1. e4 e5 2. Nc3 c6 a very surprising move, I was now starting to wonder whether my opponent knew I played the vienna. As there are no games of mine with the vienna in the database I concluded she didn't and this was her normal way of handling it. 3. Bc4 3. Nf3 to my amazement c6 was in the database, and the recommended way of proceeding is Nf3 with white scoring over 75%! Oh well I'll know next time! 3... d6 4. d4 Nd7 5. Bc4+/= and white has a nice position 3... b5 4. Bb3 a5 5. a3 I was seriously starting to doubt my sanity at this point. Needless to say I've never had this played against me before 5... Qf6 6. d3 Bc5 finally my opponent develops a piece! 7. Qf3 Qg6 8. Qg3?! Qxg3 9. hxg3 Nf6 and now white is starting to look and feel slightly silly 10. Nh3 d6 11. Nd1 a4 12. Ba2 Na6 13. Be3 O-O 14. Bxc5 Nxc5 15. Ne3 Be6 16. Ng5 Bxa2 17. Rxa2 g6 18. Ke2 Kg7 19. Raa1 h6 20. Nf3 Rfe8 21. Rh4 after a bizarre opening I was now starting to feel comfortable with my position and thinking about trying to break through on the kingside 21... Rab8 22. Rah1 h5 23. Ng5 23. g4 hxg4 24. Nxg4 Nxg4 25. Rxg4 Rh8 26. Rgh4 Rxh4 27. Rxh4= 23... b4 with my play on the kingside going nowhere black initiates counterplay on the queenside 24. axb4 Rxb4 25. Nd1 Ne6 26. Nxe6+ Rxe6 27. Kd2 running the king to the source of the action, f3 was probably a better idea 27... Re8 28. Rf1 white is left in a very passive position now 28... Ra8 29. Rhh1 d5 30. exd5 cxd5 31. Re1 e4 32. Rhf1 exd3 33. c3 33. cxd3 d4 keeping the clamps on whites position, the c file is now also very weak 33... Rb3 34. Kxd3 a3 35. bxa3 Ne4 36. Kd4 and the king commences a very perilous walk but the options are rather unappealing 36... Raxa3 37. Kxd5 Nxc3+ 38. Nxc3 Rxc3 one of the attackers has gone but my king is still far from safe. White is faced with the twin problem of trying to stay with the pawns and avoid mate 39. Rc1 39. Re2 Kf6 40. Rb1 Rd3+ 41. Ke4 39... Rd3+ 40. Ke4 f5+ 41. Ke5 is forced 41. Kf4?? Ra4+ 42. Kg5 Rg4# 41... Ra5+ 42. Ke6 Ra6+ 43. Ke5 Ra2 44. Rc4 44. Rc7+ Kh6 45. Rc6 Kg5 46. f4+ Kh6-+ 44... Rdd2 45. Rc7+ Kh6 46. Kf6 Ra6+ 46... Rxf2 47. Rxf2 Rxf2 48. Rg7 Rxg2 49. Rxg6+ Kh7 50. Kxf5 h4 51. Rg4 hxg3 52. Kf4= and white escapes with a draw thanks to the doubled g pawns 47. Kf7 Kg5 48. Re7 Rad6 49. Re6 Rd7+ 50. Re7 R7d6 51. Re6 Rd7+ 52. Re7 draw agreed as the white pawns make it difficult for black to penetrate. If black attempts to swap rooks and push the pawns white will try and keep the pawn formation and harass the black's pawns with his king 1/2-1/2