[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AEP0Es3U"] [Date "2026.01.08"] [Round "-"] [White "egoval"] [Black "purushothaman97"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "AEP0Es3U"] [UTCDate "2026.01.08"] [UTCTime "09:55:43"] [WhiteElo "1914"] [BlackElo "1857"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } c6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Bd3 Bd6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 Nbd7 10. Re1 Re8 11. c3 Rxe1+ 12. Qxe1 Qe8 13. Qxe8+ Nxe8 14. Nbd2 Nb6 15. Re1 Be6 16. b3 Nc7 17. c4 dxc4 18. bxc4 Bb4 19. Re2 Bxd2 20. Nxd2 Re8 21. Bg3 Na6 22. c5 Nd5 23. Nf3 Nab4 24. Bb1 Nc3 25. Rb2 Nxb1 26. Rxb4 Nc3 27. Rxb7 Nxa2 28. Rxa7 Nc3 29. Rc7 Bd5 30. Ne5 Ne2+ 31. Kf1 Nxd4 32. f4 f6 33. Ng6 Bc4+ 34. Kg1 Ne2+ 35. Kh2 Nxg3 36. Kxg3 Re3+ 37. Kf2 Re2+ 38. Kg3 Kh7 39. Ne7 Re3+ 40. Kf2 Re2+ 41. Kg3 Bb5 42. Nxc6 Bxc6 43. Rxc6 Rc2 44. Kf3 Kg6 45. g4 h5 46. g5 Rc3+ 47. Kg2 h4 48. gxf6 gxf6 49. Rc8 Kf5 50. c6 Kxf4 51. c7 Kf5 52. Kf2 Ke6 53. Re8+ Kd7 54. Rf8 Kxc7 55. Rxf6 Rxh3 56. Rh6 Kd7 57. Kg2 Rg3+ 58. Kh2 Ra3 59. Rxh4 Ke6 60. Re4+ Kf5 61. Rh4 Ra1 62. Rb4 Ke5 63. Kg3 Rf1 64. Rb5+ Kd6 65. Rb7 Rf6 66. Rb6+ Ke5 67. Rxf6 Kxf6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2