[Event "FICS rated standard game"]
[Site "FICS, Fremont, California USA"]
[Date "2002.03.01"]
[Time "10:53:23"]
[Round "-"]
[White "JOEDICE"]
[Black "Kvuzon"]
[WhiteElo "1855"]
[BlackElo "1646"]
[TimeControl "2700+15"]
[Mode "ICS"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6
{
I was studying what to play against d4 at this time. I was most familiar with Queens Indian so that's why I played it. I'm not going to play it in the future as it is too drawish.
}
4. e3 Bb7 5. Bd3 d5 6. O-O Be7
{
Bd6 is probably better.
}
7. Ne5 dxc4 8. Bxc4 O-O 9. Nd2 c5 10. Ndf3 Nc6
{
10... cxd5 11. exd5, what to do with the b8 knight? I believe white is better here.
}
11. Nxc6 Bxc6 12. Ne5 Bb7 13. dxc5 Bxc5 14. f4
{
This cannot be good. I think black is better now.
}
14... Qxd1 15. Rxd1 Rfd8 16. Be2 Rxd1+ 17. Bxd1 Rd8 18. Ba4 a6
{
I couldn't think of anything better than to chase away the bishop.
}
19. Kf2
{
19. Nc6 Bxc6 20. Bxc6 Rd1+ 21. Kf2 Ng4+ 22. Ke2 Nxe3 is good for black. 19. Bc6 is the same.
}
19... b5 20. Bc2 Ne4+ 21. Kf3 Nd6+ 22. Kg3 f6 23. Nd3 Ne4+ 24. Kf3 Bb6 25.
Nf2 Nxf2+ 26. Kxf2
{
About here my opponent offered a draw but I declined as I believed I was better. But how to continue? 26... h5 27. Bg6 h4 28. g3 hxg3+ 29. hxg3 Rd1 30. b3 is good for white. 26... g5 is interesting. I had my chess computer play against itself to see if it found something interesting and it sure did: 27. Kg3
Bc6 28. Kh3 h5 29. g3 g4 30. Kh4 f5 31. Bd2 Rxd2 32. Bxf5 Kg7 33. Kxh5 exf5 34. e4 Be8+ 35. Kg5 Bd8+ 36. Kxf5 Bd7+ 37. Ke5 Bf6# This is obviously not the best defence. If 27. fxg5 fxg5 white will find it difficult to defend if black
activates his king.
}
26... Kf7 27. g4
{
Of course not 27. Bxh7 g6.
}
27... g6 28. Kg3 Bc7
{
I think 28... Ba5 is much better. Example: 29. b3 Be1 30. Kh3 Bc3 31. Rb1 f5 32. Bb2 Bxb2 33. Rxb2 Rd2.
}
29. h4 e5 30. h5 exf4+ 31. exf4 Bb6 32. a4 Bc6 33. axb5 Bxb5 34. Kf3 Kg7
35. Be3 Bxe3 36. Kxe3 Rd5 37. hxg6 hxg6 38. b3 g5 39. Bf5 gxf4+ 40. Kxf4
Kf7 41. Rh1 Rd4+
{
An attempt to win.
}
42. Kf3 Rb4 43. Rh7+ Kf8
{
42... Kg8 is better. Black will win the b4 pawn but as white can keep the black king out of play it is probably a draw anyway.
}
44. Be6 Rd4 45. Rf7+ Ke8 46. Rxf6 Ke7 47. g5 Rd6 48. Bc4 Bc6+ 49. Kf4 Rxf6+
50. gxf6+ Kxf6
{
I preferred the bishop endgame, white cannot win. I played the rest of the game with the mantra: "Don't exchange the bishops." going in my head.
}
51. Bxa6 Ke6 52. Bd3 Kd6 53. b4 Bb7 54. Ke3 Kc7 55. Kd4 Kb6 56. Be2 Bc6 57.
Kc3 Bd5 58. Kd4 Bc6 59. Bc4 Bb7 60. Kc3 Bc6 61. Kb3 Bb7 62. Ka3 Bc6 63. Bd3
Bd5 64. Ka4 Bc6+ 65. b5 Bd5
{
The mantra works too well. Bxb5 draws immediately.
}
66. Bf5 Bf3 67. Bd7 Be4
{
Not until here did I free myself from the spell of the mantra. I realized I should capture the pawn, but my opponent offered a draw here and I accepted.
}
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