[Event "Rated classical game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/en4ZZwly"] [Date "2023.09.12"] [White "mikhail_taal8"] [Black "bezzer"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.09.12"] [UTCTime "12:12:34"] [WhiteElo "2026"] [BlackElo "1947"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+2"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "2700+15"] [ECO "C79"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 { C79 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Steinitz Deferred } 6. c3 b5 7. Bb3 Be7 8. a4 Bb7 9. Re1 O-O 10. d3 Nb8 11. Nbd2 Nbd7 12. d4 c5 13. dxe5 dxe5 14. Bc2 Re8 15. Nf1 Bf8?! { (-0.66 → 0.20) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (15... c4) 16. Ng3?! { (0.20 → -0.56) Inaccuracy. c4 was best. } (16. c4) 16... g6 17. Be3 Qc7 18. Qe2 Ng4 19. Bd2 b4? { (-0.32 → 1.26) Mistake. c4 was best. } (19... c4 20. h3 Ngf6 21. axb5 axb5 22. b3 cxb3 23. Bxb3 Nc5 24. Bc2 Ra5 25. Rec1 h6 26. Re1) 20. h3 Ngf6 21. Bd3?! { (1.02 → 0.35) Inaccuracy. cxb4 was best. } (21. cxb4) 21... a5 22. Bc4 Nb6 23. Bb5 Bc6 24. cxb4 axb4 25. Bxc6 Qxc6 26. b3 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2