[Event "BCCC 2017"]
[Site "Balarat Library"]
[Date "2017-05-08"]
[White "Harrison Harrison"]
[Black "Bas van Riel"]
[WhiteElo "1641"]
[BlackElo "1872"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.Nf3 Nf6 2.a4? d5 3.Ra3?? {White always starts with a minor advantage (due to his first move). However, already at move 3 he destroys his position for no reason. From here on, white will be under pressure with little hope of survival. 
Harrison has enormous tactical skills in the middle game (see his games in the recent Begonia tournament), which he usually applies to his great advantage. However, if he could adjust to playing logical openings, he can do even much better. Combined, Harrison could then confidently beat anyone in the club, any day, I believe. After the text move, though, he had no chance to create any initiative from a much lower base. (BvR)} e5 4.Nxe5 Bxa3 5.Nxa3 O-O 6.d4 Be6 7.Bg5 c5 8.dxc5 Qa5+ 9.c3 Qxc5 10.Bxf6 gxf6 11.Nd3 Qe7 12.g3 Nc6 13.Bg2 Rad8 14.O-O d4 15.Bxc6 bxc6 16.cxd4 Rxd4 17.Qc2 Bd5 18.Nf4 Qe4 19.Nxd5 Qxd5 20.e3 Rd2 21.Qc3 Kg7 22.e4! Qd4 23.Qxc6 Rxb2 24.e5 fxe5 25.Nc2 Qd3 26.Ne1 Qf5 27.Qc7 Rb1 28.Qxa7 Qe4 29.Qa5 Qe2 30.Qc3 Rd8 31.f4? {Black is threatening 31.. R8d1. White's move prevents that because now after 31...R8d1? the typical 'Harrison trap' 32.fxe5!, Rxe1; 33.e6!, Qe5 (only move); 34.Qxe5, Rxe5; 35. Rxb1 and white will be a pawn up.(BvR)} Re8 (31...Rdd1 32.fxe5 Rxe1 33.e6+ Qe5) 32.fxe5 Rxe5 33.Qf3 Qxf3 34.Nxf3 Rxf1+ 35.Kxf1 Ra5 36.Nh4 Kf6 37.Kg2 Rxa4 {The start of a obviously won endgame for black (which nevertheless 'ran away'!) due to the advantage of the exchange. The logical way to win was not very clear to me, and I did not have much time to think it through properly. In timetrouble, I missed 1 or 2 obvious lines, followed by a king-rook-knightfork on move 60. It is therefore too embarrassing and painful to publish the rest of the game. (BvR)} {#d}