[Event "CT Class 1 #49"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2012.10.29"] [Round "-"] [White "David Houpt"] [Black "sibelius"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "B39j"] [WhiteCountry "GBR"] [BlackCountry "USA"] [WhiteElo "2314"] [WhiteRD "110"] [BlackElo "2285"] [BlackRD "85"] [GameID "320002"] 1. e4 { David Houpt: Hi! I hope we have two interesting games. All the best David } 1... c5 { sibelius: Indeed, and good luck } 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Bg7 5. c4 Nc6 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Nc3 Ng4 8. Qxg4 Nxd4 9. Qd1 Ne6 10. Rc1 O-O 11. Bd3 Bxc3+ 12. Rxc3 d6 13. b4 a5 14. a3 axb4 15. axb4 Bd7 16. O-O Ra4 17. Qb1 Qc7 18. Bc2 Ra6 19. Qc1 Rfa8 20. f4 Ng7 21. c5 dxc5 22. Rxc5 Rc6 23. f5 Rxc5 24. bxc5 gxf5 25. Qb2 Bc6 26. exf5 f6 27. Bd4 Kf8 28. Bb3 Be8 29. Qc3 { David Houpt: Hi! I am off to Spain for a month in the New Year. Normally, I try to keep playing but I have decided to take a complete break from chess. Regards and compliments of the season. David } 29... Bf7 { sibelius: No problem. Have a nice time! } 30. Bc2 Bd5= 31. Rd1 { David Houpt: Hi! I'll play on for a bit here too if that's OK. Best regards David } 31... Qc6 32. Rd2 Ra2 33. Be3 b6 34. Rxd5 { David Houpt: Well, in for a penny... } 34... Qxd5 { sibelius: Still looks quite drawish to me. } 35. cxb6 Qa8 36. h3 Ra1+ 37. Kh2 Qb8+ 38. Qc7 Qxc7+ 39. bxc7 Ra8 40. Bb6 Rc8 41. Bd3 Ne8 42. Ba6 Rxc7 43. Bxc7 Nxc7= { sibelius: Draw now? } { David Houpt: Yes, thanks for the game. } 1/2-1/2