[Event "WDCL Rock Cup Final"] [Site "Warley Quinborne"] [Date "2026.04.13"] [Round "Final"] [White "Ian Emery"] [Black "Simon Dighton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [BlackElo "2133"] [ECO "A45"] [EventDate "2026.04.13"] [WhiteElo "1917"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nc3 d5 3.Bf4 c5 4.e3 cxd4 5.exd4 Bg4 6.Be2 Bxe2 7.Qxe2 a6 8.Nf3 ( { Book is } 8.g4 h6 9.h4 e6 10.Qf3 Bb4 $10 ) 8...Nc6 9.O-O e6 10.Rfd1 Be7 11.a3 Rc8 12.h3 O-O 13.Qd3 Na5 14.Nd2 Qd7 15.Ne2 Nc4 16.Nxc4 dxc4 17.Qf3 Nd5 18.Be5 Rfd8 19.Nc3 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Qd5 21.Qxd5 Rxd5 22.Rdb1 b5 23.a4 f6 24.Bg3 e5 25.axb5 axb5 26.Ra7 Bd8 27.dxe5 fxe5 28.Rb7 Bf6 29.R1xb5 Rxb5 30.Rxb5 e4 31.Be5 Kf7 32.Kf1 Ke6 33.Bd4 ( { Strong was } 33.Bxf6 gxf6 34.Rb6+ Ke5 35.Rb7 Rh8 36.Re7+ Kd5 37.Ke2 f5 38.g3 $14 ) 33...Ra8 34.Rc5 ( { Better was } 34.Ke2 Ra1 35.Rc5 Rc1 36.Kd2 Rg1 37.g3 $14 ) 34...Ra2 35.Rxc4 Rxc2 36.Bxf6 Kxf6 37.Rxe4 Rxc3 { and a draw was agreed after further unrecorded moves. } 1/2-1/2