(125) Shankland,Sam (2364) - Esserman,Marc (2307) [B98]



1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Be7 8.Qe2 h6 9.Bxf6 Bxf6 10.0-0-0 Qc7 11.g3 Nc6 12.Nxc6 bxc6 13.e5 dxe5 14.Ne4 Be7 15.fxe5 Qxe5 16.Qc4 0-0 17.Bg2 Rb8 18.Qc3 Qc7 19.b3 f5 20.Nc5 Bg5+ 21.Kb1 Bf6 22.Qc4 Qa5 23.Nxe6 Bxe6 24.Qxe6+ Kh8 25.Qe3 Rfe8 26.Qd2 Qe5 27.c3 c5 28.Rhe1 Qxc3 29.Qxc3 Bxc3 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8 31.Bf1 a5 32.Bb5 Re7 33.Rd5 Bd4 34.Rxf5 Re1+ 35.Kc2 Rh1 36.h4 g6 37.Rf3 Rh2+ 38.Kd3 Rxa2 39.Be8
Game drawn by mutual agreement 1/2-1/2