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[Event "McShane Arena"] [Site "http://chess-academy.net/0bRFkPTP"] [Date "2026.02.26"] [Round "-"] [White "Alex_Alex"] [Black "ioan20"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [UTCDate "2026.02.26"] [UTCTime "17:09:59"] [WhiteElo "2002"] [BlackElo "1940"] [WhiteRatingDiff "-3"] [BlackRatingDiff "+3"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C00"] [Opening "French Defense: Normal Variation"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "chess-academy.net"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 { C00 French Defense: Normal Variation } Nc6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Bd3 d5 5. e5 Ne4 6. O-O Bd7 7. Re1 Ng5 8. Bxg5 f6 9. exf6 gxf6 10. Bd2 Qe7 11. a3 O-O-O 12. c4 dxc4 13. Bxc4 Qf7 14. Bc3 Qg7 15. Bxe6 Bxe6 16. Rxe6 Rg8 17. g3 Rd6 18. Rxd6 Bxd6 19. Nh4 Qg5 20. Nd2 Qh6 21. Qf3 Rg5 22. Ne4 Rh5 23. Nxd6+ cxd6 24. Qg4+ Kc7 25. Nf5 Qg6 26. Qxg6 hxg6 27. Ne3 f5 28. Re1 g5 29. Ng2 f4 30. gxf4 gxf4 31. Re4 f3 32. Ne3 Rg5+ 33. Rg4 Rh5 34. Rg3 Kb6 35. Rxf3 d5 36. Rf5 Rh6 37. Rxd5 Rg6+ 38. Kf1 Ne7 39. Re5 Nc6 40. Re4 Kb5 41. h4 Rh6 42. Kg2 Ka4 43. Kg3 Kb3 44. d5 Nd8 45. Rb4+ Ka2 46. Nf5 Rg6+ 47. Kf3 a5 48. Rb5 b6 49. Be5 Nf7 50. d6 Nxe5+ 51. Rxe5 Rxd6 52. Nxd6 Kb3 53. Rb5+ Ka4 54. Rxb6 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2