[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Lugo, Blas"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2550"]
[BlackElo "2399"]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O b5 6. Bb3 Bb7 7. d3 Bc5 8. Nc3 d6 9. a4 b4 10. Ne2 O-O 11. Ng3 Na5 12. Ba2 Bc8 13. c3 bxc3 14. bxc3 Bb6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Bg4 17. h3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 g5 19. Nf5 gxh4 20. Nxh6+ Kh8 21. Kh1 Nc6 22. a5 Bc5 23. Qf5 Nh7 24. Nxf7+ Rxf7 25. Qxf7 Qe7 26. Qh5 Rf8 27. f4 Qf6 28. Bc4 Ne7 29. f5 Be3 30. Bxa6 Rg8 31. Bc4 d5 32. Bxd5 Nxd5 33. exd5 Qg7 34. Qf3 Nf6 35. a6 Qg5 36. a7 Nh5 37. a8=Q Ng3+ 38. Kh2 Nxf1+ 39. Qxf1 Qg3+ 40. Kh1 Bf4 41. Qg1 Rxa8 42. Rxa8+ Kg7 43. d6 Be3 44. f6+ Kf7 45. Qd1 1-0