[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HJG44EgM"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "John_caleb"] [Black "NAYIB391774"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "HJG44EgM"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "18:34:13"] [WhiteElo "1784"] [BlackElo "1759"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Nc3 a6 7. Bc4 Bb7 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 exd5 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Bg5 Be7 12. Qf3 O-O 13. Rad1 Qd7 14. Rfe1 Rae8 15. Re2 Ne4 16. Bxe4 Bxg5 17. Bf5 Rxe2 18. Bxd7 Rxc2 19. Rb1 Rd8 20. Bf5 Rd2 21. h3 d4 22. Ne4 c5 23. Nxg5 Bxf3 24. Bxh7+ Kh8 25. gxf3 Re8 26. Be4 f6 27. Nf7+ Kg8 28. Nd6 Rd8 29. Nb7 Rb8 30. Nxc5 Rbxb2 31. Rxb2 Rxb2 32. Nxa6 Rxa2 33. Nc5 Kf8 34. Kg2 Ke7 35. h4 Kd6 36. Nd3 Ra7 37. Kg3 Ke6 38. Nf4+ Ke5 39. Ng6+ Kd6 40. Nf4 Kc5 41. Ne6+ Kc4 42. Kf4 d3 43. Bxd3+ Kxd3 44. Kf5 Ke2 45. Kg6 Kxf2 46. Nxg7 Kxf3 47. h5 Kg4 48. h6 f5 49. Nxf5 Ra6+ 50. Kg7 Ra7+ 51. Kg6 Ra6+ 52. Kg7 Kxf5 53. h7 Ra7+ 54. Kg8 Ra8+ 55. Kg7 Ra7+ 56. Kh6 Rxh7+ 57. Kxh7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2