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[Event "CAN-op"]
[Site "Edmonton CAN"]
[Date "1979.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ball, Stephen"]
[Black "Loadman, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[PlyCount "135"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.exd5 Na6 10.O-O Nc7 11.h3 Nh5 12.Kh2 f5 13.Bd2 Bh6 14.Qc1 Bg7 15.a4 Re8 16.Bd3 a6 17.Qc2 Bd7 18.Rae1 Qf6 19.Qb3 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.cxb5 Rb8 23.Re1 h6 24.b6 Ne8 25.Na4 Qd8 26.Bb5 Nef6 27.Bxd7 Qxd7 28.Re6 Ne4 29.Bc1 Nhf6 30.Qc4 Qb7 31.g4 fxg4 32.hxg4 Nxg4+ 33.Kg2 Nef6 34.Rxd6 Qe7 35.Re6 Qb7 36.Rc6 Qf7 37.Rxc5 Kh7 38.d6 Qxc4 39.Rxc4 Nd5 40.Rc7 Nxb6 41.d7 Nxd7 42.Rxd7 Kg8 43.Kg3 Nf6 44.Rc7 Nh5+ 45.Kf2 Rb4 46.Nc3 Nxf4 47.Bxf4 Rxf4 48.Nd5 Rf7 49.b4 Bd4+ 50.Ke2 Rxc7 51.Nxc7 Bb6 52.Nd5 Ba7 53.Ne5 g5 54.Kf1 Bb8 55.Nc6 Bd6 56.b5 Kf7 57.Nd8+ Ke8 58.Nb7 Kd7 59.b6 Bb8 60.Nb4 Bd6 61.Nd5 Bb8 62.Na5 Kd6 63.Ne3 Kc5 64.Nec4 Kb5 65.Kg2 h5 66.Kh3 Bf4 67.b7 Bb8 68.Nd2 1/2-1/2
[Site "Edmonton CAN"]
[Date "1979.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ball, Stephen"]
[Black "Loadman, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[PlyCount "135"]
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f4 O-O 6.Nf3 c5 7.d5 e6 8.Be2 exd5 9.exd5 Na6 10.O-O Nc7 11.h3 Nh5 12.Kh2 f5 13.Bd2 Bh6 14.Qc1 Bg7 15.a4 Re8 16.Bd3 a6 17.Qc2 Bd7 18.Rae1 Qf6 19.Qb3 b5 20.axb5 axb5 21.Rxe8+ Rxe8 22.cxb5 Rb8 23.Re1 h6 24.b6 Ne8 25.Na4 Qd8 26.Bb5 Nef6 27.Bxd7 Qxd7 28.Re6 Ne4 29.Bc1 Nhf6 30.Qc4 Qb7 31.g4 fxg4 32.hxg4 Nxg4+ 33.Kg2 Nef6 34.Rxd6 Qe7 35.Re6 Qb7 36.Rc6 Qf7 37.Rxc5 Kh7 38.d6 Qxc4 39.Rxc4 Nd5 40.Rc7 Nxb6 41.d7 Nxd7 42.Rxd7 Kg8 43.Kg3 Nf6 44.Rc7 Nh5+ 45.Kf2 Rb4 46.Nc3 Nxf4 47.Bxf4 Rxf4 48.Nd5 Rf7 49.b4 Bd4+ 50.Ke2 Rxc7 51.Nxc7 Bb6 52.Nd5 Ba7 53.Ne5 g5 54.Kf1 Bb8 55.Nc6 Bd6 56.b5 Kf7 57.Nd8+ Ke8 58.Nb7 Kd7 59.b6 Bb8 60.Nb4 Bd6 61.Nd5 Bb8 62.Na5 Kd6 63.Ne3 Kc5 64.Nec4 Kb5 65.Kg2 h5 66.Kh3 Bf4 67.b7 Bb8 68.Nd2 1/2-1/2
[Event "CAN-op"]
[Site "Edmonton CAN"]
[Date "1979.07.09"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Ball, Stephen"]
[Black "Loadman, Ian"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteElo "2187"]
[BlackElo "1981"]
[ECO "E77"]
[EventDate "1979.07.07"]
[PlyCount "135"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[EventRounds "10"]
[EventCountry "CAN"]
[WhiteTeamCountry "CAN"]
[BlackTeamCountry "CAN"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. f4 O-O 6. Nf3 c5 7. d5 e6 8. Be2
exd5 9. exd5 Na6 10. O-O Nc7 11. h3 Nh5 12. Kh2 f5 13. Bd2 Bh6 14. Qc1 Bg7
15. a4 Re8 16. Bd3 a6 17. Qc2 Bd7 18. Rae1 Qf6 19. Qb3 b5 20. axb5 axb5 21.
Rxe8+ Rxe8 22. cxb5 Rb8 23. Re1 h6 24. b6 Ne8 25. Na4 Qd8 26. Bb5 Nef6 27.
Bxd7 Qxd7 28. Re6 Ne4 29. Bc1 Nhf6 30. Qc4 Qb7 31. g4 fxg4 32. hxg4 Nxg4+
33. Kg2 Nef6 34. Rxd6 Qe7 35. Re6 Qb7 36. Rc6 Qf7 37. Rxc5 Kh7 38. d6 Qxc4
39. Rxc4 Nd5 40. Rc7 Nxb6 41. d7 Nxd7 42. Rxd7 Kg8 43. Kg3 Nf6 44. Rc7 Nh5+
45. Kf2 Rb4 46. Nc3 Nxf4 47. Bxf4 Rxf4 48. Nd5 Rf7 49. b4 Bd4+ 50. Ke2 Rxc7
51. Nxc7 Bb6 52. Nd5 Ba7 53. Ne5 g5 54. Kf1 Bb8 55. Nc6 Bd6 56. b5 Kf7 57.
Nd8+ Ke8 58. Nb7 Kd7 59. b6 Bb8 60. Nb4 Bd6 61. Nd5 Bb8 62. Na5 Kd6 63. Ne3
Kc5 64. Nec4 Kb5 65. Kg2 h5 66. Kh3 Bf4 67. b7 Bb8 68. Nd2 1/2-1/2