[Event "Casual correspondence game"] [Site "https://lichess.org/bc7n2Tnk"] [Date "2023.12.16"] [White "frankbronstein"] [Black "hikarou2011"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2023.12.16"] [UTCTime "11:43:27"] [WhiteElo "2050"] [BlackElo "1184"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C14"] [Opening "French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Be7 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. f4 { C14 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation } a6 8. Nf3 c5 9. Qd2 Nc6 10. dxc5 Nxc5 11. Bd3 b5 12. O-O Qa7 13. Qf2 Nxd3 14. Qxa7 Rxa7 15. cxd3 O-O 16. d4 Bd7 17. Rac1 Rc8 18. a4?! { (0.00 → -0.78) Inaccuracy. Ne2 was best. } (18. Ne2 Rac7 19. Rfd1 Nb4 20. Rxc7 Rxc7 21. Nc3 Nc2 22. Rc1 Nb4) 18... b4?! { (-0.78 → 0.05) Inaccuracy. Na5 was best. } (18... Na5 19. axb5) 19. Na2? { (0.05 → -1.44) Mistake. Ne2 was best. } (19. Ne2 Rac7 20. b3 Be8 21. Kf2 f6 22. Rc5 Nd8 23. Rxc7 Rxc7 24. Rc1 Rc6 25. Rxc6 Nxc6) 19... a5? { (-1.44 → 0.03) Mistake. b3 was best. } (19... b3 20. Nc3 Nb4 21. Nd2 Rb7 22. Ne2 Nc2 23. Rf3 Bxa4 24. Rc3 Rcb8 25. Kf2 Rb4 26. g4) 20. b3 Rac7 21. Rc5?? { (0.09 → -1.72) Blunder. Kf2 was best. } (21. Kf2 Kf8) 21... Kf8?? { (-1.72 → 0.14) Blunder. Nxd4 was best. } { Black offers draw } { The game is a draw. } (21... Nxd4 22. Rxc7) 1/2-1/2