[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VHyigA4H"] [Date "2026.04.01"] [Round "-"] [White "Ashvik_Chess"] [Black "Ginfis"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "VHyigA4H"] [UTCDate "2026.04.01"] [UTCTime "12:52:47"] [WhiteElo "1766"] [BlackElo "1739"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.27] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.27] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.21] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. a3 { [%eval 0.19] } 5... h6 { [%eval 0.63] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.37] } 6... Bc5 { [%eval 0.32] } 7. Nb3 { [%eval 0.28] } 7... Be7 { [%eval 0.66] } 8. Nc3 { [%eval 0.65] } 8... a6 { [%eval 0.88] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.45] } 9... Nf6 { [%eval 0.48] } 10. Be3 { [%eval 0.42] } 10... O-O { [%eval 0.36] } 11. Qd2 { [%eval 0.16] } 11... d5 { [%eval 0.37] } 12. exd5 { [%eval 0.34] } 12... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.43] } 13. Nxd5 { [%eval 0.42] } 13... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.63] } 14. Qxd5 { [%eval 0.64] } 14... exd5 { [%eval 0.61] } 15. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.51] } 15... Rd8 { [%eval 0.62] } 16. Bf3 { [%eval 0.13] } 16... Be6 { [%eval 0.22] } 17. Nc5 { [%eval -0.05] } 17... d4?! { (-0.05 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (17... Ne5 18. Be2 Rdc8 19. Nxe6 fxe6 20. c3 Nc4 21. Bc1 Bc5 22. Kf1 Rf8 23. f3) 18. Nxe6 { [%eval 0.61] } 18... fxe6 { [%eval 0.59] } 19. Bxc6?! { (0.59 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Bf4 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (19. Bf4 Bd6 20. Bd2 Rac8 21. g3 Ne5 22. Be4 b6 23. Re1 Kf7 24. h4 Nc4) 19... dxe3 { [%eval 0.15] } 20. Bxb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... exf2+ { [%eval 0.38] } 21. Kxf2 { [%eval 0.38] } 21... Rxd1?? { (0.38 → 2.59) Blunder. Rab8 was best. } { [%eval 2.59] } (21... Rab8 22. Rxd8+ Bxd8 23. Bxa6 Rxb2 24. Bd3 Kf7 25. a4 Ba5 26. Ra3 Ke7 27. Ke3) 22. Rxd1 { [%eval 2.66] } 22... Rb8 { [%eval 3.0] } 23. Rd7 { [%eval 2.96] } 23... Bf6 { [%eval 2.95] } 24. c3?! { (2.95 → 1.76) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.76] } (24. b4 Kf8 25. Bxa6 Bb2 26. Rd3 Ra8 27. b5 Ke7 28. Ke2 Ra7 29. c4 e5) 24... a5?! { (1.76 → 2.85) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 2.85] } (24... Kf8 25. Ke1 Ke8 26. Bc6 Rb6 27. Ba4 Kf8 28. Rd2 e5 29. Kd1 e4 30. Kc2) 25. Rc7?! { (2.85 → 1.71) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (25. Ke2 Rf8 26. h3 Bg5 27. b4 axb4 28. axb4 Bh4 29. Kd3 Rf2 30. c4 Ra2) 25... Kf8 { [%eval 1.75] } 26. Rc8+?! { (1.75 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (26. Ke2 Be5 27. Rc8+ Rxc8 28. Bxc8 Bxh2 29. Bxe6 h5 30. Kd3 Ke7 31. Bd5 Bf4) 26... Rxc8 { [%eval 0.95] } 27. Bxc8 { [%eval 0.86] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 0.9] } 28. Kf3?! { (0.90 → 0.22) Inaccuracy. Ke2 was best. } { [%eval 0.22] } (28. Ke2 Kd6 29. Kd3 a4 30. Bb7 Kc5 31. Bf3 Kb5 32. Bg4 e5 33. Ke4 Bg5) 28... Kd6 { [%eval 0.34] } 29. Ke4 { [%eval 0.41] } 29... e5? { (0.41 → 1.94) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 1.94] } (29... a4 30. Kd3 Bg5 31. Kc4 Bc1 32. b3 axb3 33. Kxb3 Kc5 34. Bxe6 Bf4 35. h3) 30. h3? { (1.94 → 0.71) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.71] } (30. b4 axb4 31. axb4 Kc6 32. Ba6 Bg5 33. Bc4 Bf4 34. g3 Bg5 35. Be2 Kb6) 30... Kc5 { [%eval 1.1] } 31. Be6 { [%eval 0.99] } 31... Kd6? { (0.99 → 2.24) Mistake. a4 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (31... a4 32. Bd7 Bg5 33. Bxa4 Bc1 34. b3 Bb2 35. Kd3 e4+ 36. Kxe4 Bxc3 37. Kf5) 32. Bf7 { [%eval 1.74] } 32... Kc5 { [%eval 1.78] } 33. g4?! { (1.78 → 1.10) Inaccuracy. b4+ was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (33. b4+ axb4 34. axb4+ Kb5 35. Bb3 h5 36. g3 Bd8 37. Kd3 Bf6 38. Bd5 Ka4) 33... Kd6?? { (1.10 → 3.27) Blunder. a4 was best. } { [%eval 3.27] } (33... a4 34. Be8 Bg5 35. Bxa4 Bc1 36. b3 Bb2 37. Kd3 e4+ 38. Kxe4 Bxc3 39. Kf5) 34. Kd3?! { (3.27 → 2.24) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 2.24] } (34. b4 Bh4 35. bxa5 Be1 36. a6 Kc6 37. Bd5+ Kb6 38. c4 Kxa6 39. c5 Ka7) 34... Kc5?! { (2.24 → 3.59) Inaccuracy. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval 3.59] } (34... Bg5 35. b4 Kc6 36. Kc4 Bc1 37. Kb3 axb4 38. axb4 e4 39. c4 Kd6 40. c5+) 35. b3?? { (3.59 → 0.95) Blunder. b4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (35. b4+ Kd6 36. Bg6 Ke7 37. Kc4 Bh4 38. Be4 Be1 39. Kb3 a4+ 40. Kc2 Bf2) 35... Be7?? { (0.95 → 3.86) Blunder. e4+ was best. } { [%eval 3.86] } (35... e4+ 36. Kc2 Kd6 37. b4 axb4 38. cxb4 Bh4 39. Kb3 Be1 40. Ka4 Bd2 41. Bg6) 36. b4+ { [%eval 3.52] } 36... axb4 { [%eval 4.05] } 37. axb4+ { [%eval 4.3] } 37... Kb6 { [%eval 4.34] } 38. Kc4 { [%eval 3.88] } 38... Bg5 { [%eval 4.15] } 39. Kd5?! { (4.15 → 3.06) Inaccuracy. Bd5 was best. } { [%eval 3.06] } (39. Bd5 e4 40. Bxe4 Bd8 41. Kb3 Kc7 42. c4 Kd6 43. c5+ Ke5 44. Bf3 Kd4) 39... Bd2 { [%eval 3.61] } 40. Kxe5?? { (3.61 → -0.04) Blunder. Kc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (40. Kc4 e4 41. Bd5 e3 42. Bf3 Be1 43. Kb3 Bh4 44. c4 Bd8 45. c5+ Ka6) 40... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Bxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Bg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Bf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Bxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. Be8 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Ke5 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Bf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Bb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Be3 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2