[Event "Import"] [Site "https://lichess.org/OU22lzua"] [Date "2017.11.15"] [Round "-"] [White "Simon Shaw (123)"] [Black "Leon Watson (120)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [TimeControl "-"] [Termination "Normal"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D10"] [Opening "Slav Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/GrandadMaster"] [Source "https://lichess.org/study/CtCBYRjf/GLoefSTq"] [Orientation "black"] 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. e3 { Feels like a weak move to me but I did not immediately know how to take advantage } 3... Bf5 { Decided to get my bishop out of the chain } 4. Bd3 Bxd3 { Happy to exchange } 5. Qxd3 Nf6 6. Nf3 e6 7. Nc3 Bd6 8. c5 Bc7 { Happy with that } 9. Bd2 { Didn't understand this - his bishop is going nowhere? } 9... Nbd7 10. Ne2 Ne4 { Might as well } 11. O-O O-O 12. b4 { Not overly worried by b4. Was considering plenty of tactics here: e5 } 12... Nxd2 { In the end I went for perhaps the worst move - swapping a good knight for a rubbish bishop } 13. Qxd2 e5 { Finally played e5 } 14. dxe5 Nxe5 15. Ned4 Qe7 { Was stuck a bit here. Considered Re8, but wanted to keep an eye on the queenside, thought b5 could be a problem. Q here would stop that temporarily, I thought and keep open tactical possibilities in the centre? } 16. Rfe1 Rad8 17. Nxe5 Bxe5 18. Qe2 Rfe8 19. Rad1 a6 { Bit of a rubbish move. a5 may have been better. Just wanted close down the queenside really - may have been the wrong strategy } 20. a3 Qf6 21. Qd2 Rd7 22. Rf1 { He just seems to be manouvreing } 22... Rde7 23. Qd3 Bxd4 24. Qxd4 Qxd4 25. Rxd4 g6 26. h3 f5 { Looking drawish, I think I've squandered any initiative there was } 27. Rfd1 Kf7 28. Kf1 Kf6 29. g3 Re4 30. R1d3 h5 31. h4 R8e7 { I probably should have taken Rd4 to see what happened, but instead... } 32. Kg2 { 1/2-1/2 The game is a draw. } 32... Rxd4 33. exd4 (33. Rxd4 Re4) 33... Re2 34. Kf3 Re4 1/2-1/2