[Event "4NCL Division 1 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Speelman, Jon S"]
[Black "Bates, Richard A"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2482"]
[BlackElo "2296"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteFideId "400033"]
[BlackFideId "403555"]

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Be2 d5 6. a3 Bxc3 7. bxc3 c5 8. O-O Nc6 9. d4 Qa5 10. Bb2 dxc4 11. Bxc4 b6 12. Qe2 Bb7 13. Nd2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Rfd8 15. Bb5 a6 16. Bd3 Qd5 17. f4 Na5 18. e4 Qh5 19. Rf3 b5 20. d5 Ne8 21. Qf2 Nc4 22. Bxc4 bxc4 23. Rh3 Qg6 24. Rg3 Qh6 25. Nxc4 exd5 26. Ne3 d4 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. Nxd4 Qxe4 29. Re1 Qd5 30. Rg5 Qc4 31. Rge5 f6 32. Re7 Bd5 33. h3 Bf7 34. f5 Rab8 35. Ba1 Nd6 36. Ne6 Re8 37. Bxf6 Rxe7 38. Bxe7 Nxf5 39. Qxf5 Re8 40. Ng5 Bg6 41. Qe6+ Qxe6 42. Rxe6 1-0
