[Event "casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/qiX9g6kR"] [Date "2026.03.13"] [Round "-"] [White "Prush"] [Black "Matviy2009"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "qiX9g6kR"] [UTCDate "2026.03.13"] [UTCTime "14:33:25"] [WhiteElo "1500"] [BlackElo "2236"] [BlackTitle "FM"] [BlackFideId "1961578"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2 days per move"] [ECO "E38"] [Opening "Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... Nf6 { [%eval 0.15] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.17] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.14] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.09] } 3... Bb4 { [%eval 0.15] } 4. Qc2 { [%eval 0.08] } 4... c5 { [%eval 0.19] } { E38 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Berlin Variation } 5. e3 { [%eval -0.16] } 5... Nc6 { [%eval 0.25] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval 0.0] } 6... b6 { [%eval 0.35] } 7. g3?? { (0.35 → -1.60) Blunder. a3 was best. } { [%eval -1.6] } (7. a3 Bxc3+ 8. Qxc3 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Bb7 11. f3 O-O) 7... Bb7 { [%eval -1.64] } 8. dxc5 { [%eval -1.51] } 8... Ne5 { [%eval -1.64] } 9. Nxe5 { [%eval -1.59] } 9... Bxh1 { [%eval -1.53] } 10. cxb6 { [%eval -1.55] } 10... axb6 { [%eval -1.75] } 11. Bd2 { [%eval -1.62] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval -1.54] } 12. Nb5 { [%eval -1.41] } 12... Bxd2+?! { (-1.41 → -0.45) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval -0.45] } (12... Be7 13. Bc3 d6 14. Rd1 Qb8 15. Nd3 O-O 16. a3 Rd8 17. Nf4 Bc6 18. Bd3) 13. Qxd2 { [%eval -0.39] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.46] } 14. Nd6 { [%eval -0.54] } 14... Ra7 { [%eval -0.33] } 15. Nb5 { [%eval -0.5] } 15... Ra5 { [%eval -0.51] } 16. b4 { [%eval -0.75] } 16... Ra4 { [%eval -0.71] } 17. Qc2?? { (-0.71 → -2.70) Blunder. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.7] } (17. Qd1 Ra8 18. Nd6 Qc7 19. Qd4 Bc6 20. a3 Ne8 21. Nxc6 dxc6 22. c5 Nxd6) 17... Rxb4 { [%eval -2.77] } 18. a3 { [%eval -2.57] } 18... Be4 { [%eval -2.16] } 19. Bd3?! { (-2.16 → -2.87) Inaccuracy. Qd1 was best. } { [%eval -2.87] } (19. Qd1 Rb2 20. Qd4 Rb1+ 21. Rxb1 Bxb1 22. Bg2 Bc2 23. g4 d5 24. Nc6 Qd7) 19... Bxd3 { [%eval -2.88] } 20. Nxd3 { [%eval -2.68] } 20... Rxb5?! { (-2.68 → -1.52) Inaccuracy. Qa8 was best. } { [%eval -1.52] } (20... Qa8 21. Rd1 Ra4 22. Ne5 Ra5 23. Nxd7 Nxd7 24. Rxd7 Qh1+ 25. Kd2 Qxh2 26. Kc3) 21. cxb5 { [%eval -1.52] } 21... Qa8 { [%eval -1.46] } 22. Ke2 { [%eval -1.49] } 22... Rc8 { [%eval -0.94] } 23. Qb3?! { (-0.94 → -1.65) Inaccuracy. Qb2 was best. } { [%eval -1.65] } (23. Qb2 Qg2 24. Rc1 Ra8 25. Qd4 h6 26. Qxb6 Qxh2 27. Qc5 Ne4 28. Qb4 Qg2) 23... Nd5? { (-1.65 → -0.11) Mistake. Qg2 was best. } { [%eval -0.11] } (23... Qg2 24. Rc1 Rxc1 25. Nxc1 Ne4 26. Nd3 Qxh2 27. a4 Nxg3+ 28. Kd1 Ne4 29. a5) 24. Rc1 { [%eval -0.15] } 24... Rxc1 { [%eval -0.23] } 25. Nxc1 { [%eval -0.17] } 25... Qc8 { [%eval -0.1] } 26. Nd3 { [%eval -0.6] } 26... Kf8?! { (-0.60 → 0.03) Inaccuracy. Qc3 was best. } { [%eval 0.03] } (26... Qc3 27. Qa2 h5 28. h4 Qa5 29. Qc4 Qxa3 30. Qc8+ Kh7 31. Qxd7 Qb3 32. Qxf7) 27. Kd2 { [%eval -0.06] } 27... Ke7 { [%eval 0.22] } 28. Nb4? { (0.22 → -1.12) Mistake. e4 was best. } { [%eval -1.12] } (28. e4 Nf6 29. Qb4+ Ke8 30. a4 d5 31. exd5 Nxd5 32. Qd4 Qa8 33. Kc2 Qa5) 28... Nc7? { (-1.12 → 0.23) Mistake. Nf6 was best. } { [%eval 0.23] } (28... Nf6 29. Qd3 Qc5 30. Ke1 Qh5 31. h4 Qe5 32. Kf1 Qb2 33. Kg2 g6 34. Kf3) 29. Qc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Qb7 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. a4 { [%eval -0.19] } 30... Qa7?! { (-0.19 → 0.42) Inaccuracy. Ne8 was best. } { [%eval 0.42] } (30... Ne8 31. Qd4 f6 32. e4 Nd6 33. f3 Qc8 34. Qc3 Qa8 35. Na6 Qb7 36. Qd4) 31. Nd3 { [%eval 0.24] } 31... Nd5 { [%eval 0.51] } 32. Nb4?? { (0.51 → -4.28) Blunder. Qd4 was best. } { [%eval -4.28] } (32. Qd4 Ke8 33. Kc2 Qa5 34. g4 f6 35. Kb3 Qd2 36. Nb4 Qxd4 37. exd4 Ne7) 32... Nxb4?? { (-4.28 → 0.17) Blunder. Qa5 was best. } { [%eval 0.17] } (32... Qa5 33. Ke2 Qxb4 34. Qxb4+ Nxb4 35. Kd2 Kd6 36. e4 e5 37. a5 bxa5 38. Kc3) 33. Qxb4+ { [%eval 0.2] } 33... d6 { [%eval 0.54] } 34. Qc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Qxa4 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Qc7+ { [%eval 0.0] } 35... Kf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Qd8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 36... Kg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. Qxb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 37... Qa2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 38. Ke1 { [%eval 0.0] } 38... Qb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Qa2+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Kf1 { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Qb1+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Kg2 { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Qe4+ { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Kf1 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2