[Event "BCCC2015"]
[Site "BCC"]
[Date "2015-05-07"]
[White "Kevin Perrin"]
[Black "Patrick Cook"]
[WhiteElo "1629"]
[BlackElo "1608"]
[Result "0-1"]

{(Comments by Patrick Cook, except where noted)

Our 33rd Championship meeting (31 tournaments, plus 2 play-off games)!!} 1.f4 d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3 Nf6 4.Be2 Nc6 5.O-O g6 6.d3 Bg7 7.Qe1 O-O 8.a3 e5? {this just drops a pawn...} 9.Nxe5 Nxe5 10.fxe5 Nd7 11.d4 Qb6 12.c3 cxd4 13.cxd4 Nb8 {Presumably to protect the vulnerable pawn on d4 and e6 by white at some stage is a threat as well (KP)} 14.Nc3 Be6 15.Kh1 a6 16.Bf3 Rd8 17.Qh4 Nc6 18.Qf4 Rac8 19.Ne2 Rc7 20.h4 h5 21.Ng3 Kh7 22.Bxh5! gxh5 23.Nxh5 Bh6 {I think this move is a mistake since 25 Qg3 and 26 e4 has white winning (KP)} 24.Nf6+ Kg7 25.Qf3? {The wrong square 25 Qg3+ and 26 e4 is probably winning (KP)} Rh8!? 26.Nh5+ Kg8 {not 26...Kf8 because of 27.Qf6} 27.Nf6+!? {Again 27 Qg3+ Kf8 and 28 e4 are probably winning for white (KP)} Kf8 {Black offered a draw here...time to try Patrick's Curse!} 28.Nxd5 Bxd5 29.Qxd5 Qb5 30.Qd6+?! {White probably should have traded Queens} Re7 31.Bd2 Bg5! 32.g3 {32 Kg1 looks better for white} Bxh4 33.Kg2 Qe2+! 34.Rf2 Qg4 35.e6 Bxg3? {Not sure about this move. I think 35 ... Qe4+ is better. The text leads to a fairly simple win for white. (KP) (35...Qe4+ 36.Rf3 looks good for White...P.C.)} 36.Rxf7+!? Ke8 37.Rxe7+ Nxe7 38.Qd7+ Kf8 39.Qd8+ Kg7 40.Qxe7+ Kh6 41.Qf6+ Kh7 42.Qf7+ {Better to play 42 Qf3 and force the queen exchange with an easy win for white. (KP)} Kh6 43.Rh1+?? {looks plausible enough, but...it allows perpetual check. ( 43.Qf3! would easily win for white with his 3 extra pawns as the queen-swap is forced.) (BvR)} Bh4+!! 44.Kf1 Qd1+ {White had about 20 seconds left here, and sat pondering the position too long!! He was playing 45.Kg2 when his time expired...a terrible tragedy, the position is a draw, since Black must take the perpetual check. (Patrick's Curse strikes again!). [It might be small consolation for Kevin that he most probably is lost here anyway: 45.Kg2, Qxd2+;46.Kf3,(Kh3! P.C. [but Qxe3+ will lead to a win for black KP]) Qf2; 47.Ke4, Qxf7;48.exf7, Kg7 (BvR)] (Advantage for black but not a clear win as the 2 pawns can still create play for white KP).
   Indeed, I (BvR) was wrong: Kevin's final position was certainly not lost.  A draw either via an immediate perpetual, or via the Kf3 variation  (see earlier) with a very slight edge for white (see KP's comment). The Kh3 (PC) variation, however would be lost for white (PC), according to a very unusual analysis (Fritz): 46.Kh3, Qxe3;47.Kxh4, Qg5; 48Kh3, Rg8!; 49.Qf3, Kg7!; 50.Qf7, Kh8; and checkmate in 3 moves.} {#T}