1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nge2 exd4 5. Nxd4 Be7 6. g3 O-O 7. Bg2 c6 8. O-O Re8 9. Re1 Qc7 10. h3 Nbd7 11. g4 Nc5 12. b3 Bf8 13. Bb2 Ne6 14. Nde2 b5 15. Qd2 Bb7 16. Ng3 Nd7 17. Rad1 Nb6 18. f4 b4 19. Nce2 c5 20. f5 Nd4 21. Nxd4 cxd4 22. Qxd4 d5 23. Qd3 dxe4 24. Nxe4 Nd5 25. Qc4 Qb6+ 26. Bd4 Qh6 27. Nc5 Nb6 28. Qf1 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Qd2 30. Qf2 Qxf2+ 31. Bxf2 Bxg2 32. Kxg2 Rc8 33. Re2 g6 34. Nd3 Nd5 35. Bxa7 Ra8 36. Bd4 gxf5 37. gxf5 f6 38. Kf3 Rxa2 39. Re8 Kf7 40. Rd8 Ra5 41. Ke4 Ne7 42. Bc5 Ra1 43. Bxb4 Rh1 44. Nf4 Rh2 45. Kd3 Bh6 46. Rd7 Bxf4 47. Rxe7+ Kg8 48. Ke4 Be5 49. Re8+

49. Bc5 Rxc2 50. b4.

49... Kf7 50. Rc8 Rxh3 51. Bd2

51. Kd5 Rh2 52. c4 Rh3 53. Kc6 Rxb3 54. Bd6 Bxd6 55. Kxd6.

51... h5 52. b4 Rh2 53. Be3?

53. Kd3.

53... Rh4+ 54. Kf3 Rxb4= 55. Rh8 Rh4 56. c4 Rxc4 57. Rh7+ Ke8 58. Rxh5 Kd7 59. Rh8 Ra4 60. Rg8 Kc6 61. Rc8+ Kd5 62. Rc5+ Kd6 63. Rc8 Rh4 64. Rd8+ Kc6 65. Rc8+ Kd5 66. Rc5+ Kd6 67. Rc8 Rh3+ 68. Ke4 Rh4+ 69. Kf3 Ra4 70. Rg8 Kd5 71. Rd8+ Bd6 72. Re8 Rh4 73. Re6 Be5 74. Ra6 Rh3+ 75. Ke2 Ke4 76. Ra4+ Kxf5 77. Kf2 Rh2+ 78. Kf3 Rh3+ 79. Kf2 Rh1 80. Kg2 Rb1 81. Bd4 Bd6 82. Ra6 Be7 83. Kf3 Rb3+ 84. Ke2 Rh3 85. Kf2 Rd3 86. Ba1 Kg5 87. Ke2 Rh3 88. Bxf6+ Bxf6 89. Ra4 Kf5 90. Rc4 Be5 91. Kd2 Ke6 92. Ke2 Kd5 93. Rg4 Bd4 94. Rf4 Re3+ 95. Kd2 Kc4 96. Rf8 Rh3 97. Rc8+ Bc5 98. Ke2 Re3+ 99. Kd2 Rf3 100. Re8 Rf6 101. Re2 Ra6 102. Re4+ Bd4 103. Ke2 Rf6 104. Kd2 Rb6 105. Ke2 Rb3 106. Re8 Rh3 107. Re4 Kd5 108. Re8 Be5 109. Kd2 Ke4 110. Kc2 Rc3+ 111. Kd2 Ra3 112. Rc8 Ra2+ 113. Rc2 Ra3 114. Rc4+ Bd4 115. Kc2 Ra2+ 116. Kb3 Rb2+ 117. Ka4 Kd5 118. Rb4 Rc2 119. Kb3 Rc3+ 120. Ka2 Kc5 121. Rb7 Rc2+ 122. Kb1 Rf2 123. Rc7+ Kb4 124. Rc2 Rf8 125. Kc1 Bc3 126. Kd1 Kb3 127. Rg2

(Only move.)

127... Re8 128. Rg1 Re6 129. Rf1 Re4 130. Rg1 Kc4 131. Rg3 Re1+ 132. Kc2 Re2+ 133. Kd1 Rd2+ 134. Kc1 Kb3 135. Rg8?

White has defended flawlessly to here, but finally errs, though would be saved by the fifty move rule anyway. 135. Re3 or 135. Rf3 or 135. Rh3 was necessary.

135... Re2?

135... Rd3! (only move) would be winning, were it not for the fifty move rule.

136. Rb8+ Bb4 137. Rd8 Re7 138. Rd3+ Bc3

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Event information: Tournament report.