[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/PhDQ8gMq"] [Date "2024.02.02"] [White "PracticeAgainstMe"] [Black "Silver124"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.02.02"] [UTCTime "22:46:20"] [WhiteElo "2241"] [BlackElo "2161"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B49"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qc7 6. Be3 a6 7. Be2 { B49 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation } Nf6 8. O-O b5 9. a3?! { (0.51 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Nxc6 was best. } (9. Nxc6 dxc6 10. f4 Be7 11. a3 O-O 12. e5 Nd5 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Bd3 c5 15. c3 c4) 9... Bb7 10. f4 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Rc8 12. Rad1 Bc5 13. Qd3 Bxe3+ 14. Qxe3 Qc5 15. Qxc5 Rxc5 16. Bf3 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5?! { (0.10 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Bxd5 was best. } (17... Bxd5 18. Nxd5 Nxd5 19. Bxd5 exd5 20. Rfe1+ Kd7 21. Re5 Rxc2 22. Rexd5+ Kc8 23. Rd7 Rc1 24. Kf2) 18. Ne4 Rxc2? { (1.14 → 2.66) Mistake. Rc6 was best. } (18... Rc6 19. f5 O-O 20. Ng5 Rb6 21. fxe6 fxe6 22. Rfe1 Bc8 23. Bg4 Nc7 24. Rd2 h6 25. Ne4) 19. Nd6+ Ke7 20. Nxb7 Ne3 21. b3?? { (2.81 → -0.72) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (21. Rc1 Rhc8 22. Rxc2 Rxc2 23. Re1 Nc4 24. b3 Nd2 25. Re3 h6 26. h4 Ra2 27. b4 Kf6) 21... Nxf1?! { (-0.72 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Rhc8 was best. } (21... Rhc8 22. Rde1) 22. Kxf1 Rc3 23. Na5 Rhc8 24. Bb7 Rc1 25. Ke2 R8c2+ 26. Rd2 Rxd2+ 27. Kxd2 Ra1 28. Bxa6 Rxa3 29. b4 Ra2+ 30. Kc3 Rxg2 31. Bxb5 Rxh2 32. Bc6 h5 33. b5 Ra2 34. b6 Rxa5 35. b7 Rc5+ 36. Kd4 Rxc6 37. b8=Q Rd6+ 38. Ke4 Rd5 39. Qh8 g5 40. Qxh5 gxf4 41. Qh4+ Kf8 42. Qxf4 Kg7 { Black offers draw } 43. Qg4+ Kf6 44. Qg8 Rf5 45. Qd8+ Kg7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2