[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NuV5ztnV"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "michael_a_cordova"] [Black "Il_Trovatore"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "NuV5ztnV"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "20:21:59"] [WhiteElo "1194"] [BlackElo "1269"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit } cxd4 3. Qxd4 Nc6 4. Qa4 a6 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bg5 h6 7. Bxf6 exf6 8. Nf3 Qc7 9. Bc4 Ne5 10. Nxe5 fxe5 11. Nd5 Qc6 12. Qxc6 bxc6 13. Nc7+ Kd8 14. Nxa8 Bc5 15. O-O Bb7 16. a3 Bxa8 17. b4 Bd4 18. Rad1 Rf8 19. Rd2 f5 20. Kh1 fxe4 21. Bxa6 d6 22. Re2 e3 23. f3 e4 24. c4 c5 25. Kg1 exf3 26. Rxf3 Bxf3 27. gxf3 Rxf3 28. bxc5 Bxc5 29. Kg2 Rf2+ 30. Rxf2 exf2 31. Kf1 g5 32. Bb7 g4 33. Bd5 h5 34. a4 h4 35. a5 g3 36. h3 Kc7 37. Bg2 Bb4 38. Ke2 Bxa5 39. Kd3 Kb6 40. Kd4 Bb4 41. Kd5 Bc5 42. Ke4 Ka5 43. Kf4 Kb4 44. Kg4 Kxc4 45. Kxh4 d5 46. Kxg3 f1=Q 47. Bxf1+ Kd4 48. Kf3 Ke5 49. Kg4 Kf6 50. Bd3 Kg7 51. Kg5 Be3+ 52. Kg4 Kh6 53. h4 d4 54. Kg3 Bg1 55. Kg2 Be3 56. Kf3 Bg1 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2