[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "Seattle"]
[Date "2000.10.02"]
[Round "7"]
[White "De Firmian, Nick E"]
[Black "Shabalov, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2567"]
[BlackElo "2601"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 e6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Nf6 6. Nxc6 bxc6 7. e5 Nd5 8. Ne4 Qc7 9. f4 Qb6 10. c4 Bb4+ 11. Ke2 f5 12. Nf2 Ba6 13. Kf3 Ne7 14. Qa4 c5 15. h4 O-O 16. Be3 Rab8 17. a3 Bd2 18. Bxd2 Qxb2 19. Bd3 Qxd2 20. Qxa6 Nc6 21. Rae1 Rb3 22. Kg3 Nd4 23. Qd6 Ne2+ 24. Rxe2 Qxe2 25. Qxc5 Rxd3+ 26. Nxd3 Qxd3+ 27. Kh2 Rb8 28. Re1 h6 29. Re3 Qd2 30. Qxa7 Rc8 31. h5 Rxc4 32. Qa8+ Kf7 33. Qf3 Rd4 34. Kg3 Qc2 35. Kh2 Rd1 36. Kg3 Qd2 37. a4 Ra1 38. Rd3 Qe1+ 39. Kh3 Qh1+ 40. Kg3 Qe1+ 1/2-1/2