[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QItaAROB"] [Date "2026.02.11"] [Round "-"] [White "markoni99"] [Black "Laval18"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "QItaAROB"] [UTCDate "2026.02.11"] [UTCTime "17:55:00"] [WhiteElo "1876"] [BlackElo "1816"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C41"] [Opening "Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 { C41 Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation } 5. Nc3 Be7 6. Bc4 c6 7. O-O O-O 8. Bd3 Re8 9. Bf4 a6 10. h3 b5 11. Nf3 Nbd7 12. Re1 Bf8 13. a3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 dxe5 15. Bg3 Qc7 16. Qd2 h6 17. Rad1 Bb7 18. f4? { (-0.36 → -1.89) Mistake. f3 was best. } (18. f3 Bc8 19. Bf2 Be6 20. Be3 a5 21. f4 exf4 22. Bxf4 Qa7+ 23. Be3 Qe7) 18... Bc5+?! { (-1.89 → -1.02) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (18... Nh5 19. Bf2 Nxf4 20. Bf1 Rad8 21. Qe3 Ne6 22. Qg3 Bc8 23. Be3 Bc5 24. Bxc5) 19. Kh1?! { (-1.02 → -1.97) Inaccuracy. Kh2 was best. } (19. Kh2 Bd4 20. a4 exf4 21. Qxf4 Be5 22. Qf2 Rad8 23. Re3 bxa4 24. Rde1 c5) 19... Nh5 20. Bf2 Bxf2 21. Qxf2 Nxf4 22. Bf1 Rad8 23. Ne2 c5 24. Nxf4?! { (-2.10 → -2.99) Inaccuracy. Rxd8 was best. } (24. Rxd8 Rxd8 25. Nxf4 exf4 26. e5 Qd7 27. Qxf4 Qxh3+ 28. Kg1 Qe6 29. a4 bxa4) 24... exf4?! { (-2.99 → -2.00) Inaccuracy. Rxd1 was best. } (24... Rxd1 25. Rxd1 exf4 26. c4 bxc4 27. Bxc4 Rxe4 28. Bf1 g5 29. Kg1 Qe7 30. Rc1) 25. Rxd8 Rxd8 26. e5 Qd7 27. e6 fxe6 28. Qxf4 Rf8 29. Qe5 Qd5 30. Qxd5 exd5 31. Bd3 c4?! { (-2.04 → -1.27) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (31... Kf7 32. Kg1 d4 33. h4 Bd5 34. h5 c4 35. Bg6+ Kf6 36. g3 Be6 37. Rf1+) 32. Bg6 d4 33. Kg1 Bc6 34. Re6 Rf6 35. Rxf6 gxf6 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Bf5 h5?! { (-1.06 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } (37... Kf7 38. c3 dxc3 39. bxc3 Ke7 40. g4 Kd6 41. Ke3 Bd7 42. Bg6 Kd5 43. Kf4) 38. h4 Kf7 39. g3 Bd5 40. Ke2 Be6 41. Be4 Bg4+ 42. Kd2 Ke6 43. Bb7 a5 44. Ba6 Ke5 45. Bxb5 Be6 46. Be8 Bg4 47. Bf7 c3+ 48. bxc3 dxc3+ 49. Kxc3 Ke4 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2