[Event "VCCC"]
[Site ""]
[Date "2018-10-14"]
[White "Bas van Riel"]
[Black "Ruari Coffey"]
[WhiteElo "1798"]
[BlackElo "1487"]
[Result "0-1"]

{Having never beaten Bas in a classical game, I decided I thought I'd aim for a draw by playing odd moves to use up more time. (R.C)} 1.e4 d6 2.d4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.f4 c6 5.Be3 Nd7 6.Bc4 Nb6 7.Bb3 Nf6 8.h3 Nfd7 9.Qd3 e5 10.O-O-O O-O 11.fxe5 dxe5 12.Nf3 Qc7 13.d5 cxd5 14.Bxd5 Nc5 15.Qb5 Ne6 16.Bb3 Bd7 {I had to calculate a lot of variations as the knights protect the bishop and queen, so I had to go though several tactics which remove the defender. Thankfully I was able to figure out the variations. (R.C) I also spent much time, while you were thinking (~15 minutes), before playing Bd7, and also afterwards, but I missed 20.Rd7. Which would have given me a handy and easily playable advantage (+0.65).Overall, Ruari, you played a solid and very sensible game without even once being in any danger. You fully deserved your Reserves price, gaining 73 rating points and an excellent performance rating of 1829.(BvR)} 17.Qd3 (17.Bxb6 Bxb5 18.Bxc7 Nxc7 19.Nxb5 Nxb5 20.Rd7 {And black is in trouble (R.C)}) (17.Rxd7 Nxd7 18.Rd1 Nf6 {Loses the exchange (R.C)}) (17.Bxb6 Bxb5 18.Bxe6 Qxb6 {Aiming to win pieces for the queen doesn't work (R.C)}) 17...Nc5 18.Qd6 Nxb3+ 19.axb3 Qxd6 20.Rxd6 Bc6 {And the position is about equal (R.C)} 21.Rhd1 Rfe8 22.Bg5 a6 {Creating a square for my knight to get back into the game (R.C)} 23.Be3 {Stopping the plan (R.C)} Nc8 24.Rd8 Ne7 25.Bb6 Rexd8 26.Rxd8+ Rxd8 27.Bxd8 Kf8 {Black offered a draw. White wanted to keep playing (R.C)} 28.Kd2 Ke8 29.Bc7 f6 30.Kd3 Kd7 31.Bb6 Nc8 32.Be3 Nd6 33.Bc5 {White offered a draw. Black wanted to keep playing (R.C)} f5 34.exf5?? {Probably as a result of a long day playing chess and concentrating for too long (R.C)} (34.Bxd6 Kxd6 35.exf5 gxf5 36.Nh4 Bd7 {Black still has an advantage but it might be possible to hold (R.C)}) 34...e4+ {#R}