[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/okd8mXyt"] [Date "2026.05.24"] [Round "-"] [White "mensie"] [Black "Makar2017pop"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "okd8mXyt"] [UTCDate "2026.05.24"] [UTCTime "17:16:49"] [WhiteElo "1237"] [BlackElo "1176"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A34"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 { [%eval 0.11] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } 2. Nc3 { [%eval 0.12] } { A34 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.18] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.25] } 4. g3 { [%eval 0.24] } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. Bg2 { [%eval 0.5] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.5] } 6. O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 6... O-O { [%eval 0.5] } 7. d3 { [%eval 0.3] } 7... b6 { [%eval 0.61] } 8. a3 { [%eval 0.31] } 8... e5? { (0.31 → 1.44) Mistake. Bb7 was best. } { [%eval 1.44] } (8... Bb7 9. e4 Be7 10. e5 Ne8 11. d4 cxd4 12. Nxd4 Qc8 13. Bf4 g5 14. Nxc6) 9. e4?! { (1.44 → 0.61) Inaccuracy. Nh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.61] } (9. Nh4 Ne8 10. Nf5 Bb7 11. f4 Rb8 12. Nd5 f6 13. b4 Kh8 14. Ra2 exf4) 9... Nd4 { [%eval 1.08] } 10. Nxd4 { [%eval 1.05] } 10... cxd4 { [%eval 1.06] } 11. Ne2?! { (1.06 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Nb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (11. Nb5 Be7 12. Nxd4 exd4 13. e5 Rb8 14. exf6 Bxf6 15. b4 d6 16. b5 Be6) 11... Bb7?! { (0.25 → 0.80) Inaccuracy. Rb8 was best. } { [%eval 0.8] } (11... Rb8 12. b4 b5 13. c5 Be7 14. f4 d6 15. fxe5 dxe5 16. h3 Be6 17. g4) 12. Bd2?! { (0.80 → 0.12) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } { [%eval 0.12] } (12. f4 a5 13. b3 Bc6 14. a4 Bc5 15. Ra2 d6 16. Kh1 Bb4 17. Bf3 Nd7) 12... h6 { [%eval 0.62] } 13. b4 { [%eval 0.46] } 13... a5 { [%eval 0.62] } 14. Rc1? { (0.62 → -0.72) Mistake. b5 was best. } { [%eval -0.72] } (14. b5 Bc5 15. Nc1 Qe7 16. a4 d6 17. Nb3 Nd7 18. Bh3 Bb4 19. Bxb4) 14... axb4 { [%eval -0.68] } 15. axb4 { [%eval -0.6] } 15... Ng4?? { (-0.60 → 1.33) Blunder. Ra3 was best. } { [%eval 1.33] } (15... Ra3 16. Be1 b5 17. c5 Bc7 18. Ra1 Qa8 19. Bd2 d6 20. f4 dxc5 21. bxc5) 16. c5?! { (1.33 → 0.24) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.24] } (16. Nxd4 Nxf2 17. Rxf2 exd4 18. Qh5 Qe8 19. e5 Bxg2 20. exd6 Bb7 21. Re1 Qc8) 16... bxc5 { [%eval 0.26] } 17. bxc5 { [%eval 0.27] } 17... Be7 { [%eval 0.49] } 18. Qb3?! { (0.49 → -0.16) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval -0.16] } (18. Nxd4 Nxf2 19. Rxf2 exd4 20. h4 Ra6 21. Qh5 d6 22. Rcf1 Qe8 23. c6 Bxc6) 18... Rb8 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.1] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2