[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fLzkSBUG"] [Date "2023.12.23"] [White "Gaius_Baltar"] [Black "balachess2006"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.12.23"] [UTCTime "15:26:08"] [WhiteElo "2829"] [BlackElo "2751"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "A38"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. O-O O-O 5. d3 c5 6. c4 Nc6 7. Nc3 { A38 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Duchamp Variation } d6 8. a3 Bg4 9. Rb1 Qd7 10. b4 b6?! { (0.27 → 0.90) Inaccuracy. Bh3 was best. } (10... Bh3 11. Bxh3) 11. Re1 e5 12. Bg5 Ne8 13. Nd2 Nc7?? { (1.02 → 4.80) Blunder. Rc8 was best. } (13... Rc8 14. b5 Nd4 15. Nd5 f6 16. Be3 Nc7 17. Nxc7 Qxc7 18. a4 Nf5 19. Nf1 Ne7 20. a5) 14. b5?? { (4.80 → 1.92) Blunder. Qa4 was best. } (14. Qa4 b5 15. cxb5 Nd4 16. bxc5 dxc5 17. e3 Nce6 18. exd4 Nxg5 19. dxc5 Nh3+ 20. Bxh3 Bxh3) 14... Nd4 15. Bxa8 Rxa8 16. f3 Be6 17. e3? { (1.52 → 0.26) Mistake. Nce4 was best. } (17. Nce4 f5 18. Nf6+ Bxf6 19. Bxf6 Rf8 20. Bg5 f4 21. gxf4 exf4 22. Bh6 Rf7 23. Kh1 d5) 17... Nf5?? { (0.26 → 2.50) Blunder. h6 was best. } (17... h6) 18. g4 Ne7 19. e4 f6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2