[Event "Spielvogel 2018"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2018.02.15"] [Round "4"] [White "Rodney Jacobs"] [Black "Jamie Brotheridge "] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1681"] [BlackElo "1582"] [ECO "C07"] [Opening "French: Tarrasch, Open, 4.exd5"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.exd5 Qxd5 5.Ngf3 cxd4 6.Bc4 Qd6 7.O-O Nf6 8.Nb3 Nc6 9.Nfxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 a6 11.Re1 Be7 12.c3 b5 13.Qf3 Ra7 14.Bf4 Qc5 15.Bb3 Bb7 16.Qe2 Bd5 17.Rad1 Rd7 18.Be5 O-O 19.Nf3 Rfd8 20.Bd4 Qc8 21.Ne5 Rb7 22.h4 g6 23.Bxd5 Nxd5 24.Qf3 Bf6 {(BvR) So far, it has been a tense but well-balanced game, with white needling for openings, and black defending in a pretty relaxed manner. But here, instead of Bf6, why not Bxh4 (a pawn is a pawn!). 25.Ng4 will be met by 25..f6 (= a poisoned pawn).} 25.Nc6 Bxd4? {(BvR) Was it a miscalculation? Instead, after 25...Qxc6;26.Bxf6, Rc8 there will be very little play left for white to win.} 26.Nxd8 Bg7? {(BvR) Now the game is over with 2 rooks against 2 light pieces. Instead, after 26...Bxf2; and 27..Qxd8 there still would be a battle.} 27.Nxb7 Qxb7 28.h5 Qc7 29.hxg6 hxg6 30.Rd3 Qc4 31.a3 a5 32.Re4 Qc7 33.Qg3 Qb7 34.Rh4 Qc8 35.Qd6 b4 36.axb4 axb4 37.c4 Bf8 38.Qh2 Nf6 39.Rh8+ {#r} 1-0