[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/bf1M9jbG"] [Date "2026.04.17"] [Round "-"] [White "Watergate1972"] [Black "birlesikalan"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "bf1M9jbG"] [UTCDate "2026.04.17"] [UTCTime "05:35:33"] [WhiteElo "2298"] [BlackElo "2230"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-2"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "900+15"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.32] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... d5 { [%eval -0.05] } 3. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 3... Qxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.03] } 4... Qd8 { [%eval 0.07] } 5. Nf3 { [%eval 0.03] } 5... a6 { [%eval 0.42] } 6. Bc4 { [%eval -0.08] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.06] } 7. O-O { [%eval -0.12] } 7... e6 { [%eval 0.0] } 8. d3 { [%eval -0.21] } 8... Nf6 { [%eval -0.19] } 9. Re1 { [%eval -0.2] } 9... b5 { [%eval -0.23] } 10. Ba2 { [%eval -0.22] } 10... Be7 { [%eval -0.26] } 11. Be3 { [%eval -0.35] } 11... Bb7 { [%eval -0.26] } 12. Ne4 { [%eval -0.24] } 12... Nxe4 { [%eval -0.27] } 13. dxe4 { [%eval -0.21] } 13... O-O { [%eval -0.23] } 14. Qe2 { [%eval -0.26] } 14... Qc7 { [%eval -0.26] } 15. Rad1 { [%eval -0.44] } 15... Rad8 { [%eval -0.2] } 16. Bd2 { [%eval -0.54] } 16... Nd4 { [%eval -0.34] } 17. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.34] } 17... Rxd4 { [%eval -0.34] } 18. Qg4?! { (-0.34 → -0.94) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } { [%eval -0.94] } (18. f3 c4 19. c3 Rdd8 20. Bb1 e5 21. Be3 Bc8 22. Qf2 Be6 23. Rxd8 Rxd8) 18... Bf6?! { (-0.94 → -0.15) Inaccuracy. Rfd8 was best. } { [%eval -0.15] } (18... Rfd8 19. Bh6 Qe5 20. Rxd4 Rxd4 21. c3 Rxe4 22. Rxe4 Bxe4 23. Bxg7 Qg5 24. Qxg5) 19. c3 { [%eval -0.11] } 19... Rd7 { [%eval -0.09] } 20. Bf4 { [%eval -0.22] } 20... Rxd1 { [%eval -0.08] } 21. Rxd1 { [%eval -0.21] } 21... Be5 { [%eval 0.0] } 22. Bxe5 { [%eval 0.04] } 22... Qxe5 { [%eval 0.21] } 23. f3 { [%eval 0.28] } 23... b4?! { (0.28 → 0.85) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } { [%eval 0.85] } (23... c4 24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 Ra8 26. Rd7 Bc6 27. Rc7 Be8 28. Kf2 Kf8 29. e5) 24. axb4? { (0.85 → -0.69) Mistake. Qg3 was best. } { [%eval -0.69] } (24. Qg3 Qxg3 25. hxg3 bxc3 26. bxc3 Bc6 27. Rd6 Bb5 28. c4 Ba4 29. Rxa6 Bd1) 24... cxb4 { [%eval -0.37] } 25. cxb4 { [%eval -0.53] } 25... Qxb2 { [%eval 0.0] } 26. Bxe6 { [%eval -0.01] } 26... Qxb4 { [%eval 0.0] } 27. Bd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 27... Bxd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 28. exd5 { [%eval 0.0] } 28... Qxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29. fxg4 { [%eval 0.0] } 29... Rd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 30. Kf2 { [%eval -0.05] } 30... Kf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 31. Ke3 { [%eval -0.06] } 31... Ke7 { [%eval 0.03] } 32. Ke4 { [%eval -0.1] } 32... Kd6 { [%eval 0.04] } 33. Ra1 { [%eval 0.0] } 33... Re8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 34. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 34... Ra8 { [%eval 0.0] } 35. Ra5 { White offers draw } { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2