[Game “2”]
[White “Nakamura, Hikaru”]
[Black “Ponomariov, Ruslan”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “C67”]
[WhiteElo “2774”]
[BlackElo “2754”]
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. O-O Nxe4 5. d4 Nd6 6. dxe5 Nxb5 7. a4 Nbd4 8. Nxd4 d5 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. Qd3 Qd7 11. Nd2 a5 12. Re1 Bb4 13. c3 Be7 14. Nb3 c5 15. Qf3 O-O 16. Be3 c4 17. Nd4 Rb8 18. Re2 Rb6 19. Rd2 c5 20. Ne2 Bb7 21. Qh5 g6 22. Qh6 Re8 23. Nf4 Bf8 24. Qh3 Qxh3 25. gxh3 Rxe5 26. Rad1 Kg7 27. Nxd5 Rd6 28. Nc7 Rxd2 29. Rxd2 Be7 30. Ne8+ Kf8 31. Nd6 Bxd6 32. Rxd6 Rd5 33. Rxd5 Bxd5 34. Bxc5+ Ke8 35. Bb6 Bc6 36. Bxa5 Bxa4 37. Kg2 1/2-1/2
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[White “Robson, Ray”]
[Black “Finegold, Ben”]
[Result “1/2-1/2”]
[ECO “C41”]
[WhiteElo “2545”]
[BlackElo “2494”]
1. e4 d6 2. d4 Nf6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nf3 Nbd7 5. Bc4 Be7 6. O-O O-O 7. a4 c6 8. Re1 b6 9. d5 cxd5 10. Nxd5 Bb7 11. b3 Rc8 12. Re2 Nc5 13. Nxf6+ Bxf6 14. Bd5 Qd7 15. Ba3 Bxd5 16. Qxd5 Rfd8 17. Rd1 Qg4 18. h3 Qg6 19. Bc1 h6 20. Bd2 Rd7 21. a5 bxa5 22. Ra1 Bd8 23. Kh2 Qf6 24. Bxa5 Qf4+ 25. Kg1 Bxa5 26. Rxa5 Qc1+ 27. Kh2 Qf4+ 28. Kg1 Qc1+ 29. Kh2 Qf4+ 1/2-1/2
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Is there Sofia rule?
I would beg everyone to consider the following – we don’t need arbiters in chess. Arbiters are paid enormously for basically doing nothing, compared to any other referee in any other sport. We need competent people who know that to put two score-sheets at every table and to bring the score-sheets later to another table, where the tournament director is sitting. Not withstanding that Arbiters are very bad and have appeals groups to overrule them in every competition. Grateful for your precious time.