[Event "4NCL Division 2 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.02"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Jones, Steven A"]
[Black "Merriman, James"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2230"]
[BlackElo "2174"]
[WhiteFideId "419630"]
[BlackFideId "452270"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 Bb4 5. e5 h6 6. Bh4 g5 7. Bg3 Ne4 8. Nge2 c5 9. a3 Bxc3+ 10. Nxc3 Nxc3 11. bxc3 Nc6 12. h4 gxh4 13. Rxh4 Bd7 14. dxc5 Qa5 15. Qd2 Qxc5 16. Bd3 O-O-O 17. Kf1 Rdg8 18. c4 d4 19. Qf4 h5 20. Kg1 Qe7 21. Rb1 Rg5 22. Qf3 Be8 23. Re4 Rhg8 24. Bf1 Rg4 25. Rxg4 hxg4 26. Qd3 f5 27. exf6 Qxf6 28. c5 Rg7 29. Qd2 e5 30. Bd3 Qg5 31. Qe2 Qh5 32. Be4 Bg6 33. Bxc6 Rh7 34. Bxb7+ Kd8 35. f4 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 Qxb1 37. Be4 Rh1 38. Bh4+ Rxh4 39. Bxg6 Rh1 40. Qxe5 Qg1+ 41. Kg3 Qe3+ 42. Kxg4 Qxe5 43. fxe5 Ra1 44. Kf5 Rxa3 45. Kf6 a5 46. Bd3 Ra1 47. e6 Re1 48. Bb5 d3 49. cxd3 Rf1+ 50. Ke5 Ke7 51. Bd7 a4 52. Bxa4 Re1+ 53. Kd5 Rxe6 54. Bd1 Rg6 55. Bf3 Kd7 56. d4 Rg5+ 57. Kc4 Kc7 58. d5 Kd7 59. Kb5 Rg6 60. Be4 Rf6 61. g4 Rf2 62. Bf5+ Kd8 63. Kc6 Rf1 64. Kd6 Rh1 65. c6 Rh6+ 66. Be6 Rh7 67. g5 Rg7 68. g6 Ra7 69. Bf7 1-0
