[Event "108th Rapid League 1 Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/YW0Q8fSS"] [Date "2024.10.14"] [White "Poliakov_Maxim_IM"] [Black "mbechecs"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.10.14"] [UTCTime "18:55:39"] [WhiteElo "2197"] [BlackElo "2028"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+2"] [ECO "A00"] [Opening "Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. b4 c5 { A00 Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit } 2. Bb2?! { (0.25 → -0.53) Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } (2. bxc5 e5 3. e3 Bxc5 4. Nf3 e4 5. d4 Be7 6. Nfd2 d5) 2... cxb4 3. a3 bxa3 4. Nxa3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. c4 e6 7. e3 d6 8. Qb1 Bd7 9. h4 a6 10. Be2 Be7 11. Ra2 Nb4?? { (-1.22 → 2.16) Blunder. O-O was best. } (11... O-O 12. O-O Qc7 13. Rc1 h6 14. Nc2 e5 15. d4 Bg4 16. Bc3 Qc8 17. Rb2) 12. Ra1?? { (2.16 → -0.90) Blunder. Bxf6 was best. } (12. Bxf6) 12... a5 13. Nb5 Bxb5 14. cxb5 b6 15. Bd4?! { (-0.65 → -1.22) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (15. g4 O-O 16. g5 Nd7 17. Bc3 d5 18. Kf1 Bd6 19. Nd4 Nc5 20. Kg2 e5) 15... d5 16. Ne5 Bd6?! { (-1.24 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } (16... Bc5 17. Bc3 Ne4 18. h5 O-O 19. h6 g6 20. Nf3 Qe7 21. O-O f6 22. Rc1) 17. f4?! { (-0.49 → -1.44) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } (17. Nc6 Nxc6 18. bxc6 Bc5 19. Bxc5 bxc5 20. Qb5 c4 21. d3 cxd3 22. Bxd3 O-O) 17... Ne4 18. Rh3?? { (-0.99 → -2.99) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } (18. Nc6 Qc7) 18... Qc7?! { (-2.99 → -2.23) Inaccuracy. Bxe5 was best. } (18... Bxe5 19. Bxe5 Rc8 20. Bd1 O-O 21. Ra3 Qd7 22. h5 Qxb5 23. h6 g6 24. Bg7) 19. Nc6 O-O 20. h5 Nxc6 21. bxc6 Bb4 22. Ra2 Qxc6 23. h6 g6 24. Bd3 Rac8 25. Rc2 Qa4 26. Ra2 Qd7 27. f5? { (-1.91 → -3.94) Mistake. Bxe4 was best. } (27. Bxe4 dxe4) 27... exf5 28. Ba1?! { (-3.24 → -4.43) Inaccuracy. Bxb6 was best. } { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } (28. Bxb6 Ng5 29. Rh1 d4 30. Bxd4 Ne6 31. Ba1 Qd5 32. Bf1 Nc5 33. Rh4 Qe6) 1/2-1/2