This has been a rough week for chess. I have not been playing well at all. The game below only ended in stalemate by a stroke of luck, since I was getting torn apart and checkmate was just a matter of time.
[Event "Online Chess"]
[Site "Chess.com"]
[Date "2008.08.05"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Jim Stitzel"]
[Black "Ercan Bakirci"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1394"]
[BlackElo "1297"]
[TimeControl "1 in 1 day"]
1. Nf3 Nc6 2. e3 e5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. b3 d5 5. Bc4 dxc4 6. O-O Bc5 7. Bb2 cxb3 8. axb3 Bb4 9. d4 exd4 10. exd4 Nd5 11. Qe2+ Be6 12. Nxd5 O-O 13. Nxc7 Qxc7 14. d5 Bxd5 15. c4 Rfe8 16. Qd3 Be4 17. Qe3 Bxf3 18. Qxf3 Ne5 19. Bxe5 Qxe5 20. g3 Bc3 21. Rad1 Rad8 22. Kg2 Rxd1 23. Rxd1 b5 24. Rd3 Bd4 25. Qf4 Bb2 26. Re3 Qb8 27. Rxe8+ Qxe8 28. c5 Qc6+ 29. f3 Qxc5 30. b4 Qc2+ 31. Kh3 g6 32. Qb8+ Kg7 33. Qxb5 Qf5+ 34. Qxf5 gxf5 35. Kh4 a6 36. Kg5 Bc3 37. Kxf5 Bxb4 38. Ke4 a5 39. Kd3 a4 40. Kc2 a3 41. Kb1 f5 42. g4 fxg4 43. fxg4 Kg6 44. h4 h5 45. gxh5+ Kxh5 46. Ka2 Kxh4 47. Kb3 Bd6 48. Ka2 Kg3 49. Ka1 Kf3 50. Ka2 Ke3 51. Ka1 Kd3 52. Kb1 Kc3 53. Ka2 Kb4 54. Kb1 Kb3 55. Ka1 Be5+ 56. Kb1 a2+ 57. Kc1 a1=Q+ 58. Kd2 Qc3+ 59. Kd1 Qe3 1/2-1/2
