[Event "DSM 1900-2299 (BUL)"]
[Site "ICCF"]
[Date "2023.12.10"]
[Round "-"]
[White "Merot, Jean-Pierre"]
[Black "Ward, Christopher"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2162"]
[BlackElo "2127"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nxc6 bxc6 
6.e5 Qe7 7.Qe2 Nd5 8.c4 Ba6 9.Nd2 g6 10.Nf3 Qb4+ 
11.Kd1 Ne7 12.h4 d5 13.a3 Qxc4 14.Qxc4 dxc4 15.Bd2 Nd5 
16.h5 gxh5 17.b3 Bc8 18.bxc4 Nb6 19.Nd4 Bc5 20.Be3 Bxd4 
21.Bxd4 Be6 22.Ke1 O-O-O 23.Bc5 Nd7 24.Bd4 Nb6 25.Rh4 Bg4 
26.Be3 Rhe8 27.f3 Rxe5 28.Kf2 Be6 29.a4 Ra5 30.c5 Nd5 
31.Bd4 Ne7 32.Bf6 Rd2+ 33.Kg1 Ng6 34.Rb4 Rxc5 35.Ba6+ Kd7 
36.Rb8 Kd6 37.Rd8+ Bd7 38.Re1 Rcc2 39.Bc8 Rxg2+ 1/2-1/2
