1. d4 d6 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Bf4 g6 4. c3 Bg7 5. h3 O-O 6. e3 c6?!

6... Nc6 would be better

or even 6... Qe8!? preparing for ...e5

7. Bd3 Qb6 8. Qc2 Rd8 9. Nbd2 c5 10. Qb3 Qxb3 11. Nxb3 a6?! 12. a4 Be6 13. Nbd2 Nbd7 14. O-O Rac8 15. Nc4? d5?!

15... cxd4 16. Nxd6 exd6 17. Nxd4 Nc5 18. Bc2

16. Nce5 c4 17. Bc2 Ne8

17... Ne4 18. Bxe4 dxe4 19. Ng5 Nxe5

18. Nxd7 Rxd7 19. Ng5 Nc7 20. Bxc7 Rcxc7 21. Nxe6 fxe6 22. f4 b5 23. axb5 axb5 24. Ra8+ Kf7 25. Rfa1 Rb7 26. e4 b4 27. e5 Bh6 28. g3 bxc3 29. bxc3 Rb2 30. Bd1 Rdb7 31. Bg4 Rb1+ 32. Rxb1 Rxb1+ 33. Kf2 Rb2+ 34. Be2 Rc2 35. Ra3 g5 36. Kf3 gxf4 37. gxf4 Bxf4! 38. Bxc4?! Bc1! 39. Bd3 Bxa3?

39... Rd2! wins the bishop

40. Bxc2 h6 41. Ke3 Ke8? 42. Kd2 Kd7 43. Bd1 Kc6 44. Bg4 Kd7 45. Kd3?

45. Kc2! (leaves Black in Zugzwang)

45... Bc1! 46. c4 dxc4+ 47. Kxc4 Bf4 48. Kd3 Kc7 49. Ke4 Bg5 50. Bxe6 Kc6 51. Bd5+ Kd7 52. Bf7 Kd8 53. Kd5 Kd7 54. Be6+ Kc7 55. Bf5 Bf4 56. Kc5 Bg3

(and draw offered but declined)

57. e6?! Bd6+ 58. Kb5 Ba3 59. d5 Bd6 60. Be4 Ba3 61. Kc4 Kd6 62. Kd4 Bc5+ 63. Kc4 Ba3 64. Kb5 Bc5 65. Bf3 Ba3 66. Kb6 Bc5+ 67. Kb7 Be3 68. Kc8 Bg5 69. Kd8 Be3 70. Ke8 Bg5 71. Kf7 Be3 72. Kg6 Bc1 73. h4 Be3 74. Kf5 Bc1

draw agreed

1/2-1/2 [Andrew Varney]