[Event "2018 Standard Chess Dropout Tournament, Round 1"] [Site "SchemingMind.com"] [Date "2017.12.01"] [Round "-"] [White "chesshub"] [Black "Dan Geana"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "D37u"] [WhiteCountry "FRA"] [BlackCountry "ROU"] [WhiteElo "2636"] [WhiteRD "87"] [BlackElo "2556"] [BlackRD "119"] [GameID "421228"] 1. d4 { chesshub: Hello, nice to meet once again. Good luck, Best regards, Alex } 1... Nf6 { Dan Geana: Hello,greetings from Bucharest,pleased to play once again,too.Let's have a good game. Best regards, Dan } 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 c5 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8. a3 Nc6 9. Qc2 Qa5 10. Rd1 Be7 11. Be2 Ne4 12. cxd5 Nxc3 13. bxc3 exd5 { Dan Geana: Merry Christmas! Dan } 14. O-O { chesshub: Thanks for the Christmas wish. Christmas is now over, Iwish you a Happy New Year 2018 Alex } 14... Rd8 { Dan Geana: Thanks for the New Year wish. Happy New Year 2018 to you. Dan } 15. a4 Bf6 16. Rc1 Qc5 17. Rcd1 Qxc3 18. Qxc3 Bxc3 19. Bc7 Rd7 20. Bg3 h6 21. h3 d4 22. exd4 Nxd4 23. Nxd4 Rxd4 24. Rxd4 Bxd4 25. Rd1 Bb6 26. Bf3 g6 { Dan Geana: I'm playing in AJEC/Jub80/gr44.In the group is playing Mr. Ruiz-Vidal, and our game was a draw. I chatted with Pierre, and he sent me the collection of CDE.I have seen in CDE, you were the champion of the corr Fra-82ch, aJec 2016. Congratulation, Dan } 27. Bf4 { chesshub: Thanks Dan, but it's very difficult to recover the title. Last year I finish in the middle of the panel and try now to do it better this year. I had a look on your group, seems you will qualify for the next step !! } 27... Kh7 { Dan Geana: Yes,I finished my games (won my last game),but a last game in the group is still in playing. With a draw in this game I'll finish on the first place. Do you play in this tournament? } 28. Bd2 { chesshub: I play in the group 36. I expect a win in the last game and hope to finish in the top. } 28... a5 { Dan Geana: Good luck! } 29. Bf4 Be6 30. Rb1 Bd4 31. Rxb7 Rc8 32. Rc7 Rxc7 33. Bxc7 Bc3 34. Bc6 Kg7 { Dan Geana: draw? } 35. Bb5= { chesshub: No problem, nothing to improve in this position. } { Dan Geana: Yes,thanks for the game. May be, we will play in the next stage of AJEC/Jub80! Best wishes, Dan } { chesshub: We are 2 at second place, so I don't know who is qualified. Wait and see what happen. Best regards Alex } 1/2-1/2