[Event "rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/6b94Eed3"] [Date "2026.01.11"] [Round "-"] [White "Kartikeyan_2012"] [Black "De-ser"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "6b94Eed3"] [UTCDate "2026.01.11"] [UTCTime "11:55:05"] [WhiteElo "2137"] [BlackElo "2120"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-1"] [BlackRatingDiff "+1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "1800+0"] [ECO "C45"] [Opening "Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 { [%eval 0.18] } 1... e5 { [%eval 0.22] } 2. Nf3 { [%eval 0.18] } 2... Nc6 { [%eval 0.21] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.07] } 3... exd4 { [%eval 0.04] } 4. Nxd4 { [%eval 0.06] } 4... Nf6 { [%eval 0.1] } { C45 Scotch Game: Schmidt Variation } 5. Nc3 { [%eval 0.06] } 5... Bb4 { [%eval 0.06] } 6. Nxc6 { [%eval 0.07] } 6... bxc6 { [%eval 0.08] } 7. Bd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 7... d5 { [%eval 0.08] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval 0.09] } 8... O-O { [%eval 0.09] } 9. O-O { [%eval 0.0] } 9... Bxc3 { [%eval 0.02] } 10. Bxc3 { [%eval 0.08] } 10... Nxe4 { [%eval 0.13] } 11. Bxe4 { [%eval 0.17] } 11... dxe4 { [%eval 0.11] } 12. Qe2 { [%eval 0.14] } 12... Re8 { [%eval 0.24] } 13. Rad1 { [%eval 0.26] } 13... Qg5 { [%eval 0.19] } 14. Qe3 { [%eval 0.23] } 14... Qxe3 { [%eval 0.22] } 15. fxe3 { [%eval 0.26] } 15... Be6 { [%eval 0.18] } 16. Rd4 { [%eval 0.2] } 16... f5 { [%eval 0.22] } 17. g4 { [%eval -0.06] } 17... c5 { [%eval 0.12] } 18. Ra4 { [%eval 0.14] } 18... fxg4 { [%eval 0.19] } 19. Rxe4 { [%eval 0.0] } 19... Rad8 { [%eval -0.04] } 20. Ra4 { [%eval -0.02] } 20... a6 { [%eval 0.0] } 21. Re1?! { (0.00 → -0.61) Inaccuracy. Ra5 was best. } { [%eval -0.61] } (21. Ra5 Bc4 22. Re1 Bd5 23. Rxc5 Rd7 24. Rd1 c6 25. Bd4 Bf3 26. Rf1 Re6) 21... Bc8?! { (-0.61 → -0.02) Inaccuracy. Rd6 was best. } { [%eval -0.02] } (21... Rd6) 22. e4 { [%eval -0.34] } 22... Re6 { [%eval -0.42] } 23. e5 { [%eval -0.84] } 23... h5 { [%eval -0.88] } 24. Ra5 { [%eval -1.44] } 24... Rd5 { [%eval -1.04] } 25. Kg2 { [%eval -1.29] } 25... Kf7 { [%eval -0.92] } 26. Rf1+ { [%eval -0.93] } 26... Kg6 { [%eval -0.86] } 27. Kg3?! { (-0.86 → -1.61) Inaccuracy. Ra4 was best. } { [%eval -1.61] } (27. Ra4 Bd7 28. Raf4 Re7 29. Rf8 Ba4 30. Rc1 Kg5 31. Kg1 h4 32. e6 Rxe6) 27... Kg5?! { (-1.61 → -0.92) Inaccuracy. Rc6 was best. } { [%eval -0.92] } (27... Rc6 28. Ra4) 28. Ra4 { [%eval -1.36] } 28... Bd7 { [%eval -1.17] } 29. Raf4? { (-1.17 → -2.75) Mistake. Re4 was best. } { [%eval -2.75] } (29. Re4) 29... Bb5?? { (-2.75 → -0.27) Blunder. h4+ was best. } { [%eval -0.27] } (29... h4+ 30. Kg2 Bc6 31. R4f2 Rdxe5+ 32. Kg1 Re2 33. Rf5+ Kh6 34. R5f2 Bf3 35. Rxe2) 30. Rf5+ { [%eval -0.31] } 30... Kg6 { [%eval -0.15] } 31. R1f2 { [%eval -0.18] } 31... Be8 { [%eval -0.21] } 32. Kh4 { [%eval -0.23] } 32... Kh7 { [%eval -0.12] } 33. Rf1 { [%eval -0.16] } 33... a5 { [%eval -0.08] } 34. a4 { [%eval -0.12] } 34... Bg6 { [%eval -0.17] } 35. Rg5 { [%eval -0.27] } 35... c6 { [%eval 0.0] } 36. Re1 { [%eval -0.12] } 36... c4 { [%eval -0.07] } 37. Re2 { [%eval -0.04] } 37... Kh6 { [%eval -0.03] } 38. Rd2 { [%eval -0.05] } 38... Rxd2 { [%eval 0.23] } 39. Bxd2 { [%eval 0.24] } 39... Bxc2 { [%eval 0.2] } 40. Rxh5+ { [%eval 