[Event "4NCL Division 2 (2025-26 Season)"]
[Site "Various, England"]
[Date "2025.11.01"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Willmoth, Robert F"]
[Black "Birtwistle, Nigel"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2130"]
[BlackElo "2038"]
[WhiteTitle "CM"]
[WhiteFideId "402540"]
[BlackFideId "406945"]

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nc6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Bc4 O-O 8. Bb3 Re8 9. h3 e6 10. O-O a6 11. f4 d6 12. Qf3 Qc7 13. Rad1 Bd7 14. Ndb5 axb5 15. Nxb5 Qb8 16. Nxd6 Rf8 17. e5 Nd5 18. Bc1 Qa7+ 19. Kh1 Nd4 20. Qg3 Nxb3 21. axb3 f5 22. c4 Ne7 23. b4 b5 24. b3 Qb8 25. Qc3 Bc6 26. Rf2 Nc8 27. Qe3 bxc4 28. Qc5 Qb6 29. Qxb6 Nxb6 30. bxc4 Ba4 31. Rd3 Bc6 32. Be3 Ra1+ 33. Kh2 Na4 34. b5 Be4 35. Rb3 g5 36. c5 gxf4 37. Bd4 Rd1 38. Rb4 f3 39. g3 Nxc5 40. Bxc5 Bxe5 41. Nxe4 Rc8 42. Be3 Re1 43. Nd2 Rxe3 44. Nxf3 Bd6 45. Rd4 Bc5 46. Rdd2 Ra3 47. Rc2 Rc7 48. Kg2 Rb3 49. Rfe2 Rxb5 50. Nd4 Ra5 51. Rxe6 Kf7 52. Re5 Bxd4 53. Rxc7+ 1-0
