[Event "Reform v RAC"] [Site "Reform Club"] [Date "2020.01.08"] [Round "0"] [White "McWatters, Henry"] [Black "Rosenbaum, Danny"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B18"] [Opening "Caro-Kann: Classical"] {Comments by Henry McWatters unless marked DR (Danny Rosenbaum)} 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.f4 {With the Caro-Kann Maroczy Attack moves like 6.f4 this early are not quite book in this sequence, but I think they are quite natural looking. My own prefence is to load the kingside early.} h6 7.Nf3 Nd7 8.h4 e6 9.h5 Bh7 10.Bd3 Bxd3 11.Qxd3 Ngf6 12.Bd2 Bd6 13.O-O-O Ng4 {Interesting idea for the black Knight to hit f2 early, white was expecting Qc7 and was going to play Ne5 to prevent blacks knight coming to g4.} (13...Qc7 14.Ne5 {DR - this is better but I couldn't figure out a plan after this}) 14.Ne4 {Looks very natural defends f2 and hits the d6 hole, but the computer actually doesnt rate this move as highly as Rf1} Be7 {DR - Ndf6 is more logical} 15.Ne5 Ndf6 16.Nxf6+ Nxf6 17.c4 {White is aware that c4 is structurally weak however he doesnt want black’s knight residing on e5} Nd7 18.Nxf7 {White felt far enough ahead in development to go gambling. Its a friendly after all!} Kxf7 19.Qg6+ Kf8 20.f5 {Realising that 2 pawns isn't quite enough white tries to open the f file for a rook, ** I’m afraid black’s next move looks worse than either e5 or ef.} Bg5?? 21.fxe6 Bxd2+ 22.Rxd2 Qf6 23.exd7 Qxg6 24.hxg6 Ke7 25.Rf1 Rhf8 26.Rdf2 Rf6 27.Rxf6 gxf6 28.Rh1 Kxd7 29.Rxh6 Ke6 30.Rh7 Rg8 31.Rxb7 Rxg6 32.Rc7 Rxg2 { Kd6 might be a superior line} 33.Rxc6+ Kf5 34.d5 Rg1+ 35.Kd2 Ke5 36.Re6+ Kd4 37.d6 Kxc4 {Rg2+ might be worth a shot for a swindle?} 38.d7 {#r} 1-0