[Event "Spielvogel 2018"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2018.02.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Ruari Coffey"] [Black "Patrick Cook"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1426"] [BlackElo "1652"] [ECO "C02"] [Opening "French: Advance, 5.Nf3 Qb6"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.c3 Nc6 5.Nf3 Qb6 6.Qb3!? {It looks a bit suspect, but gets me out of book! (P.C.)} Qxb3 7.axb3 cxd4 8.cxd4 Nge7 9.Nc3 Nf5 10.Be3 Bb4 11.Bb5 Bd7 12.Bxc6 Bxc6 13.O-O O-O {I think 13...Ke7 is better (P.C.)} 14.g4 Nxe3 15.fxe3 a6 16.h4 f6 17.exf6 Rxf6 18.Ne5 Rc8 19.g5 Rf5? 20.Rxf5? {(BvR) 19...Rf5 was a mistake, as Rauri could have won a pawn, with reasonable winning changes, after 21.Nxc6, bxc6; 22.Nxd5; or 21...Rxc6; 22.Rxa6} exf5 21.h5!? Bxc3 22.bxc3 Be8 23.c4 Bxh5 24.Ra5 dxc4 25.bxc4 Be2! 26.c5 Bb5 27.Ra3 Rd8! {Setting up Black's next move (P.C.)} 28.Kf2 f4 29.Rb3 fxe3+ 30.Kxe3 Kf8 31.Ke4 Bc6+?! {Giving back the pawn in order to simplify...it may not have been necessary. (P.C.)} 32.Nxc6 bxc6 33.Rb6 Rc8 {White has the advantage and may even be winning...! 34. Ke5...poses some major problems for Black. (P.C.)} {#d} 1/2-1/2