Here are a couple of games from John's recent triumph in Swansea where he came equal first.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c5 4. d5 d6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. e3 h6 7. Bh4 e5 8. Bd3 Ng4 9. Bg3 Bh4 10. Nge2 Bxg3 11. Nxg3 O-O 12. Qe2 Na6 13. O-O-O Nb4 14. Bb1 a5 15. a3 Na6 16. Qc2 g6 17. h4 f5 18. h5 g5 19. Rdf1 e4 20. Nd1 Ne5 21. f4 Nd3+ 22. Kd2 g4 23. Qc3 Qf6 24. Bxd3 Qxc3+ 25. Nxc3 exd3 26. Kxd3 Nc7 27. Na4 Rb8 28. Rc1 b5 29. cxb5 Nxb5 30. Rhe1 Ba6 31. Kd2 Bb7 32. Nb6 Bc8 33. Nxc8 Rfxc8 34. Nxf5 Kh7 35. Rc2 c4 36. a4 c3+ 37. bxc3 Na3 38. Ra1 Nxc2 39. Kxc2 Re8 40. Kd3 Rb3 41. Nxd6 Rd8 42. Kc4 Rb2 43. Kc5 Rd2 44. e4 Re2 45. e5 Kg8 46. g3 Rd2 47. c4 Kf8 48. Kc6 Rb2 49. Kc7 Ke7 50. f5 Rd7+ 51. Kc6 Kd8 52. Nb5 Ke8 53. e6 Rd8 54. Nd6+ Ke7 55. c5 Rc2 I was White and was pretty confident of getting a pawn home if I didn't suffocate his King in the process. But Black played Rc1 and I thought I should grab the b file with 56. Rb1 Then I lost my Knight and my pawns were shattered. I went on to lose ! 56... Rxd6+ I lost my Knight and my pawns were shattered. I went on to lose ! 57. Kb5 Rxd5 58. Kxa5 Rxf5 59. Rb7+ Kxe6 60. Rb6+ Kf7 61. Rxh6 Rcxc5+ 62. Kb6 Rxh5 *