[Event "4NCL Division 1 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2026.02.08"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Merry, Alan B"]
[Black "Emms, John M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2409"]
[BlackElo "2410"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteFideId "418811"]
[BlackFideId "400254"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. Bg2 O-O 6. O-O dxc4 7. Qc2 c6 8. Qxc4 b5 9. Qd3 Nbd7 10. Rd1 Bb7 11. Bg5 Qb6 12. Nc3 Rfd8 13. e4 h6 14. Bf4 b4 15. e5 Nd5 16. Nxd5 cxd5 17. Bf1 a5 18. Ne1 Ba6 19. Qf3 Bxf1 20. Kxf1 Rac8 21. Kg2 f5 22. exf6 Bxf6 23. Qd3 e5 24. dxe5 Nxe5 25. Bxe5 Bxe5 26. Rd2 a4 27. Rad1 b3 28. axb3 Qxb3 29. Qxb3 axb3 30. Nf3 Bf6 31. Nd4 Bxd4 32. Rxd4 Rc2 33. R1d2 Kf7 34. Kf3 Ke6 35. Ke2 Rxd2+ 36. Rxd2 Rc8 37. Ke3 g5 38. Rd3 Rb8 39. Kd4 g4 40. f3 gxf3 41. Re3+ Kd6 42. Rxf3 Rb4+ 43. Kc3 Rc4+ 44. Kxb3 Rc1 45. Rc3 Re1 46. Rc8 d4 47. Rd8+ Kc5 48. Rf8 Kd5 49. Kc2 Re2+ 50. Kd3 Rxh2 51. b4 Rb2 52. Rf5+ Ke6 53. Rb5 Rb3+ 54. Kxd4 Rxg3 55. Rh5 Kd6 56. Rxh6+ Kc7 57. Kc5 1/2-1/2
