[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/pup7pHOi"] [Date "2025.09.06"] [Round "-"] [White "Utterbawbag"] [Black "EllipticDad"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "pup7pHOi"] [UTCDate "2025.09.06"] [UTCTime "07:30:54"] [WhiteElo "1923"] [BlackElo "1979"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+4"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "D47"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Bd3 Bb7 { D47 Semi-Slav Defense: Meran Variation, Wade Variation } 9. O-O a6 10. Qe2 c5 11. Rd1 cxd4 12. exd4 Be7 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Rac1 Nd5 15. Qe4 g6 16. Bxe7 Qxe7 17. Qe1? { (-0.30 → -1.85) Mistake. Nxd5 was best. } (17. Nxd5 Bxd5) 17... Nxc3 18. Rxc3 Bxf3 19. gxf3 Nf6 20. Qe5 Nd5 21. Rc5 Rfe8 22. Rdc1?! { (-0.46 → -1.12) Inaccuracy. Be4 was best. } (22. Be4 Rad8) 22... Qd7? { (-1.12 → 0.00) Mistake. Qh4 was best. } (22... Qh4 23. Be4) 23. Be4 Rad8 24. Bxd5 exd5 25. Qf4 Re2 26. Rc7 Qe6 27. R1c6 Qe8 28. Rxa6 Rxb2 29. Kg2 Ra8?? { (0.28 → Mate in 4) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rc8 was best. } (29... Rc8) 30. Raa7?? { (Mate in 4 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Rxa8 was best. } (30. Rxa8 Kg7 31. Rxe8 Rxf2+ 32. Kxf2 b4 33. Rxf7#) 30... Rxa7 31. Rxa7 Qe6 32. Qh6 Qc8 33. Qf4 Qe6 34. Qh6 Qc8?! { (0.00 → 0.83) Inaccuracy. Rc2 was best. } (34... Rc2 35. Ra5 Qd7 36. Ra8+ Rc8 37. Ra6 Rc6 38. Ra8+) 35. Qf4?! { (0.83 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } (35. h4 Re2 36. h5 Re8 37. Qg5 Qf5 38. Qxf5 gxf5 39. Rb7 Ra8 40. Rxb5 Rxa2) 35... Qe6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2