Watson, John vs De Firmian, Nick
American Open · Round 3 · 1996.??.?? · 1/2-1/2 · D40 Tarrasch Defense: Symmetrical Variation
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[Event "American Open"] [Site "USA"] [Date "1996.??.??"] [Round "3"] [White "Watson, John"] [Black "De Firmian, Nick"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "79"] [WhiteElo "2385"] [WhiteFideId "2000768"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2595"] [BlackFideId "2000105"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [ECO "D40l"] [Source "KingBase2019"] [SourceQuality "5"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. e3 d5 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. a3 cxd4 7. exd4 Be7 8. cxd5 Nxd5 9. Bc4 Nxc3 10. bxc3 O-O 11. O-O b6 12. Re1 Bb7 13. Ba2 Rc8 14. Qd3 Bf6 15. Bb1 g6 16. Ba2 Qc7 17. Bh6 Bg7 18. Bxg7 Kxg7 19. Rac1 Qf4 20. Rc2 Ne7 21. Ne5 Qf5 22. Qd2 Nd5 23. Bxd5 Bxd5 24. c4 f6 25. g4 Qxc2 26. Qxc2 fxe5 27. Qe2 Rxc4 28. Qxe5+ Kg8 29. h4 Rc3 30. Re3 Rc1+ 31. Re1 Rxe1+ 32. Qxe1 Rf4 33. f3 Rxd4 34. Qe5 Rd2 35. Qb8+ Kg7 36. Qe5+ Kg8 37. Qb8+ Kg7 38. Qe5+ Kg8 39. Qb8+ Kg7 40. Qe5+ 1/2-1/2