[Event "rated blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/NGadrvOx"] [Date "2026.03.18"] [Round "-"] [White "viachessmaster"] [Black "athena-pallada"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "NGadrvOx"] [UTCDate "2026.03.18"] [UTCTime "10:32:03"] [WhiteElo "2663"] [BlackElo "2869"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-3"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+0"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.11] } 3. g3 { [%eval 0.06] } { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan } 3... c6 { [%eval 0.22] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... Bf5 { [%eval 0.18] } 5. Qb3 { [%eval 0.07] } 5... Qb6 { [%eval 0.04] } 6. Nc3 { [%eval 0.01] } 6... e6 { [%eval 0.26] } 7. c5 { [%eval 0.21] } 7... Qxb3 { [%eval 0.07] } 8. axb3 { [%eval 0.21] } 8... Na6 { [%eval 0.36] } 9. Nh4?! { (0.36 → -0.46) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval -0.46] } (9. Ra4 Bc2 10. Bf4 Bxb3 11. Ra3 Bc4 12. Bg2 Nb4 13. Kd2 Ne4+ 14. Nxe4 dxe4) 9... Bc2 { [%eval -0.46] } 10. Ra3 { [%eval -0.35] } 10... e5 { [%eval -0.45] } 11. e3 { [%eval -0.42] } 11... exd4?! { (-0.42 → 0.30) Inaccuracy. Nb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.3] } (11... Nb4 12. Nf3 e4 13. Ne5 Nd7 14. Nxd7 Kxd7 15. Bd2 h5 16. Bh3+ Kc7) 12. Bxa6 { [%eval 0.33] } 12... bxa6? { (0.33 → 1.67) Mistake. dxc3 was best. } { [%eval 1.67] } (12... dxc3 13. Bxb7 Rb8 14. Bxc6+ Kd8 15. b4 Rxb4 16. bxc3 Rb1 17. Kd2 Be4 18. f3) 13. exd4 { [%eval 1.75] } 13... O-O-O?! { (1.75 → 2.55) Inaccuracy. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval 2.55] } (13... Ne4 14. Na2 Bd3 15. f3 Nf6 16. Bg5 Be7 17. Kd2 Bb5 18. Nc3 h6 19. Be3) 14. Kd2 { [%eval 1.94] } 14... Be4 { [%eval 2.06] } 15. f3 { [%eval 2.09] } 15... Bg6 { [%eval 2.02] } 16. Rxa6 { [%eval 1.88] } 16... Kb7 { [%eval 1.91] } 17. Ra1 { [%eval 1.51] } 17... Ne8 { [%eval 1.4] } 18. b4 { [%eval 1.24] } 18... Nc7 { [%eval 1.4] } 19. Nxg6 { [%eval 1.21] } 19... hxg6 { [%eval 1.41] } 20. Kd3 { [%eval 1.52] } 20... Be7?! { (1.52 → 2.38) Inaccuracy. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.38] } (20... a6 21. Bg5 Re8 22. h4 Ne6 23. Rae1 Be7 24. Bxe7 Rxe7 25. Re5 Ree8 26. Rhe1) 21. Bf4 { [%eval 2.21] } 21... Ne6 { [%eval 1.91] } 22. Be3?! { (1.91 → 1.15) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } { [%eval 1.15] } (22. b5 cxb5 23. Nxb5 Nxf4+ 24. gxf4 a6 25. Nc3 Rh4 26. Ra4 Rxf4 27. Rha1 Rxf3+) 22... Rh3? { (1.15 → 2.36) Mistake. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.36] } (22... a6 23. h4 Rdf8 24. Raf1 Re8 25. Re1 Bd8 26. Bd2 Bf6 27. Ne2 Bd8 28. Nf4) 23. b5 { [%eval 1.98] } 23... Bxc5? { (1.98 → 3.74) Mistake. cxb5 was best. } { [%eval 3.74] } (23... cxb5 24. Nxb5 a6 25. Nc3 Bxc5 26. dxc5 d4 27. Ne4 dxe3+ 28. Nd6+ Kb8 29. b4) 24. bxc6+ { [%eval 3.65] } 24... Kxc6 { [%eval 3.66] } 25. Rhc1?? { (3.66 → 0.69) Blunder. dxc5 was best. } { [%eval 0.69] } (25. dxc5 d4 26. Ra6+ Kb7 27. Rxe6 fxe6 28. Bg5 Rdh8 29. Kxd4 Rxg3 30. hxg3 Rxh1) 25... Bb6 { [%eval 0.62] } 26. Rc2 { [%eval 0.55] } 26... Kb7 { [%eval 0.53] } 27. Bg1 { [%eval 0.31] } 27... Rhh8 { [%eval 0.63] } 28. Re1 { [%eval 0.17] } 28... Rd7 { [%eval 0.22] } 29. Re5 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Rhd8 { [%eval 0.23] } 30. Na4 { [%eval 0.0] } 30... Rd6 { [%eval 0.34] } 31. Nc5+?! { (0.34 → -0.25) Inaccuracy. Rc3 was best. } { [%eval -0.25] } (31. Rc3 Rc6 32. Rb3 Kc8 33. Bf2 Rd7 34. Nc3) 31... Bxc5 { [%eval -0.27] } 32. dxc5 { [%eval -0.3] } 32... Rc6 { [%eval -0.15] } 33. b4 { [%eval -0.33] } 33... Ka6?? { (-0.33 → 1.90) Blunder. Ra6 was best. } { [%eval 1.9] } (33... Ra6 34. f4 Kc7 35. c6 Rxc6 36. Rxc6+ Kxc6 37. Bxa7 Ra8 38. b5+ Kxb5 39. Rxd5+) 34. Bd4? { (1.90 → 0.56) Mistake. Ra2+ was best. } { [%eval 0.56] } (34. Ra2+ Kb7 35. b5 Nxc5+ 36. Bxc5 Rxc5 37. Re7+ Kb6 38. Raxa7 Rxb5 39. Rab7+ Kc6) 34... Kb5 { [%eval 0.82] } 35. Ra2 { [%eval 0.67] } 35... Ra6 { [%eval 0.62] } 36. Ree2 { [%eval 0.4] } 36... Rd7?? { (0.40 → 2.27) Blunder. Rxa2 was best. } { [%eval 2.27] } (36... Rxa2 37. Rxa2 Kxb4 38. Rb2+ Ka4 39. f4 Rc8 40. Rb7 a5 41. Rxf7 Rc6 42. h4) 37. Rxa6 { [%eval 2.04] } 37... Kxa6 { [%eval 2.18] } 38. Ra2+ { [%eval 2.08] } 38... Kb5 { [%eval 1.86] } 39. Ra5+?? { (1.86 → 0.00) Blunder. Kc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (39. Kc3 Rb7 40. f4 Nxd4 41. Kxd4 Re7 42. Kxd5 Rd7+ 43. Ke5 a6 44. g4 f6+) 39... Kxb4 { [%eval 0.04] } 40. Bc3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rb5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Ra5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42... Kb3 { [%eval 0.0] } 43. Rb5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 43... Ka4 { [%eval 0.0] } 44. Ra5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 44... Kb3 { [%eval 0.02] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2