[Event "4NCL Division 1 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Kirk, Ezra"]
[Black "Bezuidenhout, Roland"]
[Result "0-1"]
[WhiteElo "2394"]
[BlackElo "2287"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteFideId "600067"]
[BlackFideId "14304562"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. b3 d5 6. Bb2 Nbd7 7. O-O Bd6 8. Nc3 a6 9. cxd5 exd5 10. Nh4 Nc5 11. Nf5 Bf8 12. b4 Ne6 13. Qa4+ Qd7 14. Qxd7+ Kxd7 15. a3 Rb8 16. Na4 Ne8 17. Bh3 Rg8 18. Rac1 g6 19. Nd4 f5 20. Nf3 Bg7 21. Bxg7 Rxg7 22. d4 Nf6 23. Rc2 Kd6 24. Rfc1 Nd7 25. e3 Rf8 26. Nc5 bxc5 27. bxc5+ Kc6 28. Bg2 a5 29. Rb2 Ba6 30. a4 Ra8 31. Nd2 Nf6 32. Nf3 Kd7 33. Ne5+ Ke7 34. Nc6+ Kd7 35. Rb8 Rg8 36. Ne5+ Ke7 37. Nc6+ Kf7 38. Rxg8 Kxg8 39. Ne7+ Kf7 40. Nxd5 Nxd5 41. Bxd5 Rb8 42. Rc3 Kf6 43. Rb3 Rxb3 44. Bxb3 Ng5 45. Bd1 Ne4 46. f3 Nc3 47. Bb3 Bb7 48. Kf2 Bc6 0-1
