This is a most memorable game played in Jul-Aug 2002. Black goes down 2Ps, but not without compensation that proves to be sufficient for a draw through careful and possibly imaginative (though he says it who shouldn't) play. Right at the end though white blunders and the game plays out to its inevitable result.

bbarr    --    pradtf
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1.d4 Nf6 2.e3 e6 3.Nf3 d5 4.Bd3 Be7 5.Nc3 O-O 6.O-O b6 7.e4 c5 8.exd5 exd5 9.Bg5 c4?! 10.Be2 Nc6 11.Ne5 Bb7 12.Re1 Re8 13.Bf3 Nxe5?! (D)

BR :: BQ BR :: BK ::
BP BB :: BB BP BP BP
BP :: BN ::
:: :: BP BN WB
:: BP WP :: ::
:: WN :: WB ::
WP WP WP :: WP WP WP
WR :: WQ WR WK

( 13...Ne4 14.Bxe7 Nxc3 15.Nxc6 Bxc6 16.Bxd8 Nxd1 17.Rxe8+ Bxe8 18.Bxb6 axb6 19.Bxd1 +/- most of board is cleared and white has 1P advantage )
( 13...Bb4 14.Bxd5 +/- )
( 13...Na5 14.Re3 a6 15.Qd2 Qd6 += possibly the best way to maintain equality, but black N is out on the edge )
14.dxe5 Ne4 15.Bxe7 Nxc3
this will eventually lose a P, but the compensation may be adequate
16.Bxd8 Nxd1 17.Bxb6 axb6 18.Bxd1 (D)

BR :: :: BR :: BK ::
:: BB :: :: BP BP BP
BP :: :: ::
:: :: BP WP ::
:: BP :: :: ::
:: :: :: ::
WP WP WP :: WP WP WP
WR :: WB WR WK

compensation: B for N, 3 joined Ps, semi-open file, a 'tempo' since white B is on d1
18...f6!
forcing white P further away from camp
19.e6
( 19.exf6 Rxe1# )
( 19.f4 fxe5 20.fxe5 )
19...d4
gets the diagonal
20.Bg4 Ra5! 21.Rad1 f5!
forces B back and prevents fP linking with eP
22.Be2 b5 23.b3
( 23.Rxd4 Rxa2 = )
23...d3 24.cxd3 c3! (D)

:: :: BR :: BK ::
:: BB :: :: BP BP
:: :: WP :: ::
BR BP :: :: BP ::
:: :: :: ::
:: WP BP WP :: ::
WP :: :: WB WP WP WP
:: :: WR WR WK

black wants to get the most out of what Ps are left (we are now down 2Ps): the advanced P presents a threat at white's end of the board
25.d4 Bd5
the center Ps must not be allowed to link up
26.Bf3 b4
( 26...Bxf3 27.gxf3 looks nice but ... 27...Rxa2 28.d5 +- )
27.Bxd5 Rxd5 28.f3 Kf8 29.g4 fxg4
( 29...Ke7 30.gxf5 Rxf5 31.d5 could lead to serious problems )
( 29...f4!? 30.Re4 g5 31.h4 h6 32.hxg5 hxg5 )
( 29...g6 30.gxf5 gxf5 tries to prevent Re4 defending dP twice )
30.fxg4 Ke7 31.Re4 Red8 32.Kf2 c2
the white K is coming - black must play energetically
33.Rc1 Rxd4 34.Rxd4 Rxd4 35.Rxc2
( 35.h3 Rd2+ 36.Ke3 Rh2 37.Kd4 Kxe6 38.Kc4 Ke5 39.Kxb4 Ke4 )
35...Rxg4 36.Rc6 Kf6! (D)

:: :: :: ::
:: :: :: BP BP
:: WR :: WP BK ::
:: :: :: ::
BP :: :: BR ::
:: WP :: :: ::
WP :: :: WK WP
:: :: :: ::

freeing overworked R from having to guard 2 Ps
( 36...Rg6 37.Rc4 Rh6 38.h4 +- )
( 36...Rd4 37.Rc7+ Kf6 38.e7 Kf7 39.e8=Q+ Kxe8 40.Rxg7 +- )
37.Ra6 Re4
( 37...Rd4 38.Kf3 Rd3+ 39.Ke4 Rh3 40.Kd5 Rxh2 41.Kc5 Re2 )
38.Ra4! Rf4+! 39.Kg3 g5 40.Ra7 Rh4 41.e7 Kf7 42.Ra5 h6 43.Re5 Ke8 44.Re6 h5 45.h3 Rd4 46.Re3 Rd2 47.h4 Rc2! (D)

:: :: BK :: ::
:: :: WP ::
:: :: :: ::
:: :: :: BP BP
BP :: :: WP
:: WP :: WR WK
WP :: BR :: :: ::
:: :: :: ::

an apparent 'mistake' whose merit becomes evident later
( 47...Rxa2 48.hxg5 +- )
48.hxg5
bbarr: i just wanted to say good game. by far the toughest challenge i've had yet.
48...Rc3 49.Rf3 Rxf3+ 50.Kxf3 Kxe7 51.Kf4 Kf7 52.Kf5 Kg7 (D)

:: :: :: ::
:: :: :: BK
:: :: :: ::
:: :: :: WK WP BP
BP :: :: ::
:: WP :: :: ::
WP :: :: :: ::
:: :: :: ::

here the game should have been a draw
53.g6??
but this move loses the game
( 53.Ke4 Kg6 54.Kf4 Kf7 55.Kf5 Kg7 = )
53...h4 54.Kg4 Kxg6 55.Kxh4 Kf5 56.Kg3 Ke4 57.Kg4 Kd3 58.Kf4 Kc2 59.Ke3 Kb2 60.Kd2 Kxa2 61.Kc1 Kxb3 62.Kb1 Ka3 63.Ka1 b3 64.Kb1 b2 0-1