[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.09.25"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Benjamin, Joel"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2577"]
[BlackElo "2601"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Be7 4. Bd3 c5 5. dxc5 Nf6 6. Qe2 Nc6 7. Ngf3 a5 8. c3 a4 9. O-O O-O 10. e5 Nd7 11. b4 axb3 12. Nxb3 Na5 13. Bf4 Nxb3 14. axb3 Rxa1 15. Rxa1 Nxc5 16. Bc2 Qc7 17. Ng5 Bxg5 18. Bxg5 Ne4 19. Bxe4 dxe4 20. Qxe4 Qxc3 21. Rc1 Qxb3 22. Bf6 h5 23. Be7 Re8 24. Bd6 Bd7 25. h3 Bc6 26. Qh4 Qb2 27. Qg5 Ra8 28. Be7 Ra2 29. Bc5 Qd2 30. Be3 Qd5 31. Kh2 Ra5 32. Bf4 Ra4 33. f3 Qd3 34. Be3 Ra2 35. Kg1 Re2 36. Bf2 Qd2 37. Qxd2 Rxd2 38. h4 Kh7 39. Be3 Re2 40. Bf4 Kg6 41. Rb1 Ra2 42. Rb6 Kf5 43. Bg3 Ra5 44. Kh2 Rb5 45. Rxb5 Bxb5 46. Be1 g6 47. Bc3 Kf4 48. Bd4 Bc6 49. Kg1 Bxf3 50. gxf3 Kxf3 51. Kh2 b5 52. Bc3 Ke3 53. Kg3 Ke4 54. Kf2 Kf4 55. Kg2 b4 56. Bxb4 Kxe5 57. Kf3 Kf5 58. Bd2 f6 59. Bc1 e5 60. Be3 g5 61. hxg5 fxg5 62. Kg3 g4 63. Bc5 Ke4 64. Bb6 Kd3 65. Kh4 1/2-1/2