[Event "Malvern 22nd February Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/wqvFBzOs"] [Date "2024.02.22"] [White "Hereford42"] [Black "KLappin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.02.22"] [UTCTime "20:03:42"] [WhiteElo "2078"] [BlackElo "1859"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+5"] [ECO "A43"] [Opening "Benoni Defense: French Benoni"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. d4 e6?! { (0.09 → 0.94) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (2... cxd4 3. Nf3 e5 4. c3 Nc6 5. cxd4 exd4 6. Nxd4 Bb4+ 7. Nc3) 3. d5 { A43 Benoni Defense: French Benoni } e5?! { (0.84 → 1.96) Inaccuracy. Nf6 was best. } (3... Nf6 4. Nc3 d6 5. Bc4 exd5 6. Bxd5 Be7 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O) 4. Nf3 d6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Qd3?! { (1.92 → 1.14) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (6. a4 Bxb5 7. axb5 Nd7 8. Qe2 g6 9. O-O Bg7 10. Bd2 h6) 6... a6 7. Bxd7+ Nxd7 8. O-O h6 9. Nbd2 Ngf6 10. Re1 Be7 11. Nf1 O-O 12. Ng3 Nh7 13. Nf5 b5 14. Qe3?! { (1.64 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (14. a4 b4 15. Nd2 g6 16. Nxh6+ Kg7 17. Ng4 Bg5 18. Ne3 Ndf6 19. c3 bxc3 20. bxc3 Rh8) 14... Ndf6 15. Nxg7?? { (1.24 → -1.64) Blunder. a4 was best. } (15. a4 Re8) 15... Kxg7 16. Qxh6+ Kg8?? { (-1.87 → 0.30) Blunder. Kh8 was best. } (16... Kh8 17. Ng5 Qe8 18. a4 b4 19. Re3 Rg8 20. Rg3 Rg7 21. Be3 Ng8 22. Qh3 Qc8 23. Nf3) 17. h3?? { (0.30 → -2.00) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } (17. Ng5 Re8) 17... Ne8?! { (-2.00 → -1.30) Inaccuracy. Kh8 was best. } (17... Kh8 18. Ng5 Qe8 19. Re3 Rg8 20. Nxh7 Nxh7 21. Rf3 Rg6 22. Qh5 Qg8 23. g3 Rf6 24. Rxf6) 18. Re3?! { (-1.30 → -2.42) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (18. g4 Kh8) 18... Ng7 19. h4 f5 20. exf5?? { (-2.37 → -5.24) Blunder. Ng5 was best. } (20. Ng5 Nxg5 21. Rg3 Rf6 22. Qxg5 Qf8 23. exf5 Qf7 24. Qg4 Kh8 25. Bg5 Rxf5 26. b4 cxb4) 20... Rf6 21. Qg6 Rxg6 22. fxg6 Nf6 23. Ng5 Ng4 24. Nf7 Qd7 25. Rg3 Bxh4?! { (-4.37 → -3.09) Inaccuracy. Kf8 was best. } (25... Kf8 26. f3 Nf6 27. Bh6 Qf5 28. a4 bxa4 29. c4 Nh5 30. Rg4 Ke8 31. Bxg7 Nxg7 32. h5) 26. Rxg4 Bf6 27. Rg3?! { (-2.81 → -3.64) Inaccuracy. c3 was best. } (27. c3 Nf5 28. Bg5 Bxg5 29. Rxg5 Kg7 30. f4 exf4 31. Re1 c4) 27... Nf5 28. Rh3 Rf8 29. Rh7 Bg7 30. Nh6+ Nxh6 31. Bxh6 Qf5?? { (-3.82 → 6.85) Blunder. Rf7 was best. } (31... Rf7 32. a4 b4 33. gxf7+ Kxh7 34. f8=R Bxf8 35. Bxf8 Kg8 36. Bxd6 Qxd6 37. Rd1 Kf7 38. a5) 32. Rxg7+ Kh8 33. Rf1?? { (6.31 → 0.00) Blunder. Rh7+ was best. } (33. Rh7+ Kg8 34. Rh8+ Kxh8 35. g7+ Kg8 36. gxf8=R+ Qxf8 37. Bxf8 Kxf8 38. f4 b4 39. fxe5 dxe5) 33... Rf6 34. Rh7+ Kg8 35. Rg7+ Kh8 36. Rh7+ Kg8 37. Rg7+ Kh8 38. Rh7+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2