1. c4 f5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 d6 6. d4 c6 7. Nge2 O-O 8. O-O Na6 9. b3 Nh5 10. Bb2 e5 11. dxe5 dxe5 12. Ba3 Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Re8 14. b4 Bf8 15. c5 Nc7 16. Bb2 Rb8 17. Rd2 Be6 18. Rfd1 Nf6 19. Nc1 Ncd5 20. N3e2 Bf7 21. Nd3 e4 22. Ndc1 Bg7 23. a3 Rbd8 24. Nd4 Nd7 25. Bf1 Ne5

Black offered a draw.

26. Be2 Rd7 27. Ncb3 Red8 28. Na5 Re8 29. Ndb3 Red8 30. Bxe5 Bxe5 31. Bc4 g5 32. Kh1

"At the end -/+, thought Ludgate at the time, but it's a modest =/+. White 2.05; Black 2.28.

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Event information: Tournament report.

Note: The draw on board 2 came shortly after this one.