[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/dAiL2oKW"] [Date "2026.05.04"] [Round "-"] [White "Cowboy202021"] [Black "Elson2019"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "dAiL2oKW"] [UTCDate "2026.05.04"] [UTCTime "23:00:00"] [WhiteElo "1768"] [BlackElo "1747"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.19] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.41] } { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.5] } 4. e5 { [%eval 0.48] } 4... Nd5 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. Bc4 { [%eval 0.16] } 5... Nb6 { [%eval 0.16] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.25] } 6... d5 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. exd6 { [%eval 0.25] } 7... Bxd6 { [%eval 0.32] } 8. O-O { [%eval -0.15] } 8... Qc7?? { (-0.15 → 1.53) Blunder. Nc6 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (8... Nc6 9. a4 O-O 10. Re1 a6 11. a5 Nd5 12. d4 cxd4 13. Nxd5 exd5 14. Nxd4) 9. g3?! { (1.53 → 0.59) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.59] } (9. Nb5 Qe7 10. b3 e5 11. Ba3 O-O 12. d4 exd4 13. c3 Rd8 14. cxd4 Nc6) 9... O-O { [%eval 0.85] } 10. Nb5 { [%eval 0.86] } 10... Qe7 { [%eval 0.86] } 11. d4 { [%eval 0.69] } 11... Bd7? { (0.69 → 2.41) Mistake. cxd4 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (11... cxd4 12. Nxd6 Qxd6 13. Qxd4 Qe7 14. Qe4 Nc6 15. Rd1 e5 16. b4 f5 17. Qe3) 12. dxc5 { [%eval 2.04] } 12... Bxc5 { [%eval 2.03] } 13. Nc3?? { (2.03 → -0.33) Blunder. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (13. Nc7 Nc6 14. Nxa8 Rxa8 15. c3 h6 16. b4 Bd6 17. a4 Rd8 18. a5 Nd5) 13... Bc6 { [%eval -0.25] } 14. Bf4?! { (-0.25 → -0.90) Inaccuracy. Re1 was best. } { [%eval -0.9] } (14. Re1 N8d7 15. Bd3 Rfd8 16. Qe2 Nd5 17. Nxd5 Bxd5 18. Bf4 Rac8 19. Ne5 b6) 14... Nd5?! { (-0.90 → -0.23) Inaccuracy. N8d7 was best. } { [%eval -0.23] } (14... N8d7 15. Re1 e5 16. Bd3 f6 17. a3 a5 18. Be4 Bxe4 19. Rxe4 Qf7 20. Bd2) 15. Nxd5 { [%eval -0.16] } 15... Bxd5 { [%eval -0.24] } 16. c4 { [%eval -0.38] } 16... Bc6 { [%eval -0.15] } 17. a3 { [%eval -0.44] } 17... a5 { [%eval -0.47] } 18. Qc2 { [%eval -0.79] } 18... h6?! { (-0.79 → 0.17) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (18... Nd7 19. b4 axb4 20. axb4 Bxb4 21. Nd4 e5 22. Rxa8 Rxa8 23. Nxc6 bxc6 24. Bc1) 19. Ne5 { [%eval 0.15] } 19... Nd7 { [%eval 0.17] } 20. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.2] } 20... bxc6 { [%eval 0.27] } 21. Bf3 { [%eval 0.16] } 21... Rac8?! { (0.16 → 0.96) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.96] } (21... e5 22. Bd2 Qe6 23. Rad1 Bd4 24. Rfe1 Qf6 25. Kg2 Rfb8 26. b4 axb4 27. Bxb4) 22. Qa4? { (0.96 → -0.28) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval -0.28] } (22. Rad1 e5 23. Bd2 Bb6 24. Bc3 Qe6 25. Rd2 Rcd8 26. Qe4 Nc5 27. Qxc6 Rxd2) 22... Nb6? { (-0.28 → 0.87) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (22... e5 23. Bd2 e4 24. Bg2 f5 25. Qxa5 Ne5 26. Bb4 Bxb4 27. Qxb4 Qxb4 28. axb4) 23. Qxa5 { [%eval 0.9] } 23... Nxc4 { [%eval 1.23] } 24. Qc3 { [%eval 1.25] } 24... Nb6 { [%eval 1.22] } 25. Rad1? { (1.22 → 0.06) Mistake. Rac1 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (25. Rac1 Bd6 26. Bxd6 Qxd6 27. Rfd1 Nd5 28. b4 Rfd8 29. Qc2 Rc7 30. Rd3 g6) 25... Nd5 { [%eval 0.06] } 26. Qc4 { [%eval 0.06] } 26... Nxf4 { [%eval -0.04] } 27. Qxf4 { [%eval -0.01] } 27... Rfd8 { [%eval 0.03] } 28. b4 { [%eval -0.02] } 28... Bd6 { [%eval 0.04] } 29. Qe4 { [%eval 0.01] } 29... Qc7 { [%eval 0.21] } 30. Be2 { [%eval 0.15] } 30... Be5 { [%eval 0.43] } 31. Bd3 { [%eval 0.04] } 31... g6 { [%eval 0.18] } 32. f4?! { (0.18 → -0.62) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.62] } (32. Be2 c5 33. Rxd8+ Rxd8 34. b5 Bd4 35. Qc6 Qxc6 36. bxc6 Rc8 37. Bf3 Kf8) 32... Rd4?? { (-0.62 → 4.06) Blunder. Bg7 was best. } { [%eval 4.06] } (32... Bg7 33. Kg2 Qa7 34. Qc4 Qxa3 35. Be4 Qb2+ 36. Kh3 Rb8 37. Rb1 Qd2 38. Bf3) 33. Qe3?? { (4.06 → -0.14) Blunder. Qxe5 was best. } { [%eval -0.14] } (33. Qxe5 Qa7 34. Qc5 Qxc5 35. bxc5 Ra4 36. Ra1 Rca8 37. Rfc1 Rxa3 38. Rxa3 Rxa3) 33... Bg7 { [%eval -0.19] } 34. Kg2 { [%eval -0.43] } 34... Rcd8 { [%eval -0.2] } 35. Be2 { [%eval -0.19] } 35... R8d5 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Bf3 { [%eval -0.11] } 36... