[Event "Blitz Titled Arena August '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/MuBORx3R"] [Date "2024.08.10"] [White "Smirnov_Alexandr"] [Black "motivated_bishop"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.08.10"] [UTCTime "18:00:01"] [WhiteElo "2427"] [BlackElo "2431"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B50"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 { B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations } 3. Bc4 Nc6 4. O-O Nf6 5. Re1 g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 O-O 8. h3 e6 9. Bb3 b6 10. Bf4 Bb7 11. a4?! { (0.61 → -0.11) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } (11. dxc5 e5 12. Bg5 dxc5 13. Na3 Qe7 14. Bd5 Qc7 15. Nb5 Qd7 16. Bxf6 Bxf6) 11... e5 12. dxe5 dxe5 13. Qxd8 Raxd8 14. Nxe5 Nxe5 15. Bxe5 Nxe4 16. Bxg7 Kxg7 17. a5 b5 18. a6 Bc6 19. Bc2 Nd2 20. Na3? { (-0.10 → -1.27) Mistake. Nxd2 was best. } (20. Nxd2 Rxd2) 20... b4 21. Nb1 Nc4?! { (-1.04 → -0.39) Inaccuracy. Rfe8 was best. } (21... Rfe8 22. Rxe8 Bxe8 23. cxb4 cxb4 24. b3 f5 25. Nxd2 Rxd2 26. Bd1 Kf6 27. g3) 22. b3 Nd2 23. cxb4 cxb4 24. Nxd2 Rxd2 25. Be4 Bb5 26. Ra5 Bd3 27. Rd5 Re2 28. Rxe2 Bxe2 29. Rd4 Bxa6 30. Rxb4 { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2