Event: 2025 North Shore Club Championship
Site: Auckland NZL
Date: 2025-06-19
White: Metge, J. Nigel
WhiteElo: 1908
Black: Baker, Ilias Angelo (Leo)
BlackTitle: CM
BlackElo: 2031
Result: 1/2-1/2
ECO: E28
Opening: Nimzo-Indian Defense: Sämisch Variation
Variant: Standard
TimeControl: 90+30

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 d6 7. Bd3 e5 8. e4 exd4 9. cxd4 Nxe4 10. Bxe4 Re8 11. Qe2 f5 12. Bd5+ Kh8 13. Be3 f4 14. O-O-O fxe3 15. Nh3 c6 16. Bf7 Rf8 17. Qh5 Bxh3 18. Bg6 h6 19. Qxh3 exf2 20. Bc2 Nd7 21. Rhf1 d5 22. Qd3 Qg5+ 23. Rd2 Nf6 24. cxd5 cxd5 25. h4 Qxh4 26. Rdxf2 Qe4 27. Qxe4 dxe4 28. Bxe4 Rfd8 29. Bxb7 Rab8 30. Rb2 Rxd4 31. Re1 Rd7 32. Bf3 Rxb2 33. Kxb2 Kg8 34. Kc3 Kf7 35. Kb4 g5 36. Kc5 Rd3 37. a4 g4 38. Bc6 h5 39. Rb1 Nd7+ 40. Kb5 Ne5 41. Bb7 Rd6 42. a5 h4 43. Kc5 Rd2 44. Bd5+ Kg6 45. Rb7 h3 46. gxh3 gxh3 47. Be4+ Kf6 48. Rxa7 Nd3+ 49. Kc4 Nf2 50. Bd5 Ke5 51. Re7+ Kd6 52. Re6+ Kc7 53. Rh6 Rc2+ 54. Kb5 Rb2+ 55. Ka6 Rd2 56. Rh7+ Kd6 57. Bb7 Nd3 58. Rh6+ Kc7 59. Rc6+ Kd7 60. Rc4 h2 61. Ka7 Rb2 62. Rh4 Nc5 63. Rh7+ Kd6 64. a6 Nxb7 65. axb7 Kc6 66. b8=N+ Kd6 1/2-1/2