[Event "BCCC2026"]
[Site "Ballarat"]
[Date "2026-05-28"]
[White "Brotheridge, Jamie"]
[Black "Loveband, Rob"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 d5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Ne5 Bd6 6. Nc3 c6 7. Nd3 O-O 8. g3 Bf5 9. Bg2 Re8 10. O-O Nbd7 11. a3 h6 12. b4 Qe7 13. Nc5 Rab8 14. Bb2 Nb6 15. e3 Nc4 16. Ra2 Nxb2 17. Rxb2 b6 18. Nd3 Qd7 19. a4 Ne4 20. Nb1 Bh3? 21. Nd2 Bxg2 22. Kxg2 Ng5 23. Nf3 Qh3+ 24. Kg1 Ne4 25. Nfe5 Bxe5 26. Nxe5 Nf6 27. Qf3 Rbc8 28. Qg2 Qe6 29. Nd3 Qf5 30. Rd1 Ne4 31. Rb3 c5 32. dxc5 bxc5 33. Nxc5 Nxc5 34. Rxd5?? Qc2! 35. bxc5 Qxb3 36. h4 Qxa4 37. Rd4 Qa1+ 38. Kh2 Rxc5 39. Rf4 Rc7 40. Qd5 Qe5 41. Qd3 a5 42. Qa6 Rec8 43. Kh3 Qe6+ { White resigned } *