[Event "BCCC 2017"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2017-06-22"]
[White "Jamie Brotheridge"]
[Black "Patrick Cook"]
[WhiteElo "1527"]
[BlackElo "1642"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6 3.cxd5 cxd5 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.Nf3 Nc6 6.e3 e6 7.Bb5 Bd7 8.O-O Bd6 9.Re1 O-O 10.e4 dxe4 11.Nxe4 Nxe4 12.Rxe4 Qb6 13.Bd3 Nb4 14.Bb1 Bc6 {Black offered a draw...?! (surprise surprise)...In truth, the position is looking ominous (P.C.)} 15.Rh4 f5! {Moving the h or g pawn invites a world of hurt! (P.C.)} 16.Ng5 Be7 17.Rh3 Bxg5 18.Bxg5 g6 19.Be7! Rf7 20.Bc5! Qb5 21.Rb3 a5 22.Bd3?! {I thought the immediate 22.a3 was best...(P.C.)} Qa4 23.Bc4 Bd5 24.Qe2 Bxc4 25.Qxc4 Qc6 26.a3 Nd5 27.Qb5 Qxb5 28.Rxb5 Kg7?! {28....Rc7 is better...(P.C.)} 29.Re1 Kf6 30.Bb6 Nxb6 31.Rxb6 Re7 32.d5 Rd8! 33.dxe6 Rd2 {Another draw offer from Black...(P.C.)} 34.f4 Rd4 35.g3 Rd2 36.h4 h5 37.Re5 a4 38.Re3 Kg7! {Threatening Rc7...(P.C.)} 39.Rb5 Rc7 40.Rc3 Re7 41.Re3 Rc7 42.Rc3 Re7 43.Re3 Rc7 {Here Black claimed a draw by three-fold repetition...Jamie wasn't sure and spent some time checking the scoresheets...he decided he couldn't win it anyway....(P.C.)} {#d}