[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/WrmyJWX6"] [Date "2026.05.16"] [Round "-"] [White "Tleukhanov_Yerlan"] [Black "Karuana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "WrmyJWX6"] [UTCDate "2026.05.16"] [UTCTime "15:36:12"] [WhiteElo "2374"] [BlackElo "2307"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-4"] [BlackRatingDiff "+8"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e6 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.29] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... c5 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. c3 { [%eval 0.27] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.22] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.22] } 6. a3 { [%eval 0.14] } 6... Nh6 { [%eval 0.22] } { C02 French Defense: Advance Variation, Lputian Variation } 7. b4 { [%eval 0.14] } 7... cxd4 { [%eval 0.12] } 8. cxd4 { [%eval 0.16] } 8... Nf5 { [%eval 0.27] } 9. Bb2 { [%eval 0.27] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.28] } 10. g4 { [%eval 0.19] } 10... Nfe7 { [%eval 0.24] } 11. Nc3 { [%eval 0.36] } 11... Ng6 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. h4 { [%eval 0.44] } 12... h5 { [%eval 0.35] } 13. g5 { [%eval -0.03] } 13... a6 { [%eval -0.08] } 14. Rc1 { [%eval -0.26] } 14... Na5 { [%eval 0.04] } 15. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] } 15... Bxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 16. Qxa4+ { [%eval 0.01] } 16... Nc6 { [%eval 0.11] } 17. Nd2?! { (0.11 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (17. Qd1 Nge7 18. Bd3 g6 19. O-O Bg7 20. Kg2 O-O 21. Qd2 Qa7 22. Rh1 Rfc8) 17... Rc8 { [%eval 0.0] } 18. Nb3 { [%eval -0.34] } 18... Be7 { [%eval -0.4] } 19. Na5 { [%eval -0.41] } 19... O-O { [%eval -0.33] } 20. Nxc6 { [%eval -0.35] } 20... Rxc6 { [%eval -0.35] } 21. Rxc6 { [%eval -0.32] } 21... bxc6 { [%eval -0.36] } 22. Bc3 { [%eval -0.43] } 22... Ra8 { [%eval -0.43] } 23. Qd1?? { (-0.43 → -3.16) Blunder. Bd3 was best. } { [%eval -3.16] } (23. Bd3 Nf4 24. Kd2 Nxd3 25. Kxd3 Rc8 26. Ra1 Qb7 27. Kd2 Ra8 28. Ke3 a5) 23... a5 { [%eval -3.21] } 24. bxa5 { [%eval -3.2] } 24... Rxa5 { [%eval -3.34] } 25. Bxa5 { [%eval -3.57] } 25... Qxa5+ { [%eval -3.23] } 26. Qd2 { [%eval -3.93] } 26... Qxa3 { [%eval -4.04] } 27. Rh3 { [%eval -3.86] } 27... Qa4 { [%eval -3.82] } 28. Ke2 { [%eval -3.37] } 28... c5 { [%eval -2.9] } 29. Kf3 { [%eval -3.2] } 29... Qxd4?? { (-3.20 → -0.98) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -0.98] } (29... c4 30. Kg2 Bb4 31. Qc1 Qa7 32. Qb2 Nf4+ 33. Kg3 Nxh3 34. Bxh3 Qa3+ 35. Qxa3) 30. Qxd4 { [%eval -0.65] } 30... cxd4 { [%eval -0.92] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval -1.16] } 31... Nxe5+ { [%eval -1.06] } 32. Ke2 { [%eval -1.15] } 32... f5 { [%eval -1.15] } 33. Rh1? { (-1.15 → -2.79) Mistake. gxf6 was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (33. gxf6 Bxf6 34. Bb1 Kf7 35. f4 Ng6 36. Kf3 Be7 37. Rh1 Nxh4+ 38. Kg3 e5) 33... Ng6 { [%eval -2.57] } 34. Bc2 { [%eval -2.77] } 34... Bd6 { [%eval -2.2] } 35. Kd2?! { (-2.20 → -2.88) Inaccuracy. Ra1 was best. } { [%eval -2.88] } (35. Ra1 Nf4+ 36. Kd1 Kf7 37. Ra5 Be7 38. Ba4 e5 39. Bc6 Ke6 40. Bb7 g6) 35... Bb4+ { [%eval -2.7] } 36. Ke2 { [%eval -2.57] } 36... Bc3 { [%eval -1.99] } 37. Kf3 { [%eval -1.94] } 37... Kf7 { [%eval -1.81] } 38. Bd1?! { (-1.81 → -2.89) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.89] } (38. Kg3 Bd2 39. Ra1 Bf4+ 40. Kh3 Be5 41. Ra7+ Kf8 42. Bd1 d3 43. Ra4 Ke7) 38... Bb4 { [%eval -2.95] } 39. Bc2 { [%eval -2.74] } 39... Bc3?! { (-2.74 → -1.77) Inaccuracy. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval -1.77] } (39... Bd6 40. Bb3 d3 41. Ke3 Bc5+ 42. Kf3 Ke7 43. Kg3 Bd6+ 44. Kf3 e5 45. Ra1) 40. Bd1?! { (-1.77 → -2.94) Inaccuracy. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval -2.94] } (40. Kg3 Bd2 41. Ra1 Bf4+ 42. Kh3 Be5 43. Ra7+ Kf8 44. Bd1 d3 45. Ra4 Ke7) 40... Bb4 { [%eval -2.89] } 41. Bc2 { [%eval -2.93] } 41... Bc3?? { (-2.93 → 0.00) Blunder. Bd6 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (41... Bd6 42. Bb3 d3 43. Ba2 Ke7 44. Rb1 Nxh4+ 45. Ke3 Ng2+ 46. Kxd3 Nf4+ 47. Ke3) 1/2-1/2