[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CUrnYWNa"] [Date "2026.08.01"] [Round "-"] [White "TheTchigorinDefense"] [Black "MrSandman1"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "CUrnYWNa"] [UTCDate "2026.08.01"] [UTCTime "17:05:18"] [WhiteElo "2351"] [BlackElo "2521"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+11"] [BlackRatingDiff "-7"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. Bb5 Nd4 5. O-O Nxb5 6. Nxb5 c6 7. Nc3 Qc7 8. d4 d6 9. a4 Be7 10. h3 O-O 11. Bg5 Re8 12. Qd3 Nh5 13. Be3 Nf6 14. Bg5 h6 15. Bxf6 Bxf6 16. d5 Bd7 17. Rfd1 Red8 18. a5 Rac8 19. Rd2 g6 20. Ra3 Bg7 21. Nh4 b6 22. dxc6 Bxc6 23. Nd5 Bxd5 24. Qxd5 Kh7?! { (0.09 → 0.69) Inaccuracy. Qc4 was best. } (24... Qc4 25. Nxg6 Bf6 26. Rg3 Kh7 27. Nf4 Bg5 28. Nh5 Qxd5 29. Rxd5 Kg6 30. h4) 25. Rf3 Rd7 26. c3?! { (0.71 → -0.24) Inaccuracy. axb6 was best. } (26. axb6 axb6 27. Rc3 Qb8 28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Nf3 Rc7 30. Ne1 Bf8 31. c3 Qa6) 26... Qc4 27. b3 Qxd5 28. Rxd5 bxa5 29. Rxa5 Rb8 30. b4 Rc8 31. Rd3 Rc4 32. g3 Rxe4 33. Nf3 Rc4 34. Nxe5 Bxe5 35. Rxe5 dxe5 36. Rxd7 Kg7 37. Rxa7 Rxc3 38. b5 { White offers draw } 38... Rb3 39. Rb7 Kf6 40. Kg2 Ke6 41. h4 g5 42. h5 Kf5 43. Rxf7+ Kg4 44. f3+ Kxh5 45. Rf6 g4 46. Rf5+ Kg6 47. Rxe5 gxf3+ 48. Kf2 h5 49. Rc5 Kh6 50. Rc6+ Kg5 51. Rc5+ Kg4 52. Rc4+ Kf5 53. Rf4+ Kg5 54. Rxf3 Rxb5 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2