[Event "Spielvogel 2021"] [Site "Mechanics Institute"] [Date "2021.03.18"] [Round "6"] [White "Cook, Patrick"] [Black "Harrison,Harrison"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "1537"] [BlackElo "1643"] [ECO "A40"] [Opening "Queen's Pawn Game"] 1.d4 h5 {Harrison is a strong player, but he handicaps himself in the opening with his faith-based moves. I haven't seen this one before. (P.C.)} 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 h4 4.h3 e6 5.Bg5 Be7 6.Qd2 Bxg5 7.Qxg5 Qxg5 8.Nxg5 b6 9.Nc3 a6 10.Nf3 Bb7 11.e4 d6 12.Bd3 Nf6 13.O-O-O Nbd7 14.Ng5 c6 15.Rhe1 b5 16.d5 {Here, Harrison pondered his response for over half an hour...!(P.C.)} bxc4 17.dxe6 cxd3 18.exd7+ Nxd7 {Black offered a draw...(P.C.)} 19.Rxd3 {The "drawmeister" declined! An ominous sign for Harrison. (P.C.)} f6 20.Nf3 Ne5 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Red1 Rh7 23.Na4 c5 24.Nxc5 Rc8 25.Rc3 {25.b4...is met by 25...Bxe4! (P.C.)} Ba8 26.f3 Rhc7 27.b4 Kf7 28.Kb2 Kg8 29.Rcd3 Kh7 30.Rd7+ Kh6 31.Rxc7 Rxc7 32.Nxa6 Ra7 33.Rd6 Kg5 34.b5 Rf7 35.Nc5 Kf4 36.a4 Kg3 37.Rd2 f5 38.b6 Bc6 39.Rd6 Kxg2 {Black offered another draw...!(P.C.)} 40.Rxg6+ Kxf3 41.Rxc6 fxe4 42.b7 Rxb7+ 43.Nxb7 e3 44.a5 e2 45.Rc1 Kf2 46.Nc5! {now if 46...e1=Q 47.Nd3+...picks up the Queen for free. (P.C.)} Kg2 47.a6 e4 48.Nxe4 Kf3 49.Nc5 Kg2 50.a7 Kh2 51.a8=Q e1=Q {hoping for stalemate tricks. (P.C.)} 52.Rxe1 Kg3 53.Re3+ Kh2 54.Re2+ Kg3 55.Qe4 Kxh3 56.Qg2# 1-0