ANU Open 2007 - Round 5

A draw on Board 1 between IM Zong Yuan Zhao and FM Igor Bjelobrk left Zhao holding a half point lead after round 5. IM Gary Lane moved into equal 2nd (with Bjelobrk) after defeating Sydney junior Max Illingworth.
In the Minor tournament leaders Sunny Yoon and Jey Hoole held onto equal first after a top board draw, although Yoon was unwise to accept the draw as the move Hoole played in offering it was a losing one.

Oliver,G - Bjelobrk,I [A40]
ANU Open Canberra (4), 28.07.2007

1.d4 e6 2.c4 b6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Nf3 Bb7 5.e3 f5 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.0-0 0-0 8.Ne2 Bd6 9.Ng3 Qe8 10.Bd2 Nc6 11.a3 a5 12.Rb1 a4 13.Bc2 Na5 14.Bxa5 Rxa5 15.Bxa4 Ng4 16.Re1 Rf6 17.h3 (D)
17. ... Nxe3 18.Rxe3 f4 19.Ne4 fxe3 20.Nxf6+ gxf6 21.Bc2 exf2+ 22.Kxf2 Qh5 23.Kg1 Kh8 24.Nh2 Qg5 25.Qf1 Qe3+ 26.Kh1 Qxd4 27.b4 Rxa3 28.Rd1 Qf4 0-1

Lane,G - Illingworth,M [B23]
ANU Open Canberra (5), 29.07.2007

1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nd4 4.Bc4 e6 5.Nge2 Nf6 6.0-0 a6 7.d3 b5 8.Bb3 Nxb3 9.axb3 Bb7 10.f4 d6 11.Qe1 Qc7 12.Qg3 Nd7 13.f5 Ne5 14.fxe6 fxe6 15.Nf4 Kd7 16.Qh3 Re8 17.Ncd5 Qd8 18.Bd2 b4 19.d4 Nc6 20.Nxe6 Rxe6 21.Rf7+ Kc8 22.Qxe6+ Kb8 23.dxc5 Bc8 24.Rxf8 Rxf8 25.Qxd6+ Qxd6 26.cxd6 a5 27.Ne7 1-0