[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/ttPo4cSW"] [Date "2026.02.24"] [Round "-"] [White "alansutton"] [Black "Boyko_Biradjiev"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "ttPo4cSW"] [UTCDate "2026.02.24"] [UTCTime "20:31:09"] [WhiteElo "1898"] [BlackElo "1886"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+10"] [ECO "B12"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c6 { [%eval 0.31] } 2. d4 { [%eval 0.24] } 2... d5 { [%eval 0.24] } 3. e5 { [%eval 0.33] } 3... Bf5 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. h4 { [%eval 0.09] } { B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Tal Variation } 4... e6?? { (0.09 → 2.73) Blunder. h5 was best. } { [%eval 2.73] } (4... h5 5. Bd3 Bxd3 6. Qxd3 e6 7. Nf3 Qa5+ 8. Nbd2 Ne7 9. c3) 5. g4 { [%eval 2.8] } 5... Be4 { [%eval 2.79] } 6. f3 { [%eval 2.86] } 6... Bg6 { [%eval 2.56] } 7. h5 { [%eval 2.86] } 7... Bxh5 { [%eval 2.85] } 8. Rxh5 { [%eval 2.76] } 8... Be7 { [%eval 2.86] } 9. Bd3 { [%eval 2.47] } 9... Bh4+ { [%eval 2.41] } 10. Kf1 { [%eval 2.42] } 10... g6 { [%eval 2.42] } 11. Rxh4 { [%eval 2.41] } 11... Qxh4 { [%eval 2.33] } 12. Be3 { [%eval 2.34] } 12... h5 { [%eval 2.29] } 13. Bf2 { [%eval 1.76] } 13... Qh2 { [%eval 1.63] } 14. Qe1?? { (1.63 → -1.02) Blunder. c4 was best. } { [%eval -1.02] } (14. c4 dxc4 15. Bxc4 Nd7 16. Nc3 O-O-O 17. Qe2 Nh6 18. Be3 Qh1 19. Bxh6 Rxh6) 14... hxg4?? { (-1.02 → 1.69) Blunder. h4 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (14... h4 15. Ke2 h3 16. Nd2 Qh1 17. Qf1 h2 18. f4 hxg1=N+ 19. Qxg1 Qxg1 20. Rxg1) 15. fxg4 { [%eval 1.7] } 15... Qf4 { [%eval 1.7] } 16. Be2 { [%eval 1.67] } 16... Rh1?! { (1.67 → 2.94) Inaccuracy. c5 was best. } { [%eval 2.94] } (16... c5 17. Qd2 g5 18. Qxf4 gxf4 19. dxc5 Nd7 20. c4 Nxe5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Nc3) 17. Qd1?! { (2.94 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (17. Qd2 g5 18. Qxf4 gxf4 19. Kg2 Rh8 20. Nh3 f3+ 21. Bxf3 Nd7 22. Nc3 O-O-O) 17... Rh2 { [%eval 1.75] } 18. Nf3?? { (1.75 → 0.00) Blunder. Bf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (18. Bf3 Nd7 19. Qd2 g5 20. Qxf4 gxf4 21. Nd2 f6 22. exf6 Ngxf6 23. Ne2 e5) 18... Rh1+?? { (0.00 → 1.69) Blunder. Rxf2+ was best. } { [%eval 1.69] } (18... Rxf2+ 19. Kxf2 Nh6 20. Qd2 Nxg4+ 21. Ke1 Ne3 22. Bd1 Qg3+ 23. Ke2 Ng4 24. Qe1) 19. Ng1 { [%eval 1.68] } 19... Nd7?! { (1.68 → 2.52) Inaccuracy. Rh2 was best. } { [%eval 2.52] } (19... Rh2 20. Bf3 Nd7 21. Qd2 g5 22. Qxf4 gxf4 23. Nd2 c5 24. c3 cxd4 25. cxd4) 20. Bf3 { [%eval 1.97] } 20... Rh7 { [%eval 2.03] } 21. Qd3 { [%eval 1.43] } 21... O-O-O { [%eval 1.35] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 1.36] } 22... Nh6?! { (1.36 → 2.60) Inaccuracy. f6 was best. } { [%eval 2.6] } (22... f6 23. Re1 fxe5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Qd4 Qxd4 26. Bxd4 Nxf3 27. Ngxf3 Nh6 28. g5) 23. Be3 { [%eval 2.09] } 23... Qg3 { [%eval 2.52] } 24. Bf2 { [%eval 2.08] } 24... Qf4 { [%eval 2.59] } 25. Be3?! { (2.59 → 1.60) Inaccuracy. Nh3 was best. } { [%eval 1.6] } (25. Nh3 Qh2 26. Ng5 Rg7 27. Qe3 Nf5 28. gxf5 gxf5 29. Ke2 Qh6 30. Rg1 Rdg8) 25... Qg3 { [%eval 1.6] } 26. Bf2? { (1.60 → 0.00) Mistake. Qe2 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (26. Qe2 f6 27. exf6 g5 28. Re1 Rf8 29. Qg2 Qd6 30. Ke2 e5 31. Kd1 e4) 26... Qf4 { [%eval 2.68] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2