[Event "Blitz Battle 117"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cxnUcjF2"] [Date "2023.11.25"] [White "AlexGaul"] [Black "arthi15"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.11.25"] [UTCTime "20:23:30"] [WhiteElo "2217"] [BlackElo "2361"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+2"] [BlackRatingDiff "-2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "D30"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 { D30 Queen's Gambit Declined } 3. Nf3 c6 4. g3 Nf6 5. Bg2 Be7 6. b3 O-O 7. Bb2 b6 8. Nbd2 Bb7 9. O-O Nbd7 10. Ne5 Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd7 12. Rc1 c5? { (0.04 → 1.30) Mistake. a5 was best. } (12... a5 13. h4) 13. cxd5?! { (1.30 → 0.21) Inaccuracy. Nb1 was best. } (13. Nb1 Qc7 14. cxd5 exd5 15. Bxd5 Rfd8 16. Bxb7 Qxb7 17. Qc2 b5 18. Rfd1 Rac8 19. Qf5 Qc6) 13... Bxd5 14. e4 Bb7 15. Nc4 Qc7?! { (0.25 → 0.81) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (15... Ba6 16. f4 Qc7 17. Qh5 Bxc4 18. bxc4 Rad8 19. Bh3 g6 20. Qe2 Rfe8 21. Rcd1 Bf8 22. f5) 16. Nd6 Bc6?! { (0.81 → 1.69) Inaccuracy. Ba6 was best. } (16... Ba6) 17. b4?! { (1.69 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (17. f4 Rad8 18. Qg4 g6 19. Rfd1 b5 20. Qe2 Nb8 21. Qf2 Bxd6 22. exd6 Rxd6 23. Qxc5 Rxd1+) 17... Rad8 18. Qg4?! { (1.21 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. f4 was best. } (18. f4) 18... g6? { (0.37 → 1.98) Mistake. h5 was best. } (18... h5) 19. f4?? { (1.98 → 0.08) Blunder. b5 was best. } (19. b5 Bb7 20. Qf4 a6 21. a4 Bxd6 22. exd6 Qb8 23. bxa6 Bxa6 24. Rfd1 Rfe8 25. e5 Bb7) 19... Bxd6 20. exd6 Qxd6 21. Rfd1?! { (0.19 → -0.36) Inaccuracy. Qe2 was best. } (21. Qe2) 21... Qe7 22. Qh3 Rfe8 23. Qh6 e5 24. Bh3 f6 25. f5?! { (-0.35 → -1.14) Inaccuracy. Qh4 was best. } (25. Qh4 exf4) 25... g5 26. Bg2 Ba4 27. Rd5 Bc6?! { (-1.44 → -0.34) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } (27... cxb4) 28. Rdd1?! { (-0.34 → -1.35) Inaccuracy. Rd2 was best. } (28. Rd2) 28... Nf8?! { (-1.35 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (28... Ba4) 29. Qh5 Rxd1+?! { (-1.00 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. Ba4 was best. } (29... Ba4) 30. Qxd1 Rd8 31. Qb3+ Qf7 32. bxc5 Qxb3 33. axb3 b5?! { (0.00 → 1.06) Inaccuracy. bxc5 was best. } (33... bxc5 34. Rxc5 Rd1+ 35. Kf2 Rd2+ 36. Kg1 Rd1+) 34. Bc3 Rd3?! { (0.82 → 1.52) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (34... g4 35. Kf2) 35. Kf2? { (1.52 → 0.00) Mistake. Bf1 was best. } (35. Bf1) 35... Nd7?? { (0.00 → 2.40) Blunder. b4 was best. } (35... b4 36. Bxb4 Rxb3 37. Ba5 Kg7 38. Bf1 Rb2+ 39. Ke3 Nd7 40. Be2 Rb3+ 41. Kd2 Rb2+) 36. b4?? { (2.40 → 0.10) Blunder. Ke2 was best. } (36. Ke2 Nxc5) 36... Nb8 37. Ke2 Rd8 38. Rd1 Rxd1 39. Kxd1 Kf7 40. Ke2 Ke7 41. Ke3 Be8 42. Bf3 Nc6 43. Be2 a5?! { (0.00 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } (43... a6 44. h4 h6 45. Bd1 Bf7 46. Kf2 Kd7 47. Be1 Nb8 48. Kg2 Kc6 49. hxg5 hxg5 50. Kh3) 44. Bxb5?! { (0.72 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. bxa5 was best. } (44. bxa5 Nb8 45. c6 Bxc6 46. Bb4+ Kd8 47. Bc5 Na6 48. Bb6+ Kd7 49. Kf3 Nb4 50. Bd1 Na6) 44... axb4 45. Bxc6 Bxc6 46. Bxb4 Kd7 47. h4 gxh4 48. gxh4 Ke7 49. Ba5 Kf7 50. Bc7 Bb5 51. Kf3 h5 52. Bd8 Bc6 53. Ke3 Bb7 54. Kd3 Bc6 55. Ke3 Bb7 56. Kd3 Bc6 57. Ke3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2