[Event "Rated Classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cQgOLEYN"] [Date "2023.12.03"] [White "jk_182"] [Black "Facteurix66"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2032"] [BlackElo "2171"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B33"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation, Novosibirsk Variation"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/jk_182"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/tboWm0qu/31PbG29P"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 1... c5 { [%clk 0:30:00] } 2. Nf3 { [%clk 0:30:27] } 2... Nc6 { [%clk 0:30:29] } 3. d4 { [%clk 0:30:55] } 3... cxd4 { [%clk 0:30:58] } 4. Nxd4 { [%clk 0:31:24] } 4... Nf6 { [%clk 0:31:26] } 5. Nc3 { [%clk 0:31:31] } 5... e5 { [%clk 0:31:54] } 6. Ndb5 { [%clk 0:31:39] } 6... d6 { [%clk 0:32:23] } 7. Bg5 { [%clk 0:31:43] } 7... a6 { [%clk 0:32:45] } 8. Na3 { [%clk 0:32:05] } 8... b5 { [%clk 0:33:14] } 9. Bxf6 { [%clk 0:31:14] } 9... gxf6 { [%clk 0:33:39] } 10. Nd5 { [%clk 0:31:39] } 10... Bg7 { [%clk 0:34:06] } 11. Bd3 { [%clk 0:31:55] } 11... Ne7 { [%clk 0:34:06] } 12. Nxe7 { [%clk 0:31:40] } 12... Qxe7 { [%clk 0:34:36] } 13. c4 { [%clk 0:31:19] } 13... f5 { [%clk 0:32:56] } 14. O-O { [%clk 0:30:23] } 14... O-O { [%clk 0:33:23] } 15. Qf3 { [%clk 0:30:09] } 15... d5 { This move took me out of my preparation } { [%clk 0:27:29] } 16. cxd5 { [%clk 0:29:39] } 16... fxe4 { [%clk 0:27:57] } 17. Qxe4?! { [%clk 0:27:35] } (17. Bxe4! Rb8 18. Rfd1 $14 { Black has the bishop pair and white's knight is awkward, but white's d-pawn is strong and their rooks will be more active. }) 17... f5 { [%clk 0:28:24] } 18. d6 { [%clk 0:27:57] } 18... Qb7 { I certainly decided too quickly to exchange queens. Most of the time I spent before taking on b7 was to figure out how to meet 20...e4 } { [%clk 0:28:47] } 19. Qxb7 { [%clk 0:23:33] } (19. Qb4 e4 20. Be2 { This should have deserved more consideration }) 19... Bxb7 { [%clk 0:29:17] } 20. Rac1 { [%clk 0:24:02] } 20... e4 { [%clk 0:20:03] } 21. Rc7?! { [%clk 0:22:50] } 21... Bd5 { [%clk 0:20:31] } (21... exd3 22. Rxb7 Bxb2 23. Nb1 Rfc8 { White shouldn't be much worse, but it certainly looks scary for white }) 22. Bb1 { [%clk 0:22:44] } 22... Bxb2?! { [%clk 0:14:47] } (22... Rad8 23. Nc2! (23. d7? Be5 24. Ra7 Rf6 25. Rc1 Kf7 26. Rc8 Ke7 $17 { Black will pick up the d-pawn and is much better }) 23... Rxd6 24. Ne3 Be6 25. g4! { This is white's best option but the white position looks very shaky }) 23. Nc2 { [%clk 0:22:29] } 23... Rad8 { [%clk 0:04:53] } 24. Rd1 { [%clk 0:21:36] } 24... Be6 { [%clk 0:04:54] } 25. d7? $17 { This was played way too quickly } { [%clk 0:20:06] } (25. Ne3 Be5 26. Rc6 f4 27. Nf1 $10) 25... Rf7 { [%clk 0:01:57] } 26. Nb4 { [%clk 0:17:41] } 26... a5 { [%clk 0:01:55] } (26... Be5! 27. Rc8 Rxc8 28. dxc8=Q+ Bxc8 $17 { Now black is a pawn up and has the bishop pair }) 27. Nc6 { [%clk 0:17:32] } 27... Rdxd7 { [%clk 0:02:17] } 28. Rdxd7 { [%clk 0:17:18] } 28... Rxd7 { [%clk 0:02:46] } 29. Rxd7 { [%clk 0:17:46] } 29... Bxd7 { [%clk 0:03:16] } 30. Nxa5 { [%clk 0:18:14] } 30... Kf7 { [%clk 0:01:19] } 31. Nb7 { [%clk 0:17:37] } (31. g4!? Kf6 32. gxf5 Bc3 33. Nb3 Bxf5) 31... Ke7 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 32. Nc5 { [%clk 0:17:56] } 32... Bc6 { [%clk 0:00:57] } 33. Kf1 { [%clk 0:16:38] } 33... Kd6 { [%clk 0:01:22] } 34. Nb3 { [%clk 0:17:05] } 34... Be5 { [%clk 0:00:40] } 35. Ke2? { I thought that black cannot take on h2 without exchanging one bishop for the knight } { [%clk 0:16:07] } 35... Bxh2 { [%clk 0:00:35] } 36. g3 { [%clk 0:16:33] } 36... f4? { [%clk 0:01:04] } (36... Ke5! { Now black holds onto the pawn and is therefore winning } 37. Nd2 f4 38. Nf1 fxg3 39. fxg3 Bg1) 37. Nd4 { [%clk 0:16:52] } 37... fxg3 { [%clk 0:00:58] } 38. fxg3 { [%clk 0:17:10] } 38... Bg1 { [%clk 0:00:35] } (38... Bxg3 39. Nf5+ Ke5 40. Nxg3 { This should still be a draw }) 39. Nxc6 { [%clk 0:17:24] } 39... Kxc6 { [%clk 0:01:04] } 40. Bxe4+ { [%clk 0:17:54] } 40... Kd6 { Black offers draw } { [%clk 0:00:52] } 41. Bxh7 { The opposite coloured bishop endgame is an easy draw, but I decided to play on for a bit } { [%clk 0:18:14] } 41... Ke5 { [%clk 0:00:43] } 42. Kf3 { [%clk 0:18:33] } 42... Bc5 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 43. Kg4 { [%clk 0:18:36] } 43... Bf2 { [%clk 0:00:33] } 44. Kf3 { [%clk 0:18:09] } 44... Bc5 { [%clk 0:01:01] } 45. g4 { [%clk 0:18:31] } 45... Be7 { [%clk 0:00:41] } 46. Ke3 { [%clk 0:18:21] } 46... b4 { [%clk 0:00:46] } 47. Kd3 { [%clk 0:18:44] } 47... Kf4 { [%clk 0:00:49] } 48. Bf5 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } { [%clk 0:19:11] } 1/2-1/2