[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SYDiLHHl"] [Date "2026.02.20"] [Round "-"] [White "ChessTheory64"] [Black "endeadfallezing"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "SYDiLHHl"] [UTCDate "2026.02.20"] [UTCTime "08:30:45"] [WhiteElo "2608"] [BlackElo "2390"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+11"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+5"] [ECO "E43"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, with Ne4"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. e3 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... b6 { [%eval 0.29] } 5. Bd3 { [%eval 0.23] } 5... Bb7 { [%eval 0.21] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 6... Ne4 { [%eval 0.36] } { E43 Nimzo-Indian Defense: St. Petersburg Variation, with Ne4 } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.58] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.63] } 8... f5 { [%eval 0.71] } 9. Ne1 { [%eval 0.69] } 9... O-O { [%eval 0.75] } 10. f3 { [%eval 0.65] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.55] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval 0.53] } 11... d6 { [%eval 0.53] } 12. e4 { [%eval 0.64] } 12... fxe4 { [%eval 0.59] } 13. fxe4 { [%eval 0.6] } 13... e5 { [%eval 0.73] } 14. Nf3 { [%eval 0.66] } 14... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.51] } 15. c5 { [%eval 0.39] } 15... bxc5 { [%eval 0.5] } 16. Rb1 { [%eval 0.33] } 16... Rb8 { [%eval 0.41] } 17. dxe5 { [%eval 0.57] } 17... dxe5 { [%eval 0.42] } 18. Ng5 { [%eval 0.37] } 18... Qe7 { [%eval 0.44] } 19. Bc4+ { [%eval 0.1] } 19... Kh8 { [%eval 0.1] } 20. Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Bxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Nxf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 21... Bxb1 { [%eval 0.02] } 22. Nxd7 { [%eval 0.08] } 22... Qxd7 { [%eval 0.11] } 23. Qxe5 { [%eval 0.14] } 23... Bg6?! { (0.14 → 0.97) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval 0.97] } (23... Be4 24. h3 Qd6 25. Bf4 h6 26. Rf2 Qxe5 27. Bxe5 Rb1+ 28. Kh2 Rc1 29. Re2) 24. Qxc5 { [%eval 0.8] } 24... Bf7 { [%eval 1.35] } 25. Bxf7 { [%eval 1.32] } 25... Qxf7 { [%eval 1.37] } 26. Qxa7 { [%eval 1.37] } 26... Re8 { [%eval 1.3] } 27. Bg5?! { (1.30 → 0.55) Inaccuracy. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.55] } (27. Be3 Qd5 28. a4 h6 29. h3 Kh7 30. a5 Ra8 31. Qxc7 Qxa5 32. Qxa5 Rxa5) 27... Qc4 { [%eval 0.51] } 28. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.49] } 28... gxf6 { [%eval 0.49] } 29. Qf2 { [%eval 0.24] } 29... Re6?! { (0.24 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. Qxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (29... Qxc3 30. Qxf6+ Qxf6 31. Rxf6 Ra8 32. Rf2 c5 33. Kf1 Ra3 34. Ke1 c4 35. Kd1) 30. Qg3 { [%eval 0.96] } 30... Qe4? { (0.96 → 2.22) Mistake. Qc5+ was best. } { [%eval 2.22] } (30... Qc5+ 31. Kh1 Qe5 32. Qd3 Rd6 33. Qc4 Rd5 34. h3 Kg7 35. a4 h5 36. Ra1) 31. h3? { (2.22 → 0.92) Mistake. Qxc7 was best. } { [%eval 0.92] } (31. Qxc7 Qe3+ 32. Kh1 Qe2 33. Qb8+ Kg7 34. Qg3+ Kf7 35. Rb1 Re3 36. Rb7+ Re7) 31... c5? { (0.92 → 2.38) Mistake. Qe3+ was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (31... Qe3+ 32. Qxe3 Rxe3 33. a4 Rxc3 34. Ra1 Rc6 35. a5 Ra6 36. Kf2 Kg7 37. Ke3) 32. Rd1 { [%eval 2.12] } 32... Re8 { [%eval 2.12] } 33. Kh1? { (2.12 → 0.48) Mistake. Qf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.48] } (33. Qf2 Qe5 34. Qf3 Rg8 35. Rd5 Qe6 36. c4 Qe7 37. Qf2 Ra8 38. Rxc5 Rxa2) 33... c4?? { (0.48 → 2.45) Blunder. Qe3 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (33... Qe3 34. Qh4 Qxc3 35. a3 c4 36. a4 Kg8 37. Rf1 Re6 38. Rb1 Re7 39. Rb8+) 34. Qd6 { [%eval 2.14] } 34... Qe5 { [%eval 2.12] } 35. Qd4?? { (2.12 → 0.37) Blunder. Qc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.37] } (35. Qc6 Kg7 36. Rf1 Rd8 37. Qxc4 h5 38. a4 Rd5 39. Qb4 Rd2 40. Qb7+ Kg6) 35... Qxd4 { [%eval 0.42] } 36. Rxd4 { [%eval 0.36] } 36... Ra8 { [%eval 0.47] } 37. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.31] } 37... Rxa2 { [%eval 0.5] } 38. Rc7 { [%eval 0.46] } 38... Rc2 { [%eval 0.48] } 39. Kh2 { [%eval 0.53] } 39... h5 { [%eval 0.57] } 40. h4 { [%eval 0.24] } 40... Kg8 { [%eval 0.59] } 41. Kg3 { [%eval 0.52] } 41... Kf8 { [%eval 0.61] } 42. Kf3 { [%eval 0.55] } 42... Ke8 { [%eval 0.55] } 43. g3 { [%eval 0.56] } 43... Kd8 { [%eval 0.86] } 44. Rc5 { [%eval 0.58] } 44... Ke7 { [%eval 0.49] } 45. g4 { [%eval 0.04] } 45... hxg4+ { [%eval 0.07] } 46. Kxg4 { [%eval 0.09] } 46... Ke6 { [%eval 0.12] } 47. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Rg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... f5 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... f4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Rf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Ke5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Rg2+ { [%eval 0.12] } 53. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Rg3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Rh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Rh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. c6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Rh2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 57. Kg1 { [%eval -0.05] } 57... Rc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Rxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Ra4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Ra3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Rc2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Kxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Rf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Rb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Rc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Rb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Rh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Rb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Rh1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 68. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 68... Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Ra3 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Rc2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 70. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Rc1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 71. Kf2 { [%eval 0.0] } 71... Rc2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 72. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2