[Event "Rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/e8eEVgcb"] [Date "2023.11.27"] [White "Ristic58"] [Black "gerrygm"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.11.27"] [UTCTime "18:03:59"] [WhiteElo "2539"] [BlackElo "2581"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "C03"] [Opening "French Defense: Tarrasch Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 { C03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation } Nd7 4. Ngf3 g6?! { (0.17 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } (4... dxe4 5. Nxe4 Ngf6 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. g3 b6 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Qe2) 5. h4 h6 6. Bd3 Bg7 7. c3 Ne7 8. Nf1? { (1.27 → -0.13) Mistake. e5 was best. } (8. e5 c5 9. b4 b6 10. h5 g5 11. O-O a5 12. b5 Qc7 13. Re1 O-O 14. Qe2 f6) 8... c5? { (-0.13 → 1.03) Mistake. dxe4 was best. } (8... dxe4 9. Bxe4) 9. e5 Nc6 10. Be3 Qb6 11. Qd2 cxd4 12. cxd4 Qb4 13. a3 Qxd2+ 14. N1xd2 Nb6 15. O-O-O Na5 16. Kb1 Bd7 17. Rc1 Ke7 18. Ka2 Rac8 19. b3 a6 20. Kb2 Bb5 21. Ne1 Rxc1 22. Kxc1 Nc6 23. Kb2 Rc8 24. a4 Bxd3 25. Nxd3 Nd7 26. Rc1 Kd8 27. f4 h5 28. Nf3 Ne7?! { (-0.17 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Bh6 was best. } (28... Bh6 29. g3) 29. Rxc8+ Nxc8 30. Ng5 Ke8 31. Nc5 Nxc5 32. dxc5 Ne7 33. b4 Nf5 34. Bf2 Ke7 35. Kb3 f6 36. Nf3 fxe5 37. Nxe5 Bxe5 38. fxe5 Kd7 39. b5 axb5 40. axb5 Kc7 41. Kb4 Ne7 42. Be3 Nf5 43. Bf2 Ne7 44. Be3 Nf5 45. Bf2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2