[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://adjva4.dpdns.org/pVMufeJX"] [Date "2026.04.05"] [Round "-"] [White "Watergate1972"] [Black "rbsingh1985"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "pVMufeJX"] [UTCDate "2026.04.05"] [UTCTime "04:39:14"] [WhiteElo "2319"] [BlackElo "2149"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+5"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+10"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "adjva4.dpdns.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.25] } 2. a3 { [%eval -0.06] } { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } 2... g6 { [%eval -0.05] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval -0.13] } 3... Bg7 { [%eval -0.08] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval -0.19] } 4... Nc6 { [%eval -0.17] } 5. Bb5 { [%eval -0.22] } 5... d6 { [%eval 0.01] } 6. O-O { [%eval -0.05] } 6... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 7. d3 { [%eval -0.17] } 7... Nf6 { [%eval -0.07] } 8. Bf4 { [%eval -0.22] } 8... e5 { [%eval 0.3] } 9. Bg5 { [%eval 0.2] } 9... Nd4?? { (0.20 → 2.32) Blunder. a6 was best. } { [%eval 2.32] } (9... a6 10. Bc4 b5 11. Bb3 h6 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. a4 b4 14. Nd5 a5 15. Bc4) 10. Bxd7+?! { (2.32 → 1.20) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 1.2] } (10. Nxd4 cxd4 11. Nd5 Bxb5 12. Qf3 Bd7 13. h3 O-O 14. Nxf6+ Bxf6 15. Bxf6 Qc8) 10... Qxd7 { [%eval 1.29] } 11. h3?! { (1.29 → 0.38) Inaccuracy. Nxd4 was best. } { [%eval 0.38] } (11. Nxd4 cxd4 12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nd5 Bg7 14. c3 O-O 15. cxd4 exd4 16. Rc1 Rac8) 11... O-O { [%eval 0.76] } 12. Nh2?! { (0.76 → -0.07) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.07] } (12. Bxf6 Bxf6 13. Nxd4 cxd4 14. Nd5 Bd8 15. c3 dxc3 16. bxc3 f5 17. a4 Rf7) 12... h5 { [%eval 0.29] } 13. Bh4?! { (0.29 → -0.38) Inaccuracy. Bxf6 was best. } { [%eval -0.38] } (13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. b4 Kg7 15. Nd5 b5 16. c3 Ne6 17. Nf3 Rac8 18. a4 Nf4) 13... Ne6 { [%eval 0.11] } 14. Bxf6 { [%eval 0.07] } 14... Bxf6 { [%eval 0.09] } 15. Nd5 { [%eval 0.1] } 15... Bg7 { [%eval 0.16] } 16. c3 { [%eval 0.01] } 16... Nc7 { [%eval -0.02] } 17. Nxc7 { [%eval -0.01] } 17... Qxc7 { [%eval -0.01] } 18. Re1 { [%eval -0.07] } 18... Rad8 { [%eval 0.05] } 19. Rc1 { [%eval -0.15] } 19... f5 { [%eval 0.37] } 20. Qb3+ { [%eval 0.0] } 20... Qf7 { [%eval -0.04] } 21. Qc2 { [%eval -0.11] } 21... fxe4? { (-0.11 → 1.10) Mistake. d5 was best. } { [%eval 1.1] } (21... d5 22. Rcd1 b6 23. Qe2 Rfe8 24. Nf3 Bf6 25. h4 Kg7 26. Qc2 Qd7 27. a4) 22. dxe4 { [%eval 0.97] } 22... Bh6 { [%eval 