[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/A0fOonEk"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "richardhowardwells"] [Black "nicpac"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "A0fOonEk"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "08:06:16"] [WhiteElo "1169"] [BlackElo "1277"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+16"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B10"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } { B10 Caro-Kann Defense } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.14] } 3... cxd5 { [%eval 0.07] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 5. Bb5+ { [%eval 0.09] } 5... Bd7 { [%eval 0.15] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval -0.32] } 6... a6 { [%eval 0.03] } 7. Ba4 { [%eval -0.27] } 7... b5 { [%eval -0.07] } 8. Bb3 { [%eval -0.11] } 8... b4?? { (-0.11 → 2.17) Blunder. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (8... e6 9. Ne2 a5 10. a3 Bd6 11. Bf4 Bxf4 12. Nxf4 O-O 13. O-O Nc6 14. Nd3) 9. Nxd5 { [%eval 2.44] } 9... Nxd5 { [%eval 2.86] } 10. Bxd5 { [%eval 2.85] } 10... Bc6 { [%eval 3.38] } 11. Bxc6+ { [%eval 3.39] } 11... Nxc6 { [%eval 3.33] } 12. d5 { [%eval 3.47] } 12... Nb8 { [%eval 3.57] } 13. O-O { [%eval 3.57] } 13... e6 { [%eval 3.55] } 14. Re1 { [%eval 3.12] } 14... Bc5 { [%eval 3.55] } 15. Be3 { [%eval 3.47] } 15... Bxe3 { [%eval 3.53] } 16. Rxe3 { [%eval 3.48] } 16... O-O { [%eval 3.46] } 17. dxe6 { [%eval 3.5] } 17... Qxd1+ { [%eval 3.69] } 18. Rxd1 { [%eval 3.69] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 3.69] } 19. Rxe6 { [%eval 3.56] } 19... Ra7 { [%eval 3.79] } 20. c3?! { (3.79 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Rd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (20. Rd5 a5 21. Kf1 h6 22. b3 Rc8 23. Ne1 Kh7 24. Re4 Rcc7 25. f3 Rc8) 20... bxc3 { [%eval 2.9] } 21. bxc3 { [%eval 2.85] } 21... Nd7?! { (2.85 → 4.14) Inaccuracy. Rc7 was best. } { [%eval 4.14] } (21... Rc7 22. Re3 Rfc8 23. g3 Rxc3 24. Rxc3 Rxc3 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Ng5+ Kg6 27. h4) 22. h3?! { (4.14 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Re7 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (22. Re7 Rd8 23. Ne5 Nf8 24. Rxg7+ Kxg7 25. Rxd8 Rc7 26. Rd3 Re7 27. Nf3 Ne6) 22... Nf6 { [%eval 3.12] } 23. g4?? { (3.12 → 0.24) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (23. c4 Rc8 24. Ne5 h6 25. Rd4 Rb7 26. Ng4 Nxg4 27. Rxg4 h5 28. Rh4 Rb1+) 23... Raf7?? { (0.24 → 2.70) Blunder. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (23... Nxg4 24. hxg4 Rxf3 25. Rd8+ Kf7 26. Rc6 Rf6 27. Rdc8 Re7 28. Rxf6+ Kxf6 29. Rc4) 24. Kg2?? { (2.70 → 0.34) Blunder. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (24. Ne5 Rb7 25. Rd4 Rb2 26. a4 Re2 27. Kf1 Rc2 28. Kg2 Ne8 29. Nd3 Rxc3) 24... Ne8?? { (0.34 → 3.26) Blunder. Nxg4 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (24... Nxg4 25. Rd3 Nf6 26. Re5 g6 27. Ng5 Nh5 28. Rd2 Rc7 29. Ne4 Nf6 30. Rc2) 25. Rd3 { [%eval 3.22] } 25... Nc7 { [%eval 3.16] } 26. Rc6 { [%eval 3.23] } 26... a5 { [%eval 3.28] } 27. a4 { [%eval 3.04] } 27... Ne8 { [%eval 3.3] } 28. Rc8 { [%eval 3.37] } 28... Nf6 { [%eval 3.59] } 29. Rxf8+ { [%eval 3.42] } 29... Rxf8 { [%eval 3.42] } 30. Kg3? { (3.42 → 1.46) Mistake. c4 was best. } { [%eval 1.46] } (30. c4 h6 31. Ne5 g5 32. f4 Kg7 33. c5 Ne4 34. c6 Nc5 35. Rd6 gxf4) 30... Ne4+ { [%eval 1.34] } 31. Kg2 { [%eval 1.34] } 31... Nc5 { [%eval 1.35] } 32. Rd5?! { (1.35 → 0.57) Inaccuracy. Rd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.57] } (32. Rd4 Ne6 33. Rd2 Nc5 34. Ra2 h5 35. Ng5 hxg4 36. hxg4 Rf4 37. f3 Kf8) 32... Nxa4 { [%eval 0.56] } 33. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.39] } 33... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 34. h4 { [%eval 0.36] } 34... Ne2 { [%eval 0.43] } 35. Ne5 { [%eval 0.06] } 35... Nf4+ { [%eval 0.06] } 36. Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Ne2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Kg2 { [%eval 0.03] } 37... Nf4+ { [%eval 0.02] } 38. Kg3 { [%eval 0.13] } 38... Ne2+ { [%eval 0.14] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2