29th October 2025: League Match 1 (C Team, 25/26)
A return to action with the C Team begins with an away match. It wasn't easy, but I managed to help bring victory with a tricky win over P. Castledine! Moves (I played Black): 1. d4 g6 2. Nc3 Bg7 3. Bf4 Nf6 4. e4 d6 5. e5 Nfd7 6. Nf3 O-O 7. Qd2 dxe5 8. dxe5 b6 9. O-O-O Bb7 10. h4 h5 11. Bc4 e6 12. Bh6 Bxf3 13. gxf3 Qe7 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. f4 Nc5 16. Rdg1 Nc6 17. Qe2 Kh7 18. Ne4 Nxe4 19. Qxe4 Nb4 20. Be2 Kh6 21. Qe3 Nd5 22. Qd2 Kh7 23. Rg5 Rad8 24. Bxh5 Nb4 25. Bxg6+ fxg6 26. Qe3 Rf5 27. Qg3 Qc5 28. c3 Nd3+ 29. Kc2 Qxf2+ 30. Qxf2 Nxf2 31. Rf1 Rxg5 32. fxg5 Rf8 33. b4 Rf5 34. Kb3 Kg7 35. Kc4 a6 36. Kd4 c5+ 37. bxc5 bxc5+ 38. Kxc5 Ne4+ 39. (White resigned) Eval said I was actually losing until White took one pawn too many with the Bishop, which turned things around for me!