[Event "Hastings Challengers 1995-96"] [Site "Hastings ENG"] [Date "1996.01.02"] [Round "6"] [White "Ryan, Joe"] [Black "Ferguson, Mark"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2210"] [BlackElo "2360"] [WhiteNationality "IRL"] [BlackNationality "ENG"] [WhiteFideId "2500426"] [BlackFideId "403547"] [PlyCount "76"] [ECO "C69"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez"] [Variation "exchange variation, 5.O-O"] [EventDate "1995.12.28"] [Source "BritBase"] [URL "https://www.irlchess.com/games_archive/sundry_files_2025-02/ryan-ferguson-hastings-1996.htm"] [LastModified "Thu Feb 6 18:26:37 2025"] { Event information: Hastings 1995/96, BritBase (ed. John Saunders). } 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bd6 6. d4 exd4 7. Qxd4 f6 8. b3 Qe7 9. Be3 Bd7 10. Nbd2 c5 11. Qc3 Bc6 12. Rfe1 O-O-O 13. Nc4 Bxe4 14. Nxd6+ Qxd6 15. Bxc5 Qd5 16. Rad1 Qxd1 17. Rxd1 Rxd1+ 18. Ne1 Nh6 19. f3 Bxc2 20. Bb6 c6 21. Kf2 Bg6 22. Nc2 Rc1 23. Qb4 Rxc2+ 24. Kg3 Nf5+ 25. Kh3 Re8 26. g4 Ne7 27. Qd6 Nd5 28. Ba7 Nc7 29. a4 Rce2 30. Bb6 R2e7 31. Bf2 Rd7 32. Qc5 h5 33. Bg3 hxg4+ 34. Kxg4 Rh8 35. Bd6 Rh5 36. Qa3 Rg5+ 37. Kh4 Rd8 38. Bf8 Rd4+ 0-1