[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/HctM4i5s"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "ericm119"] [Black "thtopguy"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "HctM4i5s"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "00:16:16"] [WhiteElo "1769"] [BlackElo "1902"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-18"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. d4 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } Nf6 5. Bd3 Bd6 6. O-O O-O 7. Re1 c5 8. c3 c4 9. Bc2 Re8 10. h3 Nbd7 11. Be3 Ne4 12. Bxe4 dxe4 13. Nfd2 Nb6 14. d5 Nxd5 15. Nxc4 Bb8 16. Nba3 Be6 17. Bd4 Qh4 18. Ne3 Nf4 19. Nac2 Bxh3 20. g3 Ne2+ 21. Qxe2 Qg5 22. Ng2 a6 23. Be3 Qg6 24. Nf4 Bg4 25. Nxg6 Bxe2 26. Rxe2 hxg6 27. Rd1 Be5 28. Bd4 Bc7 29. Red2 Rad8 30. Be3 Rxd2 31. Rxd2 Rd8 32. Rxd8+ Bxd8 33. Nb4 f5 34. Nd5 Kf7 35. Bb6 Bxb6 36. Nxb6 Ke6 37. Kf1 Kd6 38. Nc4+ Kd5 39. b3 g5 40. Ke2 g4 41. Ke3 g5 42. Nb6+ Kc5 43. Nd7+ Kd6 44. Nf8 Ke5 45. Nh7 f4+ 46. gxf4+ gxf4+ 47. Ke2 Kf5 48. a4 g3 49. fxg3 fxg3 50. Ke3 g2 51. Kf2 e3+ 52. Kxg2 Ke4 53. Kf1 Kd3 54. Ke1 Kxc3 55. Nf6 Kxb3 56. Ne4 Kxa4 57. Nc5+ Kb5 58. Nxb7 a5 59. Nxa5 Kxa5 60. Ke2 Kb4 61. Kxe3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2