Peter Lalic – Thomas Rendle [IM] draw chess game

Lalic,Peter (1951) – Rendle,Thomas (2397) [C00] Surrey Chess Congress 34th (Open) (5), 24.04.2011 Time control: (2 hours / 40 moves) + (30 minutes for completion). I was 5 minutes late. This is my first draw with an International Master in slow tournament play. 1.e4 e6 2.d3 d5 3.c3!?N dxe4 4.dxe4 Dxd1+ 5.Kxd1 Lc5 6.f3 a5 7.Lf4 c6 8.Sd2= f6 9.e5!? fxe5 10.Lxe5 (1:39 remaining) 10…Sf6 (1:33) 11.Se4 Sxe4 12.fxe4 0-0 13.Sf3 Sd7 14.Ld4 Lxd4 15.cxd4 e5!? 16.dxe5 Sc5 17.Lc4+ 17…Kh8 18.Sg5 h6! 19.Sf7+ Kh7 20.Tf1 (1:07) 20…b5! (57) 21.Le2 21…Le6 22.Sd6 Txf1+ 23.Lxf1 Sd7!= 24.Le2 Sxe5 25.Ke1 Ta7 26.a3 Lb3 27.Tc1 Td7 28.Tc5! Txd6 29.Txe5= White draw offer. 29…Kg8 30.Tc5! (32) 30…Te6 (31) 31.Lf3 Ld5 32.Kf2 Lxe4 33.Lxe4 (26) 33…Txe4= (28) Black draw offer. 1/2-1/2