[Event "Koelle 'A'"]
[Site "Ballarat Chess Club"]
[Date "2014-11-19"]
[White "Patrick Cook"]
[Black "Rodney Jacobs"]
[WhiteElo "1629"]
[BlackElo "1578"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 c5 4.cxd5 cxd4 5.Qxd4 Nc6 6.Qd1 exd5 7.Qxd5 {I was told during the course of the game that this is the Schara Gambit, and Rodney had prepared it for me! (P.C.)} Bd7 8.a3 Nf6 9.Qd1 Bc5 10.e3 Qe7 11.Nf3 Rd8 12.Qc2 O-O 13.Be2 Bg4 14.O-O Bxf3 15.Bxf3 Ne5 16.Be2 Ng6 17.b4 Bd6 18.Bb2 Rc8 19.Rac1 Rfe8 20.Rfd1 Qc7 21.g3 Qe7 22.Qd3 Be5 23.Qf5 Rcd8 24.Bb5 Rxd1+ 25.Rxd1 Rd8 26.Rxd8+ Qxd8 27.Qd3 Qc8 28.f4 Bxc3 29.Qxc3 Qf5 30.Bd3 Qd7 31.Qd4 Qg4 32.Bxg6 hxg6 33.Qd8+ Kh7 34.Bxf6 gxf6 35.Qxf6 Qd1+ 36.Kf2 Qd2+ 37.Kf3 Qd1+ 38.Ke4 Qh1+ 39.Kd3 {Of course, 39. Kd4...or 39.Ke5...would be a catastrophe because of 39...Qa1+ and the Queen goes! (P.C.)} Qd1+ {Black offered a draw...(P.C.)} 40.Kc4 Qe2+ 41.Kd5 Qf3+ 42.e4 Qb3+ 43.Kd6! Qd3+ 44.Ke7 Qxe4+ 45.Kf8!! {Suddenly, Black is out of meaningful checks, and cannot escape mate. The routine 45.Kxf7...still offered a whiff of hope for Black. (P.C.)} {#r}