[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vCGhcnxp"] [Date "2026.06.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Romanmedvedev"] [Black "Academic_ChessPlayer"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "vCGhcnxp"] [UTCDate "2026.06.17"] [UTCTime "01:37:41"] [WhiteElo "975"] [BlackElo "945"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "B90"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack"] [Termination "Time forfeit"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.2] } 2... d6 { [%eval 0.31] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... cxd4 { [%eval 0.19] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.18] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.31] } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.32] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Be3 { [%eval 0.25] } { B90 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, English Attack } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.38] } 7. f4 { [%eval 0.22] } 7... Be7?! { (0.22 → 0.87) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 0.87] } (7... b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. Bf3 Nbd7 10. e5 Bxf3 11. Nxf3 dxe5 12. fxe5) 8. Be2 { [%eval 0.5] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.42] } 9. Qd3 { [%eval 0.55] } 9... e5 { [%eval 0.56] } 10. fxe5?! { (0.56 → -0.04) Inaccuracy. Nf5 was best. } { [%eval -0.04] } (10. Nf5 Bxf5 11. exf5 Nc6 12. O-O-O Qa5 13. a3 b5 14. Nd5 Nxd5 15. Qxd5 exf4) 10... dxe5 { [%eval -0.07] } 11. Nf5 { [%eval -0.38] } 11... Qc7?? { (-0.38 → 1.71) Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 1.71] } (11... Bxf5 12. Qxd8 Rxd8 13. exf5 Nc6 14. O-O Rac8 15. Rad1 Nd4 16. Bd3 Bb4 17. Bd2) 12. O-O-O? { (1.71 → 0.42) Mistake. Nxe7+ was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (12. Nxe7+ Qxe7 13. O-O-O Be6 14. Nd5 Bxd5 15. exd5 Rd8 16. d6 Qe6 17. Qb3 Qxb3) 12... g6?? { (0.42 → 3.44) Blunder. Bxf5 was best. } { [%eval 3.44] } (12... Bxf5 13. exf5 Nc6 14. Bg5 Rfd8 15. Qe3 Nd4 16. Bxf6 Bxf6 17. Bd3 Rac8 18. Kb1) 13. Nxe7+ { [%eval 3.42] } 13... Qxe7 { [%eval 3.56] } 14. Qd6?! { (3.56 → 2.46) Inaccuracy. Rhf1 was best. } { [%eval 2.46] } (14. Rhf1 Nbd7 15. Bg5 Qe6 16. Bh6 b5 17. Bxf8 Kxf8 18. g4 h6 19. h4 Kg7) 14... Qe6?! { (2.46 → 3.68) Inaccuracy. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 3.68] } (14... Qxd6 15. Rxd6 Ne8 16. Rd2 Kg7 17. Rf1 b5 18. a4 Nc6 19. Bc5 Nd4 20. Bxd4) 15. Bc5?! { (3.68 → 2.28) Inaccuracy. Qa3 was best. } { [%eval 2.28] } (15. Qa3 b5 16. Rhf1 Nbd7 17. Rd6 Qe8 18. Bxb5 axb5 19. Qxa8 b4 20. Nd5 Nxe4) 15... Rd8?? { (2.28 → 7.92) Blunder. Qxd6 was best. } { [%eval 7.92] } (15... Qxd6 16. Bxd6 Re8 17. Rhf1 Nbd7 18. g4 h6 19. h4 b5 20. a4 g5 21. hxg5) 16. Qxe6 { [%eval 6.46] } 16... Rxd1+ { [%eval 6.35] } 17. Rxd1 { [%eval 6.39] } 17... Bxe6 { [%eval 6.21] } 18. Nd5?? { (6.21 → 0.95) Blunder. Rd8+ was best. } { [%eval 0.95] } (18. Rd8+ Kg7 19. Bf8+ Kh8 20. Nd5 Ng8 21. Bd6 h5 22. Bxb8 Kh7 23. Nc7 Rxb8) 18... Nbd7 { [%eval 1.06] } 19. Ne7+? { (1.06 → -0.13) Mistake. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval -0.13] } (19. Bb4 Bxd5 20. exd5 Ne4 21. a4 f5 22. a5 Kf7 23. c4 h5 24. Be1 Nd6) 19... Kf8?! { (-0.13 → 0.60) Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%eval 0.6] } (19... Kg7 20. Be3 Nxe4 21. Nd5 Rc8 22. Bf3 f5 23. Bxe4 fxe4 24. Rd2 b5 25. b3) 20. Nxg6+?? { (0.60 → -3.47) Blunder. Ba3 was best. } { [%eval -3.47] } (20. Ba3 Ke8 21. Bf3 Nb6 22. b3 Rd8 23. Rxd8+ Kxd8 24. h3 Kd7 25. Bc5 Nc8) 20... Kg7 { [%eval -3.41] } 21. Nh4?! { (-3.41 → -4.30) Inaccuracy. Nxe5 was best. } { [%eval -4.3] } (21. Nxe5 Nxc5 22. Nd3 Ncxe4 23. Nf4 Re8 24. Rd4 Kf8 25. a4 Ke7 26. a5 Nd6) 21... Nxc5 { [%eval -4.37] } 22. Bf3 { [%eval -4.58] } 22... Bxa2? { (-4.58 → -2.62) Mistake. Kf8 was best. } { [%eval -2.62] } { The game is a draw. } (22... Kf8 23. b4 Na4 24. Rd3 Rc8 25. a3 Nb6 26. h3 Nc4 27. g4 h6 28. Rc3) 1/2-1/2