Epstein, Esther vs Pruess, David

USA Ch · Round 6 · 2003.01.15 · 1/2-1/2 · B50 Sicilian Defense: Modern Variations

Moves

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 49. 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61.
PGN
[Event "USA Ch"]
[Site "Seattle, WA USA"]
[Date "2003.01.15"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Epstein, Esther"]
[Black "Pruess, David"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[PlyCount "122"]
[WhiteElo "2200"]
[WhiteFideId "2005506"]
[WhiteTitle "WIM"]
[BlackElo "2346"]
[BlackFideId "2014254"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[ECO "B50h"]
[Source "BenBase"]
[SourceQuality "3"]
[ImportDate "2026-01-06"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 e6 5. O-O a6 6. Bb3 b5 7. Re1 Bb7 8. c3 c4
9. Bc2 cxd3 10. Bxd3 Nbd7 11. a4 bxa4 12. Qxa4 Be7 13. e5 dxe5 14. Nxe5 O-O 15.
Nxd7 Nxd7 16. Qc2 h6 17. Be4 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nc5 19. Qc2 Qd3 20. Na3 Rfd8 21. Be3
Rac8 22. h3 a5 23. Red1 Qxc2 24. Rxd8+ Rxd8 25. Nxc2 Nb3 26. Re1 e5 27. g3 f5
28. Kg2 Kf7 29. Na1 a4 30. Nxb3 axb3 31. Ra1 g5 32. Ra7 Ke6 33. Ra6+ Rd6 34.
Ra7 Rd7 35. Ra6+ Kd5 36. Kf3 Kc4 37. Ke2 f4 38. Bc1 f3+ 39. Kxf3 Kd3 40. Rxh6
Kc2 41. Rb6 Rd1 42. Rb7 Bd8 43. Rb8 Rxc1 44. Rxd8 Kxb2 45. Kg4 Rxc3 46. Kxg5
Kc2 47. Rb8 b2 48. Rxb2+ Kxb2 49. Kf5 Rc5 50. f4 Kc3 51. Ke4 exf4 52. gxf4 Kc4
53. f5 Rc8 54. Ke5 Kc5 55. f6 Re8+ 56. Kf5 Kd5 57. f7 Rh8 58. Kg6 Ke6 59. Kg7
Ra8 60. f8=Q Rxf8 61. Kxf8 Kf6 1/2-1/2