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   [Event "Bedfordshire v Norfolk"] [Date "2025.01.05"] [White "James Gardner (2103)"] [Black "Michael Harris (2253)"] [Result "1/2-1/2"]   1. b3 d5 2. Bb2 Nf6 3. e3 g6 4. g3 Nc6 5. Bg2 e5 6. d3 h5 7. h3 Bg7 8. Ne2 Bf5 9. Nd2 O-O 10. O-O Qd7 11. Kh2 Rad8 12. a3 Rfe8 13. b4 Nh7 14. Nb3 Ng5 15. Nc5 Qc8 16. h4 Nh7 17. b5 b6 18. e4 dxe4 19. Nxe4 Ne7 20. Qc1 Be6 21. Ng1 Bd5 22. Nh3 Nf5 23. Nhg5 Nf8 24. Bh3 f6 25. Nf3 Qa8 26. Bg2 Ne6 27. Re1 Nd6 28. c4 Bb7 29. Qe3 Bxe4 30. dxe4 Nxc4 31. Qb3 Nxb2 32. Qxb2 Nc5 33. Nd2 Kh7 34. Re2 Rd3 35. Nb1 Qd8 36. Nc3 f5 37. f3 Qd7 38. Rf1 fxe4 39. Nxe4 Nxe4 40. Rxe4 c6 41. bxc6 Qxc6 42. g4 hxg4 43. fxg4 Qc3 44. Qb5 Re7 45. h5 Bh6 46. hxg6+ Kxg6 47. Rc4 Qd2 48. Kh1 Kg7 49. Rc7 Rxc7 50. Qxe5+ Kg8 51. Qe8+ Kg7 52. Qf8+ Kg6 53. Qf5+ Kg7 54. Qf6+ Kg8 55. Qe6+ Kh8 56. Qe8+ Kg7 57. Qf8+ Kg6 58. Qf6+ {draw offered by White, low on time, accepted by Black!}  ({alternatively, } 58. Qf6+ Kh7 59. Be4+ 59… Kg8  60. Qg6+ 60… Kh8 61. Qe8+ 61… Kg7 62. Qf8# { looks pretty good!}) *