[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ah8jeAvv"] [Date "2026.04.23"] [Round "-"] [White "Balal9990"] [Black "dr_sameh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "ah8jeAvv"] [UTCDate "2026.04.23"] [UTCTime "15:48:11"] [WhiteElo "1610"] [BlackElo "1554"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-8"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "C40"] [Opening "Elephant Gambit"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... d5?! { (0.18 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 0.81] } { C40 Elephant Gambit } (2... Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 a6 5. c3 Bc5 6. O-O d6 7. Re1) 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.79] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.93] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.97] } 4... Qe6 { [%eval 1.48] } 5. Qe2?! { (1.48 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Bb5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (5. Bb5+ c6 6. Ba4 Qg6 7. Bb3 Be7 8. O-O Bh3 9. Bxf7+ Qxf7) 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.3] } 6. d3?! { (0.30 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.31] } (6. d4 Nxd4 7. Nxd4 exd4 8. Nb5 Bb4+ 9. Bd2 Qxe2+ 10. Bxe2 Bxd2+) 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. Bd2 { [%eval -0.07] } 7... f6?! { (-0.07 → 0.63) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.63] } (7... Nf6 8. a3 Bc5 9. g3 O-O 10. Bg2 Qd6 11. Be3 Nd4 12. Nxd4) 8. a3 { [%eval 0.17] } 8... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 9. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.38] } 9... Bd7 { [%eval 0.43] } 10. g3 { [%eval 0.12] } 10... Nge7 { [%eval 0.14] } 11. Bg2 { [%eval 0.12] } 11... Nf5 { [%eval 0.18] } 12. h4 { [%eval -0.34] } 12... O-O-O?! { (-0.34 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (12... O-O 13. O-O h6 14. b4 a6 15. Bb2 Qf7 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Rac1) 13. Bh3? { (0.25 → -1.03) Mistake. b4 was best. } { [%eval -1.03] } (13. b4 Rhe8 14. O-O Ncd4 15. Bxd4 Nxd4 16. Nxd4 exd4 17. Qh5 Qf5 18. Qf7 g5) 13... Be8? { (-1.03 → 0.13) Mistake. Qf7 was best. } { [%eval 0.13] } (13... Qf7 14. Bxf5 Bxf5 15. Nd2 h5 16. f3 Rhe8 17. Qf2 b6 18. O-O-O Qa2 19. Rhe1) 14. Qe4?! { (0.13 → -0.49) Inaccuracy. d4 was best. } { [%eval -0.49] } (14. d4 e4 15. O-O-O Kb8 16. Rhe1 Bg6 17. Nd2 Ncxd4 18. Bxd4 Rxd4 19. Nxe4 Nxg3) 14... g6 { [%eval -0.13] } 15. h5 { [%eval -0.44] } 15... Nce7 { [%eval -0.53] } 16. Nh4?? { (-0.53 → -3.69) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -3.69] } (16. Qe2 Bc6 17. O-O-O Kb8 18. hxg6 hxg6 19. Bxf5 Qxf5 20. Rxh8 Rxh8 21. Nd2 Nd5) 16... Bc6 { [%eval -3.83] } 17. Nxf5 { [%eval -4.04] } 17... gxf5 { [%eval -3.99] } 18. Qe3 { [%eval -4.32] } 18... Bxh1 { [%eval -4.34] } 19. Qxa7 { [%eval -4.55] } 19... b6 { [%eval -4.49] } 20. O-O-O { [%eval -4.4] } 20... Bc6 { [%eval -4.03] } 21. f4 { [%eval -4.35] } 21... Nd5 { [%eval -4.03] } 22. fxe5 { [%eval -4.36] } 22... Nxc3 { [%eval -4.16] } 23. bxc3 { [%eval -4.17] } 23... Kd7 { [%eval -4.14] } 24. Qa6?! { (-4.14 → -5.44) Inaccuracy. Rf1 was best. } { [%eval -5.44] } (24. Rf1 Ra8 25. Qxa8 Rxa8 26. Bxf5 fxe5 27. g4 Rg8 28. c4 Rg5 29. Bxe6+ Kxe6) 24... Ra8 { [%eval -5.31] } 25. Qc4 { [%eval -5.22] } 25... Bd5?! { (-5.22 → -4.03) Inaccuracy. Qxc4 was best. } { [%eval -4.03] } (25... Qxc4 26. dxc4+ Ke6 27. exf6 Be4 28. c5 Kxf6 29. g4 Rhg8 30. Rd7 b5 31. g5+) 26. Qb5+ { [%eval -4.03] } 26... Ke7 { [%eval -3.24] } 27. exf6+ { [%eval -3.95] } 27... Kxf6 { [%eval -3.22] } 28. Rf1 { [%eval -3.75] } 28... Qe3+?! { (-3.75 → -2.79) Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval -2.79] } (28... Ra5 29. Qb4 Qe3+ 30. Kb2 Be6 31. h6 Rg8 32. Bg2 Qe5 33. a4 Kf7 34. g4) 29. Kd1?? { (-2.79 → -5.65) Blunder. Kb1 was best. } { [%eval -5.65] } (29. Kb1 c6 30. Qb2 Be6 31. c4+ Ke7 32. Qg7+ Kd6 33. Rf4 Qe1+ 34. Kb2 Qe5+) 29... Bf3+ { [%eval -5.6] } 30. Rxf3 { [%eval -5.3] } 30... Qxf3+ { [%eval -5.95] } 31. Kc1 { [%eval -5.9] } 31... Qh1+ { [%eval -5.77] } 32. Kb2 { [%eval -5.6] } 32... Qxh3 { [%eval -5.61] } 33. Qc6+ { [%eval -5.92] } 33... Kg5 { [%eval -5.83] } 34. Qxc7 { [%eval -5.62] } 34... Rhg8 { [%eval -5.52] } 35. Qe7+ { [%eval -6.05] } 35... Kxh5 { [%eval -6.06] } 36. Qxh7+ { [%eval -7.34] } 36... Kg4 { [%eval -7.06] } 37. Qf7 { [%eval -7.3] } 37... Qh1 { [%eval -7.09] } 38. Qc4+ { [%eval -8.24] } 38... Kxg3 { [%eval -7.95] } 39. Qc7+ { [%eval -8.38] } 39... Kf2 { [%eval -7.46] } 40. Qf4+ { [%eval -7.33] } 40... Ke2 { [%eval -6.26] } 41. Qe5+ { [%eval -6.34] } 41... Kd2 { [%eval -6.22] } 42. Qf4+ { [%eval -6.17] } 42... Ke2 { [%eval -6.24] } 43. Qe5+ { [%eval -6.17] } 43... Kf2 { [%eval -6.32] } 44. Qxf5+ { [%eval -6.13] } 44... Kg3 { [%eval -5.99] } 45. Qe5+ { [%eval -5.71] } 45... Kg2?? { (-5.71 → 0.00) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (45... Kf2 46. Qd4+ Ke2 47. Qc4 b5 48. Qc5 Qf3 49. d4 Rad8 50. Qe5+ Kd1 51. Qh2) 46. Qe2+?? { (0.00 → -5.98) Blunder. Qe4+ was best. } { [%eval -5.98] } (46. Qe4+ Kg1 47. Qe1+ Kh2 48. Qh4+ Kg2) 46... Kh3 { [%eval -5.64] } 47. Qh5+ { [%eval -5.74] } 47... Kg2 { [%eval -5.79] } 48. Qe2+ { [%eval -5.9] } 48... Kh3?? { (-5.90 → 0.00) Blunder. Kg3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (48... Kg3 49. d4 Rae8 50. Qd2 Qg2 51. Qxg2+ Kxg2 52. Kb3 Kf3 53. c4 Rg1 54. c5) 49. Qh5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Qe2+ { [%eval -5.96] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2