[Event "2018 B'rat CC "]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2018-05-10"]
[White "Bas van Riel"]
[Black "Rodney Jacobs"]
[WhiteElo "1812"]
[BlackElo "1697"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 {(BvR) Rodney, could you please verify our last few moves, as I am not sure. Unfortunately, my chess program has crashed and I havn't been able to resurrect it yet. (RJ) Sorry, Bas, my time sheet's a sorry mess.} d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qd8 4.d4 c6 5.Nf3 Bg4 6.Be2 Nf6 7.h3 Bh5 8.g4 Bg6 9.Ne5 e6 10.Nxg6? {h4! (RJ) I spent some time working out 10.h4, but could not find bite, as the bishop cannot be trapped, eg. 10...Bb4 (or Nbd7); 11.h5, Be4; and the bishop is fine here, or on d5 if necessary. Agreed, 10.h4 or 10.Bf4 would have been better compared to the text move, but only a fraction (0.2). Certainly not worth a question mark, I believe (BvR).} hxg6 11.Qd3 Na6 12.a3 Nc7 {Qa5! is better. (RJ)} 13.Bd2 Qd7 14.O-O-O O-O-O 15.Bg5 Be7 16.Qd2 Ncd5 17.Nxd5 Qxd5?! {Nxd5 is better. Black invites c4, wrongly thinking that it will weaken White's kingside. Instead, it gives White plenty of activity. (RJ)} 18.c4! Qd7 19.Bf3 Qc7 20.Bf4 Qb6? {Bd6 (RJ)} 21.Qc3! Nd7 22.Be3 {Kb1 is better (RJ)} Qa6 23.g5 {d5! (RJ)} Nb6 24.Be2 Na4?! {I looked at Nd5 for a while. It would have been stronger than the speculative attack Black now embarks on. (RJ)} 25.Qb3 {I too thought White had to play this, in view of my intended Nxb2. But the engines prefer Qc2. If then 25......Nxb2? 26 Kxb2  Qxa3ch  27 Kb1 and Black has nothing. (RJ)} c5! 26.d5! {Both my engines prefer Kb1 here, but when shown d5 they like it! A sign of a very good move.(RJ)} Rd6? {Trying to drum up some counterplay against White's king. But the 'threat'is easily parried. ed is better. (RJ)} 27.Rd2? {Qc2. (RJ)} Rb6 28.Qd3 Rd6! {But White still has the upper hand (+2). However Bas at this stage was running into time trouble (About 2-3 minutes left to my 7) (RJ)} 29.Bf3? {A time trouble mistake. Bf4! is nasty. (RJ)} Rd7? {Black should admit his attack has failed and play Nb6. (RJ)} 30.Qb3 Nb6 31.Rc2 Rh4? {Making the classic error of trying to rush an opponent in time trouble, and missing the obvious reply. A while ago I overheard a very good player say the correct strategy in such a circumstances is to take your own time and make good moves!} 32.Bg4 {Fulfilling the duel purpose of blocking the attack by the rook and creating a horrible pin. (RJ)} Rd6 33.Bxc5 Kc7 (33...Bxg5+ 34.Kb1 Rd8 35.dxe6 f5 36.e7 Re8 37.Be2 Bxe7 38.Bxe7 Rxe7 39.c5 Qa4 40.cxb6+) 34.Bxd6+ Bxd6 35.dxe6 fxe6 36.Bxe6 Bf4+ 37.Kb1 Bxg5 38.Qg3+ {#r}