[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Mkrj9JFp"] [Date "2025.05.12"] [Round "-"] [White "mbedzinisbert"] [Black "novichok74"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Mkrj9JFp"] [UTCDate "2025.05.12"] [UTCTime "09:20:19"] [WhiteElo "1782"] [BlackElo "1781"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "A25"] [Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 Nc6 { A25 English Opening: King's English Variation, Reversed Closed Sicilian } 3. e3 a6 4. g3 d6 5. Bg2 Bd7 6. Nge2 Rb8 7. O-O Be7 8. b3 Nf6 9. Bb2 O-O 10. d4 exd4 11. Nxd4 Qc8 12. Re1 Bg4 13. Qd2 Nxd4 14. Qxd4 c5 15. Qd3 Bh3 16. Nd5 Nxd5 17. Qxd5 Bxg2 18. Kxg2 Qc6 19. Rad1 a5 20. e4 Qb6 21. Qd2 a4 22. Qc3 Bf6 23. Qc2 Bxb2 24. Qxb2 axb3 25. Qxb3 Qxb3 26. axb3 b5 27. Rxd6 bxc4 28. bxc4 Rb4 29. Rc1 Rc8 30. Rc2 Kf8 31. Rd7 Ke8 32. Ra7 Rd8 33. Rc7 Rd4 34. Rxc5 Rxe4 35. Kf3 Rd4 36. Re2+ Kd7 37. Rd5+ Rxd5 38. cxd5 Rd4 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2