D40: Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch with 5 e3

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.Nc3 e6 4.e3 Be7 5.Be2 0-0 6.0-0 Nc6 7.a3 d5 8.d4 cxd4 9.exd4 dxc4 10.Bxc4 Black now has an isolated pawn to attack on d4, although White is by no means worse

10...a6 11.b4 b5 12.Bb3 Bb7 13.d5 White chooses to liquidate the pawns, leading to a dull symmetrical position

13...exd5 14.Nxd5 Nxd5 15.Bxd5 Bf6 16.Ra2?! White misses a tactic, which Black also misses [16.Rb1 Re8= ]

16...Rc8?! [16...Nxb4! 17.Bxb7 Nxa2 18.Bxa8 Qxd1 19.Rxd1 Rxa8-/+ ]

17.Rc2 [17.Rd2 threatening Bxf7+ seems better 17...Qc7= ]

17...Rc7 [17...Nd4!? 18.Bxb7 Nxc2 19.Bxc8 Qxc8 20.Ne1=/+ and there isn't much left to work with, but Black has a slight edge]

18.Be4 g6 19.Be3 Qxd1 20.Rxd1 Ba8? Black misses the point of White's play starting with 17 Rc2 [>=20...Re8 21.Bd5 Rd7= keeps things level]

21.Rdc1+- Rcc8? [>=21...Rfc8+- makes White work a little harder to figure out how to win material]

22.Bxc6 Kg7 23.Bd4 Bxd4 24.Nxd4 Rfd8 25.Bxa8 Rxa8 26.Nc6 Rd3 27.Rc3 Rd2 28.g3 Re8 29.Re3 Rxe3 30.fxe3 Rd3 31.Ra1 Rxe3 32.Nb8 Re6 your guess is as good as mine as to how this ended in a draw 1/2-1/2