0.05] } 40... Kg6 { [%eval 0.03] } 41. Bxa5 { [%eval 0.08] } 41... Bxa4 { [%eval 0.06] } 42. Rg5+ { [%eval 0.09] } 42... Kf7 { [%eval 0.07] } 43. Kxg4 { [%eval 0.02] } 43... Bd1+ { [%eval 0.08] } 44. Kf4 { [%eval 0.08] } 44... Rh6 { [%eval 0.1] } 45. Rg2 { [%eval 0.04] } 45... Rh3 { [%eval 0.06] } 46. Rd2 { [%eval 0.05] } 46... Rd3 { [%eval 0.19] } 47. Rf2 { [%eval 0.22] } 47... g6?! { (0.22 → 1.01) Inaccuracy. Ke6 was best. } { [%eval 1.01] } (47... Ke6 48. Bc3 Bh5 49. Rg2 Rd7 50. Rg5 Be8 51. Rg4 c5 52. Kg5 Rf7 53. Kh4) 48. Bc3?! { (1.01 → 0.15) Inaccuracy. Bb4 was best. } { [%eval 0.15] } (48. Bb4) 48... Rh3 { [%eval 0.24] } 49. Kg5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 49... Rf3 { Black offers draw } { [%eval 0.03] } 50. Rd2 { [%eval 0.0] } 50... Rd3 { [%eval 0.0] } 51. Rg2 { [%eval 0.09] } 51... Bh5 { [%eval 0.3] } 52. h4 { [%eval 0.02] } 52... Ke6 { [%eval 0.47] } 53. Rf2 { [%eval 0.63] } 53... Rf3?? { (0.63 → 4.25) Blunder. Rg3+ was best. } { [%eval 4.25] } (53... Rg3+ 54. Kh6 Bf3 55. Kg7 g5 56. h5 Bxh5 57. Rf6+ Kd7 58. Rd6+ Kc7 59. Ba5+) 54. Rxf3 { [%eval 3.54] } 54... Bxf3 { [%eval 3.04] } 55. Kxg6 { [%eval 4.1] } 55... Be4+ { [%eval 3.95] } 56. Kh6 { [%eval 3.93] } 56... Kf7 { [%eval 3.84] } 57. h5 { [%eval 3.31] } 57... Bf5 { [%eval 4.06] } 58. Bd4 { [%eval 4.06] } 58... Be6 { [%eval 3.68] } 59. Kg5 { [%eval 3.21] } 59... Bd5 { [%eval 2.55] } 60. h6?? { (2.55 → 0.06) Blunder. Kf5 was best. } { [%eval 0.06] } (60. Kf5 Be6+ 61. Kg5 Bd5 62. Bc3 Be4 63. Bd2 Bd3 64. Kh6 c3 65. Bxc3 Bc4) 60... Be4 { [%eval 0.07] } 61. Bc3 { [%eval 0.07] } 61... Ke6 { [%eval 0.11] } 62. Kf4 { [%eval 0.16] } 62... Bd3 { [%eval 0.55] } 63. Ke3 { [%eval 0.45] } 63... Bh7?? { (0.45 → 5.44) Blunder. c5 was best. } { [%eval 5.44] } (63... c5 64. Kf4) 64. Kd4 { [%eval 5.03] } 64... Bd3 { [%eval 4.56] } 65. b3?? { (4.56 → 0.00) Blunder. b4 was best. } { [%eval 0.0] } (65. b4) 65... c5+ { [%eval 0.0] } 66. Ke3 { [%eval 0.0] } 66... Kf7 { [%eval 0.08] } 67. bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 67... Bh7 { [%eval 0.13] } 68. Ba5 { [%eval 0.29] } 68... Bg8 { [%eval 0.14] } 69. Bb6 { [%eval 0.0] } 69... Kg6 { [%eval 0.05] } 70. Bxc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 70... Bxc4 { [%eval 0.0] } 71. Bf8 { [%eval 0.0] } 71... Bg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 72. Kd4 { [%eval 0.0] } 72... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 73. Bg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 73... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 74. Kc5 { [%eval 0.0] } 74... Bh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 75. Kc6 { [%eval 0.0] } 75... Bg8 { [%eval 0.0] } 76. Kc7 { [%eval 0.0] } 76... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] } 77. Bf6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 77... Ke6 { [%eval 0.0] } 78. Kd8 { [%eval 0.0] } 78... Kf7 { [%eval 0.0] } 79. Kd7 { [%eval 0.0] } 79... Bh7 { [%eval 0.0] } 80. e6+ { [%eval 0.0] } 80... Kxf6 { [%eval 0.0] } 81. e7 { [%eval 0.0] } 81... Bg6 { [%eval 0.0] } 82. h7 { [%eval 0.0] } 82... Kg7 { [%eval 0.0] } 83. e8=Q { [%eval 0.0] } 83... Bxe8+ { [%eval 0.0] } 84. Kxe8 { [%eval 0.0] } 84... Kxh7 { [%eval 0.0] } { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2