[Event "BCCCA2022"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2022-05-26"]
[White "Angus Belkiron"]
[Black "Bas van Riel"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo "1624"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.e4 d6 2.Nc3 Nf6 3.Bc4 c5 4.f4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.O-O a6 7.d3 Nd4?! 8.Ne2?! Nxf3+ 9.gxf3 Bh3 10.Rf2? {bvrR Although I had seen Angus' following moves, I had completely overlooked the impact after 10..d5 (-1.4), instead of first 10...e6, ie a better position for me.} e6? 11.Kh1! d5 12.Ng1 dxc4 13.Nxh3 cxd3 14.Rd2?! {bvR. this rook seems to lack confidence, making three dubious moves in a row...} Be7 15.Rxd3?! {bvR. 15, cxd3..is preferred if only because exerting control along 2 open lines (g and d) will be hard for our busy, young rook. As we will see later, he nearly managed to succeed...} Qc7 16.Qg1 c4 17.Rd1 O-O 18.Be3 Nd7?! {bvR. Here, I had trouble finding a consistent plan. I finally decided to simplify, swap pieces to blunt white's attack options, and believe in my better pawn structure. 18..Rfd8 in combination with Ne8 would have been the best way. Unfortunately, I rejected this option for a misplaced fear of 19.Bb6..} 19.Bd4 Bf6 20.Bxf6?! {bvR. This solved some of my problems} Nxf6 21.Qg5 h6?! {bvR. immediately 21...Rfd8; 22.Rg1,} 22.Qh4 Rfd8 23.Rg1 {Here he comes again} Kf8? {bvR 23..instead Kh8 or Nh7 would have been 0.7 better for black} 24.Qg3? {bvR 24.Rxg7!! would have been a draw with best play by black. Note that our restless rook could have died in glory. Because he hesitated, white's position is now precareous...ie.-2.4} g6 25.Qh4 Kg7? {BvR Loosing black's advantage. 25..Nh5, instead would have covered the holes} 26.f5! exf5 27.exf5 Rd2 28.Nf4 g5 29.Nh5+? {bvR. Again the rook missed his chance to force the draw (Angus, you better 'sac' him. He is not good enough...) 29.Rxg5, hxg5; 30.Qxg5, Kf8; the only move for black to secure the draw.} Nxh5 30.Qxh5 Qf4 31.Rg3 Qxf5 32.Rag1 f6 33.h4 Rh8 34.R1g2 Rxc2 35.Rxc2 Qxc2 36.Qg4 Rd8 37.Qe6 Rd1+ 38.Rg1 Rxg1+ 39.Kxg1 Qc1+ 40.Kg2 Qxb2+ 41.Kh3 Qd4 42.Qe7+ Kg6 43.Qe8+ Kf5 44.Qc8+ Kf4 45.Qg4+ Ke5 46.Qg3+ Kf5 47.hxg5 hxg5 48.Qc7 g4+! 49.Kg2 gxf3+ 50.Kxf3 Qe4+ {Good game, Angus. You deserved a draw, if you had not made the last mistake..} {#R}