[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/QJcnLKHA"] [Date "2026.02.28"] [Round "-"] [White "BaxterMuffin"] [Black "alansutton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "QJcnLKHA"] [UTCDate "2026.02.28"] [UTCTime "19:12:37"] [WhiteElo "1979"] [BlackElo "1939"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. c3 { [%eval 0.0] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 4. d4 { [%eval 0.0] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] } { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.02] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 6. cxd4 { [%eval 0.01] } 6... d6 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Nc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... dxe5 { [%eval -0.05] } 8. dxe5 { [%eval 0.01] } 8... Nxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 9. Qxd8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 9... Nxd8 { [%eval -0.1] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval -0.11] } 10... Bd7 { [%eval -0.1] } 11. Bd3 { [%eval -0.17] } 11... g6 { [%eval -0.11] } 12. Ba3?! { (-0.11 → -0.69) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (12. h4 Bg7 13. h5 Nc6 14. Bf4 g5 15. h6 Bxh6 16. Rxh6 gxf4 17. Rb1 O-O-O) 12... Bg7 { [%eval -0.47] } 13. Rd1 { [%eval -0.84] } 13... Nc6 { [%eval -0.5] } 14. Bb5?! { (-0.50 → -1.46) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -1.46] } (14. O-O Nxe5 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Be4 Rb8 17. Rfe1 Bf6 18. Bd5 h5 19. h3 Bf5) 14... Rd8?! { (-1.46 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.6] } (14... Nxe5 15. Bxd7+ Nxd7 16. O-O Bf6 17. Rfe1 Rc8 18. Bb4 Nb8 19. Nd4 Nc6 20. Nxc6) 15. Bxc6 { [%eval -0.78] } 15... Bxc6 { [%eval -0.75] } 16. Rxd8+ { [%eval -0.77] } 16... Kxd8 { [%eval -0.9] } 17. Nd4?? { (-0.90 → -3.03) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval -3.03] } (17. Ke2 Re8 18. Bc5 Kc7 19. Ra1 a6 20. Bd4 f6 21. g3 b5 22. exf6 exf6+) 17... Bxg2 { [%eval -3.13] } 18. Rg1 { [%eval -3.17] } 18... Be4 { [%eval -2.65] } 19. f3 { [%eval -3.04] } 19... Bd5 { [%eval -3.26] } 20. f4 { [%eval -3.02] } 20... Bxa2?! { (-3.02 → -1.81) Inaccuracy. Kd7 was best. } { [%eval -1.81] } (20... Kd7 21. Kf2 Rc8 22. Bb4 b6 23. Rd1 Rc4 24. Kg3 Bh6 25. Ne2 e6 26. a3) 21. Rg2 { [%eval -1.73] } 21... Bd5 { [%eval -1.19] } 22. Rd2 { [%eval -1.02] } 22... Bh6?? { (-1.02 → 2.57) Blunder. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 2.57] } (22... Kc8 23. c4 Be6 24. Nxe6 fxe6 25. Bxe7 Bh6 26. Rd4 b6 27. Ke2 Re8 28. Bd6) 23. Ne2 { [%eval 2.55] } 23... Kc7 { [%eval 2.93] } 24. Rxd5 { [%eval 2.92] } 24... Re8 { [%eval 3.14] } 25. Kf2 { [%eval 2.95] } 25... g5?! { (2.95 → 3.83) Inaccuracy. Bf8 was best. } { [%eval 3.83] } (25... Bf8 26. Nd4 e6 27. Ra5 Bxa3 28. Rxa3 a6 29. Ke2 Kb6 30. h4 Rc8 31. Kd3) 26. f5 { [%eval 3.66] } 26... Bg7 { [%eval 3.9] } 27. Nd4 { [%eval 3.95] } 27... a6?! { (3.95 → 4.97) Inaccuracy. Kc8 was best. } { [%eval 4.97] } (27... Kc8 28. Rc5+ Kb8 29. Ke3 a6 30. Ke4 g4 31. e6 fxe6 32. fxe6 Bf6 33. Bc1) 28. Bb4?! { (4.97 → 3.18) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 3.18] } (28. e6 Bxd4+ 29. cxd4 fxe6 30. fxe6 Rd8 31. Rc5+ Kb6 32. Rxg5 a5 33. Ke3 a4) 28... b6 { [%eval 3.89] } 29. f6?! { (3.89 → 2.82) Inaccuracy. e6 was best. } { [%eval 2.82] } (29. e6 Kc8 30. exf7 Rf8 31. Ne6 Rxf7 32. Nxg7 Rxg7 33. c4 a5 34. Ba3 h5) 29... exf6 { [%eval 2.84] } 30. Bd6+ { [%eval 2.53] } 30... Kc8?! { (2.53 → 3.36) Inaccuracy. Kb7 was best. } { [%eval 3.36] } (30... Kb7 31. exf6 Bxf6 32. Rf5 Bxd4+ 33. cxd4 a5 34. Rxf7+ Ka6 35. Be7 Ra8 36. Bxg5) 31. Nc6?? { (3.36 → 0.58) Blunder. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.58] } (31. Nf5 Bf8 32. exf6 Rd8 33. Ne7+ Kd7 34. Bg3+ Ke8 35. Re5 Kd7 36. Ke2 b5) 31... fxe5 { [%eval 0.39] } 32. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Bxe5 { [%eval 0.03] } 33. Nxe5 { [%eval 0.04] } 33... f6 { [%eval 0.18] } 34. Nf7 { [%eval -0.03] } 34... Re7 { [%eval -0.08] } 35. Nd6+ { [%eval -0.07] } 35... Kc7 { [%eval -0.16] } 36. Nf5 { [%eval -0.16] } 36... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rd4 { [%eval -0.13] } 37... a5 { [%eval -0.16] } 38. Ne3 { [%eval -0.17] } 38... Rc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Nd5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Re6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Nc3 { [%eval -0.14] } 41... h5 { [%eval -0.05] } 42. Nb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Kc6 { [%eval -0.01] } 43. Rd5 { [%eval -0.05] } 43... Re4 { [%eval -0.11] } 44. Nd4+ { [%eval -0.11] } 44... Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 45... Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kg3 { [%eval -0.14] } 46... Re4 { [%eval -0.02] } 47. Kf3 { [%eval -0.09] } 47... Rh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Kg3 { [%eval -0.12] } 48... Re4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval -0.09] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2