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Bxd1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Qb7 { [%eval 0.01] } 39. Bf3 { [%eval -0.2] } 39... Qb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Qe4 { [%eval -0.06] } 40... Qd5 { [%eval 0.09] } 41. Qe2 { [%eval -0.03] } 41... Qb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Bxc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Qxa3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Qd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Bd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 45. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 45... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 46. Kg4 { [%eval -0.06] } 46... Bg1 { [%eval -0.06] } 47. h3?? { (-0.06 → Mate in 3) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval #-3] } (47. Qe2 Qc5 48. Kh3 Qf5+ 49. Kg2 Bb6 50. Be4 Qf6 51. Bb7 g5 52. h4 Kf8) 47... Qe3?? { (Mate in 3 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. f5+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (47... f5+ 48. Qxf5 exf5+ 49. Kf3 Qf2#) 48. Qxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 48... Bxe3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49. Kf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 50. g4 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 51... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 52. Ke5 { [%eval -0.32] } 52... Bd6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 53. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 53... Bc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 54. Ke5?! { (0.00 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval -0.56] } (54. f5 exf5+ 55. gxf5 Kf6 56. fxg6 Kxg6 57. Kf4 f5 58. Kg3 Ba7 59. Be8+ Kf6) 54... f6+?! { (-0.56 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (54... f5 55. Bf3 Bd6+ 56. Kd4 Bxf4 57. gxf5 gxf5 58. b6 Kf6 59. h4 Bg3 60. b7) 55. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 55... Kd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 56. Be8 { [%eval 0.0] } 56... g5 { [%eval 0.0] } 57. fxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 57... hxg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 58. Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 58... Bg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Be8 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Bc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Bh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. Be8 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Bd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Bh2 { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Kxb5 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Be5 { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 65... Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 67. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] } 68. h4 { [%eval 0.0] } 68... gxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 69. Kxh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 70. Kh5 { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Bc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 71. Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 71... Kg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 72. Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 72... Kh4 { [%eval 0.0] } 73. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 73... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 74. Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 74... Be5 { [%eval 0.0] } 75. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 75... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 76. Kd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 76... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 77. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 77... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 78. Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 78... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 79. Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] } 79... Kf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 80. Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 80... Kg5 { [%eval 0.0] } 81. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2