[Event "Chess960 Titled Arena March '24"] [Site "https://lichess.org/Qn4zYK7f"] [Date "2024.03.09"] [White "nihalsarin2004"] [Black "kpio91"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.03.09"] [UTCTime "21:55:26"] [WhiteElo "2424"] [BlackElo "2383"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Chess960"] [TimeControl "180+2"] [ECO "?"] [Opening "?"] [Termination "Normal"] [FEN "rnqbnkbr/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/RNQBNKBR w KQkq - 0 1"] [SetUp "1"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. c4 e5 2. Nc3 d6 3. d3 c6 4. e3 Nd7 5. Nf3 f5 6. Be2 g6 7. h3 Nef6?! { (0.07 → 0.66) Inaccuracy. b5 was best. } (7... b5) 8. Bh2 Bf7 9. O-O Kg7 10. d4 e4 11. Nd2 Bc7 12. b4 d5 13. Bxc7 Qxc7 14. c5?! { (0.50 → -0.55) Inaccuracy. a4 was best. } (14. a4) 14... f4?! { (-0.55 → 0.25) Inaccuracy. Rhg8 was best. } (14... Rhg8 15. f4 Kh8 16. h4 Nh5 17. Rf2 Ndf6 18. Nf1 h6 19. b5 Qe7 20. bxc6 bxc6 21. Rb1) 15. b5?! { (0.25 → -0.32) Inaccuracy. exf4 was best. } (15. exf4 Nf8 16. Nb3 Ne6 17. f3 e3 18. Qxe3 Nxf4 19. Qe5 Qxe5 20. dxe5 Nd7 21. g3 Nxe2+) 15... g5 16. bxc6 bxc6 17. Nb3?! { (-0.33 → -1.42) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } (17. f3) 17... Be6? { (-1.42 → -0.11) Mistake. Rae8 was best. } (17... Rae8 18. Rb1 Rhg8 19. Qa3 f3 20. Qa5 Nb6 21. cxb6 axb6 22. Qb4 Bh5 23. Bd1 Kh8 24. Nd2) 18. Qd2?! { (-0.11 → -1.00) Inaccuracy. f3 was best. } (18. f3 Raf8) 18... f3 19. gxf3 Bxh3? { (-1.22 → 0.11) Mistake. exf3 was best. } (19... exf3 20. Bxf3) 20. fxe4 dxe4 21. d5?! { (0.31 → -0.58) Inaccuracy. Qc2 was best. } (21. Qc2) 21... Ne5 22. Nd4?! { (-0.52 → -1.47) Inaccuracy. Qd4 was best. } (22. Qd4 Bxf1 23. Rxf1 Nf3+ 24. Bxf3 exf3 25. Nd2 Qd7 26. Nxf3 Qf5 27. Ne5 cxd5 28. Rb1 Rab8) 22... cxd5 23. f4?! { (-1.44 → -2.55) Inaccuracy. Ncb5 was best. } (23. Ncb5 Qc8 24. Nd6 Qxc5 25. N4f5+ Bxf5 26. Nxf5+ Kg6 27. Rac1 Nc4 28. Bxc4 dxc4 29. Nd4 Rac8) 23... exf3? { (-2.55 → -1.00) Mistake. gxf4 was best. } (23... gxf4) 24. Bxf3 Nc4 25. Qf2 Rae8?! { (-0.76 → 0.00) Inaccuracy. Rhf8 was best. } (25... Rhf8 26. Bg2) 26. Bg2?? { (0.00 → -3.92) Blunder. Bxd5 was best. } (26. Bxd5 Rhf8 27. Bxc4 Qe5 28. Qf3 Bg4 29. Qf2) 26... Ng4 27. Nf5+?! { (-3.89 → -5.04) Inaccuracy. Qf7+ was best. } (27. Qf7+ Qxf7 28. Rxf7+ Kxf7 29. Bxh3 Rxe3 30. Bxg4 Rg3+ 31. Kh2 Rxg4 32. Rd1 Ne3 33. Rd3 Kg6) 27... Kg6 28. Nh4+ Kh5 29. Bf3 gxh4?! { (-5.04 → -3.29) Inaccuracy. Nxe3 was best. } (29... Nxe3 30. Nf5 Nxf5 31. Nxd5 Qg3+ 32. Qxg3 Nxg3 33. Rf2 Kh4 34. Bxg4 Bxg4 35. Rb1 Re2 36. Rxe2) 30. Nxd5 Qg3+ 31. Qxg3 hxg3 32. Nf4+?! { (-3.23 → -5.01) Inaccuracy. Bxg4+ was best. } (32. Bxg4+ Bxg4 33. Nf6+ Kg5 34. Nxg4 Nd2 35. Rf4 Rhf8 36. Ne5 Rxf4 37. exf4+ Kxf4 38. Nd3+ Kg4) 32... Kh4 33. Nxh3 Kxh3?? { (-4.73 → -0.11) Blunder. Ncxe3 was best. } (33... Ncxe3 34. Bxg4 Kxg4 35. Nf2+ Kh4 36. Rfc1 gxf2+ 37. Kxf2 Rhf8+ 38. Ke2 Nc2+ 39. Kd3 Nxa1 40. Rxa1) 34. Bxg4+ Kxg4 35. Rf4+ Kh3 36. Rxc4 Rxe3 37. c6 Re2 38. c7 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Rh2+ 40. Kg1 Rg2+ 41. Kh1 Rh2+ 42. Kg1 Rg2+ { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2