[Event "Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early"]
[Site "chess.com INT"]
[Date "2025.07.22"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Politov, P"]
[Black "Nicot, Valentin"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2190"]
[BlackElo "2157"]
[ECO "E20"]
[PlyCount "80"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.f3 O-O 5.e4 d5 6.e5 Nfd7 7.f4 dxc4 8.Bxc4 c5 9.Nf3 cxd4 10.Nxd4 Nb6 11.Bb3 Nd5 12.Bxd5 Qxd5 13.O-O Bxc3 14.bxc3 Nc6 15.Ba3 Re8 16.Rc1 Nxd4 17.Qxd4 Qxd4+ 18.cxd4 Bd7 19.Rc7 Bc6 20.f5 Rac8 21.Rxc8 Rxc8 22.fxe6 fxe6 23.Rc1 Bd7 24.Rxc8+ Bxc8 25.Kf2 Kf7 26.Ke3 Bd7 27.Bc5 b6 28.Bd6 Bc6 29.g4 Bd5 30.a3 b5 31.h4 h6 32.Kf4 Kg6 33.h5+ Kf7 34.g5 hxg5+ 35.Kxg5 a5 36.Bc5 a4 37.Bb4 Bc4 38.Bc5 Bd5 39.Bb4 Bc4 40.Bc5 Bd5 1/2-1/2