[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ECVZ98Nc"] [Date "2023.12.17"] [White "walfie"] [Black "Emanuel_Balluch"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.12.17"] [UTCTime "09:06:21"] [WhiteElo "1909"] [BlackElo "1911"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nf6 { A22 English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation } 3. d3 c6 4. g3?! { (0.34 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } (4. Nf3 d6 5. g3 g6 6. Bg2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Rb1 a5) 4... d5 5. cxd5 cxd5 6. Bg2 Be6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O h6 9. a3 Qb6?! { (-0.90 → -0.06) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (9... d4 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. dxe4 Be7 12. b4 Bc4 13. Nd2 b5 14. Qc2 d3 15. exd3 Nd4 16. Qb2) 10. b4 Bd6 11. Bb2 a5 12. b5 O-O 13. bxc6? { (0.39 → -0.73) Mistake. Rb1 was best. } (13. Rb1 Ne7 14. Na4 Qc7 15. Rc1 Qb8 16. Nb6 Ra7 17. e4 d4 18. Nd2 a4 19. Ndc4 Nd7) 13... Qxb2 14. cxb7 Qxb7 15. Rb1 Qc6 16. Nb5 Rfb8 17. a4 Bd7 18. Nxd6?! { (0.04 → -0.75) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } (18. d4 exd4) 18... Qxd6 19. Qc2 Bf5?! { (-0.79 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Rb4 was best. } (19... Rb4 20. Rxb4) 20. Qc3 e4 21. dxe4 Bxe4?! { (-0.57 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Rxb1 was best. } (21... Rxb1) 22. Rxb8+ Qxb8 23. Nd4 Qb4 24. Qc6 Re8 25. Bxe4 Rxe4 26. e3 Re8 27. Rc1 Rd8 28. Rc5 Ne4 29. Rc1 Qd2 30. Qc2 f6?! { (0.42 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (30... Rb8 31. Nb5 Qb4 32. h4 g6 33. Qd1 Qb2 34. Rc2 Qe5 35. Qd4 Qxd4 36. exd4 Rb6 37. Kg2) 31. Kf1 Rb8 32. Qxd2 Nxd2+ 33. Ke2 Nc4 34. Nb5 Kf7 35. e4 Nb6 36. Rc7+ Kg6 37. exd5 Nxd5 38. Ra7 Re8+ 39. Kf3 Re5 40. Rxa5 Nc7 41. Ra7 { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2