[Event "casual classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ncKCsAe7"] [Date "2026.04.25"] [Round "-"] [White "kenholmes"] [Black "jamesnyman"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "ncKCsAe7"] [UTCDate "2026.04.25"] [UTCTime "16:30:19"] [WhiteElo "1475"] [BlackElo "1700"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "3600+30"] [ECO "A46"] [Opening "Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d6 { [%eval 0.6] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.48] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.43] } { A46 Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense } 3. c4 { [%eval 0.5] } 3... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.66] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.75] } 4... e5 { [%eval 0.79] } 5. dxe5?! { (0.79 → 0.16) Inaccuracy. e4 was best. } { [%eval 0.16] } (5. e4 g6 6. Be2 Bg7 7. O-O O-O 8. Be3 exd4 9. Nxd4 Nc5) 5... dxe5 { [%eval 0.02] } 6. e4 { [%eval -0.43] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval -0.35] } 7. Bd3? { (-0.35 → -1.54) Mistake. Qc2 was best. } { [%eval -1.54] } (7. Qc2 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 Nxe4 9. Qe3 Nd6 10. c5 Nf5 11. Qe4 Qf6) 7... O-O?! { (-1.54 → -0.54) Inaccuracy. Bxc3+ was best. } { [%eval -0.54] } (7... Bxc3+ 8. bxc3 Nc5 9. Bc2 Qxd1+ 10. Bxd1 Nfxe4 11. Bc2 f6 12. Ba3) 8. O-O { [%eval -0.7] } 8... Re8 { [%eval -0.3] } 9. Qc2?! { (-0.30 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. Nd5 was best. } { [%eval -0.86] } (9. Nd5 Bf8 10. Bc2 c6 11. Nc3 Nh5 12. a3 Nf4 13. b4 a5 14. Rb1 Qf6) 9... Nc5?! { (-0.86 → -0.08) Inaccuracy. Bxc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.08] } (9... Bxc3 10. Qxc3 Nc5 11. Bc2 Ncxe4 12. Qa3 Nd6 13. c5 Bf5 14. Ba4 b5 15. cxd6) 10. Nd5 { [%eval -0.11] } 10... Nxd3 { [%eval -0.09] } 11. Qxd3 { [%eval -0.08] } 11... Bd6?! { (-0.08 → 0.50) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.5] } (11... Nxd5 12. cxd5 a5 13. Be3 c6 14. Rfd1 cxd5 15. Qb5 Be6 16. Nxe5 Qc7 17. a3) 12. Bg5 { [%eval 0.56] } 12... h6? { (0.56 → 1.98) Mistake. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.98] } (12... Be7 13. Rfd1 Nxd5 14. Bxe7 Qxe7 15. cxd5 Rd8 16. h3 c6 17. d6 Qe6 18. Rd2) 13. Bxf6 { [%eval 1.91] } 13... gxf6 { [%eval 1.93] } 14. h3? { (1.93 → 0.77) Mistake. Rad1 was best. } { [%eval 0.77] } (14. Rad1 Kh7 15. h3 b6 16. Kh1 f5 17. exf5 e4 18. Qc3 exf3 19. Nf6+ Qxf6) 14... c6 { [%eval 0.9] } 15. Ne3 { [%eval 1.02] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 1.43] } 16. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.89] } 16... Be7? { (0.89 → 2.28) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (16... Bc5 17. Qc2 Qb6 18. Ng4 Kg7 19. Nh4 Rad8 20. b3 Rxd1+ 21. Rxd1 Rd8 22. Rxd8) 17. a3?? { (2.28 → -0.34) Blunder. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval -0.34] } (17. Qe2 Qb6 18. Nh4 Rad8 19. Nhf5 Bf8 20. Re1 Kh7 21. Rab1 Qb4 22. Qh5 Bg7) 17... Qxd3 { [%eval -0.28] } 18. Rxd3 { [%eval -0.32] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval -0.07] } 19. Rad1 { [%eval -0.04] } 19... Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 20. Rxd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Rd8?! { (0.00 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. Bc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.66] } (20... Bc5 21. Ng4 Kg7 22. b4 Bf8 23. Nh4 c5 24. b5 Bxc4 25. Nf5+ Kg6 26. Rg3) 21. Rxd8+ { [%eval 0.58] } 21... Bxd8 { [%eval 0.68] } 22. c5 { [%eval 0.41] } 22... b6 { [%eval 0.37] } 23. cxb6 { [%eval 0.29] } 23... axb6 { [%eval 0.75] } 24. b4 { [%eval 0.37] } 24... Kg7 { [%eval 0.49] } 25. Kf1 { [%eval 0.45] } 25... b5 { [%eval 0.63] } 26. Ke1 { [%eval 0.2] } 26... Bb6 { [%eval 0.21] } 27. Kd2 { [%eval 0.32] } 27... h5 { [%eval 0.34] } 28. g4 { [%eval -0.13] } 28... hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. hxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Bxe3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kxe3 { [%eval -0.07] } 30... Bxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Ne1 { [%eval 0.0] } 31... f5 { [%eval -0.06] } 32. f4 { [%eval -0.13] } 32... fxe4 { [%eval 0.02] } 33. fxe5 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Bf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Nc2 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Kxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Bd5+ { [%eval 0.1] } 36. Kf5 { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Be6+ { [%eval 0.03] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Bd5+ { [%eval 0.19] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2