[Event "WDCL Rock Cup"] [Site "Walrey Quinborne"] [Date "2025.04.17"] [Round "Final"] [White "Phil Maybury"] [Black "Ian Emery"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "1912"] [ECO "B02"] [EventDate "2025.04.17"] [WhiteElo "1840"] 1.e4 Nf6 2.e5 Nd5 3.c4 Nb6 4.c5 Nd5 5.Bc4 e6 6.Nc3 Nxc3 ( { Or } 6...d6 7.cxd6 cxd6 8.Nxd5 exd5 9.Bxd5 Be7 $14 ) 7.dxc3 Nc6 8.Qh5 g6 $6 ( { Better was } 8...Bxc5 ) 9.Qe2 Bg7 10.Nf3 b6 11.cxb6 axb6 12.O-O O-O 13.h4 ( { Stronger was } 13.Bg5 f6 14.exf6 Bxf6 15.Bh6 Bg7 16.Bxg7 Kxg7 17.Rfd1 $14 ) 13...h5 14.b4 d6 15.Bg5 Qe8 16.Bb5 Bd7 17.exd6 cxd6 18.Qe3 $6 ( 18.Bd3 $10 ) 18...Ne5 ( 18...Ne7 19.Bxd7 Qxd7 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 $15 ) 19.Be2 Bb5 ( 19...Nxf3+ 20.Bxf3 Bc6 $15 { and White's c-pawn is weak } ) 20.Bxb5 Nxf3+ 21.Qxf3 Qxb5 22.Be7 Rfc8 23.Bxd6 Bxc3 ( 23...Qc6 $1 24.Qxc6 Rxc6 $15 ) 24.Rac1 Bg7 25.Rc7 Qf5 26.Qc6 e5 27.Rxc8+ Qxc8 28.Qxb6 ( 28.b5 $1 Qxc6 29.bxc6 Rc8 30.c7 $14 ) 28...Rxa2 29.Qe3 Qg4 30.Rb1 Qf5 31.Rf1 e4 32.Qf4 $2 Qxf4 33.Bxf4 Bf8 ( 33...Bd4 $1 $15 ) 34.Rc1 Rb2 35.Rc4 $10 1/2-1/2