Event: 2025 North Shore Club Championship
Site: Auckland NZL
Date: 2025-06-26
White: Metge, J. Nigel
WhiteElo: 1905
Black: Pakenham, John
BlackElo: 1590
Result: 1-0
ECO: C16
Opening: French Defense: Winawer Variation, Advance Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 60+30

1. d4 e6 2. e4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Nd7 5. Qg4 g6 6. h4 h5 7. Qg3 Nh6 8. Bd3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Nf8 10. Bg5 Qd7 11. Rb1 Nf5 12. Qf3 Rb8 13. Ne2 c6 14. g4 hxg4 15. Qxg4 Nh7 16. Bf4 Qe7 17. Kd2 Rg8 18. Ng3 Rg7 19. c4 dxc4 20. Bxc4 b5 21. Ne4 Qd8 22. Nd6+ Nxd6 23. exd6 Bd7 24. Bb3 Kf8 25. Bh6 a5 26. a3 Qf6 27. Rbe1 Ke8 28. Bxg7 Qxg7 29. h5 g5 30. h6 Qg6 31. Re5 a4 32. Ba2 b4 33. axb4 Rxb4 34. Ra5 f5 35. Qe2 Rxd4+ 36. Kc1 Rxd6 37. Qe5 Ke7 38. Qh8 g4 39. Ra8 Be8 40. Rxe8+ Qxe8 41. Qxh7+ Qf7 42. Qxf7+ Kxf7 1-0