1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Ne2 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. O-O e5 9. Ng3 h6 10. Ne4 O-O 11. dxc5 dxc5 12. Nxc5 Qe7 13. Ne4 Bf5 14. Ba3 Qxa3 15. Nxf6+ gxf6 16. Bxf5 Rfd8 17. Qg4+ Kf8 18. Qh4 Ke7 19. Rab1 b6 20. Be4 Rac8 21. Bd5 Rd6 22. Qh3 Rc7 23. e4 Na5 24. Qh5 Kd8 25. Qxh6 Rc8 26. Qf8+ Kc7 27. Qe7+ Kb8 28. Rb5 Nc6 29. Bxc6 Rcxc6 30. Qe8+ Rc8 31. Qe7 Rcc6 32. Rd5 a6 33. h4 Rxd5 34. Qxa3 Rdc5

It's surprising Black didn't resign here. But it's nothing short of amazing that White didn't win.

35. Qxa6?? Ra5 36. Qxa5 bxa5 37. Rd1 Rxc4 38. f3 f5 39. exf5 Rxh4 40. Rd5 Ra4 41. Rxe5 Rxa2 42. f6 a4 43. Re8+ Kc7 44. Re7+ Kd6 45. Kh2 a3 46. Rxf7 Ke6 47. Rf8 Ra1 48. Kg3 a2 49. Ra8 Kxf6 50. Kf4 Ke6 51. g4 Kd5 52. Ra4 Kc5 53. g5 Kb5 54. Ra3 Kc5 55. g6 Kd6 56. Kf5 Rf1 57. f4??

White has misplayed an overwhelmingly won position for close to 20 moves but even now it wasn't too late: 57. Rxa2.

57... a1=Q 58. Rxa1 Rxa1 59. g7 Rg1 60. Kf6 Kd5 61. c4+ Kxc4 62. Kf7 Kd5 63. f5 Ke5 64. f6 Rg2

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Event information: Tournament report.