[Event "131st ch-NZL Rapid 2024"]
[Site "Palmerston North NZL"]
[Date "2024.01.12"]
[Round "7.1"]
[White "Jones, G"]
[Black "Croad, N"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteElo "2618"]
[BlackElo "2171"]
[ECO "A14"]
[PlyCount "78"]

1.Nf3 d5 2.c4 e6 3.g3 Nf6 4.Bg2 Be7 5.O-O O-O 6.b3 a5 7.Nc3 c6 8.d4 Nbd7 9.Qd3 b6 10.e4 Ba6 11.Rd1 a4 12.e5 Ne8 13.Nxa4 Bxc4 14.bxc4 Rxa4 15.cxd5 cxd5 16.h4 h6 17.Bf4 Qa8 18.Qd2 Bb4 19.Qc2 Nb8 20.Bf1 Ra7 21.Qb2 Be7 22.Bd3 Nc6 23.Bb1 Na5 24.Qc2 f5 25.exf6 Nxf6 26.Bxh6 Ne4 27.Bf4 Rxf4 28.gxf4 Qf8 29.Nd2 Qxf4 30.Nxe4 Bxh4 31.Ng3 Bxg3 32.Qh7+ Kf8 33.Qh8+ Kf7 34.Qh5+ Ke7 35.fxg3 Qxg3+ 36.Kh1 Kd8 37.Rg1 Qc3 38.Qh8+ Kc7 39.Rxg7+ Kc6 1-0