1. d4 Nf6 2. Bf4 g6 3. Nc3 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 d5 6. Qd2 a6 7. Nf3 Nc6 8. O-O-O Qa5 9. Kb1 Bg4 10. Be2 e6 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Bxf3 Bb4 13. Qd3 Bxc3 14. Qxc3 Qxc3 15. bxc3 b5 16. Rhe1 O-O 17. g4 Rac8 18. g5 Nd7 19. Bd6 Rfd8 20. Ba3 Nb6 21. Bc5 Na4 22. Re3 Nxc5 23. dxc5 Na5 24. Red3 Rxc5 25. Kb2 Rdc8 26. h4 Kg7 27. h5 Nc4+ 28. Kb3 a5 29. h6+ Kf8 30. Re1 Nd2+ 31. Kb2 Nxf3 32. Rxf3 R8c7 33. Rxe6 Rxc3?

This simplifies into a lost pawn ending. Better 33... d4.

34. Rxc3 Rxc3 35. Kxc3 fxe6 36. Kd4 Ke7 37. Kc5 Kd7 38. Kxb5 Kd6 39. Kxa5 Kc5 40. Ka4 Kc4 41. Ka5 e5 42. Kb6 Kc3 43. a4 Kxc2 44. a5 d4 45. a6 d3 46. a7 d2 47. a8=Q d1=Q 48. Qa4+ Kd2 49. Qxd1+ Kxd1 50. Kc5 Ke2 51. Kd5 Kxf2 52. Kxe5 Kg3 53. Kf6 Kg4 54. Kg7 Kxg5

Why the draw? White wins easily.

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Event information: Tournament report.

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