[Event "Spielvogel 2018"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2018.02.01"] [Round "2"] [White "Tom Oppenheim"] [Black "Patrick Cook"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1115"] [BlackElo "1652"] [ECO "C01"] [Opening "French: Exchange, 4.Bd3 Bd6"] {The day before the game Tom sent me a text msg : "We are playing each other tomorrow night. Be prepared!" I replied : "I'll be happy if I'm awake!" His response : "Good. I have a chance then. I have never beaten you in classical tournaments". (P.C.)} 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.exd5 exd5 4.Bd3 Bd6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.Nd2 c6 7.Ngf3 Bg4 8.h3 Bh5 9.O-O Nbd7 10.c3 Qc7 11.Qc2 Bg6!? 12.Bxg6 hxg6 {More or less signalling my next move (P.C.)} 13.Rfe1 O-O-O 14.c4 {The immediate 14.Ng5...was worth considering (P.C.)} Rde8 15.Rac1 Bf4 16.Bxf4 Qxf4 17.cxd5 Nxd5 18.a3 g5 19.g3 Qf6 20.Kg2 Rxe1! {An important exchange (P.C.)} 21.Rxe1 Qh6 22.Rh1 g4 23.Nh4? {23.Ne5...was better . (P.C.)} gxh3+ 24.Rxh3? {This loses a piece. 24. Kh2...limits the damage (P.C.)} g5 25.Qf5 gxh4 26.Rxh4 Qf8 27.Re4?! {27.Rxh8 Qxh8 28.Qxf7...at least gains a pawn plus 2 connected passed pawns for the piece (P.C.)} Nf6 28.Rf4 Rh5 29.Qd3 Qh6 {And so my record against Tom remains intact! (P.C.)} {#R} 0-1