[Event "MultiversX Christmas Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/1oWQv3uc"] [Date "2023.12.23"] [White "KontraJaKO"] [Black "toivok"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.12.23"] [UTCTime "17:51:37"] [WhiteElo "3241"] [BlackElo "2828"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-5"] [BlackRatingDiff "+16"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "60+1"] [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 } dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Bd3 Bc6 6. Nf3 Nd7 7. Qe2 Ngf6 8. Neg5 Qe7 9. O-O h6 10. Ne4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bxe4 12. Qxe4 c6 13. Re1 O-O-O 14. c4 Nf6 15. Qe2 Qc7 16. Rb1 Bb4 17. Rd1 g5 18. a3 Bd6 19. b4? { (1.22 → -0.25) Mistake. g3 was best. } (19. g3) 19... g4 20. Ne5 Bxe5 21. dxe5 Qxe5 22. Be3 Ne4?! { (-0.27 → 0.41) Inaccuracy. h5 was best. } (22... h5 23. Re1) 23. Re1 Nc3 24. Qb2 Rd3 25. Rbc1 Rhd8 26. Qc2?! { (0.00 → -0.60) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (26. a4 h5 27. Bxa7 Rd1 28. Rcxd1 Rxd1 29. Rxd1 Ne2+ 30. Kf1 Qxb2 31. Bb6 Nd4 32. Rxd4 Qc1+) 26... f5?! { (-0.60 → 0.28) Inaccuracy. Qe4 was best. } (26... Qe4 27. Bb6) 27. g3?! { (0.28 → -0.66) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (27. Bb6 Qf4) 27... Qe4 28. b5 h5? { (-1.10 → 0.53) Mistake. Nd1 was best. } (28... Nd1 29. bxc6 Nxe3 30. cxb7+ Kxb7 31. fxe3 Kc7 32. Rb1 Rxa3 33. Qf2 Rdd3 34. Qb2 Rab3 35. Qxb3) 29. bxc6? { (0.53 → -0.96) Mistake. Bg5 was best. } (29. Bg5 Qd4) 29... Qxc6 30. Bg5? { (-1.14 → -2.40) Mistake. Qb2 was best. } (30. Qb2 Ne4) 30... R8d7 31. c5? { (-2.62 → -4.78) Mistake. Re3 was best. } (31. Re3 Rd1+) 31... Qf3 32. c6 bxc6 33. Bf4 Rd1?? { (-6.13 → -1.32) Blunder. h4 was best. } (33... h4 34. gxh4 Qxf4 35. Rxe6 Rd1+ 36. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 37. Qxd1 Nxd1 38. Re8+ Kd7 39. Re2 Nxf2 40. Rxf2) 34. Qb2?? { (-1.32 → -7.65) Blunder. Rexd1 was best. } (34. Rexd1 Rxd1+ 35. Rxd1 Nxd1 36. Qa2 Qe4 37. Qd2 e5 38. Bxe5 Qxe5 39. Qxd1 c5 40. Qf1 Kc7) 34... Ne2+ 35. Kf1?! { (-12.93 → Mate in 2) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Qxe2 was best. } (35. Qxe2 Qxe2) 35... Qh1+ 36. Kxe2 Qf3+ 37. Kf1 Qh1+ 38. Ke2 Qe4+ 39. Kf1 Qh1+?? { (Mate in 2 → 0.00) Lost forced checkmate sequence. Qxe1+ was best. } (39... Qxe1+ 40. Kg2 Qf1#) 40. Ke2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2