[Event "Rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/TJwCCFM8"] [Date "2024.05.02"] [White "VarunChavan"] [Black "BabakuliII"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.02"] [UTCTime "17:28:20"] [WhiteElo "1526"] [BlackElo "1557"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. d4 { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Nimzowitsch System } cxd4 5. Qxd4 Nc6 6. Qa4 Bd7 7. Bb5 Nge7 8. Be3?! { (-0.84 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O Ng6 9. Re1 Be7 10. Nc3 a6 11. Bxc6 bxc6 12. Ne2 Qc7) 8... Ng6 9. Bxc6 bxc6 10. Qb3 Be7?! { (-2.27 → -1.63) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } (10... Rb8 11. Qd3 c5 12. Nbd2 h6 13. c3 Be7 14. h4 Qc7 15. O-O Rxb2 16. Nb3 Nxe5 17. Nxe5) 11. Nbd2 O-O 12. O-O-O?! { (-1.38 → -2.57) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (12. h4 Qc7 13. Qc3 f6 14. Bd4 Rab8 15. h5 Bb4 16. Qe3 fxe5 17. Bc5 Bxc5 18. Qxc5 Nf4) 12... Qc7 13. Qc3 Rfb8 14. Bc5 Bxc5 15. Qxc5 Nxe5 16. Rde1 Nxf3 17. gxf3 Qb6 18. Qxb6? { (-1.79 → -3.32) Mistake. Nb3 was best. } (18. Nb3 Be8 19. f4 Qxc5 20. Nxc5 Rb5 21. Nd3 c5 22. f5 c4 23. Nf4 Rab8 24. b3 Rb4) 18... axb6 19. a3 c5 20. f4 b5 21. Nb3 c4 22. Nc5?! { (-2.29 → -3.14) Inaccuracy. Nd4 was best. } (22. Nd4 b4 23. axb4 Rxb4 24. h4 g6 25. h5 Kg7 26. Kd2 Rxb2 27. Ra1 Rba2 28. Rxa2 Rxa2) 22... Bc6 23. Kb1?! { (-3.14 → -4.38) Inaccuracy. Kd2 was best. } (23. Kd2 d4 24. Rhg1 b4 25. a4 Ra5 26. Re5 Rba8 27. b3 f6 28. Nxe6 fxe5 29. Rxg7+ Kh8) 23... d4 24. Rhg1 b4 25. Re5?! { (-3.85 → -5.11) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (25. a4 Bxa4 26. b3 Bb5 27. Rd1 d3 28. bxc4 dxc2+ 29. Kxc2 Bxc4 30. Ra1 Ra3 31. Nd7 Rb7) 25... bxa3 26. b3 cxb3 27. cxb3 a2+ 28. Ka1 Bd5 29. Rg3 Ra5 30. Nd7 Rb7 31. Nf6+ Kf8 32. Nxh7+?! { (-3.07 → -4.63) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } (32. Nxd5 exd5 33. Re1 Rc7 34. f5 Rc3 35. Kb2 Rxg3 36. hxg3 d3 37. Ka1 Ra3 38. b4 f6) 32... Ke7 33. Rxg7?? { (-4.61 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. f5 was best. } (33. f5 Kd6 34. f4 f6 35. Re1 Rxb3 36. fxe6 Rxg3 37. hxg3 Bxe6 38. Rd1 Ra4 39. f5 Bb3) 33... Rxb3 34. Rg1 Rf3?? { (Mate in 12 → -4.55) Lost forced checkmate sequence. d3 was best. } (34... d3 35. Nf6 Kxf6 36. Re3 Rab5 37. Ree1 d2 38. Rd1 Rb1+ 39. Rxb1 axb1=Q+ 40. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 41. Kxb1) 35. Rc1? { (-4.55 → -8.71) Mistake. f5 was best. } (35. f5 Rxf5 36. Re2 d3 37. Rd2 Rb5 38. h4 Rh5 39. Ng5 Rxh4 40. Rxd3 Rhb4 41. Rdd1) 35... Rc3 36. Rce1 Rc2?! { (-8.73 → -5.34) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (36... d3 37. Nf6 Kxf6 38. Rh1 d2 39. Ree1 Rac5 40. Kb2 Rc2+ 41. Ka3) 37. f5?! { (-5.34 → -8.49) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (37. Ng5 d3 38. Rxd5 Rxd5 39. Nf3 Rb5 40. Nd4 d2 41. Nxc2 Rb1+ 42. Rxb1 axb1=Q+ 43. Kxb1 d1=Q+) 37... Rxf2?! { (-8.49 → -4.96) Inaccuracy. d3 was best. } (37... d3 38. f6+ Kd7 39. Nf8+ Kd6 40. R5e2 Rxe2 41. Rg1 d2 42. Rd1 Re1 43. Kb2 Rxd1 44. Kc2) 38. fxe6 fxe6 39. Ng5 Rf6?! { (-4.96 → -3.60) Inaccuracy. Rb5 was best. } (39... Rb5 40. Nh3 Rf3 41. Rh5 d3 42. Rxd5 Rxd5 43. Ng5 d2 44. Rd1 Rc3 45. Kxa2 Rc1 46. Rxd2) 40. Ne4 Rg6 41. Ng3 Kd6 42. R5e2 Ra3 43. Rb2 d3 44. Rd1 Rf6 45. Rbd2 Rf3 46. Kb2 a1=Q+ 47. Rxa1 Rxa1 48. Kxa1 e5 49. Kb2 e4 50. Kc3 Ke5 51. Rd1 Rf2 52. Rd2 Rxd2?? { (-3.76 → -0.10) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } (52... Rf7 53. Rxd3 exd3 54. Kxd3 Rf2 55. Ke3 Rxh2 56. Ne2 Rh3+ 57. Kf2 Rf3+ 58. Kg2 Kf6 59. Kg1) 53. Kxd2 Kf4 54. Nf1 Kf3 55. Ne3 Ba8 56. h4 Kf4 57. h5 Kg5 58. Ng2 Kxh5 59. Nf4+ Kg4 60. Nxd3 exd3 61. Kxd3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2