[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Q0WAsEDj"] [Date "2026.04.09"] [Round "-"] [White "believer_23"] [Black "classicalchess2"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "Q0WAsEDj"] [UTCDate "2026.04.09"] [UTCTime "14:12:19"] [WhiteElo "1964"] [BlackElo "2355"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+8"] [BlackRatingDiff "-16"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.17] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Declined, Scandinavian Formation } 4. e5 { [%eval -0.35] } 4... dxc3 { [%eval -0.49] } 5. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.44] } 5... e6 { [%eval -0.41] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.44] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval -0.21] } 7. Bf4 { [%eval -0.48] } 7... Ne7 { [%eval -0.45] } 8. Qb3? { (-0.45 → -1.62) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -1.62] } (8. Bd3 Nbc6 9. Rc1 Ng6 10. Bg3 O-O 11. O-O Bb6 12. Na4 Bc7 13. Re1 f5) 8... Nbc6 { [%eval -1.54] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval -1.43] } 9... Qb6 { [%eval -1.47] } 10. Qxb6 { [%eval -1.68] } 10... Bxb6 { [%eval -1.7] } 11. O-O { [%eval -1.59] } 11... a6 { [%eval -1.09] } 12. Rac1 { [%eval -1.12] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval -1.15] } 13. Bg3 { [%eval -1.33] } 13... Bd7 { [%eval -1.51] } 14. Na4 { [%eval -1.48] } 14... Ba7 { [%eval -0.96] } 15. Nc5 { [%eval -0.8] } 15... O-O-O { [%eval -0.51] } 16. Ng5 { [%eval -0.68] } 16... Be8 { [%eval -0.66] } 17. Rc3?! { (-0.66 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -1.27] } (17. f4 Kb8 18. Bxg6 hxg6 19. Bf2 b6 20. Nd3 Rf8 21. Nh7 Rg8 22. Ng5 Ne7) 17... Kb8 { [%eval -1.23] } 18. Ngxe6? { (-1.23 → -2.82) Mistake. Rfc1 was best. } { [%eval -2.82] } (18. Rfc1 Ka8 19. Nf3 Nb4 20. Bb1 Bb5 21. h4 Nc6 22. a4 Bc4 23. b3 Bxc5) 18... fxe6 { [%eval -2.82] } 19. Nxe6 { [%eval -2.73] } 19... Rc8 { [%eval -2.19] } 20. Nxg7 { [%eval -2.17] } 20... Bd4 { [%eval -2.04] } 21. e6+ { [%eval -2.38] } 21... Ka7 { [%eval -2.52] } 22. Nxe8 { [%eval -3.19] } 22... Rcxe8 { [%eval -3.34] } 23. Rc2 { [%eval -3.38] } 23... Rxe6 { [%eval -3.4] } 24. a3 { [%eval -3.86] } 24... Rf8 { [%eval -3.58] } 25. Kh1 { [%eval -3.64] } 25... Nce5 { [%eval -3.85] } 26. Be2 { [%eval -3.75] } 26... Nf4 { [%eval -3.72] } 27. Bd1 { [%eval -3.74] } 27... Nfd3 { [%eval -3.85] } 28. f4 { [%eval -4.8] } 28... Nc4 { [%eval -4.4] } 29. f5 { [%eval -4.88] } 29... Be3?? { (-4.88 → 0.07) Blunder. Ref6 was best. } { [%eval 0.07] } (29... Ref6 30. h4 Rxf5 31. Rxf5 Rxf5 32. Be2 Nf2+ 33. Kh2 Ne3 34. Rc8 Neg4+ 35. Bxg4) 30. Be2 { [%eval 0.26] } 30... Nf2+? { (0.26 → 1.60) Mistake. Rb6 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (30... Rb6 31. Bxd3 Nxb2 32. Be2 d4 33. Bc7 Rb3 34. Rb1 Rf7 35. Bd8 d3 36. Rcxb2) 31. Bxf2 { [%eval 1.34] } 31... Rxf5 { [%eval 1.85] } 32. Bg4 { White offers draw } { [%eval 1.87] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2