[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cuIr6C7Y"] [Date "2026.01.30"] [Round "-"] [White "Nesimi1975"] [Black "RitchieKnopfler"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "cuIr6C7Y"] [UTCDate "2026.01.30"] [UTCTime "17:54:01"] [WhiteElo "1667"] [BlackElo "1680"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B24"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.23] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... g6 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval -0.07] } 4... Bg7 { [%eval -0.03] } { B24 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 5. d3 { [%eval -0.03] } 5... b6 { [%eval 0.11] } 6. Nge2 { [%eval -0.02] } 6... Bb7 { [%eval 0.13] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 7... h5 { [%eval 0.12] } 8. h4 { [%eval 0.15] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval 0.34] } 9. d4 { [%eval 0.19] } 9... cxd4 { [%eval 0.13] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 10... Nf6 { [%eval 0.16] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -0.24] } 11... Nfg4 { [%eval -0.25] } 12. Qd2?? { (-0.25 → -3.00) Blunder. Bg5 was best. } { [%eval -3.0] } (12. Bg5 Rc8) 12... Nxe3 { [%eval -2.6] } 13. Qxe3 { [%eval -2.57] } 13... Ng4?? { (-2.57 → -0.68) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.68] } (13... Nc4 14. Qe2 Rc8 15. e5 Bxg2 16. Kxg2 Nxb2 17. Ne4 Bxe5 18. c3 Nc4 19. Rad1) 14. Qd3 { [%eval -0.67] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.33] } 15. f3?? { (-0.33 → -3.08) Blunder. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -3.08] } (15. Nd5) 15... Ne5 { [%eval -2.82] } 16. Qd2 { [%eval -3.2] } 16... Qc7? { (-3.20 → -1.73) Mistake. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -1.73] } (16... Nc4 17. Qf2 Nxb2 18. Nce2 O-O 19. Rab1 Nc4 20. Rfd1 Ne5 21. Nf4 Qc7 22. Nd5) 17. Ndb5?? { (-1.73 → -4.04) Blunder. Ncb5 was best. } { [%eval -4.04] } (17. Ncb5 Qb8 18. b3 a6 19. Nc3 e6 20. Nce2 Bh6 21. Qe1 O-O 22. a4 Qc7) 17... Qc5+ { [%eval -4.02] } 18. Kh1 { [%eval -4.49] } 18... Nc6?? { (-4.49 → -0.99) Blunder. Nc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.99] } (18... Nc4 19. Qe2 a6 20. Na7 Ra8 21. Na4 Qc7 22. b3 Ne5 23. Rad1 Rxa7 24. Qe3) 19. Rad1 { [%eval -1.0] } 19... d6?! { (-1.00 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (19... O-O) 20. f4?? { (-0.07 → -2.26) Blunder. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval -2.26] } (20. Bh3 Rd8) 20... Ba6?? { (-2.26 → 0.10) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 0.1] } (20... a6 21. Na3 Bxc3 22. Qxc3 Qxc3 23. bxc3 Na5 24. Rd3 Rc5 25. Rb1 b5 26. Rb4) 21. a4?! { (0.10 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (21. Bh3) 21... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.72] } 22. Qxc3 { [%eval -1.12] } 22... Qxc3 { [%eval -1.19] } 23. bxc3 { [%eval -1.14] } 23... Bb7?! { (-1.14 → -0.40) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval -0.4] } (23... Na5 24. Nxa7 Rxc3 25. Rf2 O-O 26. Rb1 Ra8 27. Nb5 Bxb5 28. Rxb5 Nc4 29. Bf1) 24. e5 { [%eval -0.22] } 24... a6?? { (-0.22 → 1.99) Blunder. dxe5 was best. } { [%eval 1.99] } (24... dxe5) 25. Nd4?? { (1.99 → -0.02) Blunder. exd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (25. exd6) 25... dxe5 { [%eval -0.18] } 26. Nxc6?? { (-0.18 → -2.67) Blunder. fxe5 was best. } { [%eval -2.67] } (26. fxe5 O-O 27. e6 f6 28. Ne2 Rc7 29. Rd7 Rxd7 30. exd7 Na5 31. Bxb7 Nxb7) 26... Bxc6 { [%eval -2.32] } 27. Bxc6+ { [%eval -2.74] } 27... Rxc6 { [%eval -2.83] } 28. fxe5 { [%eval -2.69] } 28... e6? { (-2.69 → -0.89) Mistake. Rxc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (28... Rxc3) 29. Rf3 { [%eval -0.93] } 29... Kf8?! { (-0.93 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (29... O-O 30. Kg2) 30. Rd8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Kg7 { [%eval 0.01] } 31. Rxh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Kxh8 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Rxf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Rxc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Rf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 33... Rxg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Rxe6 { [%eval -0.05] } 34... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Rxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Rh3+ { [%eval -0.01] } 36. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Rxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rxa6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Re4 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. e6 { [%eval -0.02] } 38... Kf8?! { (-0.02 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Kf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (38... Kf6 39. Kf3) 39. c3?! { (0.79 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. a5) 39... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kf3 { [%eval -0.03] } 40... Rxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rxe6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Kxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. c4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Ka5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. c5 { [%eval 0.0] } 46... Ka6 { [%eval 0.0] } 47. Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 47... Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 48. a5 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Kb8 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Kb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2