[Event "BCCC 2018"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2018-05-03"]
[White "Kent Baden"]
[Black "Patrick Cook"]
[WhiteElo ""]
[BlackElo "1657"]
[Result "0.5-0.5"]

1.e4 {This was a pleasant surprise (at first!)...I was expecting 1.d4...and had some ideas ready. (P.C.)} e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 c5 4.c3 cxd4 5.cxd4 Nf6 6.e5 Nfd7 7.Ngf3 Nc6 8.Bd3 Qb6 9.Nb3 Bb4+ 10.Bd2 a5!? {An improvisation at the board (P.C.)} 11.Bxb4 Qxb4+ 12.Qd2 a4 13.Qxb4 Nxb4 14.Nc1 b5 {14...a3 looks interesting. (P.C.)} 15.a3 Nxd3+ 16.Nxd3 Bb7 17.O-O Ke7 18.Rac1 Rhc8 19.h4 h6 20.Nd2 Rxc1 21.Rxc1 Rc8 {Black offered a draw...(P.C.) yeah that's pat offering a draw no gut's no glory l don't know how he win all those championship was he on something when he win all off those championship lol (J.B.)} 22.Rxc8 Bxc8 23.h5! Nb6 24.f4 Nc4 25.Nxc4 bxc4? {25...dxc4 is essential. Now the Bishop is imprisoned. (P.C.)} 26.Nc5 Bd7 27.Kf2 Bb5 28.g4 f6 29.Nb7 fxe5? 30.fxe5 Kd7 31.Nc5+ Ke7 32.Kf3 Kf7 33.Kf4 Ke7 34.g5 Be8 35.g6! Bb5 36.Ke3 c3! {To give the Bishop some leg room. (P.C.)} 37.bxc3 Bc6 38.Na6 Bb5 39.Nc5 {I was astonished by Kent's draw offer, and quickly accepted. After the game he very succinctly explained his reasoning. If my Bishop gets to e2, his K-side pawns fall. (P.C.)} {#d}