[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/CVdKlIVv"] [Date "2026.01.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Mahmood39934"] [Black "mhamd19851"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "CVdKlIVv"] [UTCDate "2026.01.12"] [UTCTime "16:32:35"] [WhiteElo "1980"] [BlackElo "1950"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A21"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres Defense"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.12] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.26] } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.39] } { A21 English Opening: King's English Variation, Keres Defense } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.43] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. d3 { [%eval 0.26] } 5... Be7 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. e4 { [%eval 0.66] } 6... h6 { [%eval 0.42] } 7. Nf3 { [%eval 0.34] } 7... Bg4 { [%eval 0.42] } 8. O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.52] } 9. Be3 { [%eval 0.44] } 9... Nh7 { [%eval 0.55] } 10. Qd2 { [%eval 0.35] } 10... Bxf3 { [%eval 0.33] } 11. Bxf3 { [%eval 0.27] } 11... Bg5 { [%eval 0.4] } 12. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] } 12... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.13] } 13. Qxe3 { [%eval -0.07] } 13... Qg5?! { (-0.07 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (13... Ng5) 14. f4 { [%eval 0.7] } 14... exf4 { [%eval 1.23] } 15. Rxf4?! { (1.23 → 0.14) Inaccuracy. gxf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.14] } (15. gxf4 Qc5 16. Qxc5 dxc5 17. e5 Na6 18. Ne4 Rfd8 19. Rad1 Rab8 20. Kh1 Rd4) 15... Nd7 { [%eval 0.36] } 16. Raf1 { [%eval -0.15] } 16... Ndf6?! { (-0.15 → 0.47) Inaccuracy. Qc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.47] } (16... Qc5 17. Nd1) 17. R4f3? { (0.47 → -0.67) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval -0.67] } (17. Qf2) 17... Qxe3+?! { (-0.67 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (17... Ng4) 18. Rxe3 { [%eval 0.02] } 18... Nd7 { [%eval 0.04] } 19. d4 { [%eval 0.1] } 19... a6 { [%eval 0.38] } 20. b3 { [%eval 0.2] } 20... b5? { (0.20 → 1.32) Mistake. Rfe8 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (20... Rfe8) 21. e5 { [%eval 1.35] } 21... dxe5 { [%eval 1.21] } 22. dxe5 { [%eval 1.31] } 22... Rac8 { [%eval 1.29] } 23. cxb5 { [%eval 1.05] } 23... cxb5 { [%eval 1.18] } 24. Nd5?! { (1.18 → 0.29) Inaccuracy. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 0.29] } (24. Bb7) 24... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.3] } 25. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.17] } 25... Rc5 { [%eval 0.47] } 26. e6 { [%eval 0.62] } 26... fxe6 { [%eval 0.6] } 27. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.62] } 27... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.58] } 28. Rxe6 { [%eval 0.58] } 28... Rc1+ { [%eval 0.51] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 0.66] } 29... Rc2+?! { (0.66 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. Nc5 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (29... Nc5 30. Rc6) 30. Re2 { [%eval 1.79] } 30... Rxe2+ { [%eval 2.38] } 31. Kxe2 { [%eval 2.34] } 31... Nhf6?! { (2.34 → 3.38) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 3.38] } (31... Kf7 32. Nc7 Ke7 33. Nxa6 Kd6 34. Kd2 Nhf6 35. Nb4 Ng4 36. h3 Ngf6 37. Ke3) 32. Nc7 { [%eval 3.37] } 32... Nc5?! { (3.37 → 4.30) Inaccuracy. Nb8 was best. } { [%eval 4.3] } (32... Nb8 33. Bb7 a5 34. Nxb5 Kf8 35. Bf3 Nfd7 36. Ke3 Ne5 37. Be2 Nbd7 38. Ke4) 33. b4 { [%eval 4.15] } 33... Na4 { [%eval 4.14] } 34. Nxa6?! { (4.14 → 2.70) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 2.7] } (34. Kd3 Ng4 35. h3 Nf6 36. Nxa6 Nh5 37. Bc6 Nb2+ 38. Kc3 Nd1+ 39. Kd4 Nxg3) 34... Nc3+ { [%eval 2.77] } 35. Kd2 { [%eval 2.29] } 35... Nxa2 { [%eval 2.32] } 36. Kc2 { [%eval 2.38] } 36... Ng4? { (2.38 → 4.02) Mistake. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 4.02] } (36... Kf7 37. Bf3 Kg6 38. Kb2 Nxb4 39. Nxb4 h5 40. Kc3 Kg5 41. Nc2 h4 42. Ne3) 37. Bd5+ { [%eval 3.86] } 37... Kf8 { [%eval 3.91] } 38. Bxa2 { [%eval 3.89] } 38... Nxh2 { [%eval 3.65] } 39. Nc7 { [%eval 3.55] } 39... Nf1 { [%eval 3.5] } 40. Ne6+?! { (3.50 → 2.21) Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.21] } (40. Nxb5 Ke7 41. Kd3 Nxg3 42. Bd5 h5 43. Nc3 h4 44. b5 Nh5 45. Kc4 Kd8) 40... Ke7 { [%eval 2.23] } 41. Nxg7 { [%eval 2.1] } 41... Nxg3 { [%eval 2.12] } 42. Ne6 { [%eval 2.17] } 42... h5 { [%eval 2.3] } 43. Nf4 { [%eval 2.35] } 43... Kd6 { [%eval 2.33] } 44. Ng2 { [%eval 2.17] } 44... Nf5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 2.12] } 45. Bf7 { [%eval 2.06] } 45... h4 { [%eval 1.97] } 46. Bg6?? { (1.97 → -3.57) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval -3.57] } (46. Nf4 Ke5 47. Nh3 Nd6 48. Bb3 Ne8 49. Ng1 Kf4 50. Be6 Kg3 51. Ne2+ Kf2) 46... h3 { [%eval -3.39] } 47. Ne3? { (-3.39 → -5.56) Mistake. Nf4 was best. } { White offers draw } { [%eval -5.56] } { The game is a draw. } (47. Nf4 h2 48. Bxf5 h1=Q 49. Bd3 Qe1 50. Ne2 Qxb4 51. Nc3 Kc5 52. Bxb5 Qa5) 1/2-1/2