[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ps9cUPNB"] [Date "2026.06.04"] [Round "-"] [White "BabaBoing"] [Black "stepacross"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "ps9cUPNB"] [UTCDate "2026.06.04"] [UTCTime "16:21:11"] [WhiteElo "1911"] [BlackElo "1923"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1500+0"] [ECO "D31"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.22] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } { D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.32] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.17] } 4... c6 { [%eval 0.58] } 5. Bf4?! { (0.58 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qb3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (5. Qb3 a5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. Qxc3 Nf6 8. Bg5 Nbd7 9. e3 O-O) 5... dxc4 { [%eval -0.07] } 6. e4 { [%eval -0.11] } 6... b5 { [%eval -0.12] } 7. a4 { [%eval -0.34] } 7... Bd7?! { (-0.34 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (7... Nf6 8. Qc2 a6 9. Be2 Bb7 10. O-O Nbd7 11. b3 cxb3 12. Qxb3) 8. Ne5?! { (0.25 → -0.33) Inaccuracy. Be2 was best. } { [%eval -0.33] } (8. Be2 Nf6 9. O-O a5 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bh4 Be7 12. d5 exd5) 8... Ne7 { [%eval -0.37] } 9. g3 { [%eval -0.33] } 9... a5 { [%eval -0.09] } 10. Bg2 { [%eval -0.07] } 10... Ng6?! { (-0.07 → 0.54) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } { [%eval 0.54] } (10... O-O 11. O-O Be8 12. d5 Bxc3 13. bxc3 cxd5 14. axb5 Bxb5 15. exd5 Nxd5 16. Rb1) 11. Nxg6 { [%eval 0.52] } 11... hxg6 { [%eval 0.41] } 12. Bxb8?? { (0.41 → -1.37) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval -1.37] } (12. h4 Na6 13. O-O Rc8 14. d5 cxd5 15. exd5 Nc5 16. axb5 Nd3 17. Bg5 f6) 12... Rxb8 { [%eval -1.5] } 13. e5 { [%eval -1.76] } 13... f5?! { (-1.76 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. bxa4 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (13... bxa4 14. O-O a3 15. Rxa3 Bxa3 16. bxa3 Qe7 17. Qc1 O-O 18. Ne4 c5 19. Nxc5) 14. O-O { [%eval -0.93] } 14... g5 { [%eval -0.88] } 15. Qe2 { [%eval -0.91] } 15... Rh6 { [%eval -0.37] } 16. g4 { [%eval -0.77] } 16... g6? { (-0.77 → 0.52) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (16... Kf8 17. Rad1 fxg4 18. Ne4 Be8 19. Ng3 Bg6 20. axb5 cxb5 21. d5 Qc7 22. Qe3) 17. Rfd1 { [%eval 0.46] } 17... Qe7 { [%eval 0.89] } 18. Qe3?! { (0.89 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. axb5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (18. axb5 cxb5 19. d5 Kf8 20. dxe6 Bxe6 21. Nd5 Bxd5 22. Rxd5 Qe6 23. Rad1 Rh4) 18... f4?! { (-0.04 → 0.79) Inaccuracy. Rh4 was best. } { [%eval 0.79] } (18... Rh4 19. gxf5 gxf5 20. axb5 cxb5 21. Na2 c3 22. Nxc3 a4 23. d5 Bc5 24. Qe2) 19. Qe2 { [%eval 0.64] } 19... Kf7 { [%eval 0.66] } 20. Ne4 { [%eval 0.63] } 20... Rbh8 { [%eval 0.67] } 21. h3 { [%eval 0.67] } 21... Qd8? { (0.67 → 2.00) Mistake. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 2.0] } (21... Kg7 22. Qf3 Rf8 23. axb5 cxb5 24. Nf6 Rhh8 25. d5 Rxf6 26. exf6+ Qxf6 27. dxe6) 22. Qc2? { (2.00 → 0.41) Mistake. axb5 was best. } { [%eval 0.41] } (22. axb5 Rxh3 23. b6 Kg7 24. b7 R3h4 25. Qxc4 Qb6 26. Nxg5 Re8 27. Bf3 Qxb7) 22... Be7?! { (0.41 → 1.12) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.12] } (22... Kg7 23. Nf6 Rxh3 24. Qe4 f3 25. Bxf3 Qc7 26. Kg2 Rh2+ 27. Kf1 R2h3 28. Rac1) 23. Qc3 { [%eval 0.62] } 23... Bb4?! { (0.62 → 1.32) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } { [%eval 1.32] } (23... b4 24. Qf3 Bc8 25. Rac1 Qd5 26. Qe2 Bb7 27. b3 Rxh3 28. bxc4 Qd8 29. Nc5) 24. Qc2?! { (1.32 → 0.52) Inaccuracy. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.52] } (24. Qf3 Kg7 25. b3 cxb3 26. Qxb3 bxa4 27. Rxa4 Rf8 28. Kh2 Bc8 29. Raa1 Qd5) 24... Be7?! { (0.52 → 1.13) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 1.13] } (24... Kg7 25. Nf6 Rxh3 26. Qe4 f3 27. Bxf3 bxa4 28. Rxa4 Be7 29. Nxd7 Qxd7 30. Rxc4) 25. Qc3 { [%eval 1.1] } 25... Bb4 { [%eval 1.53] } 26. Qc2? { (1.53 → 0.00) Mistake. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } (26. Qf3 Kg7 27. b3 cxb3 28. Qxb3 bxa4 29. Rxa4 Rf8 30. Rxb4 axb4 31. Qxb4 Rh7) 1/2-1/2