[Event "Clubkampioenschap Paal"] [Site "?"] [Date "2026.01.02"] [Round "4"] [White "Vansichen, Kenneth"] [Black "Mertens, Dwayne"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C45"] [WhiteElo "1920"] [BlackElo "1855"] [PlyCount "116"] [EventDate "2026.??.??"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bc5 5. Be3 Qf6 6. c3 Nge7 7. Bc4 O-O 8. O-O b6 9. Nxc6 Qxc6 10. Bxc5 Qxc5 11. Qd4 Qh5 12. Nd2 d5 13. Bxd5 Nxd5 14. Qxd5 Qxd5 15. exd5 Rd8 16. Rfe1 Kf8 17. c4 c6 18. Ne4 cxd5 19. cxd5 Rxd5 20. Rad1 Re5 21. Nd6 Rxe1+ 22. Rxe1 Be6 23. a3 Rd8 24. Ne4 Bf5 25. Nc3 a6 26. f3 h5 27. Kf2 Rd2+ 28. Re2 Rxe2+ 29. Kxe2 Be6 30. Ke3 Ke7 31. Na4 b5 32. Nc5 Bc8 33. Kd4 g5 34. Ne4 f6 35. Kc5 Ke6 36. Kb6 Ke5 37. Nc5 Kd5 38. Nxa6 Kc4 39. Nc5 f5 40. Kc6 g4 41. Kd6 f4 42. Ne4 g3 43. h4 Bh3 44. Ke5 Bxg2 45. Kxf4 Kb3 46. Nc3 Bf1 47. Kxg3 Kxb2 48. Nxb5 Bxb5 49. Kf4 Kxa3 50. Kg5 Be2 51. f4 Kb4 52. f5 Kc5 53. f6 Kd6 54. Kg6 Bc4 55. Kxh5 Bf7+ 56. Kg5 Ke6 57. h5 Bxh5 58. Kxh5 Kxf6 1/2-1/2