[Event "2025 Spring Marathon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/cmaM2x39"] [Date "2025.04.26"] [Round "-"] [White "CoachBen"] [Black "Melknight2018"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "cmaM2x39"] [UTCDate "2025.04.26"] [UTCTime "04:52:31"] [WhiteElo "2339"] [BlackElo "2204"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-6"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "D02"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. g3 { D02 Queen's Pawn Game: Symmetrical Variation, Pseudo-Catalan } Bf5 4. Bg2 e6 5. O-O h6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. Qb3 Qb6 9. c5 Qxb3 10. axb3 a6 11. b4 Rc8 12. Bf4 g5 13. Be5 Nxe5 14. Nxe5 Bg7 15. f3 Bh7 16. e4 Ng8?! { (-1.04 → -0.27) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (16... O-O 17. Kf2) 17. f4 gxf4 18. gxf4 f6 19. Ng4? { (-0.42 → -2.09) Mistake. Nxc6 was best. } (19. Nxc6 bxc6 20. Bh3 f5 21. e5 Ra8 22. Ra4 Ne7 23. Rfa1 Rb8 24. Bf1 h5) 19... h5?? { (-2.09 → 0.30) Blunder. f5 was best. } (19... f5) 20. Ne3?! { (0.30 → -0.30) Inaccuracy. Nf2 was best. } (20. Nf2) 20... dxe4 21. Nxe4?? { (-0.36 → -2.25) Blunder. f5 was best. } (21. f5 Bxf5) 21... Bxe4 22. Bxe4 f5 23. Bxf5?! { (-1.98 → -2.83) Inaccuracy. Bc2 was best. } (23. Bc2) 23... exf5 24. Nxf5 Rc7 25. Rae1+ Kf8 26. Nd6 Bxd4+ 27. Kh1 Nf6 28. Re6 Rhh7?? { (-3.07 → -0.97) Blunder. Bxb2 was best. } (28... Bxb2 29. Rf2 Bc3 30. Rfe2 Rd7 31. b5 axb5 32. f5 Rhh7 33. h3 h4 34. Rc2) 29. Rfe1 Rhe7? { (-1.51 → -0.09) Mistake. Rh8 was best. } (29... Rh8 30. R6e2) 30. Rxe7 Rxe7 31. Rxe7 Kxe7 32. Nf5+ Ke6 33. Nxd4+ Kd5 34. Nf5 Kc4 35. Nd6+ Kxb4 36. Nxb7 a5 37. b3 Kxb3 38. Nxa5+ Kb4 39. Nxc6+ Kxc5 40. Ne7 Kd4 41. Kg2 Ke4 42. Kg3 h4+ 43. Kxh4 Kxf4 44. Ng6+ Kf5 45. Ne7+ Kf4 46. h3 Ne4 47. Kh5 Ng3+ 48. Kg6 Kf3 49. h4 Kg4 50. h5 Nxh5 51. Ng8 Ng3 52. Nh6+ Kf3 53. Ng8 Kf4 54. Nh6 Kf3 55. Ng8 Kf4 56. Nh6 Kf3 57. Ng8 Kf4 58. Nh6 Kf3 59. Ng8 Kf4 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2