Event: Round 5: Melillo, Lucius - Nguyen, James Le
Date: 2024-03-29
White: Melillo, Lucius
WhiteElo: 2274
Black: Nguyen, James Le
BlackElo: 2114
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: D61
Opening: Queen's Gambit Declined: Orthodox Defense, Rubinstein Variation
Variant: Standard

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bg5 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Qc2 Re8 8. cxd5 exd5 9. Bd3 c6 10. O-O h6 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. h3 Be6 13. Rab1 a5 14. a3 Bd6 15. Bxd6 Qxd6 16. Na4 N8d7 17. Rfc1 Ne4 18. b4 axb4 19. axb4 b5 20. Nc5 Nexc5 21. dxc5 Qc7 22. Ra1 Ne5 23. Nd4 Bd7 24. Qc3 Nxd3 25. Qxd3 Qe5 26. Ra3 f5 27. Rca1 Rxa3 28. Rxa3 f4 29. Ra7 fxe3 30. Rxd7 e2 31. Nxe2 Qxe2 32. Qg3 Qe5 33. f4 Qe1+ 34. Kh2 Qxg3+ 35. Kxg3 Re4 36. Rc7 Rxb4 37. Rxc6 Rc4 38. Rc8+ Kf7 39. c6 Rc3+ 40. Kf2 b4 41. Rb8 Rxc6 42. Rxb4 1/2-1/2