[Event "casual classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/fhrLkKzB"] [Date "2026.04.18"] [Round "-"] [White "jamesnyman"] [Black "kenholmes"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "fhrLkKzB"] [UTCDate "2026.04.18"] [UTCTime "16:20:06"] [WhiteElo "1700"] [BlackElo "1475"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "A22"] [Opening "English Opening: Carls-Bremen System"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.14] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.13] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } { A22 English Opening: Carls-Bremen System } 3... Bc5 { [%eval 0.37] } 4. e3?! { (0.37 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Nf3 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 d6 6. O-O O-O 7. e3 Bb6 8. b3 Re8) 4... c6 { [%eval 0.12] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.04] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.13] } 6. cxd5 { [%eval 0.15] } 6... cxd5 { [%eval 0.26] } 7. d4 { [%eval 0.36] } 7... exd4 { [%eval 0.35] } 8. exd4 { [%eval 0.37] } 8... Bb4 { [%eval 0.37] } 9. Ne2 { [%eval 0.42] } 9... Bxc3+ { [%eval 0.46] } 10. Nxc3 { [%eval 0.47] } 10... h6 { [%eval 0.58] } 11. O-O { [%eval 0.4] } 11... O-O { [%eval 0.46] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 0.4] } 12... Nc6 { [%eval 0.32] } 13. Qb3 { [%eval 0.17] } 13... Ne7?! { (0.17 → 0.82) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 0.82] } (13... Na5 14. Qb5 Be6 15. b3 Re8 16. Rac1 a6 17. Qd3 Nc6 18. Na4 Qe7 19. Nc5) 14. Rac1 { [%eval 0.91] } 14... b6 { [%eval 0.87] } 15. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.91] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.84] } 16. Nb5 { [%eval 0.92] } 16... Ne8 { [%eval 0.84] } 17. Bf4 { [%eval 0.89] } 17... a6? { (0.89 → 2.16) Mistake. Qd7 was best. } { [%eval 2.16] } (17... Qd7 18. h4 Rc8 19. Rxc8 Nxc8 20. Rc1 Ne7 21. Nc7 Nf6 22. Qb5 Rc8 23. Bf1) 18. Nc7 { [%eval 2.05] } 18... Nxc7 { [%eval 2.07] } 19. Bxc7 { [%eval 2.01] } 19... Qd7 { [%eval 2.01] } 20. Qxb6 { [%eval 2.12] } 20... Qb5?! { (2.12 → 3.08) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.08] } (20... Nf5 21. b3 Rac8 22. Red1 Qe7 23. Rc5 Rfe8 24. Qa5 h5 25. Qc3 h4 26. g4) 21. b3?! { (3.08 → 2.34) Inaccuracy. Qxb5 was best. } { [%eval 2.34] } (21. Qxb5 axb5 22. Bd6 Rfe8 23. Bxe7 Rxe7 24. Bxd5 Ra4 25. Rc5 Rxd4 26. Bxe6 fxe6) 21... Rfc8? { (2.34 → 4.42) Mistake. Qd3 was best. } { [%eval 4.42] } (21... Qd3 22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kh7 24. Qxe7 Rae8 25. Qd7 Rxf2 26. Qxe8 Re2 27. Qxe2) 22. Rc5? { (4.42 → 2.41) Mistake. Rxe6 was best. } { [%eval 2.41] } (22. Rxe6 fxe6 23. Qxe6+ Kf8 24. Rc5 Qxc5 25. dxc5 Rxc7 26. Bxd5 Nxd5 27. Qd6+ Re7) 22... Qxb6 { [%eval 2.47] } 23. Bxb6 { [%eval 2.46] } 23... Rxc5 { [%eval 3.01] } 24. Bxc5 { [%eval 2.98] } 24... Nc6 { [%eval 2.95] } 25. b4 { [%eval 3.03] } 25... Rb8 { [%eval 2.99] } 26. Rb1 { [%eval 2.82] } 26... g6 { [%eval 3.14] } 27. a3?! { (3.14 → 2.32) Inaccuracy. Rb3 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (27. Rb3 Nd8 28. h4 g5 29. Ra3 Nc6 30. Ra4 Bd7 31. Kh2 Kh7 32. a3 