[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/AcYONa8p"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "nikhilp1"] [Black "Pieces__16"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "AcYONa8p"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "07:11:09"] [WhiteElo "1707"] [BlackElo "1693"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "A41"] [Opening "Rat Defense: English Rat"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d6 2. c4 e5 { A41 Rat Defense: English Rat } 3. Nc3 Nd7 4. e4 exd4 5. Qxd4 Ngf6 6. Bg5 Be7 7. f4 h6 8. Bh4 O-O 9. Nf3 Nh7 10. Bxe7 Qxe7 11. Bd3 f5 12. O-O fxe4 13. Bxe4 Nc5 14. Rae1 Qf6 15. Bd5+ Kh8 16. b4 Ne6 17. Qd2 c6 18. Bxe6 Bxe6 19. Qxd6 Bxc4 20. Qxf6 Nxf6 21. Rf2 Rad8 22. Re7 Ng4 23. Rc2 Ba6 24. h3 Nf6 25. a4 Nd5 26. Nxd5 Rxd5 27. g3 Rd3 28. Kf2 Rb3 29. b5 cxb5 30. axb5 Rxb5 31. Ne5 Kg8 32. Rcc7 Rb2+ 33. Ke3 Re2+ 34. Kf3 Rxe5 35. Rxe5 b5 36. Rxa7 Bc8 37. g4 b4 38. Rb5 Rd8 39. Rxb4 Rd3+ 40. Ke4 Rc3 41. Rb8 Kh7 42. g5 Rc4+ 43. Ke5 Bxh3 44. gxh6 Kxh6 45. Rh8+ Kg6 46. Rxh3 Rc5+ 47. Kd4 Rc6 48. Rg3+ Kf5 49. Rf7+ Ke6 50. Rfxg7 Rd6+ 51. Kc5 Rd5+ 52. Kc6 Rd6+ 53. Kc7 Rd4 54. R7g6+ Kf5 55. R3g5+ Kxf4 56. Rg4+ Ke3 57. Re6+ Kd3 58. Rxd4+ Kxd4 59. Kd6 Kc4 60. Kc6 Kd4 61. Kb6 Kc4 62. Rd6 Kc3 63. Kc5 Kb3 64. Rd4 Kc3 65. Kd5 Kb3 66. Rc4 Kb2 67. Kc5 Kb3 68. Kb5 Kb2 { Draw by time and insufficient material. } 1/2-1/2