[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/3xuAmMFD"] [Date "2023.03.02"] [White "the_coal"] [Black "espnjosh"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.03.02"] [UTCTime "22:58:56"] [WhiteElo "1926"] [BlackElo "1857"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+30"] [ECO "B22"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. c3 Nf6 3. e5 Nd5 4. d4 cxd4 { B22 Sicilian Defense: Alapin Variation, Smith-Morra Declined } 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. cxd4 d6 7. Bc4 dxe5 8. dxe5 e6 9. O-O Bc5 10. Bg5 Be7 11. Bd2 O-O 12. Nc3 Nxc3 13. Bxc3 Qc7?! { (0.11 → 0.84) Inaccuracy. Qxd1 was best. } (13... Qxd1 14. Rfxd1 Rb8 15. Bd3 Rd8 16. Be4 Bd7 17. g3 h6 18. a3 Be8 19. Rxd8 Bxd8 20. Rc1) 14. Qe2 b6 15. Rac1 Bb7 16. a3 Rfd8 17. b4 a6?! { (-0.10 → 0.92) Inaccuracy. a5 was best. } (17... a5 18. b5 Nb8 19. Bb2 Bc5 20. Bd3 Qe7 21. Nd2 Nd7 22. Nc4 Nf8 23. Rfd1 Ng6 24. g3) 18. a4? { (0.92 → -0.39) Mistake. Bd3 was best. } (18. Bd3 b5 19. h4 a5 20. Be4 axb4 21. Bxb4 Bxb4 22. axb4 Qb6 23. Qe3 Ra6 24. Rfd1 Qxe3) 18... Nxb4 19. Bxb4 Bxb4 20. Bxe6 Bc5 21. Bb3 Bd5 22. Bxd5 Rxd5 23. Qe4 Qd7 24. Ng5 g6 25. e6?! { (0.87 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } (25. Qh4 h5 26. Qe4 Qd8 27. a5 Rd4 28. Qf3 Qd5 29. Qf6 Rg4 30. g3 h4 31. Rfd1 Rd4) 25... fxe6 26. Nxe6 Re8 27. Nxc5 Rxc5 28. Qf4 Rf8 29. Qe4 Rcf5 30. Qc4+ Kh8 31. Qc3+ R8f6 32. Qc8+ Qxc8 33. Rxc8+ Rf8 34. Rxf8+ Rxf8 35. Rb1 Rf6 36. g3 Kg7 37. Kg2 Kf7 38. h4 h6 39. Rb4 a5 40. Re4 Re6 41. Rc4 Re5 42. Rc6 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2