[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/gIwUrRu2"] [Date "2025.09.13"] [White "ztraynor"] [Black "MerrickS"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "gIwUrRu2"] [UTCDate "2025.09.13"] [UTCTime "13:05:32"] [WhiteElo "1871"] [BlackElo "1904"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "D77"] [Opening "Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.17] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.22] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.2] } 4. Bg2 { [%eval 0.07] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.06] } 5. O-O { [%eval 0.12] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.1] } 6. c4 { [%eval 0.08] } 6... dxc4 { [%eval 0.15] } { D77 Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Classical Variation, Modern Defense } 7. Na3 { [%eval 0.17] } 7... c5 { [%eval 0.23] } 8. Nxc4 { [%eval 0.28] } 8... Nc6?! { (0.28 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Be6 was best. } { [%eval 0.84] } (8... Be6 9. b3) 9. dxc5 { [%eval 0.82] } 9... Be6 { [%eval 0.85] } 10. Qc2 { [%eval 0.5] } 10... Nd4?! { (0.50 → 1.07) Inaccuracy. Qd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.07] } (10... Qd5 11. Nfe5) 11. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.18] } 11... Qxd4 { [%eval 1.06] } 12. Na5 { [%eval 1.31] } 12... Bf5 { [%eval 0.96] } 13. Rd1?! { (0.96 → 0.36) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.36] } (13. Qb3 Qxc5 14. Nxb7 Qe5 15. Bf4 Qxe2 16. Rfe1 Qh5 17. Rxe7 Rae8 18. Rxe8 Rxe8) 13... Qb4 { [%eval 0.35] } 14. Bd2 { [%eval 0.39] } 14... Bxc2 { [%eval 0.42] } 15. Bxb4 { [%eval 0.51] } 15... Bxd1 { [%eval 0.46] } 16. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.64] } 16... Rab8?? { (0.64 → 2.95) Blunder. Rad8 was best. } { [%eval 2.95] } (16... Rad8) 17. Bxb7?! { (2.95 → 2.10) Inaccuracy. Nxb7 was best. } { [%eval 2.1] } (17. Nxb7 Rfc8 18. Ba5 Ne8 19. b4 Be5 20. c6 Bc7 21. Bxc7 Nxc7 22. a4 a6) 17... Rfd8 { [%eval 1.95] } 18. Rxd8+ { [%eval 1.93] } 18... Rxd8 { [%eval 2.18] } 19. c6 { [%eval 2.06] } 19... Nd5 { [%eval 2.37] } 20. Bc5 { [%eval 2.18] } 20... Be5 { [%eval 2.45] } 21. Bxa7 { [%eval 2.7] } 21... Bc7?! { (2.70 → 4.06) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } { [%eval 4.06] } (21... Nc7 22. Bb6 Rd1+ 23. Kg2 Rc1 24. b3 Nd5 25. Ba7 Bc7 26. Nc4 f5 27. Bd4) 22. Nc4 { [%eval 4.03] } 22... Kf8 { [%eval 4.89] } 23. e4?! { (4.89 → 3.43) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 3.43] } (23. Kg2 Ke8 24. e4 Nb4 25. Bb6 Bb8 26. a3 Nc2 27. c7 Bxc7 28. Bxc7 Rd4) 23... Nf6 { [%eval 4.28] } 24. Bb6?! { (4.28 → 3.04) Inaccuracy. Kg2 was best. } { [%eval 3.04] } (24. Kg2 Rd1 25. a4 Rc1 26. Nb6 Rc2 27. b4 Ke8 28. a5 Be5 29. Na8 Ng4) 24... Ne8 { [%eval 2.81] } 25. Bxc7?? { (2.81 → 0.34) Blunder. Be3 was best. } { [%eval 0.34] } (25. Be3 Rd1+ 26. Kg2 Ra1 27. a3 Nd6 28. Nxd6 exd6 29. Kf3 Ke7 30. Ke2 Rb1) 25... Nxc7 { [%eval 1.01] } 26. Ne5?? { (1.01 → -1.17) Blunder. Kf1 was best. } { [%eval -1.17] } (26. Kf1) 26... e6?? { (-1.17 → 4.26) Blunder. Rd2 was best. } { [%eval 4.26] } (26... Rd2 27. Nc4) 27. a4?? { (4.26 → -0.37) Blunder. Nd7+ was best. } { [%eval -0.37] } (27. Nd7+ Ke7 28. a4 f5 29. e5 Nd5 30. a5 Nc7 31. Kf1 Rh8 32. h4 Kd8) 27... Rd4 { [%eval -0.25] } 28. a5 { [%eval -0.25] } 28... Rxe4 { [%eval -0.28] } 29. Nd7+ { [%eval -0.33] } 29... Ke7 { [%eval -0.32] } 30. Nc5? { (-0.32 → -1.70) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval -1.7] } (30. a6 Ra4) 30... Re5? { (-1.70 → -0.10) Mistake. