[Event "Teters 2017"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2017-08-24"]
[White "Rodney Jacobs"]
[Black "Caitlin Barnett"]
[WhiteElo "1704"]
[BlackElo "941"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.f4 Bg7 4.Nc3 Nf6 5.e5 dxe5 6.fxe5 Nd5 7.Nf3 Bg4 8.Be2 Nc6 {In one sense there is nothing wrong with this. My engines are quite happy with it. However to me it  doesn't leave Black much at all to do subsequently. I think c5, gaining some space, and applying pressure to White's centre, is much better. (RJ)} 9.O-O e6 10.Ne4 O-O 11.c3 {To fortify White's centre before trying to get something going on the kingside. (RJ)} b6 {Better is f6, again to nibble away at White's centre. (RJ)} 12.Qe1 {Aiming for g3, with the idea of following up if possible by Qh3 and a knight on g5. (RJ)} f5! {Best. Forces White to make a critical choice.} 13.Neg5? {According to my engines, not the right choice! They recommend 13. ef  Nxf6  14. Bg5. (RJ)} Qe7 14.Bb5 Nd8 15.Bd2 h6 {c5, again to undermine the White centre, is much better. (RJ)} 16.c4 c6 17.cxd5 cxb5? {The critical error, losing the exchange. ed is necessary. (RJ)} 18.Bb4 Qe8 19.Bxf8 Bxf8 20.Nxe6 Nxe6 21.dxe6 Qxe6 22.Qc3 Rc8 23.Qb3 {Now being ahead on material, White is happy to get the queens off the board. (RJ)} Qxb3 24.axb3 Rc2 {I too thought this was best. But the computers feel that a5 is best, presumably on the basis that Black is, by playing Rc2, exchanging a reasonably well-placed pawn (on a7) for a weak, doubled pawn (on b2). (RJ)} 25.Rfc1 Rxb2 26.Rxa7 Rxb3 27.Ra8 f4 28.Nh4 f3? {Something like Kf7 would have been better. (RJ)} 29.Nxg6 fxg2 30.Nxf8? {Rxf8ch leads to a forced mate. (RJ)} Bf3 31.Ng6+?? {White falls asleep, not noticing that the bishop is looking through a thicket of pawns at his rook. (RJ)} Bxa8 {Caitlin startled me with the speed at which she took this! (RJ)} 32.Rc8+? {Shaken by the previous error, committing another. White can still win with d5. (RJ)} Kg7 33.Rxa8 Kxg6 34.Rg8+ Kf5 35.Kxg2 {Yes, Jason, I think you are right that this was White's move here. I'll finish the game shortly. Rod.} Rd3 36.Rd8 b4 37.Rf8+ Ke6 38.Rf6+ Ke7 39.Rxb6 Rxd4 40.Kf3 h5 41.Ke3 Rh4 42.Kf3 Rd4 43.Kg3 Rg4+ 44.Kf3 Rd4 {A nice solid game by Caitlin, playing confidently and calmly after losing the exchange to gain half a point. (RJ)} {#d}