[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/FFko8UlU"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "ChessTheory64"] [Black "RumusJulli"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "FFko8UlU"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "08:38:42"] [WhiteElo "2596"] [BlackElo "2376"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1200+10"] [ECO "E59"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.09] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.06] } 6... c5 { [%eval 0.12] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 7... Nc6 { [%eval 0.39] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.2] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 9. bxc3 { [%eval 0.21] } 9... dxc4 { [%eval 0.36] } 10. Bxc4 { [%eval 0.32] } { E59 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Bernstein Defense } 10... Qc7 { [%eval 0.36] } 11. Ba2 { [%eval 0.25] } 11... e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 12. d5 { [%eval -0.25] } 12... Nb8? { (-0.25 → 1.00) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 1.0] } (12... e4 13. dxc6 Bg4 14. cxb7 Rad8 15. Qc2 exf3 16. e4 Qxb7 17. Bg5 Qe7 18. Rfe1) 13. d6 { [%eval 0.8] } 13... Qa5 { [%eval 0.69] } 14. Rb1 { [%eval 0.26] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.29] } 15. Qc2 { [%eval -0.15] } 15... b5 { [%eval 0.3] } 16. c4 { [%eval 0.46] } 16... a6? { (0.46 → 1.65) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.65] } (16... Bb7 17. Rxb5 Qa6 18. Nh4 Bc6 19. Nf5 Bxb5 20. cxb5 Qxb5 21. f4 Rab8 22. g4) 17. Bb2 { [%eval 1.61] } 17... Bb7 { [%eval 1.69] } 18. Nxe5 { [%eval 1.68] } 18... Nxe5 { [%eval 2.15] } 19. Bxe5 { [%eval 1.95] } 19... Be4 { [%eval 2.24] } 20. Qb2 { [%eval 2.14] } 20... Bxb1 { [%eval 2.28] } 21. Bxb1 { [%eval 2.01] } 21... Qd8 { [%eval 2.03] } 22. Qc2 { [%eval 1.46] } 22... g6 { [%eval 1.52] } 23. Ba1?! { (1.52 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Ba2 was best. } { [%eval 0.74] } (23. Ba2 Re8 24. f4 Nd7 25. Ba1 Rxe3 26. cxb5 axb5 27. Qb2 Nf6 28. Qxf6 Qxf6) 23... Qxd6?! { (0.74 → 1.74) Inaccuracy. Re8 was best. } { [%eval 1.74] } (23... Re8 24. Qc3 Re6 25. e4 Rxd6 26. e5 Rd1 27. exf6 Rxf1+ 28. Kxf1 Qd1+ 29. Qe1) 24. Qb2?! { (1.74 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (24. Qc3 Kg7 25. g4 b4 26. axb4 cxb4 27. Qb2 h6 28. Be4 Rac8 29. Bd5 Rfe8) 24... Kg7 { [%eval 0.72] } 25. g4 { [%eval 1.14] } 25... h6?! { (1.14 → 2.01) Inaccuracy. Qe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.01] } (25... Qe6 26. h3 h6 27. Ba2 Qe7 28. h4 Qe6 29. Kh1 Rac8 30. f3 Rfd8 31. cxb5) 26. f4 { [%eval 2.13] } 26... Rae8 { [%eval 2.26] } 27. g5? { (2.26 → 0.75) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.75] } (27. e4 Rd8 28. g5 hxg5 29. fxg5 Kg8 30. gxf6 Qd2 31. e5 Qxb2 32. Bxb2 Rd2) 27... Rxe3? { (0.75 → 2.17) Mistake. Kh7 was best. } { [%eval 2.17] } (27... Kh7 28. Qxf6 Qxf6 29. gxf6 Rxe3 30. Rd1 bxc4 31. Kf2 Rxa3 32. Be5 Kg8 33. h4) 28. Qxf6+? { (2.17 → 0.50) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (28. Qf2 Rh3 29. Qg2 Rh4 30. Bxf6+ Kg8 31. Qd5 Qb8 32. Bxg6 Rxf4 33. Re1 bxc4) 28... Qxf6 { [%eval 0.62] } 29. Bxf6+ { [%eval 0.67] } 29... Kh7 { [%eval 0.85] } 30. f5 { [%eval 0.71] } 30... Rfe8 { [%eval 0.74] } 31. fxg6+?! { (0.74 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (31. h4 hxg5 32. Bxg5 Rxa3 33. Rd1 Kg8 34. fxg6 bxc4 35. Kf1 fxg6 36. Bxg6 Rb8) 31... fxg6 { [%eval 0.25] } 32. Kf2 { [%eval -0.17] } 32... Re2+ { [%eval -0.19] } 33. Kg3 { [%eval -0.35] } 33... Re1 { [%eval -0.12] } 34. Bd3 { [%eval -0.21] } 34... Rxf1 { [%eval -0.22] } 35. Bxf1 { [%eval -0.18] } 35... Re3+ { [%eval -0.2] } 36. Kf2 { [%eval -0.15] } 36... Rxa3 { [%eval -0.03] } 37. cxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... axb5 { [%eval -0.07] } 38. Bxb5 { [%eval -0.08] } 38... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Bxg5 { [%eval -0.26] } 39... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Ra3 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.12] } 41. h4 { [%eval 0.06] } 41... Rb3 { [%eval 0.25] } 42. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Kd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Rg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Rd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Bf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kh6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Bg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Be2 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... Kh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Kh6 { [%eval 0.47] } 59. Bxd4 { [%eval 0.43] } 59... cxd4+ { [%eval 0.66] } 60. Kd3 { [%eval 0.65] } 60... g5 { [%eval 0.77] } 61. h5 { [%eval 0.58] } 61... Kg7 { [%eval 0.47] } 62. Bg4 { [%eval 0.71] } 62... Kh8 { [%eval 0.56] } 63. Ke4 { [%eval 0.69] } 63... Kg7 { [%eval 0.6] } 64. Kf5 { [%eval 0.64] } 64... d3 { [%eval 0.6] } 65. Kxg5 { [%eval 0.59] } 65... d2 { [%eval 0.61] } 66. h6+ { [%eval 0.48] } 66... Kh8 { [%eval 0.45] } 67. Kg6 { [%eval 0.56] } 67... Kg8 { [%eval 0.6] } 68. Bd1 { [%eval 0.56] } 68... Kh8 { [%eval 0.71] } 69. h7?! { (0.71 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Bb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { Draw by stalemate. } (69. Bb3 d1=N 70. Bxd1 Kg8 71. Bf3 Kh8 72. Bg4 Kg8 73. Bf5 Kh8 74. Bd3 Kg8) 1/2-1/2