1.01] } 23. Rcd1 { [%eval 1.13] } 23... Qe6 { [%eval 1.12] } 24. Rd5 { [%eval 1.05] } 24... Bf4 { [%eval 1.08] } 25. Nf3 { [%eval 0.84] } 25... g5 { [%eval 0.91] } 26. Red1 { [%eval 0.36] } 26... g4?? { (0.36 → 2.45) Blunder. Qf6 was best. } { [%eval 2.45] } (26... Qf6 27. Qe2 g4 28. hxg4 hxg4 29. Ne1 Rd7 30. g3 Bg5 31. Ng2 Kh8 32. Ne3) 27. hxg4 { [%eval 2.29] } 27... hxg4 { [%eval 2.78] } 28. Nh4 { [%eval 2.67] } 28... g3 { [%eval 2.57] } 29. Nf5 { [%eval 2.97] } 29... Rxf5 { [%eval 2.99] } 30. exf5 { [%eval 2.76] } 30... Qh6 { [%eval 2.86] } 31. Qe4 { [%eval 2.58] } 31... Qh2+ { [%eval 3.24] } 32. Kf1 { [%eval 3.26] } 32... Qh1+ { [%eval 3.27] } 33. Ke2 { [%eval 3.21] } 33... Qh5+ { [%eval 3.19] } 34. f3?? { (3.19 → 0.51) Blunder. Qf3 was best. } { [%eval 0.51] } (34. Qf3 Qxf5 35. fxg3 Qc2+ 36. Ke1 Bg5 37. R5d3 c4 38. Qd5+ Kh8 39. Rf3 b5) 34... Qh2 { [%eval 0.54] } 35. f6 { [%eval 0.66] } 35... Kf7 { [%eval 1.06] } 36. b4?! { (1.06 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Kd3 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (36. Kd3 Qxg2 37. Qh7+ Ke6 38. Qxb7 Rd7 39. Qc6 Qxb2 40. f7 Bh6 41. Rxc5 Qb7) 36... b5 { [%eval 0.0] } 37. c4?? { (0.00 → -3.04) Blunder. bxc5 was best. } { [%eval -3.04] } (37. bxc5 Qxg2+ 38. Kd3 Qa2 39. Rxd6 Rxd6+ 40. cxd6 g2 41. d7 g1=Q 42. Qh7+ Ke6) 37... Qxg2+ { [%eval -2.91] } 38. Kd3 { [%eval -2.74] } 38... Kxf6?? { (-2.74 → 0.00) Blunder. cxb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (38... cxb4 39. Rxb5 Qa2 40. Rd5 g2 41. c5 Qxa3+ 42. Kc4 Qa2+ 43. Kd3 Qb3+ 44. Ke2) 39. Kc3 { [%eval 0.0] } 39... Qa2 { [%eval 0.0] } 40. Rxd6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 40... Rxd6 { [%eval 0.0] } 41. Rxd6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 41... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 42. Ra6?? { (0.00 → -3.78) Blunder. Qb7+ was best. } { [%eval -3.78] } (42. Qb7+ Kxd6 43. Qd5+ Ke7 44. Qxc5+ Kf7 45. Qd5+ Ke7) 42... Bd2+ { [%eval -3.69] } 43. Kd3 { [%eval -3.68] } 43... bxc4+ { [%eval -3.59] } 44. Qxc4 { [%eval -4.17] } 44... Qxc4+ { [%eval -4.02] } 45. Kxc4 { [%eval -3.85] } 45... Kf7 { [%eval -3.77] } 46. Rxa7+ { [%eval -3.59] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval -3.54] } 47. Ra8?! { (-3.54 → -4.71) Inaccuracy. Rd7 was best. } { [%eval -4.71] } (47. Rd7 g2 48. Rxd2 g1=Q 49. Rd6+ Kf5 50. bxc5 Qf1+ 51. Kb4 Qxf3 52. c6 Qe3) 47... Bg5 { [%eval -4.77] } 48. Rg8+ { [%eval -4.62] } 48... Kf5 { [%eval -3.85] } 49. Rf8+ { [%eval -4.93] } 49... Ke6 { [%eval -4.89] } 50. Rg8 { [%eval -4.82] } 50... Kf5 { [%eval -4.55] } 51. Rf8+ { White offers draw } { [%eval -4.1] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2