[Event "Canadian Masters Invitational Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SdCkGVqt"] [Date "2024.04.18"] [White "johnchua"] [Black "NOELDelaCruz"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.04.18"] [UTCTime "01:03:37"] [WhiteElo "2059"] [BlackElo "2319"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. g3?! { (0.25 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Bd3 was best. } (6. Bd3 d5 7. O-O Nf6 8. e5 Nd7 9. Re1 Qb6 10. c3 Bc5) 6... d5 7. Bg2 Nf6 8. Nd2 a5 9. O-O a4 10. Re1 Bc5 11. exd5 cxd5 12. Nf3?! { (-0.10 → -0.98) Inaccuracy. Nc4 was best. } (12. Nc4 O-O) 12... O-O?! { (-0.98 → -0.12) Inaccuracy. Ng4 was best. } (12... Ng4 13. Nd4 Nxf2 14. Kxf2 Qf6+ 15. Kg1 Qxd4+ 16. Be3 Qb4 17. Bxd5 Ra5 18. Bg2 Bxe3+ 19. Rxe3) 13. Be3 Bxe3 14. Rxe3 Qb6 15. b3 Bb7 16. Qd4 Qxd4 17. Nxd4 axb3 18. cxb3 Rfc8 19. h3 Nd7 20. Nb5 Rc2 21. a4 Ba6 22. Bf1 Kf8 23. Rb1?! { (0.62 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (23. b4 Rcc8 24. Ree1 Ke7 25. Rec1 Bxb5 26. Rxc8 Rxc8 27. Bxb5 Rb8 28. Rc1 Kd8 29. Kf1 Nf6) 23... Ke7 24. Bd3 Rd2 25. Bf1 Rc2 26. g4 g5 27. Bd3 Rd2 28. Bxh7? { (-0.18 → -1.43) Mistake. Bf1 was best. } (28. Bf1) 28... Bxb5 29. axb5 Raa2 30. Rf1 Kd6 31. Bg8 Ne5 32. Kg2 f6 33. Rc3 Ra5 34. Kg3?! { (-1.39 → -2.47) Inaccuracy. Rc8 was best. } (34. Rc8) 34... Rxb5 35. Ra1 Rb6 36. Ra8? { (-2.26 → -3.90) Mistake. Bh7 was best. } (36. Bh7 Rb2 37. f3 Nc6 38. Rb1 Rxb1 39. Bxb1 Nd4 40. Re3 Nxb3 41. h4 Nd2 42. Bd3 gxh4+) 36... Rb2?? { (-3.90 → -0.83) Blunder. Nd3 was best. } (36... Nd3 37. h4 Nxf2 38. Bh7 f5 39. gxf5 Ne4+ 40. Kf3 Nxc3 41. fxe6 Rb7 42. Bg6 g4+ 43. Kg3) 37. Re8 Kd7 38. Rcc8 R6xb3+?! { (-1.03 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. R2xb3+ was best. } (38... R2xb3+) 39. Kg2 Rf3 40. Red8+ Ke7 41. Re8+ Kd7 42. Red8+ Ke7 43. Re8+ Kd7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2