“Sadly I forgot my prep and ended up in a rotten position, moving my rook up and down the a-file for 8 moves. It was a curious echo of my game on Tuesday.”—Jonathan O'Connor (see Source).

1. g3 d5 2. Bg2 Nf6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. c4 e6 5. O-O c6 6. d3 Be7 7. Qb3 Qb6 8. Be3 Qxb3 9. axb3 a6 10. Nc3 h6 11. Nd4 Bh7 12. Nc2 O-O 13. Rfc1 Nbd7 14. h3 g5 15. Ra5 Kg7 16. Ra2 Rfe8 17. Ra5 Bd6 18. Ra2 Rad8 19. Ra5 Bg6 20. Ra2 Kh7 21. Ra5 Rg8 22. Ra4 Ne5 23. c5 Bc7 24. d4 Ned7 25. b4 Rge8 26. Na1 e5 27. Nb3 Nf8 28. Na5 Rb8 29. dxe5 Bxe5 30. Bd2 N8d7 31. e3 Bc7 32. Ne2 Ne4 33. Bc3 Ne5 34. Nd4 Nd3 35. Rf1 f5 36. Naxc6 bxc6 37. Rxa6 Ra8 38. Rxc6 Be5 39. f4 gxf4 40. gxf4 Bg7 41. Bxe4 dxe4 42. Rc7 Kh8

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43. Kh2 Rec8 44. Rd7 Be8 45. Re7 Bf6 46. Re6 Bg7 47. Rg1 Bf7 48. Re7 Rf8 49. Ne6 Bxc3 50. Nxf8 Rxf8 51. bxc3 Bd5 52. Rgg7 Ra8 53. Ra7 Rb8 54. Rh7+ Kg8 55. Rag7+ Kf8

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Source(s): Jonathan O'Connor scoresheet, Twitter / X, August 9, 2023.

Event information: Tournament report.

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