[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/x3bzfMyX"] [Date "2025.01.24"] [Round "-"] [White "alexsanford1"] [Black "mward128"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "x3bzfMyX"] [UTCDate "2025.01.24"] [UTCTime "19:00:13"] [WhiteElo "1836"] [BlackElo "1679"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-15"] [BlackRatingDiff "+10"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan } Bf5 4. Bg2 c6 5. c4 dxc4 6. O-O e6 7. Nbd2 Nbd7 8. Nxc4 Be7 9. Re1 O-O 10. Ncd2 Rc8 11. Nh4 Bg4 12. Qb3 Nb6 13. e3 Qc7 14. Nhf3 Rfd8 15. Nc4 Bf5 16. Bd2 Nbd5?! { (-0.28 → 0.74) Inaccuracy. Nxc4 was best. } (16... Nxc4 17. Qxc4 Be4 18. Red1 h6 19. Qf1 b6 20. Rac1 c5 21. dxc5 Qb7 22. Ne1) 17. Rac1 Ne4 18. Ba5 b6 19. Bc3?! { (-0.04 → -0.72) Inaccuracy. Nfd2 was best. } (19. Nfd2 Nxf2 20. Kxf2 bxa5 21. e4 a4 22. Qd1 Nb4 23. exf5 Nd3+ 24. Kf1 exf5) 19... c5 20. Bd2 Qb8?! { (-1.21 → -0.42) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (20... cxd4 21. exd4) 21. h3?! { (-0.42 → -1.36) Inaccuracy. Nfe5 was best. } (21. Nfe5 Ndf6 22. Bc3 h6 23. Qb5 Qc7 24. f3 Nxc3 25. bxc3) 21... Bf6 22. dxc5? { (-1.24 → -3.14) Mistake. a4 was best. } (22. a4) 22... Nxc5 23. Qa3 Nd3 24. e4 Nxe1 25. Nxe1 Be7?? { (-2.99 → -0.64) Blunder. b5 was best. } (25... b5 26. Na5 Rxc1 27. Bxc1 Qc7 28. Nb3 Be7 29. Qa6 Nb4 30. Qxb5 Bg6 31. Bd2) 26. Qb3?? { (-0.64 → -3.30) Blunder. b4 was best. } (26. b4 b5) 26... b5 27. Na3?! { (-3.01 → -4.03) Inaccuracy. exf5 was best. } (27. exf5 bxc4 28. Rxc4 Qxb3 29. axb3 Rxc4 30. bxc4 Nb4 31. Be3 Rd1 32. Kf1 exf5) 27... Nf6?? { (-4.03 → -1.36) Blunder. Rxc1 was best. } (27... Rxc1 28. Bxc1 Bxe4 29. Bxe4 Qe5 30. Qc2 f5 31. Bf3 Qxe1+ 32. Kg2 a6 33. Nb1) 28. exf5? { (-1.36 → -3.04) Mistake. Rxc8 was best. } (28. Rxc8 Qxc8 29. Ba5 Nxe4 30. Bxd8 Qxd8 31. Bxe4 Bxe4 32. Nxb5 Bd5 33. Qa4 Bb7) 28... Rxd2 29. Rxc8+?! { (-2.89 → -4.29) Inaccuracy. Qe3 was best. } (29. Qe3 Rxc1 30. Qxd2 Rc8 31. fxe6 fxe6 32. Qe2 Bxa3 33. bxa3 Qd6 34. Nd3 a5) 29... Qxc8 30. Nf3?! { (-4.31 → -6.17) Inaccuracy. Nd3 was best. } (30. Nd3 Bxa3 31. Qxa3 exf5 32. Ne5 Qe6 33. Qc5 g6 34. Qxb5 Kg7 35. Bf3 Qb6) 30... Qc1+ 31. Kh2 Rxb2 32. Qd3 exf5 33. Qxf5 Bxa3 34. Ng5 Rb1 35. Nf3 Qc5?? { (-6.67 → -3.01) Blunder. Be7 was best. } (35... Be7 36. Qd3 g6 37. Qe2 Qc5 38. Ne1 Bd6 39. Nd3 Qd4 40. Bf3 a5 41. Kg2) 36. Qxb1 a6?? { (-2.83 → -0.80) Blunder. Qxf2 was