[Event "BCCC 2018"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2018-05-17"]
[White "Harrison Harrison"]
[Black "Ruari Coffey"]
[WhiteElo "1620"]
[BlackElo "1438"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.d3 e5 2.a3 Qh4 {If not for this move, Harrison admitted to play 3. f3 (R.C)} 3.g3 Qf6 4.Bg2 Bc5 {Going for scholars mate (R.C)} 5.e3 c6 6.Nf3 d5 7.O-O (7.Nxe5 Qxe5 8.d4 Qd6 9.dxc5 Qxc5 {also equal (R.C)}) 7...Bg4 8.h3 Bxf3 9.Bxf3 Ne7 10.Bg2 h5 {10. ... g5 then h5, or finish developing pieces and O-O-O} 11.h4 g5 12.hxg5 Qxg5 13.d4 Bd6 14.e4 Qg7 {Qg6 (R.C)} 15.exd5 cxd5 16.dxe5 Bxe5 17.Bxd5 Nbc6 18.Bb3 Bxg3 (18...Bxb2 19.Bxb2 Qxb2 20.Nd2 {regaining the pawn but black's king is a bit too exposed (R.C)}) 19.Bxf7+! {a good response by white (R.C)} (19.fxg3 Qxg3+ 20.Kh1 Qh3+ 21.Kg1 Rg8+ 22.Kf2 Rg2+ 23.Ke1 Qg3+ 24.Rf2 Qxf2#) 19...Kf8 (19...Qxf7 20.fxg3 Qg6 {and an interesting game would follow (stockfish gives -0.1) (R.C)}) 20.Kh1 (20.fxg3 Qxg3+ 21.Kh1 Qh3+ 22.Kg1 Qg3+ {Perpetual check would have been great for black (R.C)}) 20...h4?? {A serious oversight by black, Bc7 and stockfish gives -2.3 (R.C)} 21.fxg3 hxg3+ 22.Bh5+ Kg8 23.Kg2 Rf8 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8 25.Qf1+ Kg8 26.Qc4+ Kf8 27.Qf4+ Kg8 {+5.3 (R.C)} 28.Bg4?? {blowing white's winning position and giving some chances for black +0.4 (R.C)} Nd4 (28...Rh2+ 29.Kxg3 Rh1 30.Qg5 Rg1+ 31.Kf2 Rxg4 32.Qxg7+ Rxg7 {is easier to hold (R.C)}) 29.Nc3 Rh2+ 30.Kxg3 Rxc2 31.Qg5 {Stopping black's attack completely +4 (R.C)} Nef5+ 32.Bxf5 Nxf5+ 33.Kh3 Qxg5 34.Bxg5 Rxb2 35.Kg4 Ng7? {making the knight passive and almost useless (R.C)} 36.Ne4 Rb6? 37.Nf6+ Kf7 38.Rf1 Kg6 39.Nd7 {and black's position is lost. A very entertaining game for both players with the standard opening rules being ignored by the players (develop queen last, develop minor pieces, take the center) (RC) Harrison play rubbish (jb)} {#r}