[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/lbpx6D0S"] [Date "2026.01.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Joshuachesser"] [Black "ChristoferFIDE"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "lbpx6D0S"] [UTCDate "2026.01.22"] [UTCTime "07:31:41"] [WhiteElo "1784"] [BlackElo "1874"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-22"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B45"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.28] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.4] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.29] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.33] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval 0.28] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] } { B45 Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.57] } 6. Be2 { [%eval 0.12] } 6... Nge7 { [%eval 0.44] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 7... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.57] } 8. bxc3 { [%eval 0.81] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.83] } 9. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.88] } 9... Nxc6 { [%eval 0.68] } 10. Ba3 { [%eval 0.41] } 10... Re8 { [%eval 0.52] } 11. Bd6 { [%eval 0.61] } 11... b6 { [%eval 0.81] } 12. e5?! { (0.81 → -0.01) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval -0.01] } (12. f4 Na5 13. f5 Bb7 14. f6 Bxe4 15. Qd4 Bf5 16. fxg7 Nb7 17. Be5 Nc5) 12... Bb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 13. Bf3 { [%eval -0.38] } 13... Na5 { [%eval -0.29] } 14. Re1 { [%eval -0.55] } 14... Rc8 { [%eval -0.62] } 15. Bb4 { [%eval -1.17] } 15... Bxf3 { [%eval -1.13] } 16. Qxf3 { [%eval -1.26] } 16... Nc4 { [%eval -1.26] } 17. Rad1 { [%eval -1.11] } 17... a5 { [%eval -1.26] } 18. Bd6 { [%eval -1.09] } 18... Nxd6?! { (-1.09 → -0.21) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.21] } (18... Rc6 19. Re4) 19. Rxd6 { [%eval -0.2] } 19... Qc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Re3 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Qc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Rxd7 { [%eval -0.02] } 21... Rf8 { [%eval -0.14] } 22. a3 { [%eval -0.11] } 22... Qa2 { [%eval -0.12] } 23. h4 { [%eval -0.51] } 23... Qxa3 { [%eval -0.2] } 24. Qb7 { [%eval -0.21] } 24... Qc1+ { [%eval -0.18] } 25. Kh2 { [%eval -0.34] } 25... Qxc2?? { (-0.34 → 2.07) Blunder. Rc4 was best. } { [%eval 2.07] } (25... Rc4 26. g3 Ra4 27. Red3 Ra1 28. Qf3 Qg1+ 29. Kh3 Qf1+ 30. Qg2 Qe1 31. Rd8) 26. Rxf7 { [%eval 1.82] } 26... Qg6 { [%eval 2.01] } 27. Rxf8+?? { (2.01 → 0.01) Blunder. Rxg7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.01] } (27. Rxg7+) 27... Rxf8 { [%eval 0.03] } 28. Rg3 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Qh6 { [%eval 0.01] } 29. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... a4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kh3 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... a3 { [%eval 0.01] } 31. Qa7 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... Rf4 { [%eval 0.0] } 32. Qa8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 32... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 33. Qa7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Kg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Qa8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Qa7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Ke8 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Qa8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2