best. } (36... Qxf2 37. Qg1 Qxg1+ 38. Nxg1 Bc5 39. Ne2 b4 40. Bc6 Kf8 41. Kg2 Ke7 42. Ba4) 37. Qd3 h6 38. Qd8+ Kh7 39. Qd3+ Kh8?! { (-1.10 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (39... g6) 40. Qd8+?! { (-0.13 → -0.73) Inaccuracy. Ne5 was best. } (40. Ne5) 40... Kh7 41. Qd3+ Kh8?! { (-1.06 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. g6 was best. } (41... g6 42. Ne5 Qxe5 43. Qxa3 Qe6 44. Qa5 Nd7 45. Qc7 Ne5 46. Kg1 Nc4 47. Bb7) 42. Qd8+ Ng8 43. Qd3 Bb4 44. Qb3 f6 45. Nh4 Ne7 46. Qf7? { (-0.39 → -2.09) Mistake. Qb2 was best. } (46. Qb2 f5) 46... Qxf2 47. Kh1? { (-1.83 → -3.74) Mistake. Ng6+ was best. } (47. Ng6+ Nxg6 48. Qxg6 Bd6 49. Qd3 Be5 50. h4 Qxa2 51. h5 Qf7 52. Qf5 Qe8) 47... Qe1+ 48. Kh2 Qf2? { (-3.52 → -1.79) Mistake. Bc5 was best. } (48... Bc5 49. Nf3 Qe2 50. Qe8+ Kh7 51. a4 bxa4 52. Qxa4 Bd6 53. Nh4 Qe5 54. Qe4+) 49. Kh1? { (-1.79 → -3.14) Mistake. Ng6+ was best. } (49. Ng6+ Nxg6) 49... Nf5?? { (-3.14 → 2.75) Blunder. Qe1+ was best. } (49... Qe1+ 50. Kh2 Bc5 51. Nf3 Qe3 52. Qe8+ Kh7 53. Qd8 Qe6 54. Qd3+ g6 55. Nd2) 50. Ng6+?? { (2.75 → -6.46) Blunder. Nxf5 was best. } (50. Nxf5 Qxf5 51. Qe8+ Bf8 52. Qxf8+ Kh7 53. Qb4 Qf2 54. Qa3 Qe1+ 55. Kh2 Qe6) 50... Kh7 51. Nf8+?? { (-6.20 → Mate in 13) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qe6 was best. } (51. Qe6 Nxg3+ 52. Kh2 Ne2 53. h4 Bd6+ 54. Qxd6 Kxg6 55. h5+ Kxh5 56. Qd5+ Kh4) 51... Bxf8 52. Qxf8? { (-9.38 → Mate in 7) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qc7 was best. } (52. Qc7 Qe1+ 53. Kh2 Bd6 54. Qxd6 Nxd6 55. g4 h5 56. Bc6 Qe2+ 57. Kg1 Kh6) 52... Qe1+?? { (Mate in 7 → -6.47) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Nxg3+ was best. } (52... Nxg3+ 53. Kh2 Ne2 54. Qc5 Qxc5 55. Be4+ Kh8 56. Kg2 Qg1+ 57. Kf3 Nd4+ 58. Kf4) 53. Kh2 Qxg3+ 54. Kh1 Qe1+ 55. Kh2 Qf2 56. Qb4 Nh4 57. Qe4+ f5 58. Qd5 Qf4+ 59. Kh1 Qc1+ 60. Kh2 Nxg2?? { (-6.23 → -2.20) Blunder. Qb2 was best. } (60... Qb2 61. a3 Qxg2+ 62. Qxg2 Nxg2 63. Kxg2 g5 64. Kg3 Kg7 65. h4 Kf6 66. Kh3) 61. Qxg2?? { (-2.20 → -5.84) Blunder. Qxf5+ was best. } (61. Qxf5+ Kg8 62. Qe6+ Kf8 63. Qf5+ Ke7 64. Qe5+ Kd7 65. Qxg7+ Kd6 66. Qf8+ Kd5) 61... f4?? { (-5.84 → 0.00) Blunder. Qf4+ was best. } (61... Qf4+ 62. Kh1 Qe4 63. Qxe4 fxe4 64. Kh2 Kg6 65. a3 Kf5 66. Kg1 a5 67. Kg2) 62. Qe4+ Kh8 63. Qe8+ Kh7 64. Qe4+ Kh8 65. Qe8+ Kh7 66. Qe4+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2