[Event "Fletcher-Morrow 2016"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2016-08-14"]
[White "Zoran Babic"]
[Black "Patrick Cook"]
[WhiteElo "1751"]
[BlackElo "1633"]
[Result "0-1"]

1.b3! {Zoran plays Patrick's specialty against him!} d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3 e6 4.Nf3 Be7 5.c4 c6 6.Nc3 a6!? 7.d4 b5 8.c5 Nbd7 9.b4 Bb7 10.Bd3 O-O 11.O-O Re8 {The drawmeister ...offers a draw...} 12.Qc2 h6 13.Ne5 Qc7 14.f4 Rf8 15.Ne2 Qd8 16.Ng3 Qc7 {Black's position is very passive, and he's reduced to shuffling pieces.} 17.f5 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Ng4 19.f6! Nxe3 20.Bh7+? {(BvR) After 20.Qe2, Nxf1; 21.Qg4, g5 22.fxe7 and Rxf1, white is completely winning} Kh8 21.fxg7+ Kxg7 22.Nh5+ Kh8 23.Qd3 Nxf1 24.Rxf1 Rg8! 25.Rxf7?? {White misses Black's nifty riposte! (BvR) Instead, after 25.Bxg8, Rxg8; 26.Qf3 and 27.Qxf7 black would have been bankrupt for the second time. A remarkable comeback to win the game at the end.} Bxc5+! 26.bxc5 Qxf7 27.Bxg8 Rxg8 28.Nf6 Qg6 29.Qxg6?! {It was probably better to keep the Queens on the board.} Rxg6 30.Bc1 {Now White offered a draw...} a5 31.h3 b4 32.Kf2 Ba6 33.g4 Bc4 34.a3 b3 35.h4 Rg7 36.Ke3 Rb7 37.Bb2 Kg7 38.Kd4 Kg6 39.Kc3 Be2 40.Kd2 Bf3 41.Ke3 Bd1 42.Kd2 Bc2 43.Ke3 Rb5 44.Kd4 Bd1 {White is in zugzwang!} 45.g5 hxg5 46.hxg5 Kxg5 47.Ng8 Rb7! 48.Nf6 Kf5 49.Ne8 Rh7 50.Nd6+ Kf4 51.Bc1+ Kf3 52.Ne8 Rh2 {Zoran becomes the latest victim of Patrick's Curse! (BvR) A remarkable and tenacious comeback by Patrick after two near-death experiences in the beginning of the game.} {#R}