[Event "4NCL Division 1 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Bazakutsa, Svyatoslav"]
[Black "Kovchan, Alexander"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2478"]
[BlackElo "2440"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "14198525"]
[BlackFideId "14103052"]

1. c4 e5 2. g3 c6 3. d4 e4 4. d5 Bb4+ 5. Bd2 Qe7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. Nh3 Na6 8. a3 Bxc3 9. Bxc3 cxd5 10. Nf4 dxc4 11. e3 b5 12. a4 b4 13. Bd4 b3 14. Rc1 d5 15. Bxf6 Qxf6 16. Nxd5 Qxb2 17. Bxc4 Bg4 18. Rb1 Qc2 19. Qxc2 bxc2 20. Rc1 Rd8 21. O-O Bd1 22. Nc3 Nc5 23. Nxd1 cxd1=Q 24. Rfxd1 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ke7 26. g4 f6 27. Kg2 Rd8 28. Rb1 Rd2 29. Rb5 Kd6 30. Rb8 Rc2 31. Bb5 a6 32. Bf1 Nxa4 33. Bxa6 Nc5 34. Bf1 Nd7 35. Rb4 Nc5 36. Rd4+ Ke7 37. Kg3 g6 38. Bg2 f5 39. gxf5 gxf5 40. Bh3 Ke6 41. Rd8 Nd3 42. f3 Re2 43. Rf8 Rxe3 44. Rxf5 Ke7 45. Bg4 exf3 46. Rxf3 Rxf3+ 47. Kxf3 Ne5+ 48. Kf4 Nxg4 49. Kxg4 1/2-1/2
