[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Ll4GuKnK"] [Date "2026.06.19"] [Round "-"] [White "mmcintyre2702"] [Black "Bastian08"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Ll4GuKnK"] [UTCDate "2026.06.19"] [UTCTime "10:48:46"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "1912"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "E21"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 e6 2. c4 Bb4+ 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Nf3 { E21 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Three Knights Variation } c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Nc6 7. Bg5 h6 8. Bh4 g5 9. Bg3 d5 10. cxd5 Nxd5 11. dxc5 Nxc3 12. Qxd8+ Kxd8 13. Ne5 Ne4 14. Nxf7+ Ke7 15. Nxh8 Kf6 16. e3 Bd7 17. Bd3 Nxc5 18. Bc2 Rxh8 19. O-O e5 20. f4 gxf4 21. exf4 e4 22. Rae1 Bf5 23. Bf2 Nd3 24. Re2 Rd8 25. Bxd3 exd3 26. Rd2 Na5 27. Bh4+ Ke6 28. Bxd8 Nc4 29. Rfd1 Nxa3 30. Rxd3 Nc4 31. Re1+ Kf7 32. Rd5 Be6 33. Rxe6 Kxe6 34. Re5+ Nxe5 35. fxe5 Kxe5 36. Bc7+ Kd4 37. Bb8 a5 38. Ba7+ Kc3 39. g4 b5 40. h4 a4 41. g5 hxg5 42. hxg5 a3 43. g6 a2 44. g7 a1=Q+ 45. Kh2 Qb2+ 46. Kh3 Qa3 47. g8=Q Qxa7 48. Qg3+ Kb4 49. Qf4+ Ka5 50. Qd2+ Kb6 51. Qd6+ Ka5 52. Qa3+ Kb6 53. Qd6+ Ka5 54. Qa3+ Kb6 55. Qd6+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2