[Event "USA-ch"]
[Site "San Diego"]
[Date "2004.11.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "La Rota, Fabio"]
[Black "Serper, Grigory"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2333"]
[BlackElo "2542"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 Nc6 5. c3 Qb6 6. Qb3 c4 7. Qc2 Bf5 8. Qc1 h6 9. h3 e6 10. Nbd2 Qd8 11. Be2 Be7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bd1 Bd6 14. Bxd6 Qxd6 15. Bc2 b5 16. Re1 Bxc2 17. Qxc2 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Nxe5 Qxe5 20. a4 a6 21. e4 dxe4 22. Nxe4 Rad8 23. Nxf6+ Qxf6 24. axb5 axb5 25. Rad1 Rfe8 26. Rxe8+ Rxe8 27. Qd2 Qf5 28. Kf1 Kh7 29. Re1 Rxe1+ 30. Kxe1 Qb1+ 31. Ke2 Qe4+ 32. Kf1 Qb1+ 33. Ke2 f5 34. f4 Qe4+ 35. Kf2 Qb1 36. Kg3 Qe4 37. Kf2 Kg6 38. Qd6+ Kh7 39. Qd2 Qb1 40. Kg3 Qe4 41. Kf2 1/2-1/2