[Event "VRCL"] [Date "2019.10.12"] [Round "1"] [White "Anna Yates"] [Black "Ruari Coffey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "892"] [BlackElo "1633"] [ECO "A46"] [Opening "Indian: 2.Nf3 e6"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 e6 3.c4 c5 4.g3 b5 {I already don't know what I'm doing and thought I'd try and complicate the position. (R.C)} 5.b3 Bb7 6.Bb2 bxc4 7.bxc4 Qb6 8.Qb3 Nc6 9.d5 Qxb3 10.axb3 Nb4 11.Na3 a6 12.Bxf6 gxf6 13.Bg2 Bg7 14.O-O f5 15.Rab1 e5 {Probably a move like d6 is better so the bishop can protect the f5 pawn after Nh4. (R.C)} 16.Nh4 f4 17.Nf5 Bf8 18.gxf4 exf4 19.Rfe1 O-O-O 20.f3 Rg8 21.e3 Nd3 22.Red1 Ne5 23.Kf2 fxe3+ 24.Nxe3 {White's position is better here. (R.C)} d6 25.Nac2 Kc7 26.b4 Bh6 27.bxc5 dxc5 28.Nf5 Bf8 29.Nce3 Rg6 30.f4 {Black is definitely going to lose quickly if whites pieces are coordinating this well so I thought I have to give up and exchange to get at least something out of this.} Rxg2+ 31.Nxg2 Nxc4 32.Nge3 Nd6 33.Nxd6 Bxd6 34.Nf5 Bxf4 {With two pawns and the bishop pair, I figured I could salvage the game with at least a draw.} 35.d6+ Kb8 36.Ne7 Rxd6 37.Rxd6 Bxd6 38.Nc6+ Kc7 39.Na5 Bd5 40.Rd1 Be6 41.Rg1 Bxh2 42.Rh1 Be5 43.Rxh7 Bc3 44.Rh5 Bxa5 45.Rxc5+ Kb6 46.Rc1 Bb4 47.Ke3 a5 48.Kd4 a4 49.Rb1 Kb5 50.Ke3 a3 51.Rh1 a2 52.Kd3 Bf5+ 53.Kd4 Bb1 54.Rh5+ f5 55.Rh8 a1=Q+ {An excellent game played by Anna, placing me under a lot of pressure right out of the opening. Probably 34...Bxf4. was a turning point in the game but still a lot of work to be done. Thanks for the game Anna. (R.C)} {#R} 0-1