[Event "2024 Spring Marathon"] [Site "https://lichess.org/xehLx1es"] [Date "2024.05.11"] [White "Statham_13"] [Black "MercPower"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2024.05.11"] [UTCTime "23:38:45"] [WhiteElo "2344"] [BlackElo "2398"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+1"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "300+0"] [ECO "B20"] [Opening "Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 c5 2. a3 { B20 Sicilian Defense: Mengarini Variation } d5 3. exd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Nc3 Qd8 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. d3 e6 8. Bg5 Be7 9. Qd2 a6 10. h4 b5 11. Ba2 Nd4 12. Nxd4 Qxd4 13. Be3 Qd8 14. Ne4 { White offers draw } 14... Nxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd2+ 16. Bxd2 Bb7 17. f3 O-O-O 18. O-O-O Bf6 19. Bf4 Rxd1+ 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8+ Kxd8 22. Bd6 Be7 23. Bxe7+ Kxe7 24. Kd2 Kd6 25. Ke3 h6 26. Bb1 g5 27. hxg5 hxg5 28. g4 Ke5 29. c3 Bc8 30. Bd3 { White offers draw } 30... f5 31. exf5 exf5 32. gxf5 Bxf5 33. Bxf5 Kxf5 34. Ke2 Ke5 35. Ke3 Kf5 36. Ke2 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2