Just as expected, the game went quite slowly, with both players savoring their time carefully, not willing to make any hasty movement in the beginning. Hell, it was rare to see Sheva being stumped so many times when it was still far from being an endgame, but this was the reality.
It wasn't like the position was bad, or Sheva was facing any imminent danger here. No, everything was still as equal as the original position was. However, the complicated nature of this middle game position was enough to force all of his brain cells to work overtime, trying to find the best solution for himself.
Of course, there would always be a person who was always nitpicking everything here, finding every single mistake, even though there were basically none. In this case, it was Irfan who was somehow dissatisfied with Sheva's attitude.
