[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/zkWYWaY7"] [Date "2024.07.02"] [White "nic_west"] [Black "Jaydog41"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.07.02"] [UTCTime "17:30:55"] [WhiteElo "1661"] [BlackElo "1702"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+45"] [ECO "C11"] [Opening "French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Be3 { C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation } Be7 8. h4?! { (0.46 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. Qd2 was best. } (8. Qd2 O-O 9. dxc5 Bxc5 10. O-O-O Qb6 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bxd4) 8... Qb6?! { (-0.15 → 0.44) Inaccuracy. cxd4 was best. } (8... cxd4 9. Bxd4) 9. Na4 Qb4+? { (0.48 → 2.01) Mistake. Qc7 was best. } (9... Qc7 10. Nxc5 Nxd4 11. Nxd4 Nxc5 12. Nb5 Qd8 13. Qg4 O-O 14. O-O-O Bd7 15. Kb1) 10. c3 Qa5 11. Bd3?? { (2.08 → -0.64) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } (11. Nxc5 Nxc5 12. dxc5 Qc7 13. Bd3 b6 14. cxb6 axb6 15. Qe2 Bc5 16. h5 O-O) 11... cxd4 12. Nxd4 Nxd4 13. Bxd4?! { (-0.60 → -1.45) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (13. b4 Bxb4) 13... Qc7?? { (-1.45 → 1.37) Blunder. b5 was best. } (13... b5 14. Qg4 g6 15. h5 Rg8 16. hxg6 hxg6 17. f5 exf5 18. Qe2 bxa4 19. e6) 14. Qg4 g6 15. h5 Nc5?? { (1.37 → 3.83) Blunder. Rf8 was best. } (15... Rf8 16. b4 Nb8 17. O-O b6 18. Nb2 Nc6 19. Bb5 Bd7 20. Bxc6 Qxc6 21. a4) 16. Bc2?? { (3.83 → 0.95) Blunder. Nxc5 was best. } (16. Nxc5 Bxc5 17. hxg6 fxg6 18. Bxg6+ Kd8 19. Bd3 Qe7 20. Qh4 Kc7 21. Qxe7+ Bxe7) 16... Ne4 17. Bd3?? { (0.96 → -0.83) Blunder. hxg6 was best. } (17. hxg6 fxg6) 17... Bd7?! { (-0.83 → 0.01) Inaccuracy. gxh5 was best. } (17... gxh5 18. Qg7 Rf8 19. b4 Bd7 20. Nb2 Nxc3 21. O-O Bxb4 22. Kh2 Qd8 23. Qg3) 18. hxg6 fxg6 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. b3 Bxa4 21. bxa4 Qc6 22. Kf2?! { (-0.23 → -0.86) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (22. O-O O-O) 22... a6?! { (-0.86 → 0.02) Inaccuracy. O-O-O was best. } (22... O-O-O 23. Qe2 Rdf8 24. g3 g5 25. Qb5 gxf4 26. gxf4 Rxf4+ 27. Ke2 Rg4 28. Rag1) 23. Rhc1?! { (0.02 → -0.97) Inaccuracy. Rab1 was best. } (23. Rab1 b5 24. Qe2 O-O 25. Kg3 Rfb8 26. axb5 axb5 27. Rhe1 b4 28. Qxe4 Qxe4) 23... O-O-O 24. Ke3?? { (-0.48 → -3.08) Blunder. Rab1 was best. } (24. Rab1) 24... Kb8? { (-3.08 → -1.58) Mistake. h5 was best. } (24... h5 25. Qe2 g5 26. f5 exf5 27. Rab1 Bc5 28. Qc4 f4+ 29. Ke2 Rd5 30. Rc2) 25. a5? { (-1.58 → -3.21) Mistake. Rab1 was best. } (25. Rab1 Bc5) 25... Rde8?? { (-3.21 → -0.91) Blunder. h5 was best. } (25... h5 26. Qe2 g5 27. f5 exf5 28. Rab1 Bc5 29. Qc4 Rd5 30. Ke2 Rc8 31. Kf1) 26. Qd1?? { (-0.91 → -2.80) Blunder. Rab1 was best. } (26. Rab1 Bd8) 26... Bc5?? { (-2.80 → -0.43) Blunder. g5 was best. } (26... g5 27. f5 exf5 28. Rab1 Bc5 29. Ke2 Ka8 30. Kf1 Re7 31. Qe2 Qd5 32. Rd1) 27. Qb3?! { (-0.43 → -1.47) Inaccuracy. Bxc5 was best. } (27. Bxc5 Qxc5+) 27... h6? { (-1.47 → -0.23) Mistake. Rd8 was best. } (27... Rd8) 28. Rab1 Rh7 29. Qc4 Rc8 30. Qxc5 Qxc5 31. Bxc5 Rxc5 32. Kxe4 Rxa5 33. Rb2 Ra4+ 34. Ke3 Rc7 35. Rcc2 Ra3 36. Rb3 Ra4 37. g3 Rcc4 38. Kd3 Rc7 39. c4 b5 40. cxb5 Rxc2 41. bxa6+ Ka7 42. Kxc2 Rxa2+ 43. Kd3 Rxa6 44. Rc3 Kb7 45. Kd4 Ra4+ 46. Kc5 Ra6 47. Rb3+ Kc7 48. Kd4 Ra5 49. Rc3+ Kd7 50. Rb3 { White offers draw } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2