(1) Sofronie,I (2460) - Ceteras,M (2418) [B06] Romanian OTB Ch. KO (2.2), 26.11.2002 [Marius Ceteras] 1.e4 g6 2.Nc3 Bg7 3.h4!? Even if a draw was enough for my opponent, he retains his aggressive playing style in this game. 3...c6 4.Qf3 [ 4.h5 d5= ] 4...b5!? [ First I wanted to play 4...d5!? 5.exd5 Nf6 6.dxc6 Nxc6© but I wasn't sure that my better development will ensure me enough compensation. Probably this line is the better choice.] 5.h5 b4 [ 5...d6!? ] 6.Bc4 e6 7.hxg6 hxg6 8.Rxh8 Bxh8 9.Nce2 d5 10.Bb3 Nd7 11.d4 Qb6 [ 11...dxe4 12.Qxe4 Bb7~~ ] 12.e5 c5 13.c3 Ba6 14.Be3 Bxe5 Due to my critical match situation, I made this move without thinking about its risks. 15.Ba4? [ 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Qh3 Nd3+ 17.Kf1 Nxb2 18.Qh8! 0-0-0 19.cxb4 d4 20.bxc5 Qb4~~ ] 15...Bb5? [ 15...Bf6 16.dxc5 Qa5! 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Bd4 bxc3 19.b4!~~ ; 15...bxc3!! 16.dxe5 ( 16.Bxd7+ Kxd7 17.Qxf7+ Ne7 18.dxe5 cxb2 19.Rb1 Qa5+ 20.Bd2 Qxa2 21.Nc3 Qc4 22.Nge2 Rh8!!-+ ) 16...cxb2 17.Bxd7+ Kxd7 18.Rb1 Bd3 19.Qxf7+ Ne7 20.Bxc5 Qxc5 21.Rxb2 Qa5+-> ] 16.Bxb5 Qxb5 17.dxe5 Nxe5 18.Qh3 Nd3+ 19.Kf1 Nxb2? [ From the match perspective, the following variation is equivalent to a defeat. 19...bxc3 20.bxc3 ( 20.b3 c2© ) 20...Qb2 21.Rd1 Qc2 22.Ra1= ] 20.Qh7!+/- Kf8 21.Nf3 Nc4 22.Ng5 [ 22.cxb4! ] 22...Nxe3+ 23.fxe3 Qe8 24.cxb4 Qe7 25.Nf3 [ 25.Qh4?? Qf6+-+ ] 25...cxb4 26.Kg1! Qf6 27.Rf1 Qg7 28.Qh4 Nh6 29.Qxb4+ Kg8 30.Qb7 Qf8 31.Ne5 Qc8 32.Qxc8+ Rxc8 33.Rc1 Rxc1+ 34.Nxc1 Nf5 35.Kf2 Nd6 36.Nc6 a6 37.Nb3 Nc4 38.a4 Kf8 39.a5 e5 40.Nc5 Probably White has no difficulty in winning this game, but having assured the qualification with a draw, possibly my opponent decided to save his efforts for the following rounds and offered a draw. 1/2-1/2