[Event "Ficheall Masters Wed 5th Nov Team Battle"] [Site "https://lichess.org/oaRF2J3o"] [Date "2025.11.05"] [Round "-"] [White "johnstaunton"] [Black "matthewcns"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [GameId "oaRF2J3o"] [UTCDate "2025.11.05"] [UTCTime "18:32:26"] [WhiteElo "856"] [BlackElo "1114"] [WhiteRatingDiff "+27"] [BlackRatingDiff "-38"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "420+0"] [ECO "C23"] [Opening "Bishop's Opening"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Bc4 { C23 Bishop's Opening } Nh6 3. Nf3 Bc5 4. Nxe5 O-O 5. O-O Qf6 6. h4 Qxe5 7. Re1 Qh5 8. Be2 Qxh4 9. g3 Qxe4 10. Bd3 Qd4 11. Re2 Qf6 12. Re4 Rd8 13. Bc4 Kf8 14. Qh5 g6 15. Qh1 Nc6 16. d4 d6 17. dxc5 dxc5 18. Bxh6+ Kg8 19. Qh4 Qxb2 20. Na3 Qxa1+ 21. Kh2 g5 22. Bxg5 Qxa2 23. Bxd8 Qxa3 24. Rg4+ Kf8 25. Qe7+ Nxe7 26. Bxe7+ Kxe7 27. Re4+ Kd8 28. Bxf7 Bf5 29. Rf4 Bxc2 30. g4 b5 31. Bd5 b4 32. Bxa8 b3 33. Re4 b2 34. Re1 Qc3 35. g5 Qxe1 36. Kh3 b1=Q 37. Kh4 Qbb4+ 38. Kh5 Qh1+ 39. Bxh1 a5 40. g6 hxg6+ 41. Kg5 a4 42. f3 a3 43. f4 a2 44. Bd5 a1=Q 45. f5 Qg1+ 46. Kf6 Qbd4+ 47. Kf7 Qxd5+ 48. Kf6 Qgd4+ 49. Kxg6 Qg2+ 50. Kf7 Qdd5+ 51. Kf6 Bxf5 { Draw by stalemate. } 1/2-1/2