[Event "Auckland Open"] [Site "Auckland, NZ"] [Round "0"] [White "Hans Gao"] [Black "Gino Thornton"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1916"] [BlackElo "2230"] [ECO "C17"] [Opening "French: Winawer, 5.a3"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Qg4 Qc7 8. Bd3 cxd4 9. Ne2 dxc3 10. O-O Ng6 11. f4 Nc6 12. h4 h5 13. Qg3 Nce7 14. Nd4 Bd7 15. Kh1 a6 16. a4 Rc8 17. a5 Kf8 18. Ba3 Kg8 19. Bd6 Qd8 20. Rab1 Nc6 21. Nf3 Nxa5 22. Bxg6 fxg6 23. Qxg6 Rh6 24. Qg3 Bb5 25. Rfe1 Nc4 26. Nd4 Nd2 27. Rbd1 Ne4 28. Rxe4 dxe4 29. f5 Qe8 30. Nxe6 Rxe6 31. fxe6 Qxe6 32. Qg5 Qg4 33. Qxg4 hxg4 34. Rd4 e3 35. Rxg4 Rc4 36. Rxc4 Bxc4 37. Bb4 Bd3 38. Bxc3 Bxc2 39. Kg1 Kf7 40. Kf1 Bd3+ 41. Ke1 Ke6 42. g4 g6 43. h5 gxh5 44. gxh5 Kf5 45. h6 Kg6 46. Bd4 e2 47. e6 Kxh6 48. e7 Bb5 49. e8=Q Bxe8 50. Kxe2 a5 51. Bb6 a4 52. Bc5 Kg5 53. Kd3 Kf5 54. Kd4 Kf4 55. Ba3 Kf3 56. Kd3 Bb5+ 57. Kd2 Ke4 58. Kc3 Be8 59. Kb2 Kd3 60. Ka1 Kc3 61. Bf8 b6 62. Be7 Kb3 63. Bf8 a3 64. Be7 b5 65. Bf8 Bf7 66. Be7 {#d} 1/2-1/2