[Event "4NCL Division 2 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Blackburn, Jonathan L B"]
[Black "Babu, Rahul"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2238"]
[BlackElo "2176"]
[WhiteTitle "FM"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteFideId "1801090"]
[BlackFideId "25625136"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c6 3. Nc3 d5 4. Nf3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bh4 dxc4 7. e4 g5 8. Bg3 b5 9. Be2 Bb4 10. Qc2 Nbd7 11. O-O Bb7 12. Rad1 Qe7 13. e5 Nh5 14. Ne4 Nxg3 15. fxg3 O-O-O 16. a3 Ba5 17. Nfxg5 Nxe5 18. dxe5 Bb6+ 19. Kh1 hxg5 20. Rxd8+ Rxd8 21. Nd6+ Rxd6 22. exd6 Qxd6 23. Rxf7 Qd4 24. Rf1 Qe3 25. Bg4 Bd4 26. a4 Kc7 27. a5 Qd3 28. Qxd3 cxd3 29. Rf7+ Kb8 30. Rd7 c5 31. b4 Bd5 32. bxc5 d2 33. h4 b4 34. c6 b3 35. c7+ Kc8 36. Rxd5 d1=Q+ 37. Bxd1 exd5 38. Bxb3 Bc3 39. a6 Be1 40. hxg5 Kxc7 41. g6 Bc3 42. Bxd5 Kd8 43. Kh2 Ke7 44. Kh3 Kf6 45. Be4 Kg7 46. Kg4 Bd4 47. Kf5 Bb6 48. Ke6 1/2-1/2
