[Event "World Blitz 2018"] [Site "St Petersburg RUS"] [Date "2018.12.30"] [Round "18.1"] [White "Magnus Carlsen"] [Black "Boris Gelfand"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2835"] [BlackElo "2673"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "A33"] [Opening "English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 e6 { A33 English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Spielmann Defense } 6. e4 Bb4 7. Nxc6 bxc6 8. Bd3 e5 9. O-O O-O 10. Qe2 Re8 11. Na4 d5 12. a3 Bd6 13. Bg5 h6 14. Bxf6 Qxf6 15. cxd5 cxd5 16. Nc3?! { (0.15 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. Bb5 was best. } (16. Bb5) 16... d4 17. Nd5 Qg5 18. Rac1 Bh3 19. Qf3 Be6 20. Rc6 Rad8 21. Bc4 Kh8 22. Ra6?! { (-0.42 → -1.36) Inaccuracy. Nc7 was best. } (22. Nc7 Bxc7) 22... Bb8? { (-1.36 → -0.22) Mistake. f5 was best. } (22... f5 23. Bb5 Bxd5 24. Bxe8 Bc4 25. Rxd6 Rxd6 26. Rd1 d3 27. h4 Qe7 28. Bh5 f4 29. g3) 23. b3?! { (-0.22 → -0.81) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } (23. Qg3) 23... Rf8?! { (-0.81 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Bc8 was best. } (23... Bc8 24. Ra5 f5 25. Nb4 fxe4 26. Qxe4 Bf5 27. Qf3 Bc7 28. Rb5 g6 29. Qg3 Qxg3 30. hxg3) 24. Qg3 Qd2 25. h3?! { (-0.04 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } (25. Nb4) 25... Bc8?! { (-0.71 → -0.03) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } (25... Rd6 26. Ra4) 26. Ra4 Bd7 27. Ra6 Bc8 28. Ra4 Bd7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2