[Event "Teters Memorial "] [Site "BCC"] [Date "2015-08-13"] [White "Patrick Cook"] [Black "James Watson"] [WhiteElo "1602"] [BlackElo "1425"] [Result "0-1"] 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c6 3.Nf3 d5 4.e3 Bg4 5.Nbd2 e6 6.Qc2 Bf5 7.Bd3 Bxd3 8.Qxd3 dxc4 9.Qxc4 Nbd7 10.O-O Rc8 11.b4 Nb6 12.Qb3 Qd5 13.a3 Bd6 14.Bb2 O-O 15.Rac1 Qb5 16.Nc4 Be7 17.Nxb6 {Typically, White offered a draw...but this move is a mistake! It plays into James' strength in technical positions. From here, the game is a master-class in exploiting small weaknesses.} axb6 18.Qc4 Qxc4 19.Rxc4 b5 20.Rc2 Nd7 21.Rfc1 Nb6 22.Nd2 Ra8 23.Rd1 Rfd8 24.Kf1 Kf8 25.Ke2 g6 26.f4 Bf6 27.Ne4 Be7 28.Nc5 Bxc5 29.dxc5 Rxd1 30.Kxd1 Nc4 31.Bc1 f5 32.Rc3 e5 33.Kc2 Ke7 34.Kb3 Rd8 35.a4 Ke6 36.axb5 cxb5 37.Kc2 Ra8 38.Kd3 e4+ 39.Ke2 Ra2+ 40.Kf1 Ra1 41.Ke2 Rb1 42.Ba3 Ra1 43.Bc1 Kd5 44.Rc2 Rb1 45.Bd2 Rb2 46.Rxb2 Nxb2 47.Bc3 Nd3 48.Kd2 Kc4 49.Kc2 Nxb4+ 50.Kb2 Nd3+ 51.Kc2 b4 52.Bd4 Nxf4 53.g3 Ne6 54.Be5 Nxc5 55.Bd4 b3+ 56.Kb1 Na4 57.Be5 Nc3+ 58.Kc1 Kd3 59.Bg7 Nd5 60.Kb2 Nxe3 61.Kxb3 Nf1 {#R}