[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/RhjehxNP"] [Date "2026.02.22"] [Round "-"] [White "Mennonite"] [Black "Watergate1972"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "RhjehxNP"] [UTCDate "2026.02.22"] [UTCTime "02:52:12"] [WhiteElo "2079"] [BlackElo "2296"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+3"] [BlackRatingDiff "-4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+10"] [ECO "D37"] [Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.15] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.27] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.16] } 2... e6 { [%eval 0.17] } 3. Nc3 { [%eval 0.22] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.24] } 4. Nf3 { [%eval 0.08] } { D37 Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation } 4... Bd6 { [%eval 0.46] } 5. Bg5 { [%eval 0.51] } 5... O-O?! { (0.51 → 1.08) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.08] } (5... Be7 6. Qc2 O-O 7. e3 Nbd7 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 h6 10. Bh4) 6. e3?! { (1.08 → 0.43) Inaccuracy. cxd5 was best. } { [%eval 0.43] } (6. cxd5 exd5 7. Nxd5 Nbd7 8. Nc3 c5 9. a3 h6 10. Bh4 cxd4) 6... c6 { [%eval 0.5] } 7. Qc2 { [%eval 0.35] } 7... h6 { [%eval 0.42] } 8. Bh4 { [%eval 0.69] } 8... b6?! { (0.69 → 1.53) Inaccuracy. Be7 was best. } { [%eval 1.53] } (8... Be7 9. Rg1 b5 10. cxb5 Bd7 11. g4 cxb5 12. g5 Nh5 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Bxb5) 9. Bd3?! { (1.53 → 0.49) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } { [%eval 0.49] } (9. g4 b5 10. c5 b4 11. Ne2 Be7 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. h4 g6 14. g5 hxg5) 9... Be7 { [%eval 0.44] } 10. O-O { [%eval 0.44] } 10... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.52] } 11. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 11... Ba6?! { (0.18 → 1.04) Inaccuracy. dxe4 was best. } { [%eval 1.04] } (11... dxe4 12. Bxe4 Nxe4 13. Bxe7 Qxe7 14. Qxe4 Bb7 15. Rfe1 Rfd8 16. Rad1 Nf8 17. Qe3) 12. cxd5 { [%eval 0.89] } 12... Bxd3 { [%eval 0.76] } 13. Qxd3 { [%eval 0.92] } 13... exd5 { [%eval 1.13] } 14. exd5?! { (1.13 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. e5 was best. } { [%eval 0.25] } (14. e5 Ne8 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rae1 Nc7 17. Nd1 c5 18. Ne3 g6 19. h4 cxd4) 14... cxd5?! { (0.25 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Nxd5 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (14... Nxd5 15. Nxd5 Bxh4 16. Ne3 Bf6 17. Rfd1 c5 18. dxc5 Nxc5 19. Qc2 Qc8) 15. Rac1 { [%eval 0.95] } 15... Re8 { [%eval 0.9] } 16. Rfe1 { [%eval 0.45] } 16... Rc8 { [%eval 0.87] } 17. a3 { [%eval 0.55] } 17... g5?! { (0.55 → 1.57) Inaccuracy. Qc7 was best. } { [%eval 1.57] } (17... Qc7 18. Ne5 Qb7 19. Qf5 Bf8 20. h3 Nxe5 21. dxe5 Ne4 22. Nxe4 dxe4 23. Rxc8) 18. Nxg5?? { (1.57 → -0.89) Blunder. Bg3 was best. } { [%eval -0.89] } (18. Bg3 Bf8 19. Rxe8 Nxe8 20. Re1 g4 21. Bh4 Qc7 22. Nd2 Qc6 23. h3 Qg6) 18... hxg5 { [%eval -0.9] } 19. Bxg5 { [%eval -1.1] } 19... Nf8 { [%eval -0.68] } 20. Re3?! { (-0.68 → -1.79) Inaccuracy. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -1.79] } (20. Qg3 Ng6 21. h4 Qd7 22. Bxf6 Bxf6 23. h5 Bh4 24. Qh2 Qf5 25. g3 Qxh5) 20... Kg7? { (-1.79 → -0.18) Mistake. Ne4 was best. } { [%eval -0.18] } (20... Ne4 21. Bxe7 Rxe7 22. Rce1 Re6 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Rxe4 Rxe4 25. Qxe4 Rc4 26. Rd1) 21. Rg3?? { (-0.18 → -2.04) Blunder. Rce1 was best. } { [%eval -2.04] } (21. Rce1 Qd7 22. h4 N8h7 23. Rg3 Kh8 24. Qf3 Bd8 25. Re5 Rxe5 26. dxe5 Ne4) 21... Ng6 { [%eval -2.07] } 22. h4 { [%eval -2.39] } 22... Nh5 { [%eval -1.92] } 23. Bxe7 { [%eval -1.89] } 23... Qxe7 { [%eval -1.94] } 24. Rg5 { [%eval -2.13] } 24... Rc6?? { (-2.13 → 3.26) Blunder. Nf4 was best. } { [%eval 3.26] } (24... Nf4 25. Qf5 Qf6 26. g3 Qxf5 27. Rxf5 Nd3 28. Rb1 Nxb2 29. Nxd5 Nc4 30. Kg2) 25. Rxh5 { [%eval 3.2] } 25... Rh8 { [%eval 3.25] } 26. Rxh8 { [%eval 3.45] } 26... Kxh8 { [%eval 2.77] } 27. g3 { [%eval 2.38] } 27... Nxh4 { [%eval 2.35] } 28. Rd1 { [%eval 2.12] } 28... Qg5 { [%eval 2.26] } 29. Qe3 { [%eval 2.06] } 29... Qxe3 { [%eval 2.31] } 30. fxe3 { [%eval 2.29] } 30... Nf5 { [%eval 2.12] } 31. Kf2 { [%eval 2.0] } 31... Ne7 { [%eval 2.2] } 32. Rh1+ { [%eval 2.11] } 32... Kg7 { [%eval 2.17] } 33. Rh4 { [%eval 2.02] } 33... f5 { [%eval 2.29] } 34. Kf3 { [%eval 2.36] } 34... a6 { [%eval 2.29] } 35. g4 { [%eval 1.97] } 35... fxg4+ { [%eval 1.99] } 36. Rxg4+ { [%eval 1.7] } 36... Kf6 { [%eval 1.97] } 37. Rh4 { [%eval 2.05] } 37... Kg5?! { (2.05 → 2.75) Inaccuracy. Kf7 was best. } { [%eval 2.75] } (37... Kf7 38. Rh8 b5 39. Ke2 Rg6 40. Kd3 Ke6 41. Ne2 Kd7 42. Rh7 Kd8 43. Nf4) 38. Rh7 { [%eval 2.68] } 38... Rf6+ { [%eval 3.14] } 39. Ke2 { [%eval 3.08] } 39... Re6 { [%eval 2.92] } 40. Kd3 { [%eval 3.07] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval 3.13] } 41. Rh3?! { (3.13 → 2.26) Inaccuracy. Rh8 was best. } { [%eval 2.26] } (41. Rh8 Rd6 42. Na4 Kf7 43. Rb8 b5 44. Nc5 Rg6 45. Ra8 Rg1 46. Rxa6 Rd1+) 41... Rd6 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 2.29] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2