[Event "BCCC2026"]
[Site "Ballarat"]
[Date "2026-06-04"]
[White "Smith, Declan"]
[Black "Loveband, Rob"]
[WhiteElo "0"]
[BlackElo "0"]
[Result "0-1"]

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Bf4 b6 4. Nbd2 Bb7 5. c3 Be7 6. Qc2 d5 7. h3 Nbd7 8. e3 O-O 9. Be2 c5 10. O-O Re8 11. Rad1 Qc8 12. Rc1 Ba6 13. Bxa6 Qxa6 14. Qb1 b5 15. e4 cxd4 16. cxd4 dxe4 17. Ne5 Nxe5 18. Bxe5 Rac8 19. a3 Qb7 20. b4 Qd5 21. Rfe1 Red8 22. Rxc8 Rxc8 23. Nxe4 Nxe4 24. Qxe4 Qxe4 25. Rxe4 Rc1+ 26. Kh2 Rc3 27. Re3 { big blunder.. better 27. d5 . Dead in the water from here on ... } (27. d5 Rxa3 28. d6 Bd8 29. Bd4 Rd3 30. Bxa7 Rxd6 31. Bc5 Rd2) 27... Rxe3 28. fxe3 Bg5 29. Bf4 Bxf4+ 30. exf4 Kf8 31. Kg3 Ke7 32. Kf3 Kd6 33. Ke3 f5 34. Kd2 Kd5 35. Kd3 h6 36. g4 g6 37. gxf5 gxf5 { White resigns } *