[Event "Spielvogel 2019"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2019.02.28"] [Round "4"] [White "Patrick Cook"] [Black "Ben Naughton"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1649"] [BlackElo "1436"] [ECO "D25"] [Opening "QGA: 4.e3"] 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4 3.Nf3 Nf6 4.e3 Bf5 5.Nc3 e6 6.Bxc4 Nbd7 7.O-O c5 8.d5 $16 {fritz16 white is better [jb]} Qb6 9.Nh4 Bg6 10.Nxg6 hxg6 11.dxe6 fxe6 12.Qb3 Qc7 $18 {white is clearly better [jb]} 13.h3 Ng4! {white has a decisive Advantage [jb]} 14.f4 Nh6 15.Bxe6 O-O-O 16.e4 Kb8 17.Nb5 Qb6 18.Be3 Nf6 19.Nc3 Qc6 20.Bd5 Nxd5 21.Nxd5 Bd6 22.Rad1 Nf7 23.Nc3 Rhf8 24.e5 Bc7 25.e6 $18 {Daring...but maybe too much so. It is exposed. (P.C.)} Rxd1 26.Rxd1 Nd6 {I was worried about 26...c4 here. (P.C.)} 27.Qd5 Qe8 28.Bxc5? Rf5! 29.Qd4 Rxc5! 30.Qxc5! {I decided that the R + N + pawns vs Q endgame was my best option. (P.C.)} Bb6 31.Qxb6 axb6 32.Rxd6 $16 Qf8 $18 33.Rd7 Qe8 {33...Qxf4 loses to 34.e7...(P.C.)} 34.Nd5! {Setting a wicked trap. 34...Qxe6 35.Rd8+ Ka7 36.Ra8+ Kxa8 37.Nc7+...winning the Q. Ben told me after the game that he saw it! (P.C.)} b5 35.g4 {Looking to reinforce the "daring" pawn at e6 (P.C.)} Qc8! {Hoping for 36.Rxg7 ? Qc1+ 37.Kf2 Qxb2+ picking up the rook, or perhaps a perpetual check after 36.f5 Qc8+ (P.C.)} 36.Nc7! {Removing those options! (P.C.)} Qxd7? {Surrender...Ben told me after the game, that he felt he had no choice, but I hadn't figured out how to win if he keeps the Q on...this just leads to a lost pawn ending (P.C.)} 37.exd7 Kxc7 38.Kf2 Kxd7 39.Ke3 Kd6 40.Kd4 b6 41.b4 Ke6 42.h4 Kd6 43.Ke4 Ke6 44.g5 Kd6 45.f5 Ke7 46.fxg6 Ke6 47.h5 Ke7 48.Ke5 Kf8 49.Kd6 {A lengthy and difficult game against a dangerous opponent. I was happy with the endgame. (P.C.)} {#r} 1-0