The 2020 Baltimore Open Round 1

[Event "Baltimore Open"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2020.02.07"]
[Round "?"]
[White "TERLIZZI"]
[Black "VISHWA"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[ECO "B34"]
[PlyCount "127"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Qd4 Nf6 7. e5 Nd5 8.
e6 f6 9. exd7+ Bxd7 10. Bc4 e5 11. Qd1 Be6 12. Bb3 Qc7 13. Qe2 Bg7 14. g4 Qd7
15. g5 f5 16. Nc3 Nxc3 17. bxc3 Bd5 18. Rg1 O-O 19. Bb2 Bf7 20. Rd1 Qc7 21. h4
c5 22. Bxf7+ Qxf7 23. c4 Rfd8 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Rg3 e4 26. Rb3 Bxb2 27. Rxb2
Qg7 28. Rb1 Qc3+ 29. Kf1 Qh3+ 30. Kg1 Qxh4 31. Qe3 Qg4+ 32. Kh2 f4 33. Qxe4
Qh4+ 34. Kg2 Qxg5+ 35. Kh2 Qh4+ 36. Kg1 Qg4+ 37. Kh2 Rf8 38. Qd5+ Kg7 39. Qe5+
Kh6 40. Rb7 f3 41. Qg7+ Kg5 42. Qe7+ Rf6 43. Qe5+ Kh6 44. Qg3 Qh5+ 45. Qh3
Qxh3+ 46. Kxh3 Rf4 47. Rxa7 Rxc4 48. Kg3 Rc3 49. a4 c4 50. a5 Rxc2 51. Kxf3 Ra2
52. Rc7 Rxa5 53. Rxc4 Ra7 54. Rc5 g5 55. Kg4 Ra4+ 56. Kg3 Kh5 57. Rf5 h6 58.
Rf3 Rh4 59. Rf6 Rc4 60. Kg2 Rc3 61. Kh2 g4 62. Kg2 Kh4 63. Rxh6+ Kg5 64. Rh8
1/2-1/2

This was probably the longest game I've ever played in a tournament. The game lasted until midnight. I had to fight so hard for a draw! It really made me battle - weary for the rest of the tourney! I ran out of steam. My opponent had the slight advantage most of the game. It was another Sicilian defense I played against with typical standard moves. Move 16.Nc3 was the only way I felt I could still keep a decent game while in the middle game. Of course, Fritz 15 pointed out several ways black could have got a strong advantage later on in the game! I haven't played in a tournament since August 2018. So.. about a year and a half. I was a little rusty! But I finished the tournament fairly decently with 2 draws, 2 losses, one win. This was the advanced section (U1900)! I'm going over the games today with IM Turzo today!