[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/m7dVBOU9"] [Date "2025.08.08"] [White "MerrickS"] [Black "SOCCERALEXANDER11"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "m7dVBOU9"] [UTCDate "2025.08.08"] [UTCTime "13:25:02"] [WhiteElo "1914"] [BlackElo "1879"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "A05"] [Opening "King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.1] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] } 2. g3 { [%eval 0.11] } 2... g6 { [%eval 0.21] } { A05 King's Indian Attack: Symmetrical Defense } 3. b3 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval 0.13] } 4. Bb2 { [%eval 0.09] } 4... O-O { [%eval 0.21] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.08] } 5... d5 { [%eval 0.18] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.13] } 6... c6 { [%eval 0.18] } 7. c4 { [%eval 0.15] } 7... Re8 { [%eval 0.21] } 8. d4 { [%eval 0.32] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.49] } 9. Nbd2 { [%eval 0.33] } 9... Ne4?! { (0.33 → 0.98) Inaccuracy. b6 was best. } { [%eval 0.98] } (9... b6) 10. Nxe4 { [%eval 0.94] } 10... dxe4 { [%eval 0.94] } 11. Ng5 { [%eval 1.08] } 11... f5? { (1.08 → 2.43) Mistake. e5 was best. } { [%eval 2.43] } (11... e5 12. Nxe4 exd4 13. Bxd4 Nf6 14. Nc3 Bf5 15. e3 h5 16. h3 Qc8 17. Qf3) 12. Ne6 { [%eval 2.47] } 12... Qa5 { [%eval 2.42] } 13. a3 { [%eval 2.18] } 13... Nb6?! { (2.18 → 3.13) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 3.13] } (13... Nf6 14. b4 Qa6 15. Nc7 Qxc4 16. Nxa8 Bd7 17. Nc7 Rc8 18. d5 Rxc7 19. dxc6) 14. b4?? { (3.13 → 0.65) Blunder. Nxg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.65] } (14. Nxg7 Kxg7 15. d5+ Kf7 16. Qd4 Rg8 17. Bc3 Qa6 18. f3 cxd5 19. cxd5 e3) 14... Qa4 { [%eval 0.62] } 15. Nc7 { [%eval 0.67] } 15... Qxd1 { [%eval 0.6] } 16. Raxd1 { [%eval 0.64] } 16... Bd7?! { (0.64 → 1.47) Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } { [%eval 1.47] } (16... Nxc4 17. Bc1 Bd7 18. f3 e3 19. d5 e5 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21. f4 Kf7 22. Nxe8) 17. Nxa8?! { (1.47 → 0.64) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 0.64] } (17. c5 Nc4 18. Bc1 a5 19. bxa5 Nxa5 20. f3 Nb3 21. Bb2 Bh6 22. f4 Ra4) 17... Nxc4 { [%eval 0.63] } 18. Bc1 { [%eval 0.33] } 18... Rxa8 { [%eval 0.43] } 19. a4?! { (0.43 → -0.17) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.17] } (19. f3) 19... Be8 { [%eval 0.34] } 20. d5?! { (0.34 → -0.29) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } { [%eval -0.29] } (20. a5) 20... cxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Rxd5 { [%eval -0.07] } 21... Bxa4 { [%eval -0.02] } 22. Rc5 { [%eval -0.01] } 22... Nd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 23. Be3 { [%eval -0.32] } 23... Bc6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval -0.22] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2