[Event "FICGS__CHESS__RAPID_B__000100"]
[Site "FICGS"]
[Date "2008.08.24"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Ponting,Andrew"]
[Black "Nichols,Scott"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "1800"]
[BlackElo "1872"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O c6 8.Be3 exd4 9.Bxd4 Re8 10.Qc2 Qe7 11.Rfe1 Na6 12.Rad1 Nc5 13.h3 Ne6 14.Be3 Nd7 15.Nd4 Ndc5 16.b4 Nxd4 17.Bxd4 Bxd4 18.Rxd4 Ne6 19.R4d1 Nf4 20.Bf3 Qg5 21.Rxd6 Nxh3+ 22.Kf1 Qe5 23.Qd2 Ng5 24.Kg1 Nxf3+ 25.gxf3 Be6 26.f4 Qh5 27.Qd3 Qg4+ 28.Qg3 Qxg3+ 29.fxg3 Bxc4 30.Rd7 b5 31.e5 Red8 32.Red1 Rxd7 33.Rxd7 a5 34.a3 axb4 35.axb4 g5 36.Rc7 Kg7 37.Ne4 gxf4 38.gxf4 Bd5 39.Nd6 Kg6 40.f5+ Kg5 41.e6 fxe6 42.fxe6 Bxe6 43.Rxc6 Ra4 44.Nxb5 Rxb4 1/2-1/2 

