[Event "BCCC 2018"]
[Site "Mechanics Institute"]
[Date "2018-07-05"]
[White "Rodney Jacobs"]
[Black "Kent Baden"]
[WhiteElo "1697"]
[BlackElo ""]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.Qb3 Qe7 7.Ba3 d6 8.d4 Bb6 {ed is stronger. (RJ)} 9.Bb5 {O-O is preferred by the engines. This makes sense. It is inconsistent with the fundamental purpose of a gambit to waste a tempo by moving a piece twice. (RJ)} exd4 {Stockfish 9 likes Nf6 much better. (RJ)} 10.O-O Bd7 {Stockfish  9 likes Qe7.} 11.Re1 {Stockfish 9 indicates Bxc6 is better. (RJ)} Ne5 12.Nxe5 Qxe5 13.Bxd7+ Kxd7 14.Qxf7+? {Tempting, but a bad mistake. White must untangle his queenside with Nd2. (RJ)} Ne7 15.Qb3 dxc3? {Freeing up White's queenside for him. (RJ)} 16.Nxc3 Rhf8 17.Re2 a6? {Wastes a move and gives attacking options to White. (RJ)} 18.Rd1 {With ideas of a sac on d6, now that the a pawn no longer supports the bishop. Bxd6 doesn't yet work. The engines say it's now even.(RJ)} Nc6? {Bd4! (RJ)} 19.Nd5 Bd4 {Pretty much forced. (RJ)} 20.Qxb7 Ra7 21.Qb3 Qh5 {Best. (RJ)} 22.Red2 {Also best, with the idea of a sac on c7. (RJ)} Bf6? {Qh4 or Be5 was necessary. (RJ)} 23.Nxc7 {Deep Shredder likes this, but the super-strong Stockfish 9 picks Qa4, tying up the knight. (RJ)} Rxc7 24.Bxd6 Rfc8 25.Bxc7+ {Ba3ch  is in fact stronger. (RJ)} {#r}