[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Lg7UUK3q"] [Date "2026.05.22"] [Round "-"] [White "mwansa1"] [Black "Mesalem1977"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Lg7UUK3q"] [UTCDate "2026.05.22"] [UTCTime "16:25:54"] [WhiteElo "1656"] [BlackElo "1622"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C55"] [Opening "Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 { C55 Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening } d6 5. h3 Be6 6. Nbd2 Be7 7. O-O Qd7 8. Nh2 O-O-O 9. f4 h5 10. f5 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 g6 12. Bg5 gxf5 13. Rxf5 Ne8 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. Qf1 f6 16. Ne3 Nd4 17. Rf2 Rg8 18. c3 Ne6 19. Nd5 Qg7 20. Nxf6 Nxf6 21. Rxf6 Nf4 22. Rf5 Qxg2+ 23. Qxg2 Rxg2+ 24. Kh1 Rxb2 25. d4 Rg8 26. dxe5 dxe5 27. Rg1 Rxg1+ 28. Kxg1 Nxh3+ 29. Kh1 Nf2+ 30. Kg1 Nxe4 31. Rxe5 Nxc3 32. Rxh5 b5 33. Nf3 Kb7 34. Nd4 Rxa2 35. Nxb5 Nxb5 36. Rxb5+ Kc6 37. Rb1 a5 38. Kf1 Kc5 39. Ke1 Kc4 40. Rc1+ Kb4 41. Rxc7 a4 42. Kd1 a3 43. Kc1 Rh2 44. Rb7+ Kc3 45. Rc7+ Kb3 46. Rb7+ Ka2 47. Rf7 Rb2 48. Rf3 Rb3 49. Rxb3 Kxb3 50. Kb1 a2+ 51. Ka1 Ka3 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2