[Event "4NCL Division 1 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2026.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Bates, Richard A"]
[Black "Jackson, James P"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2293"]
[BlackElo "2365"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteFideId "403555"]
[BlackFideId "416860"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. c4 a6 4. Nc3 d5 5. cxd5 exd5 6. g3 h6 7. Bg2 Bd6 8. O-O O-O 9. a3 c6 10. b4 Bf5 11. Bb2 Nbd7 12. Na4 Re8 13. Nc5 Qb8 14. e3 a5 15. Nh4 Bh7 16. Bh3 Nb6 17. bxa5 Rxa5 18. Bc3 Ra7 19. Bf5 Nc4 20. Bxh7+ Kxh7 21. Qd3+ g6 22. a4 b6 23. Nb3 Qa8 24. a5 Nxa5 25. Bxa5 bxa5 26. Rfc1 a4 27. Nc5 Ne4 28. Nxe4 Rxe4 29. Nf3 Re8 30. h4 h5 31. e4 dxe4 32. Ng5+ Kg8 33. Nxe4 Be7 34. Qc4 Rd8 35. Rc3 a3 36. Rf3 Rf8 37. Ra2 Ra4 38. Qd3 Qd8 39. Ng5 Rxd4 40. Qc2 Qd5 0-1
