[Event "New Zealand Championship"]
[Site "Wellington NZL"]
[Date "1978.01.08"]
[EventDate "1977.12.27"]
[Round "11"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Vernon Albert Small"]
[Black "Craig Laird"]
[ECO "C26"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "115"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.g3 d5 4.exd5 Nxd5 5.Bg2 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bd6
7.Ne2 O-O 8.O-O c6 9.d3 Bg4 10.Rb1 Qc7 11.h3 Be6 12.c4 Nd7
13.f4 f6 14.f5 Bf7 15.Nc3 Rad8 16.Ne4 Nc5 17.Be3 Nxe4 18.Bxe4
Rd7 19.Qf3 Qa5 20.Qf2 Ra8 21.g4 Bb4 22.Rb3 Bf8 23.Rfb1 Qa6
24.h4 Rc8 25.g5 b6 26.gxf6 Bxc4 27.dxc4 Qxc4 28.Rd3 Rf7
29.Qf3 gxf6 30.Kh1 Kh8 31.Rg1 Qxa2 32.Rd2 Qc4 33.Rdg2 Rg7
34.Rxg7 Bxg7 35.Rd1 Qc3 36.Kh2 h6 37.Bxh6 Qxf3 38.Bxg7+ Kxg7
39.Bxf3 Rc7 40.Rd6 c5 41.c4 Re7 42.Be4 Rc7 43.Kg3 Re7 44.Kg4
Rc7 45.Kf3 Re7 46.Bd5 Rc7 47.Rd8 b5 48.cxb5 c4 49.Bc6 c3
50.Ke3 a6 51.Rd7+ Rxd7 52.Bxd7 axb5 53.Bxb5 Kh6 54.Be2 e4
55.Bd1 c2 56.Bxc2 Kh5 57.Kxe4 Kxh4 58.Kd5 1-0