[Event "Teters 2024"]
[Site "BMI, Ballarat"]
[Date "2024-08-07"]
[White "Tom Oppenheim"]
[Black "Bas van Riel"]
[WhiteElo "1124"]
[BlackElo "1574"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Qxd4 Nc6 4.Qd1 d6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Nc3 h6 7.Be2 Be6 8.O-O Be7 9.Be3 O-O 10.h3 a6 11.Qd2 b5 12.a3 Re8 13.Rad1 Na5 14.Rfe1 Bf8 15.b4 Nc4 16.Bxc4 Bxc4 17.e5! {BvR Good move: it simplifies and equalizes the position dramatically.} dxe5 18.Qxd8 Raxd8 19.Rxd8 Rxd8 20.Nxe5 Be6 21.Nd3 {BvR: !} Bf5 22.Rd1 c6 23.Nc5 Rxd1+ 24.Nxd1 Bxc2 25.Nc3 Bd6 26.Nxa6 Nd7 27.Nc5 Nxc5 {-0.8 a subtle advantage} 28.Bxc5 Be5 29.Ne2 Bb2 30.Nd4 Be4 31.f3 Bd5 32.Nc2 f6? {BvR The end of a sequence where black has a small (~ 0.65) advantage. Black should have used his dominating pair of bishops, place his black pawns on white squares, and milk the position for what it is worth. For that, I should have designed a long term plan. Unfortunately, I was not in the right mood, and lacked creative energy.} 33.Kf2 Kf7 34.Ke3 Bc1+ 35.Kd4 Bb2+ 36.Ke3 Ke6 37.Bd4 Bc1+ 38.Kd3 Bc4+ 39.Kc3 Bf1 40.Be3 Bxa3 {BasvR offered a draw: I did not see a win and it was very late. To continue the game would be a draw at best for black. Tom played a very sensible and safe game, whereas I could not find the necessary spanners for some badly needed fireworks...} {#d}