Nxd4) 27... Kg7 { [%eval 2.99] } 28. f4 { [%eval 2.75] } 28... Kf6 { [%eval 3.1] } 29. Kf2 { [%eval 2.89] } 29... Ne7 { [%eval 3.08] } 30. Ke3 { [%eval 2.75] } 30... Nc6 { [%eval 3.37] } 31. Bf1 { [%eval 3.16] } 31... Bc8 { [%eval 3.44] } 32. Bd3?! { (3.44 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. Rc1 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (32. Rc1 Bb7 33. Kd2 Nd8 34. Bd3 Ne6 35. g4 Ra8 36. Bd6 Rc8 37. Rf1 Kg7) 32... Bf5 { [%eval 2.17] } 33. Bxf5 { [%eval 2.17] } 33... Kxf5 { [%eval 2.15] } 34. Kf3 { [%eval 1.97] } 34... h5 { [%eval 2.01] } 35. a4 { [%eval 1.92] } 35... f6?! { (1.92 → 3.11) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 3.11] } (35... Na5 36. Rb2 Kf6 37. h3 Kg7 38. g4 Nc4 39. Re2 hxg4+ 40. hxg4 Rh8 41. Kg3) 36. h3 { [%eval 3.19] } 36... Re8 { [%eval 3.96] } 37. g4+ { [%eval 3.61] } 37... hxg4+?! { (3.61 → 4.56) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 4.56] } (37... Ke6 38. f5+ gxf5 39. gxh5 Kd7 40. Rg1 Rh8 41. Rg7+ Kc8 42. Rg6 Rxh5 43. Rxf6) 38. hxg4+ { [%eval 4.48] } 38... Ke6 { [%eval 4.02] } 39. Re1+?! { (4.02 → 2.90) Inaccuracy. Rh1 was best. } { [%eval 2.9] } (39. Rh1 f5 40. Rh7 fxg4+ 41. Kxg4 Kf6 42. Rd7 Nd8 43. Rd6+ Kg7 44. Kf3 Ne6) 39... Kf7 { [%eval 2.42] } 40. Rxe8 { [%eval 2.56] } 40... Kxe8 { [%eval 2.06] } 41. Ke3?? { (2.06 → 0.30) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (41. f5 g5 42. Ke3 Nd8 43. Kd3 Kd7 44. Kc3 Nf7 45. Bf8 Ke8 46. b5 a5) 41... Kd7?? { (0.30 → 2.87) Blunder. f5 was best. } { [%eval 2.87] } (41... f5 42. Kf3 Kd7 43. Kg3 Nd8 44. gxf5 gxf5 45. Kh4 Ne6 46. Kh5 a5 47. Kg6) 42. b5?! { (2.87 → 1.86) Inaccuracy. f5 was best. } { [%eval 1.86] } (42. f5 gxf5 43. gxf5 Nd8 44. b5 axb5 45. axb5 Nf7 46. Kf4 Kd8 47. b6 Kd7) 42... axb5 { [%eval 2.84] } 43. axb5 { [%eval 2.17] } 43... Na5 { [%eval 1.92] } 44. f5?! { (1.92 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.91] } (44. Kd3 f5 45. g5 Nb7 46. Kc3 Nd8 47. Kb4 Ne6 48. Ka5 Nxf4 49. b6 Ne6) 44... Nc4+ { [%eval 0.95] } 45. Ke2 { [%eval 1.24] } 45... g5?? { (1.24 → 4.90) Blunder. gxf5 was best. } { [%eval 4.9] } (45... gxf5 46. gxf5 Na5 47. Kd2 Nc4+ 48. Kd3 Kc7 49. Ke2 Kd7 50. Kf3 Ke8 51. Kg4) 46. b6 { [%eval 4.16] } 46... Kc6?! { (4.16 → 6.02) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } { [%eval 6.02] } (46... Na5 47. Bf8 Nc6 48. Bg7 Nxd4+ 49. Ke3 Nc2+ 50. Kd3 Nb4+ 51. Kd4 Ke7 52. b7) 47. Be7 { [%eval 6.15] } 47... Nd6 { [%eval 5.9] } 48. Bxf6?? { (5.90 → 1.08) Blunder. b7 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (48. b7 Nxb7 49. Bxf6 Nd6 50. Bxg5 Nb5 51. Ke3 Na3 52. Bf6 Nc4+ 53. Kf4 Kd7) 48... Ne4?? { (1.08 → 7.07) Blunder. Nf7 was best. } { [%eval 7.07] } (48... Nf7 49. Kd2 Kxb6 50. Kc3 Kb5 51. Kb3 Ka5 52. Be7 Kb5 53. Bf8 Ka5 54. Bb4+) 49. Bd8 { [%eval 6.69] } 49... Kb7 { [%eval 6.53] } 50. f6 { [%eval 8.14] } 50... Nd6 { [%eval 6.95] } 51. Bc7 { [%eval 7.42] } 51... Nf7 { [%eval 7.13] } 52. Ke3 { [%eval 6.92] } 52... Kc6 { [%eval 7.41] } 53. Kf3 { [%eval 7.33] } 53... Nh6 { [%eval 6.78] } 54. Kg3 { [%eval 7.01] } 54... Nf7 { [%eval 6.85] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2