[Event "casual blitz game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/W7xkCZoM"] [Date "2026.02.19"] [Round "-"] [White "HowardEvansJr"] [Black "Xyqon"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "W7xkCZoM"] [UTCDate "2026.02.19"] [UTCTime "11:35:00"] [WhiteElo "2308"] [BlackElo "2316"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "B23"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Closed"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 e6 { B23 Sicilian Defense: Closed } 3. f4 Qc7 4. g3 a6 5. a4 b6 6. Bg2 Bb7 7. d3 Nc6 8. Nf3 Nf6 9. e5 Ng4 10. Ne4 f5 11. exf6 Nxf6 12. O-O Be7 13. c3 O-O 14. Qe2 Rae8 15. Bd2 d5 16. Neg5 Nd8 17. Nxe6 Nxe6 18. Qxe6+ Kh8 19. Qh3 h6 20. Ne5 Bc8 21. Qh4 Kg8 22. Ng6 Rf7 23. Rae1 Bd8 24. Rxe8+ Nxe8 25. Qh5 Nf6 26. Qe2 Bf5 27. Nh4 Bg4 28. Qf2 Kh8 29. Ng6+ Kh7 30. Ne5 Re7 31. Re1 Bf5 32. h3 Bc8 33. g4 Bb7 34. g5 Nd7 35. gxh6 Nxe5 36. fxe5 Rxe5 37. Rxe5 Qxe5 38. Bf4 Qh5 39. hxg7 Kxg7 40. Qe3 Qg6 41. Qe5+ Kg8 42. Kh2 Qc6 43. Bf3 Bf6 44. Qf5 Kg7 45. Bh5 d4 46. Qg6+ Kh8 47. Qh6+ Kg8 48. Qg6+ Kh8 49. Qh6+ Kg8 50. Qg6+ Kh8 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2