Nikolai-1959 vs Kezzha
Lichess · rapid · 2026-08-24 · Result 1/2-1/2
White: Nikolai-1959 (1888). Black: Kezzha (1516).
Opening: French Defense: Exchange Variation
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Recorded moves
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bd6 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Ng3 Qh6 10. h3 Nf6 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Nc6 13. c3 g6 14. Bd3 Rae8 15. Nd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rad1 Re7 21. Qc4 Re6 22. Qc5 a4 23. Qa7 Rfe8 24. Qxa4 e3 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. Rf2 Rg3 27. Kf1 Qg5 28. Qxc6 Re6 29. Qxc7 Rf6 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qxf6+ Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Kxf6 33. d5 Ke7 34. d6+ Kd7 35. c4 Rg5 36. b4 Rf5+ 37. Ke2 Re5+ 38. Kd3 Kxd6 39. Kc3+ Kc6 40. Rd2 Re3+ 41. Kb2 Re4 42. Kb3 Re3+ 43. Ka4 Re4 44. c5 f5 45. a3 Rc4 46. g3 h6 47. Rd3 g5 48. Rd6+ Kc7 49. Rxh6 f4 50. gxf4 gxf4 51. Rf6 Kd7 52. h4 Ke7 53. Rd6 f3 54. Rd2 Rxh4 55. Rf2 Rf4 56. Kb5 Kd7 57. a4 Kc7 58. a5 Kb7 59. a6+ Ka7 60. Ka5 Rf5 61. Kb5 Kb8 62. Kb6 Rf6+ 63. c6 Ka8 64. Rh2 Rf8 65. Rf2 Rf7 66. b5 Rf6 67. Ka5 Rf5 68. c7 Rf8 69. Rxf3 Rc8 70. b6 Re8 71. Rf5 Re5+ 72. Kb4 Re4+ 73. Kc5 Re5+ 74. Kd4 Re4+ 75. Kd5 Re5+ 76. Kd6 Re6+ 77. Kd7 Re7+ 78. Kd6 Re6+ 79. Kxe6 1/2-1/2
Game PGN
[Event "205th Lichess Rapid League 3C Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/LzK2wZfd"] [Date "2026.08.24"] [Round "-"] [White "Nikolai-1959"] [Black "Kezzha"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "LzK2wZfd"] [UTCDate "2026.08.24"] [UTCTime "17:36:15"] [WhiteElo "1888"] [BlackElo "1516"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-7"] [BlackRatingDiff "+4"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French Defense: Exchange Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 exd5 4. Bd3 Nf6 5. Ne2 Bd6 6. Bf4 O-O 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. O-O Ng4 9. Ng3 Qh6 10. h3 Nf6 11. Nf5 Bxf5 12. Bxf5 Nc6 13. c3 g6 14. Bd3 Rae8 15. Nd2 Ne4 16. Nxe4 dxe4 17. Bb5 a6 18. Bxc6 bxc6 19. Qe2 a5 20. Rad1 Re7 21. Qc4 Re6 22. Qc5 a4 23. Qa7 Rfe8 24. Qxa4 e3 25. fxe3 Rxe3 26. Rf2 Rg3 27. Kf1 Qg5 28. Qxc6 Re6 29. Qxc7 Rf6 30. Qd8+ Kg7 31. Qxf6+ Qxf6 32. Rxf6 Kxf6 33. d5 Ke7 34. d6+ Kd7 35. c4 Rg5 36. b4 Rf5+ 37. Ke2 Re5+ 38. Kd3 Kxd6 39. Kc3+ Kc6 40. Rd2 Re3+ 41. Kb2 Re4 42. Kb3 Re3+ 43. Ka4 Re4 44. c5 f5 45. a3 Rc4 46. g3 h6 47. Rd3 g5 48. Rd6+ Kc7 49. Rxh6 f4 50. gxf4 gxf4 51. Rf6 Kd7 52. h4 Ke7 53. Rd6 f3 54. Rd2 Rxh4 55. Rf2 Rf4 56. Kb5 Kd7 57. a4 Kc7 58. a5 Kb7 59. a6+ Ka7 60. Ka5 Rf5 61. Kb5 Kb8 62. Kb6 Rf6+ 63. c6 Ka8 64. Rh2 Rf8 65. Rf2 Rf7 66. b5 Rf6 67. Ka5 Rf5 68. c7 Rf8 69. Rxf3 Rc8 70. b6 Re8 71. Rf5 Re5+ 72. Kb4 Re4+ 73. Kc5 Re5+ 74. Kd4 Re4+ 75. Kd5 Re5+ 76. Kd6 Re6+ 77. Kd7 Re7+ 78. Kd6 Re6+ 79. Kxe6 1/2-1/2