[Event "Caveman 2025: Rao – Shen"] [Date "2025.07.28"] [White "Anjaneya Rao"] [Black "Edward Shen"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2284"] [BlackElo "2007"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "B13"] [Opening "Caro-Kann Defense: Exchange Variation"] [StudyName "Caveman 2025"] [ChapterName "Rao – Shen"] [ChapterURL "https://lichess.org/study/mezleeUZ/WkJrEjFd"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/ChessLifeOnline"] [UTCDate "2025.07.28"] [UTCTime "20:36:05"] [Orientation "white"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. exd5 cxd5 4. Bd3 Nc6 5. c3 Nf6 6. h3 e5 7. dxe5 Nxe5 8. Nf3 Nxd3+ 9. Qxd3 Bd6 10. Be3 O-O 11. Nbd2 Be6 12. Nd4 a6 13. O-O Re8 14. Bg5 Bc7 15. f4 Bd7 16. Kh1 Bc6 17. Bh4 Qd6 18. Nf5 Qe6 19. Nd4 Qd6 20. Qg3 Nh5 21. Qg5 Qg6 22. Rf3 h6 23. Qxg6 fxg6 24. f5 gxf5 25. Rxf5 Ng3+ 26. Bxg3 Bxg3 27. Rf3 Bc7 28. Rff1 Re3 29. Rae1 Rxe1 30. Rxe1 Re8 31. Rxe8+ Bxe8 32. Kg1 Bg6 33. Kf2 Bf4 34. N2b3 b6 35. g3 Bd6 36. Nd2 Kf7 37. b4 Kf6 38. N2b3 Be8 39. Nc1 a5 40. a3 g5 41. Ncb3 a4 42. Nd2 Bd7 { Draw agreed. } 1/2-1/2