[Event "VRCL"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2024-10-20"]
[White "Smith, Jack"]
[Black "Coffey, Ruari"]
[WhiteElo "1911"]
[BlackElo "1882"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 e6 5.Bd3 a6 6.Nbd2 Nbd7 7.O-O Bd6 8.Qe2 O-O 9.e4 e5 {Only works due to Re8 tactics (R.C)} 10.dxe5 Nxe5 11.Nxe5 Bxe5 12.exd5 Re8 13.Qd1 cxd5 14.cxd5 Qxd5 15.Qf3 Bg4 16.Qxd5 Nxd5 17.Nc4 Bc7 18.Ne3 {White offered a draw (R.C)} Nxe3 19.Bxe3 Rad8 20.Bc2 Be5 21.Rab1 Be6 22.b3 Rc8 23.Bd3 Red8 24.Be4 Bd5 25.Bf5 Be6 26.Bxe6 fxe6 27.Rfe1 Kf7 28.Bb6 Bc7 29.Bxc7 Rxc7 30.Re2 Rd6 31.f3 Kf6 32.Rbe1 Rc5 33.f4 Rdc6 34.Kf2 Rc2 35.Rxc2 Rxc2+ 36.Re2 Rc1 37.g4 h6 38.h4 Ra1 39.Kf3 Rf1+ 40.Kg3 Rg1+ 41.Kf3 Rf1+ 42.Kg3 {#d}