nikolai_ershov vs Makhetha
Lichess · rapid · 2026-02-23 · Result 1/2-1/2
White: nikolai_ershov (1901). Black: Makhetha (1939).
Opening: Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System
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Recorded moves
1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf3 f5 12. Bd3 c6 13. c4 h6 14. Rc1 Rf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 Raf8 18. f3 exf3 19. Rxf3 Qe6 20. Qe2 Rxf3 21. Nxf3 Nf6 22. Ne5 Ne4 23. Rf1 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Ng4 Kg7 27. Nf2 Nd2 28. b3 Kg6 29. g4 f5 30. h3 fxg4 31. hxg4 Kg5 32. Kg2 a5 33. Kg3 b5 34. Nh3+ Kf6 35. Kf4 Ne4 36. Ng1 b4 37. Nf3 Nc3 38. Ne5 Nxa2 39. Nxc6 a4 40. Na5 a3 41. Nc6 Nc1 42. Nxb4 a2 43. Nxa2 Nxa2 44. e4 Nb4 45. e5+ Ke6 46. g5 hxg5+ 47. Kxg5 Nc2 48. Kf4 Nxd4 49. b4 Nc6 50. b5 Nxe5 51. b6 Nc6 52. b7 Kd6 53. Ke3 Kc5 54. Kd3 d4 55. Kd2 Kc4 56. Kc2 Nb8 57. Kd2 Kd5 58. Kd3 Ke5 59. Kd2 Ke4 60. Ke2 Nc6 61. Kd2 Nb8 62. Ke2 Kd5 63. Kd3 Kc6 64. Kxd4 Kxb7 1/2-1/2
Game PGN
[Event "Daily Rapid Arena"] [Site "https://lichess.org/R0kh7CqP"] [Date "2026.02.23"] [Round "-"] [White "nikolai_ershov"] [Black "Makhetha"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "R0kh7CqP"] [UTCDate "2026.02.23"] [UTCTime "19:55:11"] [WhiteElo "1901"] [BlackElo "1939"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+0"] [BlackRatingDiff "-1"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "600+0"] [ECO "D00"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game: Accelerated London System"] [Termination "Normal"] 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 Bf5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Nbd2 Bd6 6. Bxd6 Qxd6 7. Be2 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Nh4 Be4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Nf3 f5 12. Bd3 c6 13. c4 h6 14. Rc1 Rf6 15. cxd5 exd5 16. Bxe4 fxe4 17. Nd2 Raf8 18. f3 exf3 19. Rxf3 Qe6 20. Qe2 Rxf3 21. Nxf3 Nf6 22. Ne5 Ne4 23. Rf1 Rxf1+ 24. Qxf1 Qf6 25. Qxf6 gxf6 26. Ng4 Kg7 27. Nf2 Nd2 28. b3 Kg6 29. g4 f5 30. h3 fxg4 31. hxg4 Kg5 32. Kg2 a5 33. Kg3 b5 34. Nh3+ Kf6 35. Kf4 Ne4 36. Ng1 b4 37. Nf3 Nc3 38. Ne5 Nxa2 39. Nxc6 a4 40. Na5 a3 41. Nc6 Nc1 42. Nxb4 a2 43. Nxa2 Nxa2 44. e4 Nb4 45. e5+ Ke6 46. g5 hxg5+ 47. Kxg5 Nc2 48. Kf4 Nxd4 49. b4 Nc6 50. b5 Nxe5 51. b6 Nc6 52. b7 Kd6 53. Ke3 Kc5 54. Kd3 d4 55. Kd2 Kc4 56. Kc2 Nb8 57. Kd2 Kd5 58. Kd3 Ke5 59. Kd2 Ke4 60. Ke2 Nc6 61. Kd2 Nb8 62. Ke2 Kd5 63. Kd3 Kc6 64. Kxd4 Kxb7 1/2-1/2