[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VPBbvlOW"] [Date "2025.06.24"] [White "VanRoy"] [Black "bjfletcher"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "VPBbvlOW"] [UTCDate "2025.06.24"] [UTCTime "15:00:18"] [WhiteElo "1933"] [BlackElo "1731"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+9"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B21"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 cxd4 3. c3 dxc3 4. Nxc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e6 6. Bc4 Bb4 { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense } 7. Qc2 Nge7 8. O-O O-O 9. Rd1 Bxc3 10. bxc3 d5 11. exd5?! { (0.50 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (11. Ng5) 11... exd5 12. Bd3 Ng6 13. Bg5?! { (0.31 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } (13. Be4 Be6) 13... Qd6 14. c4 h6 15. Be3 Be6?? { (-0.42 → 1.85) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } (15... dxc4) 16. Bxg6?! { (1.85 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } (16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Qd3 Nb4 21. Qd4 Qxd4) 16... fxg6 17. cxd5 Nb4?? { (0.77 → 2.74) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (17... Bxd5) 18. Qxg6 Rf6 19. Qb1?? { (2.22 → 0.05) Blunder. dxe6 was best. } (19. dxe6 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rxg6 21. e7 Nc6 22. Ne5 Nxe7 23. Nxg6 Nxg6 24. Rd7 Nh4) 19... Nxd5 20. Qxb7 Qb8? { (0.42 → 1.77) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } (20... Rd8) 21. Qxb8+ Rxb8 22. Bxa7 Ra8 23. Bd4 Rff8 24. a4 Rfc8? { (1.33 → 3.13) Mistake. Ra5 was best. } (24... Ra5) 25. a5 Rc6 26. Ne5?! { (3.85 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } (26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Rac1 Ne7 30. Rc5 Ra7 31. Rd6 Bd7) 26... Rca6 27. Nc4 Ne7?! { (2.27 → 3.45) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } (27... Nf4 28. Nb6) 28. Nb6 Rb8 29. Re1 Kf7 30. Bxg7 Kxg7 31. Rxe6 Rb7 32. Rd6 Kf7 33. Rd7?? { (5.01 → -0.21) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } (33. Nc4 Rba7 34. g3 Ra8 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Rb1 Ke6 37. Rb5 Rc6 38. Ne3 Rc1+) 33... Rbxb6 34. g3 Rb5 35. Re1 Re6 36. Ra1 Ra6 37. Re1 Re6 38. Rxe6 Kxe6 39. Ra7 Nc6 40. Ra6 Kd6 41. Kg2 Rxa5 42. Rxa5 Nxa5 43. Kf3 Ke5 44. Kg4 Kf6 45. h4 Nc4 46. Kh5 Kg7 47. g4 Ne5 48. g5 hxg5 49. hxg5 Nd3 50. f3 Nf4+ 51. Kg4 Ne6 52. Kf5 Nd4+ 53. Kf4 Kg6 54. Ke4 Nxf3 55. Kxf3 Kxg5 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2