[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/VPBbvlOW"] [Date "2025.06.24"] [Round "-"] [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 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.05] } 2... cxd4 { [%eval 0.02] } 3. c3 { [%eval -0.09] } 3... dxc3 { [%eval -0.12] } 4. Nxc3 { [%eval -0.22] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval -0.22] } 5... e6 { [%eval -0.04] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.28] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval -0.2] } { B21 Sicilian Defense: Smith-Morra Gambit Accepted, Pin Defense } 7. Qc2 { [%eval -0.59] } 7... Nge7 { [%eval -0.25] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.3] } 8... O-O { [%eval -0.21] } 9. Rd1 { [%eval -0.21] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.1] } 10. bxc3 { [%eval 0.18] } 10... d5 { [%eval 0.5] } 11. exd5?! { (0.50 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (11. Ng5) 11... exd5 { [%eval -0.21] } 12. Bd3 { [%eval -0.19] } 12... Ng6 { [%eval 0.31] } 13. Bg5?! { (0.31 → -0.28) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (13. Be4 Be6) 13... Qd6 { [%eval -0.12] } 14. c4 { [%eval -0.44] } 14... h6 { [%eval -0.01] } 15. Be3 { [%eval -0.42] } 15... Be6?? { (-0.42 → 1.85) Blunder. dxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.85] } (15... dxc4) 16. Bxg6?! { (1.85 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (16. cxd5 Bxd5 17. Bc5 Qf6 18. Bxg6 fxg6 19. Bxf8 Rxf8 20. Qd3 Nb4 21. Qd4 Qxd4) 16... fxg6 { [%eval 0.97] } 17. cxd5 { [%eval 0.77] } 17... Nb4?? { (0.77 → 2.74) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } { [%eval 2.74] } (17... Bxd5) 18. Qxg6 { [%eval 2.19] } 18... Rf6 { [%eval 2.22] } 19. Qb1?? { (2.22 → 0.05) Blunder. dxe6 was best. } { [%eval 0.05] } (19. dxe6 Qxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rxg6 21. e7 Nc6 22. Ne5 Nxe7 23. Nxg6 Nxg6 24. Rd7 Nh4) 19... Nxd5 { [%eval 0.28] } 20. Qxb7 { [%eval 0.42] } 20... Qb8? { (0.42 → 1.77) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } { [%eval 1.77] } (20... Rd8) 21. Qxb8+ { [%eval 1.72] } 21... Rxb8 { [%eval 1.82] } 22. Bxa7 { [%eval 1.77] } 22... Ra8 { [%eval 1.79] } 23. Bd4 { [%eval 1.62] } 23... Rff8 { [%eval 1.54] } 24. a4 { [%eval 1.33] } 24... Rfc8? { (1.33 → 3.13) Mistake. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (24... Ra5) 25. a5 { [%eval 3.09] } 25... Rc6 { [%eval 3.85] } 26. Ne5?! { (3.85 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. Bxg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (26. Bxg7 Kxg7 27. Nd4 Bd7 28. Nxc6 Bxc6 29. Rac1 Ne7 30. Rc5 Ra7 31. Rd6 Bd7) 26... Rca6 { [%eval 2.38] } 27. Nc4 { [%eval 2.27] } 27... Ne7?! { (2.27 → 3.45) Inaccuracy. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.45] } (27... Nf4 28. Nb6) 28. Nb6 { [%eval 3.41] } 28... Rb8 { [%eval 3.44] } 29. Re1 { [%eval 3.55] } 29... Kf7 { [%eval 4.06] } 30. Bxg7 { [%eval 4.09] } 30... Kxg7 { [%eval 4.27] } 31. Rxe6 { [%eval 4.42] } 31... Rb7 { [%eval 4.66] } 32. Rd6 { [%eval 4.43] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 5.01] } 33. Rd7?? { (5.01 → -0.21) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (33. Nc4 Rba7 34. g3 Ra8 35. Rxa6 Rxa6 36. Rb1 Ke6 37. Rb5 Rc6 38. Ne3 Rc1+) 33... Rbxb6 { [%eval -0.12] } 34. g3 { [%eval -0.14] } 34... Rb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Re1 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Re6 { [%eval -0.05] } 36. Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Ra6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Re1 { [%eval -0.03] } 37... Re6 { [%eval -0.06] } 38. Rxe6 { [%eval -0.14] } 38... Kxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Ra7 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 40. Ra6 { [%eval 0.03] } 40... Kd6 { [%eval 0.25] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval 0.16] } 41... Rxa5 { [%eval 0.25] } 42. Rxa5 { [%eval 0.27] } 42... Nxa5 { [%eval 0.29] } 43. Kf3 { [%eval 0.29] } 43... Ke5 { [%eval 0.15] } 44. Kg4 { [%eval 0.16] } 44... Kf6 { [%eval 0.17] } 45. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Nc4 { [%eval 0.15] } 46. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. g4 { [%eval -0.02] } 47... Ne5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. g5 { [%eval 0.06] } 48... hxg5 { [%eval -0.05] } 49. hxg5 { [%eval -0.08] } 49... Nd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. f3 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Nf4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Kg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Ne6 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 52... Nd4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 54... Nxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55. Kxf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2