[Event "VRCL 2018"] [Site "Geelong"] [Date "2018.10.13"] [Round "2"] [White "Barboros Kara"] [Black "Patrick Cook"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1806"] [BlackElo "1636"] [ECO "C17"] [Opening "French: Winawer, 5.a3"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Nf3 Nbc6 8.Bd3 Qc7 9.O-O c4 10.Be2 O-O 11.Ng5 f5 12.f4 h6 13.Nf3 Bd7 {Black offered a draw...(P.C.)} 14.a4 Qa5 15.Bb2 b5 16.axb5 Qxb5 17.Ba3 a5 18.Bd6 a4 19.Qb1 Qxb1 20.Rfxb1 Ra7 21.Bc5 Rc7 22.Bd6 Ra7 23.Bc5 Rc7 24.Nd2 {White declined the draw, and doesn't want to repeat. (P.C.)} Ra8 25.Bf3 Kf7 26.Bd6 Rca7 27.Bc5 Rc7 28.Nf1 g6 29.Ne3 h5 30.h4 Ra6 31.Nd1 Be8 32.Nf2 Bd7 33.Nh3 Ra8 34.Ng5+ Kg7 35.Bd6 Rca7 36.Ra3 Nc8 37.Bc5 Rc7 38.Kf2 N8e7 39.Ke3 Nc8 40.Raa1 N8e7 41.Rb6 Rca7 42.Bxe7 Nxe7 43.Nxe6+ Bxe6 44.Rxe6 a3! 45.Rb6 a2! 46.Rb2 Kf7 47.Kd2 Ke6 48.Rb5 Ra6 49.Kc1 R8a7 50.Rb8 Kf7 51.Rh8 Ra5 52.Rd8 Ke6 53.Rd6+ Kf7 54.Rf6+ Kg7 55.Rb6 Kf7 56.Rb8 Ke6 57.Rd8 Kf7 58.Rd6 Kg7 59.Rf6 Ra8 60.Rd6 Kf7 61.Rd7 Ke6 62.Rb7 R8a6 63.g3 Ra8 64.Rb4 R8a6 65.Rb8 Ra7 66.Rh8 R7a6 67.Rh7 Ra8 68.Bxh5!? {White lashes out in frustration...it looks promising, but does it work? (P.C.)} gxh5 69.Rxh5 Rg8 70.Rg5 Rxg5 71.hxg5? {71.fxg5...looks much more logical...and dangerous. (P.C.)} Ng6 72.Kb2 Ne7 73.Rxa2 Rxa2+ 74.Kxa2 Ng6 75.Kb2 Ne7 76.Kc1 Nc6 77.Kd2 Na7 78.Ke3 Nb5 79.Kd2 Kf7 80.g4 Kg6 81.e6 fxg4 82.Ke2 Kf5 83.e7 Nd6 84.Kf2 Kxf4 {The Knight easily deals with the two passed pawns from e8. (P.C.)} {#R} 0-1