[Event "BCCC 2017"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2017-04-27"]
[White "Kevin Perrin"]
[Black "Rodney Jacobs"]
[WhiteElo "1573"]
[BlackElo "1695"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.d4 {I had expected c4 or f4. The games between Kevin and I usully follow a familiar theme: 1. I get an advantage out of the opening; 2. Kevin finds dynamic possibilities in the middle game  I have missed and comes out fighting; 3. it's a wild slugfest with sometimes him coming out on top, sometimes me. This game was more of a manoeuvering affair, ended by an unfortunate error.
 (RJ)} d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c4 e6 4.e3 c5 5.cxd5 exd5 6.Be2 Nc6 7.O-O Bf5 8.b3 Bd6 9.dxc5 Bxc5 10.Bb2 O-O 11.Nd4 Bg6 12.Na3 Qe7 13.Nac2 Rad8 14.Rc1 Ne4? {Nxd4 (RJ)} 15.Nxc6! bxc6 16.Nd4 {Completing a neat little combination to free White up. (RJ) The engines now give white an edge of 1. (RJ)} Rc8 17.Bg4 {The engines give b4! (RJ)} f5 18.Bf3 Qd6 19.Rc2? {Overlooking Rxc5! (RJ)} Ng5 {It's back to even again. (RJ)} 20.Bh5 {Best (RJ)} Bb6 {Also best. (RJ)} 21.Bxg6 Qxg6 22.f4 {Not an outright error, but the programs prefer Qd3. It leaves a horrible hole on e4, but has the merit of preventing Black's intended f4. (RJ)} Ne4 23.Rf3 {According to the computers, this hands a slight initiative to Black. They recommend 23. b4, preventing 23........c5. (RJ)} Qe8? {Returning the favour. c5!} 24.Nxc6? {Maybe tiredness, but seeing a combination that's just not there. After the game, Kevin and I thought the position was pretty well even, and that White's best move might be 24. Rh3. The engines agree on both counts. Kevin, though, had far more time on his clock to play with.(RJ)} Rxc6 25.Qxd5+ Re6 {The move presumably overlooked by Kevin.} 26.Rc6? Qxc6 {#R}