[Event "rated rapid game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/vJBalR58"] [Date "2026.04.12"] [Round "-"] [White "Michael_Grigoriev"] [Black "Thirukumaran2012"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "vJBalR58"] [UTCDate "2026.04.12"] [UTCTime "08:16:00"] [WhiteElo "1057"] [BlackElo "1080"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "B29"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 { B29 Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Closed Variation } Nc6 4. d3 e5 5. Be2 d6 6. O-O Bg4 7. h3 Bxf3 8. Bxf3 Be7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Be3 g5 11. Qe1 Nd4 12. Bxd4 exd4 13. Ne2 Nd7 14. Rd1 Ne5 15. g4 Nxf3+ 16. Kh1 Nxe1 17. Rfxe1 Bf6 18. c3 dxc3 19. bxc3 O-O 20. Rb1 c4 21. dxc4 Rc8 22. Rxb7 Rxc4 23. Rxa7 Qb6 24. Ra3 Qxf2 25. Ng1 Qxe1 26. Kh2 Be5+ 27. Kg2 Qxe4+ 28. Nf3 Rxc3 29. Rxc3 Bxc3 30. Kf2 Bd4+ 31. Nxd4 Qxd4+ 32. Ke2 d5 33. a3 f5 34. a4 fxg4 35. a5 gxh3 36. a6 h2 37. a7 h1=Q 38. a8=Q Rxa8 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2