Lachlan v Tom – Drawn Pelican! A sketchy bird indeed!

April 8, 2021 by Rohan Pyne

[Event “2021 Tal memorial”]
[Date “2021.04.07”]
[Round “5”]
[White “Lachlan Wang”][WhiteElo “1291”]
[Black “Tom Maguire”][BlackElo “2180”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “B33”]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 e5 6. Ndb5 d6 7. Bg5 a6 8. Na3
b5 9. Nd5 Be7 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. c4 b4 12. Nc2 a5 13. Qf3 Bg5 14. g3 O-O 15. h4
Be7 16. Bh3 Be6 17. Kf1 Qd7 18. Kg2 Rfb8 19. Bxe6 fxe6 20. Nxe7+ Qxe7 21. b3
Nd4 22. Qd3 Nxc2 23. Qxc2 Qc7 24. Rhd1 Qc5 25. Rd3 Rb6 26. Rad1 Raa6 27. Qe2
Qc8 28. Qg4 Rc6 29. c5 Rxc5 30. Rxd6 Rxd6 31. Rxd6 Rc6 32. Qd1 Rxd6 33. Qxd6
Kf7 34. Qxe5 Qc2 35. Qh5+ Kf8 36. Qxa5 Qxe4+ 37. Kh2 Qd4 38. Qa8+ Ke7 39. Qb7+
Kd6 40. Qb8+ Kd5 41. Qb5+ Kd6 42. Qe2 Kd5 43. Qb5+ Kd6 44. Qe2 Kd5 45. Qb5+
1/2-1/2