Event: 39th European Chess Club Cup
Site: Hotel Zepter, Vrnjacka Banja
Date: 2024-10-25
White: Verstraete, Michael
WhiteElo: 1912
Black: Makela, Lauri
BlackElo: 2098
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: B26
Opening: Sicilian Defense: Closed
Variant: Standard

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 Rb8 7. Qd2 b5 8. Nge2 b4 9. Nd1 h5 10. h3 e6 11. O-O Nge7 12. d4 Ba6 13. dxc5 dxc5 14. Qxd8+ Rxd8 15. Re1 Bxe2 16. Rxe2 Nd4 17. Rd2 Rc8 18. c3 Nb5 19. Bf1 a6 20. Rc1 bxc3 21. bxc3 Rc6 22. Bxb5 axb5 23. Rb1 b4 24. cxb4 cxb4 25. Rxb4 O-O 26. Kf1 Nc8 27. Rb8 Nd6 28. Rxf8+ Bxf8 29. f3 Ra6 30. Rc2 f5 31. exf5 Nxf5 32. Bf2 Ra3 33. Ke2 Bg7 34. Rd2 Be5 35. f4 Bg7 36. g4 Ne7 37. Bc5 Rxh3 38. Bxe7 hxg4 39. Nf2 Rh2 40. Rd3 1/2-1/2