[Event "the slow yearsend knockout"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2017.07.25"] [Round "-"] [White "chesshub"] [Black "frankly"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "A28"] [WhiteCountry "FRA"] [BlackCountry "ENG"] [WhiteElo "2606"] [WhiteRD "80"] [BlackElo "2526"] [BlackRD "63"] [GameID "416715"] 1. c4 { chesshub: Once more together. Wish us exiting games for this semi-final. Regards, Alex } 1... e5 { frankly: same to you and all the best } 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. e3 Bb4 5. Qc2 d6 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O Bxc3 8. Qxc3 Ne4 9. Qc2 Bf5 10. d3 Nc5 11. Qd1 a5 12. d4 Nd7 13. b3 Re8 14. d5 Nb4 15. Ne1 e4 16. Bb2 Nc5 17. Bd4 c6 18. Qd2 h6 19. Bc3 cxd5 20. cxd5 Nbd3 21. Bd4 Rc8 22. f3 Ne5 23. Rd1 b6 24. f4 Ned3 25. g4 Bd7 26. Nxd3 Nxd3 27. Bxd3 exd3 28. Qxd3 Bxg4 29. Rde1 f5 30. Rc1 Qh4 31. Rc6 Bh3 32. Rfc1 Rxc6 33. dxc6 Kh7 34. e4 Re6 35. Kh1 Rg6 36. Rg1 Rxg1+ 37. Bxg1 Qh5 38. Bxb6 Qg4 39. Qg3 Qd1+ 40. Bg1 Bg4 41. h4 Qe2 42. Bb6 Qxe4+ 43. Kh2 Qxc6 44. Bxa5 Qa6 45. Qe1 d5 46. Bc3 Qxa2+ 47. Qd2 Qxb3 48. Qd4 Qb7 49. Qe5 Qf7 50. Qe3 Bd1 51. Qg1 Ba4 52. Qd4 Be8 53. Qg1 Ba4 54. Bd4 Qe7 55. Kh3 Qc7 56. Be5 { chesshub: Looks like a draw ? } 56... Qb7 { frankly: A few more moves please. } 57. Qa1 Be8 58. Qb2 Qd7 59. Qb6 Bh5 60. Qc7 Qxc7 61. Bxc7 d4 62. Kg3 d3= { frankly: I can see no way through. } { chesshub: I agree, it's the end. Best regards Alex } 1/2-1/2