The 2023 Oceania Zonal has started today, with big numbers in both events. So large in fact that to discuss standings and likely winners won't make sense until much later in the tournament. Instead I'd thought I'd pick one of the games from the top boards.
Current Asian Seniors Champion IM Gary Lane plays both sides of the Ruy Lopez equally well (as I recently discovered). In this game he takes the Black pieces, and manages to destroy his opponents king side position before launching a winning attack. I suspect if the colours had been reversed, he probably would have won the same way, with the White pieces.
Oceania Zonal Open 2023 Melbourne, Australia (1.6), 23.01.2023
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nge7 5. O-O g6 6. c3 Bg7 7. d4 b5 8. Bc2 exd4 9. cxd4 O-O 10. Nc3 d6 11. Bf4 Bg4 12. d5 Nd4 13. Be3 Nxf3+ 14. gxf3 Bh3 15. Re1 f5 16. Kh1 Qd7 17. Rg1 c5 18. Qe2 f4 19. Bd2 h6 20. a3 g5 21. Nd1 Ng6 22. Bc3 Nh4 23. Bxg7 Qxg7 24. e5 dxe5 25. Be4 Kh8 26. Nc3 g4 27. Qd3 c4 28. Qd1 h5 29. fxg4 f3 30. Rg3 hxg4 31. Qd2 Bg2+ 32. Kg1 Nf5 33. Bxf5 Rxf5 34. Nd1 Rh5 35. Ne3 Rxh2 36. Nxg2 Qh7 0-1
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