1. d4 g6 2. c4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. e4 Nd7 5. Be3 e5 6. d5 Ne7 7. Bd3 O-O 8. Nge2 f5 9. f3 Nf6 10. Qd2 fxe4 11. Bxe4 Rf7 12. O-O-O Qf8 13. b4 b6 14. Kb2 a5 15. a3 Nf5 16. Bf2 Bh6 17. Qd3 Bd7 18. Ng3 Nxe4 19. Ngxe4 Ng7 20. Rhe1 Qe7 21. c5 axb4 22. axb4 bxc5 23. bxc5 Qf8 24. Ra1 Bf5 25. Rxa8 Qxa8 26. Ra1 Qb8+ 27. Kc2 Nh5 28. Qa6 Nf6=

Black offered a draw.

29. Qc6 Rf8 30. Be1

"??" Ludgate, who says that 30. Ra4 draws. But that would be a losing move, after the less-than-obvious 30... Nxe4 31. Nxe4 (31. fxe4 Bd7) 31... Qd8!! followed by ... Qg5, with a winning attack. The move played is fine and the blunder comes later.

30... Qb4 31. Ra4 Qxc5 32. Qxc5 dxc5 33. Kb3?!

33. Bh4=.

33... Nxd5 34. Nxc5??

34. Nxd5 Be6 35. Nxc5.

34... Rb8+ 35. Ka2 Nb4+

White 2.22; Black 2.13.

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Event information: Tournament report.