[Event "Rapid Play # 2"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2017-07-20"]
[White "Rodney Jacobs"]
[Black "James Watson"]
[WhiteElo "1704"]
[BlackElo "1839"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 e6 3.d4 cxd4 4.c3 d5 5.exd5 Qxd5 6.cxd4 Nf6 7.Nc3 {Be3 is more usual here. (RJ)} Bb4 {Qd8 is the most popular move. (RJ)} 8.Bd2 {Not given as a viable option on Chessbase. Be3 is the accepted move. (RJ)} Qd8 9.Bd3 {The weird looking Bc1 is given on Chessbase. (RJ) Presumably the logic is that, with the retreat of the queen, Black has lost a tempo also, so it doesn't matter. (RJ)} O-O 10.O-O Nc6 11.Be3 {Again Chessbase gives as best Bc1! Extraordinary. (RJ)} Be7 12.a3 b6 {We are now, by transposition, back into a main line. (RJ)} 13.Qc2 {Not a popular move. For good reason - it is too exposed on the c file and will have to move again soon. Qe2 is best.(RJ)} Bb7 14.Rad1 g6 {I was surprised by this, but James is spot on. It's a well-recognised move at this point. (RJ)} 15.Rfe1 {Taking it out of book. Qe2 is usual. (RJ)} Rc8 16.Qd2 Na5 17.Ne5 {Given as best by Stockfish 7, which gives White a .55 plus here. (RJ)} Nd5 18.Bh6 Re8? {Both my engines indicate this is an innaccuraccy, giving Nxc3 as the move. Stockfish 7 now puts it at +1. (RJ).} 19.Ne4? {A significant error, dropping a pawn. Correct is Bb5! After Ne4 it's now -1. (RJ)} Nb3 20.Qe2 Nxd4 21.Qd2 {A bit pitiful} Nf5? {Allows the win of the exchange by Bb4. (RJ)} 22.Bf4? {Which White misses. Ah, rapid play chess. (RJ)} Nxf4 {Gives White some counterplay. f6 is better. (RJ)} 23.Qxf4 Bd5? {Qc7. Now it's back to even. (RJ)} 24.g4? {I was getting a bit excited here. But this is a mistake. (RJ)} g5! 25.Qf3 Nh6? {But this is also an error. Qc7! is necessary.} 26.Qh3! {Now it's White who has a .1 advantage. (RJ)} Kg7 27.Ng3 {best. (RJ)} f6? {Bf8 is called for. This allows a beautiful reply by White (which White, in severe time trouble, didn't see!). (RJ)} 28.Nh5+? {Nf7!! and it's pretty much all over. (RJ)} Kf8? {Kg8 is necessary. (RJ)} 29.Nf3?? {Once again missing a crushing move. This time it's Nf4! (RJ)} Kf7 30.Bxh7 {White still has an advantage of about +3. (RJ)} Rc4 31.Bd3? {Again missing Nf4! (RJ)} Rf4 {Both players had stopped recording moves by this point, due to time pressure. In the time scramble, James forged ahead. (RJ)} {#R}