[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/rC0yhPLr"] [Date "2026.01.23"] [Round "-"] [White "royken"] [Black "NeKrest"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "rC0yhPLr"] [UTCDate "2026.01.23"] [UTCTime "04:17:49"] [WhiteElo "1548"] [BlackElo "1567"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+0"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Nf3 { C01 French Defense: Exchange Variation } Be7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bb5+ c6 7. Bd3 Bg4 8. O-O Nbd7 9. h3 Bh5 10. Be2 Bg6 11. Re1 O-O 12. Bd3 Ne4 13. Nxe4 dxe4 14. Bxe4 Bxe4 15. Rxe4 Nf6 16. Re1 Bd6 17. c3 Qc7 18. Bg5 Nd5 19. Ne5 f6 20. Qg4 fxg5 21. Qxg5 Rf6 22. Re4 Raf8 23. f3 Nf4 24. Ng4 Nxh3+ 25. gxh3 Rxf3 26. Rae1 Rg3+ 27. Kh1 Rxh3+ 28. Kg2 Rg3+ 29. Kh1 Bf4 30. Rxf4 Rxf4 31. Re8+ Rf8 32. Rxf8+ Kxf8 33. Qf5+ Kg8 34. Ne5 Qe7 35. Qc8+ Qf8 36. Qe6+ Kh8 37. Nf7+ Kg8 38. Ng5+ Kh8 39. Nf7+ Kg8 40. Nh6+ Kh8 41. Nf7+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2