[Event "VRCL"] [Date "2019.10.12"] [Round "3"] [White "Rob Loveband"] [Black "Ruari Coffey"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "1606"] [BlackElo "1633"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian: Portuguese, 4.Be2"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Be2 Bxe2 5.Nxe2 Qxd5 6.O-O Nc6 7.c3 g6 8.Bf4 Qd7 9.Nd2 Bg7 10.Qb3 O-O {Allowing white to take the b7 pawn but black gains a lot of activity from it. (R.C)} 11.Rad1 b6 12.Nf3 Rad8 13.Ne5 Qe8 14.Nxc6 Qxc6 15.Rfe1 e6 16.Ng3 Rd7 17.Be5 Rfd8 18.Qc2 Ne8 19.Bxg7 Nxg7 20.Qe2 {The threat was Rxd4. (R.C)} f5 {Ne4 was worrying for black. (R.C)} 21.Qe3 Qd5 22.a3 c5 23.Re2 Qb3 24.Red2 cxd4 25.cxd4 Qxe3 26.fxe3 e5 27.Ne2 Ne6 28.g3 Ng5 29.Kg2 Ne4 30.Rc2 Nf6 31.h3 Nd5 32.Kf2 f4 33.gxf4 exf4 34.exf4 g5 35.Rg1 h6 36.h4 Rf8 37.hxg5 Nxf4 38.Nxf4 Rxf4+ 39.Ke3 Rfxd4 40.gxh6+ Kh7 41.Rh1 R4d6 42.Rh4 {White offered a draw. (R.C)} Rd3+ 43.Ke2 Rg3 44.Kf2 Rg6 45.Rh2 Rf7+ 46.Ke3 Re6+ 47.Kd4 Rd7+ 48.Kc4 a6 49.Kb3 {#d} 1/2-1/2