[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bQRJuNb9"] [Date "2026.04.21"] [Round "-"] [White "CastKnight"] [Black "allestester"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "bQRJuNb9"] [UTCDate "2026.04.21"] [UTCTime "17:18:55"] [WhiteElo "1940"] [BlackElo "1962"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "B44"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e6 { B44 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5. Be3 a6 6. c4 Nge7 7. Nc3 g6 8. Be2 Bg7 9. h4 h5 10. O-O d5 11. cxd5 exd5 12. exd5 Nxd5 13. Bg5 f6 14. Nxd5 Qxd5 15. Be3 O-O 16. Rc1 Kh7 17. Qd3 Nxd4 18. Bxd4 Bf5 19. Qd2 Rad8 20. Rfd1 Qe4 21. Bf3 Qxh4 22. Bxb7 Bh6 23. Rc7+ Rd7 24. Rxd7+ Bxd7 25. Be3 Bxe3 26. Qxd7+ Kg8 27. Bd5+ Kh8 28. fxe3 Qg3 29. Bf3 h4 30. Qe7 Rg8 31. Rd7 Qe1+ 32. Kh2 Qg3+ 33. Kh1 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Qg3+ 35. Kg1 Qe1+ 36. Kh2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2