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval -0.1] } (30... Rc4 31. Na6 Nxa6 32. Bxa6 Rxc6 33. Bf1 Kd6 34. a6 Rc1 35. Kg2 e5 36. b4) 31. b4 { [%eval -0.1] } 31... Re1+ { [%eval -0.12] } 32. Kg2 { [%eval -0.14] } 32... Rb1 { [%eval 0.02] } 33. Na6?! { (0.02 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval -0.78] } (33. a6 Nb5 34. c7 Nxc7 35. a7 Rxb4 36. a8=Q Nxa8 37. Bxa8 e5 38. Nd3 Rb8) 33... Kd6 { [%eval -0.73] } 34. Nxc7 { [%eval -0.74] } 34... Kxc7 { [%eval -0.73] } 35. a6 { [%eval -0.73] } 35... Kb6 { [%eval -0.98] } 36. Kf3? { (-0.98 → -2.70) Mistake. c7 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (36. c7 Kxc7) 36... Rxb4 { [%eval -2.61] } 37. h4 { [%eval -2.83] } 37... f6 { [%eval -2.61] } 38. g4?! { (-2.61 → -3.47) Inaccuracy. Ke3 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (38. Ke3 Ra4) 38... Rb3+ { [%eval -2.97] } 39. Kg2 { [%eval -2.81] } 39... Rb4 { [%eval -2.67] } 40. Kg3 { [%eval -2.44] } 40... Rc4 { [%eval -2.54] } 41. g5 { [%eval -3.0] } 41... f5 { [%eval -3.09] } 42. f3?! { (-3.09 → -3.99) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -3.99] } (42. f4 Rc5) 42... e5 { [%eval -3.87] } 43. Kh3?! { (-3.87 → -4.96) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } { [%eval -4.96] } (43. h5 gxh5) 43... Rc2 { [%eval -4.91] } 44. Kg3 { [%eval -4.55] } 44... f4+ { [%eval -4.84] } 45. Kh3 { [%eval -4.31] } 45... Rf2 { [%eval -4.19] } 46. c7 { [%eval -4.66] } 46... Kxc7 { [%eval -4.53] } 47. Be4 { [%eval -4.93] } 47... Kb6 { [%eval -4.9] } 48. h5 { [%eval -5.34] } 48... gxh5 { [%eval -5.27] } 49. Bxh7 { [%eval -5.33] } 49... Rxf3+ { [%eval -5.09] } 50. Kh4 { [%eval -5.05] } 50... Rg3 { [%eval -5.31] } 51. Kxh5?! { (-5.31 → -7.32) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } { [%eval -7.32] } (51. Be4 Kxa6 52. Bg6 Kb6 53. Bxh5 Rg1 54. Bg4 Rh1+ 55. Bh3 f3 56. Kg3 f2) 51... Rh3+ { [%eval -7.21] } 52. Kg6 { [%eval -7.36] } 52... f3 { [%eval -6.9] } 53. Bg8 { [%eval -6.58] } 53... f2 { [%eval -6.81] } 54. Bc4 { [%eval -6.8] } 54... Rg3?! { (-6.80 → -4.43) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval -4.43] } (54... Rh4 55. Be2 Re4 56. Bf1 Re1 57. Bc4 e4 58. a7 Kxa7 59. Kh7 Rh1+ 60. Kg6) 55. Kf5 { [%eval -4.29] } 55... Rg1 { [%eval -4.9] } 56. g6 { [%eval -4.49] } 56... e4 { [%eval -4.3] } 57. Kxe4 { [%eval -4.07] } 57... Re1+?? { (-4.07 → 0.00) Blunder. Rg4+ was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (57... Rg4+ 58. Ke3 Rxc4 59. Kxf2 Rg4 60. Kf3 Rxg6 61. a7 Rf6+ 62. Ke4 Kxa7 63. Ke5) 58. Kf5 { [%eval -0.22] } 58... f1=Q+ { [%eval 0.0] } 59. Bxf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 59... Rxf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 60. Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 60... Kxa6 { [%eval 0.0] } 61. g7 { [%eval 0.0] } 61... Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 62. Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 62... Rf1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 63. Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 63... Rg1 { [%eval 0.0] } 64. Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 64... Rxg7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 65. Kxg7 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2