[Event "98th ch-FRA 2025"]
[Site "Vichy FRA"]
[Date "2025.08.16"]
[Round "1.2"]
[White "Bacrot, E"]
[Black "Droin, Augustin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2635"]
[BlackElo "2481"]
[ECO "D35"]
[Opening "Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense"]
[PlyCount "57"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.cxd5 exd5 5.Bg5 c6 6.e3 Bd6 7.Bd3 O-O 8.Nf3 Be6 9.Ne5 c5 10.O-O Nc6 11.Nxc6 bxc6 12.dxc5 Bxc5 13.Qc2 h6 14.Bxf6 Qxf6 15.Nxd5 cxd5 16.Qxc5 Qxb2 17.Rfb1 Qf6 18.Qd4 Qxd4 19.exd4 Rfc8 20.Kf1 Rc3 21.Rb3 Rac8 22.Ke2 g6 23.Kd2 R3c7 24.Rab1 Bf5 25.Bxf5 gxf5 26.Rb8 Rc2+ 27.Kd3 Rc3+ 28.Kd2 Rc2+ 29.Kd3 1/2-1/2