[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/y3JCsE0Q"] [Date "2024.01.01"] [White "sotirakis"] [Black "GMKopanolvsky"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.01.01"] [UTCTime "13:19:46"] [WhiteElo "2600"] [BlackElo "2530"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Steiner Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. c4 { C00 French Defense: Steiner Variation } d5 3. cxd5 exd5 4. e5 c5 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. Bb5 Ne7 7. O-O Ng6?! { (-0.98 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (7... a6 8. Bxc6+ Nxc6 9. d4 Bg4 10. dxc5 Bxc5 11. h3 Bf5 12. Bg5) 8. d4 a6 9. Bxc6+ bxc6 10. Nc3?! { (0.29 → -0.57) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (10. Qc2 Bg4) 10... Be7?! { (-0.57 → 0.34) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (10... Bg4 11. Qa4 Qd7 12. Ne1 Rb8 13. h3 Be6 14. Nd3 c4 15. Nf4 Nxf4 16. Bxf4 Bb4 17. Qxa6) 11. Be3?! { (0.34 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. dxc5 was best. } (11. dxc5 O-O 12. Nd4 Bxc5 13. Na4 Bb6 14. Nxc6 Qc7 15. Nxb6 Qxb6 16. Nd4 Nxe5 17. Re1 Re8) 11... cxd4?! { (-0.65 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. Bg4 was best. } (11... Bg4 12. h3 cxd4 13. Bxd4 Bxf3 14. Qxf3 c5 15. Be3 d4 16. Rad1 O-O 17. Bf4 Qb6 18. Nd5) 12. Nxd4 Bd7 13. Rc1?! { (0.12 → -0.63) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (13. f4 c5 14. f5 cxd4 15. Qxd4 O-O 16. Rad1 Be6 17. fxg6 hxg6 18. Nxd5 Rb8 19. Qe4 Rxb2) 13... c5 14. Nxd5 cxd4 15. Nc7+ Kf8 16. Nxa8 dxe3 17. Nb6?? { (-0.37 → -2.40) Blunder. fxe3 was best. } (17. fxe3 Nxe5) 17... exf2+ 18. Rxf2 Be6 19. Qxd8+ Bxd8 20. Nc4?! { (-1.96 → -3.26) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } (20. Rc6 Ke7 21. Re2 Re8 22. b3 Kf8 23. Nc4 a5 24. Rc5 h5 25. Rb5 Bc7 26. Rc2 h4) 20... Bxc4 21. Rxc4 Bb6 22. Rc6 Bxf2+ 23. Kxf2 Ke7 24. Rxa6 Rc8 25. b4 Nxe5 26. b5 Nd3+? { (-3.22 → -1.87) Mistake. Rc2+ was best. } (26... Rc2+ 27. Kf1 Rb2 28. a4 h5 29. h4 g6 30. g3 Nc4 31. Ra8 Kf6 32. Ke1 Rb4 33. Ke2) 27. Ke3 Nc5 28. Ra7+ Kf6?! { (-1.83 → -0.71) Inaccuracy. Nd7 was best. } (28... Nd7) 29. a4 Rb8?! { (-0.67 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } (29... Ke6 30. a5) 30. Kd4 Nxa4 31. Rxa4 Rxb5 32. Ke3 Rb3+ 33. Kf2 Kg6 34. Rg4+ Kf6 35. Rf4+ Ke7 36. Re4+ Kf6 37. Rf4+ Kg6 38. Rg4+ Kh6 39. Rh4+ Kg6 40. Rg4+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2