[Event "VRCL"] [Date "2019.10.12"] [Round "5"] [White "Zoran Babic"] [Black "Ruari Coffey"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "1651"] [BlackElo "1633"] [ECO "B01"] [Opening "Scandinavian: 2...Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7"] 1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Nf6 3.Bb5+ Bd7 4.Bc4 Bg4 5.Nf3 Nxd5 6.h3 Bh5 7.d4 e6 8.O-O Be7 9.c3 Nd7 10.Bd3 c5 11.dxc5 Bxc5 12.Bg5?? {Loses to a common tactic. White still manages to create some counterplay though. (R.C)} Bxf3 13.Qxf3 Qxg5 14.c4 N5b6 15.Qxb7 O-O 16.Nc3 Nf6 {Ne4 was the threat. (R.C)} 17.Qf3 Rad8 18.a3 Bd4 19.Rac1 Bxc3 20.Rxc3 Na4 21.Rc2 Nc5 22.Be2 e5 23.b4 e4 24.Qc3 Nd3 25.Rb1 Nf4 26.Bf1 Rd3! {I was very happy finding this move as it both threatens to come over to the kingside attack as well as being a decoy for the white bishop. (R.C)} 27.Qe1 Nxh3+ 28.Kh2 Ng4+ 29.Kh1 Ngxf2+? {Wrong knight. This move gives the exchange, the other wins the game. I thought either way was winning but nope, I missed the rook on c2. (R.C)} (29...Nhxf2+ 30.Kg1 Qh4 {And mate is unavoidable. (R.C)}) 30.Rxf2 Nxf2+ 31.Qxf2 Rxa3 32.Re1 e3 33.Qe2 f5 34.Rd1 Qf4 35.Qb2 Ra6 36.Kg1 Rh6 37.g3 Qf3 {Either white loses more material or the game. (R.C)} {#R} 0-1