[Event "≤2000 Blitz Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/9eYF1wns"] [Date "2025.03.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Sajeevsood"] [Black "gerkules"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "9eYF1wns"] [UTCDate "2025.03.11"] [UTCTime "21:48:08"] [WhiteElo "1844"] [BlackElo "1750"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 { B45 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } Bc5 6. Be3 Qb6 7. Nxc6 Bxe3 8. fxe3 Qxe3+ 9. Qe2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 bxc6 11. O-O-O Nf6 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 cxd5 14. b3 O-O 15. c4 Bb7 16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Kb2 Rac8 18. Rhg1 g6 19. h4 Kg7 20. g4 Rc7 21. h5 Rfc8 22. Rd2 Be4 23. hxg6 Bxg6 24. Rg2 Rc2+ 25. Rxc2 Rxc2+ 26. Ka3 Be4 27. Rf2 Bd3 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bxd3 Rc5 30. Bxh7 Rxe5 31. Bd3 Kf6 32. Kb4 Kg5 33. Bb5 d6 34. a4 Kxg4 35. Bd7 Kf4 36. Kc4 Rc5+ 37. Kd4 e5+ 38. Kd3 Rc7 39. Bb5 e4+ 40. Kd4 e3 41. Kd5 Rc2 42. Kxd6 e2 43. Bxe2 Rxe2 44. Kc7 Rb2 45. Kb7 Rxb3+ 46. Kxa7 Ke5 47. a5 Kd6 48. a6 Kc7 49. Ka8 Rb8+ 50. Ka7 Rb4 51. Ka8 Kc8 52. a7 Kd7 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2