1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 c6 3. Bg2 Bg4 4. O-O Nf6 5. c4 e6 6. Qb3 Qb6 7. Qc2 Nbd7 8. d3 Be7 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nc3 O-O 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 d4 13. Ne4 Nxe4 14. Bxe4 Nf6 15. Bf3 Qd8 16. Qc4 Qd7 17. Kh2 c5 18. Bd2 Rac8 19. a4 h6 20. Rfc1 Bd6 21. Kg2 b6 22. Rc2

22. b4 cxb4 23. Qxd4 Qe6 24. Rab1 Bc5 25. Qc4 a5 26. d4 Be7 27. Qxe6 fxe6 28. e4=.

22... a5 23. Qa6 Rb8 24. Rc4 Rfc8 25. Rac1 Rc7 26. e3 Be5

26... dxe3 27. Bxe3 Be5 28. d4 Bxd4 (28... cxd4 29. Rxc7 Bxc7 30. Bxd4 Qxd4 31. Rxc7 Qxb2 32. Qa7 Rf8 33. Rb7=) 29. Bxd4 Ra7 30. Qb5 Qxb5 31. axb5 cxd4 32. Rxd4 Rd7 33. Rxd7 Nxd7 34. Rc7 Ne5 35. Be4 Rd8 36. Rb7 Nc4 37. Bb1.

27. exd4 Bxd4 28. Rxd4 Qxd4

28... cxd4 29. Rxc7 Qxc7 30. Bf4 Qd8 31. Bb7 Nd7 32. Bxb8 Qxb8 33. Bd5 Nf6 34. Bc4.

29. Bf4 Rcc8 30. Qa7 Qd8 31. Bxb8 Rxb8 32. d4 Nd7 33. dxc5 Nxc5 34. Rd1 Qf8 35. Bd5 Kh8 36. b3 f5 37. Qc7 Ne4 38. Re1 Qd6 39. Qxd6 Nxd6 40. Re6 Rd8 41. Kf3! Nf7 42. Re8+ Rxe8 43. Bxf7 Re5?

43... Rf8.

43... Re4.

44. Kf4 Rc5 45. h4 Rc7 46. Bg6 Rc3 47. Bf7 g6 48. Bxg6 Rxb3 49. Be8

49. Bxf5 Rb4+ 50. Ke5 Rxa4 51. Kf6 b5 52. g4 b4 53. g5 hxg5 54. hxg5 b3 55. g6 Rf4.

49... Kg7 50. Kxf5 Rf3+ 51. Ke6 Rxf2 52. Kd6 Rc2 53. Bc6 Kf6 54. Kc7

54. g4 Rb2 55. Be8 Rb4 56. Kc7 Ke7 57. Bc6 Ke6 58. g5 h5 59. Be8 Ke7 60. Bc6. “Worth looking at in more detail. I think this might be a draw, because the black king can't commit too far to the kingside without allowing white to play Kb7-a6 followed by Bb5.”

[RR 60... Rxh4 61. Kxb6 Rg4 62. Kxa5 Rxg5+ is winning for Black, per tablebases; in particular, 63. Kb6 Rg6! 64. a5 Rxc6+! wins.]

54... Rb2 55. Kb7 Ke5 56. g4 Kd6 57. g5 hxg5 58. hxg5 Kc5 59. g6 Re2 60. Bb5 Re6 61. Bd3 b5

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Annotator(s): Stephen Brady, ICU games archive.

Event information: Tournament report.