[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/aZKwLyqu"] [Date "2024.05.11"] [White "ConwyCastle"] [Black "jaysk86"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.11"] [UTCTime "09:41:30"] [WhiteElo "2254"] [BlackElo "2233"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+15"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. f3 { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation } e6 4. Nc3 Qb6 5. a4?! { (0.31 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. a3 was best. } (5. a3 Nf6 6. e5 Nfd7 7. f4 c5 8. Nf3 cxd4 9. Qxd4 Qxd4) 5... Bb4 6. Qd3 dxe4?! { (-0.65 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Ne7 was best. } (6... Ne7 7. Bd2 O-O 8. Nd1 Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 c5 10. a5 Qc7 11. dxc5 Nbc6 12. Qc3) 7. fxe4 Nf6 8. Nf3 O-O?! { (0.56 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } (8... c5) 9. Be2?! { (1.57 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (9. e5) 9... c5 10. e5 cxd4 11. exf6 dxc3 12. bxc3 Rd8 13. Qc4 Bf8 14. Bg5 Re8 15. Qh4 Qc5?! { (0.15 → 1.25) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } (15... e5 16. Rd1 Bf5 17. fxg7 Bxg7 18. Nd2 h6 19. Nc4 hxg5 20. Nxb6 gxh4 21. Nxa8) 16. Qd4? { (1.25 → -0.34) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (16. Bd3) 16... Nc6 17. Qxc5 Bxc5 18. fxg7 Kxg7 19. O-O-O Be7 20. Be3 Bf6 21. Nd4?! { (0.56 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Ng5 was best. } (21. Ng5 Rd8) 21... Nxd4 22. cxd4 Rd8 { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2