[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/SsOwvtnm"] [Date "2026.01.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Evgeny144"] [Black "MERCIR"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "SsOwvtnm"] [UTCDate "2026.01.16"] [UTCTime "16:59:27"] [WhiteElo "1269"] [BlackElo "1259"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. Nf3 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } Nc6 5. Bb5 Bd7 6. Bxc6 bxc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. cxd4 c5 9. O-O c4 10. Bd2 Ne7 11. Bg5 h6 12. Bxe7 Bxe7 13. Nc3 O-O 14. b3 cxb3 15. Qxb3 Rb8 16. Qc2 Ba3 17. Rfb1 Qa5 18. Rxb8 Rxb8 19. h3 Rb2 20. Qd3 Bb4 21. Rc1 Bxc3 22. Rxc3 Qxa2 23. Rc7 Qa4 24. Qc3 Rb8 25. Nd2 Ra8 26. Nf1 Qb5 27. Kh2 a5 28. Ng3 a4 29. Qa3 Qb3 30. Qxb3 axb3 31. Rb7 Ba4 32. Rb6 Ra5 33. Ne2 Rb5 34. Rxb5 Bxb5 35. Nc3 Bc4 36. Kg1 Kf8 37. f3 Ke7 38. Kf2 Kd7 39. Ke3 Kc6 40. Kd2 Kb6 41. Kc1 Ka5 42. Kb2 Kb4 43. g3 g6 44. h4 g5 45. hxg5 hxg5 46. f4 gxf4 47. gxf4 Bd3 48. Nd1 Bc2 49. Ne3 Be4 50. Ng4 Bf5 { Black offers draw } 51. Nh6 Bg6 52. Ng4 Bf5 53. Ne3 Bd3 54. Ng4 Bf5 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2