[Event "Teters Memorial"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2019-09-12"]
[White "Rodney Jacobs"]
[Black "Patrick Cook"]
[WhiteElo "1670"]
[BlackElo "1553"]
[Result "0-1"]

{Before the game, Rodney told me that we've been playing chess against each other for 41 years!! (P.C.)} 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 {I've been playing 3...c5 against the French Tarrasch for some years. I had no wish to face Rodney's legendary preparation. 3...Be7 is flexible. (P.C.)} 4.Ngf3 Nf6 5.Bd3 c5 6.c3 Nc6 7.exd5 Nxd5 8.Nb3 cxd4 9.Nbxd4 Nxd4 10.Nxd4 Nf6 11.Qe2 a6 12.O-O O-O 13.Bf4 Bd6 14.Bg5 Bc7 15.Rad1 h6 {I saw the basic idea that Rodney goes for, but decided that rook and 2 pieces for the Queen is a good deal for me. (P.C.)} 16.Nc6? bxc6 17.Bh7+ Kxh7 18.Rxd8 Rxd8 19.Bxf6 gxf6 20.Qe4+ f5 21.Qxc6 Bxh2+? {21...Ra7 is the right move, as Simon Rutherford pointed out later. Rodney said that he just assumed I would play it, and that his whole idea was a blunder. I have to meekly confess that I hadn't seen it! (P.C.)} 22.Kxh2 Bd7 23.Qc7 Be8 24.Qf4 f6 25.Re1 Bf7 26.Re3 Rg8 27.Rh3 Rg5 28.Qc7 Rg7 29.Qe7 Rag8 30.g3 Kg6 31.Qd6 Kh7 32.Qf4 Rg5 33.Qc4 a5 34.Qc7 R8g7 35.f4?! {To prevent me playing f4, but it weakens the g3 square . (P.C.)} Rg4 36.Qxa5 e5? {(bas) a mistake, but a smart move by Patrick to muddle the waters in a lost position.} 37.Qc5? {(bas) Sure enough (in some time trouble), Rodney missed 37.fxe5, f4; 38.exf6! and black is lost} h5 38.a4 exf4 39.Qxf5+ Kg8 40.a5? {(bas) here white could force a draw by perpetual checks, but he still has winning chances after 40.Qxf6..} fxg3+ 41.Kg2 R7g5 42.Qc8+? {(bas) giving the win away, probably unnecessary fearing the bishop-check at d5} Kg7 43.Qc7 Kg6 44.Rxh5?? {Completely mystifying to me...after the game, Rodney told me that he thought his Q was on a different square! (probably d7) and that after 44...Kxh5 he picks up the Bishop, or 44...Rxh5 he picks up a rook!?(P.C.)} Rxh5 45.a6 Bd5+ 46.Kg1 Rh1# {At the end of the game, Rodney had 5 minutes left, I had 1 hour!... 
Another interesting battle between us 2 oldtimers...it's nice to know we're still at it after 41 years! (P.C.)}