra5 33. h3 Ra7 34. Kg3 Kf5 35. Re3 Kg5 36. Raa3) 30. Rb4 a3 31. Rb3 Re2 32. Rbxa3 Rxa3 33. Rxa3 Rd2 34. Ra4 Ke6 35. f4 g5?! { (-1.04 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Kf5 was best. } (35... Kf5 36. Kg3 Rd1 37. h4 d5 38. Ra7 h5 39. f3 g6 40. Ra4 Rg1+ 41. Kh2 Rc1 42. Kg3) 36. fxg5 fxg5 37. Ra7 Rxd4 38. Rxh7 Kf5 39. f3 Rd2+ 40. Kg3 d5 41. h4 gxh4+ 42. Rxh4 d4 43. Rh5+ Ke6 44. Kf4 Re2 45. Rh8 d3 46. Rd8 d2 47. Rd3 Ke7 48. Rd4 Ke6 49. Rd3 Kf6 50. Rd4 Kg6 51. Kg3 Kf5 52. f4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2