[Event "BCCC2019"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2019-06-06"]
[White "Patrick Cook"]
[Black "Rob Loveband"]
[WhiteElo "1599"]
[BlackElo "1673"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e3 O-O 6.Nf3 c6 7.Qc2 h6 8.Bh4 Nbd7 9.Bd3 b6 10.O-O Bb7 11.Rac1 Rc8 12.cxd5 cxd5 13.Qa4 a6 14.a3 {I spent some time looking at 14.Bxa6 Ra8 15.Bxb7 Rxa4 16.Nxa4...Rook, Bishop & pawn for the Queen is about even (P.C.)} b5 15.Qd1 Nb6 16.b4 {White offered a draw...(P.C.)} Nc4 $15 17.Qb3 $15 {17.Bxf6...first was necessary. (P.C.)  bishop f6 is the third best move by fritz16 nb1 is the first move by fritz16 [jb]} g5 $15 {black is slightly better[jb]} 18.Bg3 g4 19.Ne5 $10 Nd2 20.Qd1 Nxf1 21.Kxf1 h5 22.f3 Kg7 23.fxg4 hxg4 24.Nxg4 Rg8 25.Be5 Kf8 26.Nh6 Rh8 27.Ng4 Nxg4! 28.Qxg4 Rg8 29.Qh5 Ke8 30.Kg1 Bg5 31.Kf2 Kd7? 32.Qxf7+ $10 Be7 33.Kg1 Qf8 34.Qh5 Rg5 35.Qe2 Qg8 36.Bf4! {white fights for the advantage (R.L.)} Rg4 37.h3 Rh4 38.Qf3 Rf8 $18 {white is winning by fritz16 [jb]} 39.Nxb5! {and white is winning by fritz16 [jb]} Rhxf4? 40.exf4? {Should have checked on c7 first (RL)} axb5 $16 {move 40 white is better by fritz16} 41.Bxb5+ Kd8 {Accuracy white 41% and black 45% and white stand better by 0.76 by fritz16 [jb]} 42.Qc3 Bd6 43.a4 Ke7 44.a5 Rc8 45.Qd2 Rxc1+ 46.Qxc1 Qd8?! 47.Qd2 {White offered a draw...(P.C.)} Qb8 48.g3 {Now Black offered a draw...I made him play a move first (P.C.)} Bc8 {After a slumbering opening, and early draw offer, the game sprang to life! (P.C.)} {#d}