[Event "4NCL Division 2 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Saunders, Aron"]
[Black "Rathbone-Jones, Ifan"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2192"]
[BlackElo "2181"]
[BlackTitle "CM"]
[WhiteFideId "469343"]
[BlackFideId "1803859"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d4 Bg7 6. Na3 cxd4 7. Nb5 Na6 8. Nbxd4 Nf6 9. Bb5+ Bd7 10. Qe2 O-O 11. O-O Bxb5 12. Nxb5 Qe4 13. Qxe4 Nxe4 14. Re1 Nac5 15. Be3 a6 16. Nbd4 Rac8 17. Rad1 Rfd8 18. Kf1 e5 19. Nb3 Nd3 20. Re2 f5 21. Ne1 Nxe1 22. Rexe1 Bf8 23. Rxd8 Rxd8 24. f3 Nd6 25. Bb6 Rc8 26. Na5 e4 27. Kf2 Kf7 28. Rc1 exf3 29. Kxf3 Ne4 30. Rd1 Bc5 31. Bxc5 Nxc5 32. Nxb7 Ke6 33. Re1+ Ne4 34. Na5 Rd8 35. Nb3 Kf6 36. Nd4 Rb8 37. Re2 h5 38. Ke3 Nc5 39. b4 Re8+ 40. Kd2 Ne4+ 41. Kd3 Rb8 42. a3 Rd8 43. a4 Ke5 44. Kc2 Rc8 45. Re3 f4 46. Nf3+ Kd5 47. Rd3+ Ke6 48. Nd2 Nf2 49. Rd4 Ng4 50. Rxf4 Ne3+ 51. Kd3 Nxg2 52. Re4+ Kf5 53. b5 Nf4+ 54. Kc2 axb5 55. axb5 Rd8 56. Re1 g5 57. c4 g4 58. Ne4 Nd3 59. Ng3+ Kg5 60. Rf1 h4 61. Ne4+ Kg6 62. Kc3 Ne5 63. b6 Rd3+ 64. Kb4 Rd4 65. b7 Rxe4 66. Kb5 Nd7 67. Rd1 Re5+ 68. Kc6 Nb8+ 69. Kc7 Re8 70. Ra1 Kg5 71. Ra8 g3 72. hxg3 hxg3 73. Rxb8 Rxb8 74. Kxb8 g2 75. Ka8 g1=Q 76. b8=Q Qg2+ 77. Qb7 Qa2+ 78. Kb8 1/2-1/2
