1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. a4 a6 8. Na3 Be6 9. Nc4 Rc8 10. Bg5 Nd4 11. Ne3 Qa5 12. Bd3 Be7 13. Bxf6 Bxf6 14. O-O Bg5 15. Ncd5 Bxe3 16. Nxe3 O-O 17. c3 Nc6 18. Bc4 Rfd8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Qb3 d5 21. exd5 exd5 22. Rad1 Ne7 23. Qxb7 Rc7 24. Qb3 Kh8 25. Rd2 d4 26. Rfd1 Nc6 27. Qa2 Rcd7 28. h3 Qc7 29. cxd4 exd4 30. Qe6 Rd6 31. Qe4 Qd7 32. Nc4 Re6 33. Qf4 Qd5 34. Ne3 Qa5 35. Nc2 Qxa4 36. b3 Qxb3 37. Nxd4 Nxd4 38. Kh2 Red6 39. Rxd4 Qxd1 40. Rxd1 Rxd1 41. Qf3 a5 42. Qb7 a4 43. Qa7 R1d4 44. f3 h6 45. Kg3 Kh7 46. Qa5 R8d5 47. Qa8 Rg5+ 48. Kf2 Rd2+ 49. Ke3 Rdxg2 50. Qxa4 Re5+ 51. Kf4 Re7 52. Qb3 Re8 53. Qb4 Kg8 54. Qc4+ Kh8 55. Qc5 Rg6 56. h4 Rf6+ 57. Kg4 Ref8 58. Qd5 Rf4+ 59. Kg3 Rxf3+ 60. Qxf3 Rxf3+ 61. Kxf3 g6 62. Kf4 Kg7 63. Ke5??

Déjà vu! A month earlier Collins - Goloshchapov, Monarch Assurance Isle of Man 2002, reached a similar position (#), when White could have drawn via 67. Kd2! (only move), preserving the distant opposition. Instead after the game's 67. Kd4? Ke6 68. Ke4 Kf6, White could no longer get to the unique corresponding square f2, and soon lost.

In the present situation (#) White can draw with any of the moves 63. Ke4/e3/g4/g3 (and these moves only), since then 63... Kf7 can be met by 64. Kf3, again maintaining the distant opposition (63... Kf8 64. Kf4! Ke7 65. Ke3! etc.).

63... Kf7

The position is identical to Collins - Goloschapov after Black's 68th move, shifted one rank higher. White cannot get to the unique corresponding square f3, and loses.

64. h5 g5 65. Kf5 Ke7 66. Ke5 Kd7 67. Kd5 Kc7 68. Kc5 Kb7 69. Kd5 Kb6 70. Ke4 Kc6 71. Ke5 Kc5 72. Kf5 Kd5

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Source(s): OlimpBase.

Event information: Match scorecard and final table, OlimpBase; Diaries, Mark Orr, TICA.