[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/C38qte13"] [Date "2026.01.03"] [Round "-"] [White "michael_best"] [Black "plaufo"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "C38qte13"] [UTCDate "2026.01.03"] [UTCTime "20:42:45"] [WhiteElo "2069"] [BlackElo "2044"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 { C00 French Defense: Knight Variation } d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. cxd5 Nxd5 6. Bc4 Bc5 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Nc6 9. Nc3 Nb6 10. Bb3 Nd4 11. a3 a5 12. Ba2 Bf5 13. d3 Qf6 14. Be3 Rad8 15. Rc1 Nxf3+ 16. Qxf3 Bxd3 17. Rfd1 Qxf3 18. gxf3 Bxe3 19. fxe3 Nc4 20. Bxc4 Bxc4 21. Rxd8 Rxd8 22. Ne4 b5 23. a4 c6 24. Kf2 h6 25. axb5 cxb5 26. f4 Kf8 27. Nc5 Rd2+ 28. Ke1 Re2+ 29. Kd1 Rxe3 30. Nd7+ Ke7 31. Ne5 Rxh3 32. Nc6+ Kd6 33. Nxa5 Rh1+ 34. Kd2 Rxc1 35. Kxc1 g5 36. Kd2 gxf4 37. Nb7+ Kd5 38. Nd8 f5 39. Nf7 h5 40. Nh6 Ke4 41. Ke1 f3 42. Kf2 f4 43. Nf7 h4 44. Ng5+ Kd3 45. Nxf3 Kc2 46. Nxh4 Kxb2 47. Kf3 b4 48. Nf5 b3 49. Nd4 Kc3 50. Nxb3 Kxb3 51. Kxf4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2